Heavy duty braking specialist, Shane Prendergast, sees braking problems every day in his job and he just wants everyone to get with the program and use EBS properly. Read more
Security Problems With Data
If you want to open a can of worms, then the best thing to do is ask a question about security problems with data. If you want to run a modern, efficient and productive transport operation, you are going to generate a vast amount of data, prompting the security question, and the can of worms. Read more
The Geotab Platform
It is a new name in the Australian telematics market but, in fact, the Geotab platform has been around for over 15 years, and most of that time in Australia, but not under the corporate name. In the past, Geotab equipment was sold by a reseller in this market. The company has now decided to change tack and participate in the market as Geotab Read more
Transforming safety with fleet management platforms
Unfortunately, the transport industry remains one of Australia’s deadliest workplaces, and as a result, safety is a critical, ongoing focus for transport operators, so transforming safety with fleet management platforms is going to be vital, moving forward. Read more
Creating Massive Data Flows
The latest developments in the kind of electronics used on board trucks, in warehouses, in scheduling, in delivery and receival, in invoicing, in compliance, in HR and maintenance, are creating massive data flows in and around the freight being transported. Read more
EWDs Are Like Buses
On the evidence of a series of announcements in the last few weeks, it would seem that EWDs are like buses, you wait around for what seems like years for one to come along and then four come one after the other. This month another two electronic work diaries have popped their heads above the parapet and are due to be fully approved. Read more
More Intelligent Mass Monitoring Systems Available
With the announcement this week by Transport Certification Australia that Airtec Corporation (Airtec) has obtained type-approval for a smart on-board mass (OBM) system, there are now more intelligent mass monitoring systems available to the trucking industry. Read more
New Navigation Tools for Truck Drivers
The announcement of an expanded partnership between HERE and EROAD, will lead to the launch of new navigation tools for truck drivers. Read more
A Crowded Marketplace for Competing Technologies
The trucking industry has become a crowded marketplace for competing technologies vying for space within the truck cabin, the operations office and elsewhere in trucking business. This makes it difficult to look at solutions holistically. Especially when individual components within a convergent system may come from different suppliers. Read more
Using the Internet of Things to Find Trucks and Freight
As the world of telematics, asset tracking and supply chain transparency becomes more complex, a new partnership between HERE Technologies and Actility will bring together a system using the internet of things to find trucks and freight, to enable better visibility of where things are in the supply chain. Read more