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Jim Beach

Technology Contributing Editor

Jim Beach has been a trucking industry write since 1988. He covers the information technology beat for Heavy Duty Trucking, staying on top of computer technology trends from the cab to the back office to the shop, whether it’s in the hand, on the desk or in the cloud.

He is the recipient of six Jesse H. Neal honors.    

Newsby Jim BeachFebruary 27, 2019

The Changes Driving Trucking Are Accelerating

Change happens quickly in trucking, and the pace of change will only accelerate in the coming years, according to Susan Beardslee, principal analyst at ABI Research, whether that's electric vehicles, blockchain, government actions, or disruptive technologies.

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Newsby Jim BeachFebruary 25, 2019

FMCSA Administrator: Please Prepare Now for ELD Deadline

Ray Martinez, administrator of the FMCSA, asked attendees at Omnitracs’s user conference to “please prepare” for the December transition from AOBRDs to ELDs “now, if you have not done so.”

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Articlesby Jim BeachFebruary 25, 2019

Omnitracs CEO Wants Fleets to Focus on Time, Not Miles

Omnitracs CEO Ray Greer kicked off the company's User Conference 2019 by advising fleets to maximize time through smart routing rather than focus on total miles.

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Articlesby Jim BeachDecember 10, 2018

How to Get the Most From Your ELDs

While some fleets may view electronic logging devices only as a regulatory requirement, the data they collect can be integrated with mobile communication and back-office systems to improve efficiency, long-range planning and safety.

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Newsby Jim BeachNovember 8, 2018

Love’s Marks One-Year Anniversary of Speedco Acquisition

"The Speedco team has taught the Love’s team a lot about speed of service." We talked to Love's about what's next as it expands the Speedco tire and lube service network it bought a year ago.

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Articlesby Jim BeachOctober 9, 2018

Do You Need Smart Trailers?

Today, technologies can monitor and report on a variety of things such as tire pressure, box temperature, reefer condition, and battery levels, that can be reported directly to fleet managers in real time. So how do you know if these technologies are right for your fleet?

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 12, 2018

Edge Computing – A Quicker Way to Solve Problems

Among the technologies that are making their way into trucking that were highlighted at Trimble’s in.sight 2018 user conference and expo was the concept of edge computing or analytics.

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 12, 2018

Trimble Builds on the Promise of a Unified Platform

A unified and open computing platform shared by all its product lines, customers, and vendors is a key to Trimble’s businesses within the trucking and logistics space.

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 11, 2018

Blockchain in Trucking: Between Hype and Reality

Applying blockchain technology to trucking may hold promise in the future, but at the present, its application in the industry is somewhere between “hype and reality."

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Articlesby Jim BeachSeptember 11, 2018

Trimble Listens to Customers and Looks to Forge a Unified Team

At the In.Sight 2018 user conference, Trimble president Bryn Fosburgh said he was most excited about the news announcing the transition of TMW Systems, PeopleNet, ALK, and 10-4 Systems under the Trimble name.

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