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Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 1, 2017

The Future in Your Pocket

In the Truck Tech blog, senior editor Jack Roberts explains that smartphones are poised to become the foundational building blocks that will take trucking into a new world of integrated operations and efficiency.

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All That's Truckingby Deborah LockridgeAugust 23, 2016

The Rocky Road to Automating Freight Matching

Two contrasting bits of news about the so-called “Uber for trucking” marketplace prompted this All That's Trucking blog from Deborah Lockridge, who asks, should we really be calling it that, anyway?

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Articlesby Stephane BabcockFebruary 6, 2016

Custom App Helps Covenant Meet Ever-Expanding Needs

In the ever-changing world of technology, Covenant Transportation Group is taking advantage of the ever-increasing evolution of some of the smallest of these gadgets — the smartphone.

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Articlesby Jim BeachDecember 15, 2015

What Can Mobile Apps Do For You?

There are hundreds of applications for commercial truck drivers and fleet managers and more are announced every week - so how do you navigate the blizzard of mobile apps to find the best ones for you?

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Articlesby Jim BeachNovember 18, 2015

Mobile Apps as Brokers

According to a report by consultancy firm Frost & Sullivan, mobile apps are leading the way to what they call “the Uberization” of trucking, or mobile-based freight brokering.

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Articlesby Jim BeachFebruary 19, 2015

Using Technology To Grow and Stay Competitive

Sweetland Transport is a small trucking company relying on new technology not only to survive but to continue growing.

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Articlesby Jim BeachFebruary 11, 2013

Document Management on the Road

Although technology has been able to reduce the trucking industry's reliance on paper, it hasn't been able to completely cut it out. Paperwork still has to be signed and submitted before a carrier or driver can get paid.

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ArticlesJanuary 21, 2013

DOT Launches Free App Featuring Emergency Response Guidebook

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced a free, mobile web app of its Emergency Response Guidebook 2012

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ArticlesDecember 16, 2012

Dana Launches Spicer iPad Application for Aftermarket Customers

Dana Holding Corp. developed its first iPad application, Spicer for iPad, to provide its aftermarket customers with convenient access to key product and service information

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ArticlesJuly 20, 2012

Top Apps for Truckers: Mobile Technology Drives Success

Increased regulation. Demanding customers. Driver shortages. These are just a few reasons why the trucking industry is embracing mobile technology and the affordable fleet management solutions that run on cell phones, smartphones, tablet computers and other handheld devices

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