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Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipping

LTL companies offer cost and time advantages over traditional methods

By Jennifer Baljko

Your business is growing, new orders are coming in and products are moving quickly out the door. You realize that running to the post office with an armful of boxes several times a day is a distant memory. It may be time to look at a less-than-truckload model. Less-than-truckload carriers allow you to: Create a bulk shipment by shrink-wrapping lots of smaller boxes together or ...

Vehicle Tracking

Monitor your business' fleet when vehicles are on the road

By Eleena de Lisser

If your small business has a fleet of cars, trucks or vans to deliver your product or service, tracking vehicles’ movements when they are away from home base is essential. But vehicle tracking is not only about monitoring the activity of your drivers and workers. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, excessive idling can waste up to 800 gallons of fuel yearly for the av...

Fleet Management for Small Business

Success depends on how well you manage the associated costs

By Jennifer Nichols

Developing a fleet management system for your business is not an easy project. It is important to conduct thorough research now to save yourself headaches and money in the long run. Luckily, there are federal and private organizations to provide the information and services you'll need to manage your fleet effectively and safely. Alternatively, there are companies that offer f...

Dispatch Software

Move your mobile service force into high gear with productivity enhancing dispatching software

By Greg Brown

There's nothing quite so old economy as a fleet of repair trucks, delivery vehicles and service reps roaming a territory. Seems we'll never get over the human touch, and we'll clearly never be able to do without someone to bring us the goods and services we need to keep working.But the unavoidable reality of having to touch your customers gets a huge New Economy boost o...

Fleet Management Software

Cut costs and maximize profitability with a fleet management system and fleet maintenance management software

By Greg Brown

Think it's hard to make sure you get your trusty old heap to the quickie lube every 5,000 miles? Imagine life for fleet managers, who handle hundreds of trucks, delivery vans, city vehicles, cop cars, rental cars or corporate fleet cars. Staying on top of fuel pricing, maintenance and vehicle location is round-the-clock work. Enter fleet management solutions.Acquiring fleet man...

Finding and Working with a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) Provider

How to find and work with a 3rd party logistics provider to outsource your supply chain

By Greg Brown

When is the shortest distance between two points not a straight line? When it passes through a third party logistics provider.That's because third party logistics companies (3PLs), while creating a kink between vendor and customer or supplier and buyer, also take a lot of the work out of moving the stuff. For a 3rd party logistics provider, this can be as simple as basic trucki...

Transportation and Logistics

Use logistics management when it absolutely, positively has to get there when it's needed

By Ned Averill-Snell

Logistics management is the science of getting stuff where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, as part of a larger process, like manufacturing. In business, logistics management most often refers to transportation, inventory management and storage issues related to the supply chain: where are your parts or materials coming from, where do they need to get to, when do they nee...

Transportation Technology

Move goods rapidly and economically with transportation technologies

By Betty W. Stark

Whatever your product, the transportation logistics of getting it into the hands of your customers rapidly, cost-effectively, and intact are key to your bottom-line profits. Having effective transportation technology in place ensures that you can get finished goods from Point A to Point Z. Making smart decisions about the process can give you a competitive edge over others who man...

Transportation Software

Streamline the delivery process with the right transportation technology

By Betty W. Stark

Transportation logistics solutions are crucial in the transportation business. With the help of transportation management software, you manage your fleet, streamline your dispatching process, calculate mileage and routing, track deliveries and tally fuel taxes. Transportation technology isn’t only for the big guys. Even small carriers can benefit from transportation soft...

GPS Systems

GPS systems provide a number of applications and solutions for businesses

By Jenni Simcoe

Global Positioning System (GPS): This constellation of 24 satellites orbiting the earth is used as a navigation system that allows users to pinpoint their exact location using special receivers. Originally designed for military use, GPS navigation systems now have a wide range of applications. They are perhaps best known as a common option for new automobiles, but GPS devices and t...

GPS Tracking

GPS tracking devices help you keep tabs on your fleet

By Michael Berman

It's 5 p.m., do you know where all your vehicles are? Using a good Global Positioning System (GPS) not only locates all of them for you, but can also help you monitor mileage and gasoline consumption.These small devices can be installed anywhere in a vehicle and, by using satellites to pinpoint your vehicles, enable you to: 1. Locate individual vehicles to within 500 feet.2. M...

Driver Log Auditing Software

How to get driver log auditing software for your fleet

By J. Stoltzfus

Some business managers might think of driver log auditing software as a way to keep track of mileage for reimbursement or tax purposes. In fact, while this is a primary use for this kind of program, there are many other things auditing software can do to record how your business operates on a day to day basis. No matter if you have 2 vehicles on the road, or 200, you can benefit fr...

