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Omnitracs users can choose Drivewyze weigh station bypass services

Article written by Aaron Marsh Drivewyze announced late last year that its weigh station bypass services would be available on the Omnitracs fleet management platform, and users of the platform can now track if the Drivewyze product will benefit their bottom line. Drivewyze announced late last year that its weigh station bypass services would be […]

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Tech Startups Have Eyes on $700 Billion Trucking Industry – GTG Technology Group

The trucking industry has seen an influx of smart technology over the past few years. Startup tech companies began developing apps to make trucking more efficient and truckers’ lives a little easier. Recently, startup companies started to focus heavily on the trucking industry and vying for its attention. Why? Because the trucking industry offers significant

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DAT jumps into the e-log market with multi-function platform – Todd Dills| CCJ – @Channel19Todd|

DAT Solutions recently launched its DAT InView suite of trucking-business-management functions aimed squarely at the small for-hire carrier market, enabling fleets to track power units and locate them precisely and instantaneously. Part of the solution is an electronic logging device that pairs a connection with the electronic control module to the cellular network and syncs up with a Garmin tablet in-cab

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Freight matching, Uber-style: Mobile tech gives rise to streamlined freight transactions – Todd Dills| CCJ – @Channel19Todd

The “Uberization” of freight has been a topic of some discussion following the rise of the Uber taxi service. If you’re not familiar with it, Uber allows a customer to click within a smartphone app and, usually within a few minutes, an independent contractor arrives in his or her car. Prices are standardized and in

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Who will become the ‘Uber’ of freight transportation? – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

On paper it doesn’t make sense. How can the popular ride-sharing service Uber be worth $41 billion? The company is less than six years old. Owner operators and fleet managers who use the app from Keychain can submit offers and instantly book loads. By creating a new economy — that’s how. Its simple smartphone app connects

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Omnitracs: Some things are better together

Article written by Wendy Leavitt Dallas. Omnitracs, LLC’s first user conference since its separation from Qualcomm, “Omnitracs Outlook 2015: Expand the possibilities,” opened here this morning just blocks from its new headquarters in downtown Dallas. Some 700 attendees packed the ballroom to learn about what the company’s business units – Roadnet Technologies, XRS, Sylectus, and Omnitracs Analytics—

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Direct Freight Services, TMW Systems create freight board interface – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

Direct Freight Services, one of the largest online freight matching services in the transportation industry, and TMW Systems, a provider of transportation management software, announced the availability of new integrations between Direct Freight Services and both TMWSuite and TruckMate via the Freight Board Interface module from TMW.  The new integrations are designed for use by

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Post.Bid.Ship: a spot market on steroids – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

In the early 1990s, Jarret Hamstreet started working at his father’s trucking company as a child. As a teenager in the mid-to-late 90s, he took note of a novelty in the office: Internet-based load boards. Suddenly, small companies like his had access to a nationwide network of freight. He continued working for the family business

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