Truck Load

Truck load carriers (TL freight carriers) play a vital role in business success

By Sue Darnell

When you transport your products and goods to your customers, the success of your business can hinge largely on how well you plan. Choosing the right TL trucking companies involves knowing what each company can do for you and the kind of reputation the company has. Varying greatly, prices for different types of loads you need to transport often depend on whether you need a smaller ...

Transportation Tracking Software

A good transport tracking system keeps tabs on your shipments

By Michael Berman

Transportation tracking is vital to shippers and customers whether it be for small packages or 40 TEU (20-ft. equivalent unit) containers. That makes it essential that you use the right type of logistics tracking software for your business.Cargo tracking software can range from very simple to extremely complex, depending on what you want the transport tracking system to do. In fact...

Trucking Software

Find an easy trucking software to serve your business needs

By Shannon Tani

Trucking companies need to make use of trucking software programs to effectively run their businesses. Whether you need trucking accounting software or simply a way to keep track of your fleet of trucks, trucking company software providers are there to help.Truckers software can provide a variety of functions. They can track the details for each trip taken — including loads c...

Transportation Logistics Information Technology

Get your goods going in the right direction with the right logistics information system

By Wesley Ratko

Growing your business means getting your products to an ever-expanding customer base spread out over a greater geographic area, all in a shorter period of time. In our rapidly globalized economy, that can mean just about anywhere. Fortunately, as customer demand for a wider range of products grows, the transportation logistics tools to meet that demand continue to improve. Knowing ...

Automotive Fleet Management

Automotive fleet management makes smart business sense and saves you money

By Angela Roe

Auto fleet management is essential in reducing costs and raising productivity. Whether you choose to utilize fleet management services or purchase software that helps you manage your fleet in-house, quality auto fleet management will improve your bottom line.Choose an automotive fleet management program that fits your business needs. Consider a fleet management company that offers ...

Fleet Safety

Make fleet safety first in your company's fleet operation management and education program

By Octavia McFerrin

The number of truck fleet operations increases every year, as do the number of fleet safety programs dedicated to improving driver safety as well as the safety of other cars on the road. The NSC -- National Safety Council -- increasingly hosts fleet safety symposia to bring attention to fleet driver fatalities and safety compliance solutions. Fleet safety compliance can save lives ...

Florida Continuing Legal Education

Attend Florida continuing legal education courses at your convenience

By Shannon Tani

Florida continuing legal education isn't just a suggestion, it's a requirement. All members of the Florida State Bar must complete 30 hours of continuing legal education in Florida every three years.If you are short on hours, you will receive a CLER affidavit three months before your three-year cycle is up. This serves as a reminder to complete your courses. If you do not c...

Transportation and Logistics Database Software

Make your business more efficient with logistics database software

By Felicia R. Blue

If you own a transportation business, you're likely in the market for transportation database software. Your business has been profitable. However, you’ve noticed that your employees have lost invoices. The result is that you’re trying to find them under piles of forms, contracts, and other papers.Using transportation and logistics database software will put an end ...

Auto Transport in Massachusetts

Hit the road with Massachusetts auto transport services

By Lisa J. Jackson

Save your business time and money, as well as vehicle wear and tear, by using a Massachusetts auto shipping company when you need vehicles transported a long distance. MA auto transport services can also save you money by shipping vehicles you purchase through classified ads or from auctions at distant locations, right to your doorstep.A MA car transport company will save you money...

Auto Transport in the US

US automotive transport specialists save you time and money

By Kent Douglass

Effective auto transport in the US requires a transportation specialist. The job simply cannot be done efficiently with traditional conveyance equipment. A standard flat trailer might carry three cars at most. Qualified auto transport companies employ trailers that can haul many more cars than that in a single trip.Government regulations make it nearly impossible to know everything...

Fleet Management Organizations

Increase your business at fleet management organizations

By Linda C. Ray

Fleet manager organizations offer a slew of opportunities for additional sales and positive exposure for your business. In addition to members of the association of fleet managers who work within the industry in some capacity, you will have opportunities to be recognized by other fleet management group members, including peripheral businesses and government organizations that suppo...

GPS Devices

Harness the power of satellites by purchasing GPS devices

By Nathan Eidem

GPS devices allow you to know exactly where you are, so you can get to where you need to be. The GPS system of satellites is operated by the U.S. Department of Defense. These satellites orbit the Earth and transmit radio signals at all times. Using triangulation, the satellites pinpoint your location.GPS devices are available in a variety of formats. Some are made for navigation an...

Transportation Dispatch Software

Streamline your business with transportation dispatch and accounting software

By Linda C. Ray

Transportation dispatch software information can be a useful addition to your business. It can help you streamline your procurement solution and help you to find leads and opportunities for new business as well as uncover weaknesses in your transportation dispatch software applications that need improvement. A transportation dispatch list can save you time and valuable resources sp...