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Interested in trucking technology? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter. InBrief • tah-based onewaytrailers.com added U search and sorting functions to its Carrier Performance Check monitoring service Efficiency, integration and rapid implementation were key priorities as we considered our first EOBR solution." – Robert Ferrell, Allied Automotive Group to find California Air Resources Boardcompliant carriers operating in California. • lue Tree Systems – a provider of trailer B tracking, reefer monitoring and in-cab fleet management systems – unveiled a portable dash-mounted version of its incab terminal that can be plugged directly Galaxy 2 tablets connected to a 4G LTE wireless network. The devices are part of the Samsung Safe group, a family of enterprise-grade devices that include security and feature enhancements for business use. With the tablets, drivers can access satellite imagery of destinations, message other drivers with status updates, communicate with dispatchers, capture photos and other capabilities. Allied will integrate XRS with its existing dispatch, signature capture and form management systems; the company also plans to leverage additional XRS features and the Samsung devices to provide new services to customers. "Efficiency, integration and rapid implementation were key priorities as we considered our first EOBR solution," says Robert Ferrell, executive vice president of fleet and maintenance for Allied Automotive Group. A brave new world The use of consumer-style devices in trucking opens up new possibilities for driving costs down. Owner-operators and company drivers might be willing to pay to use these systems to manage their own hours-ofservice compli- ance, safety and performance data. Taking ownership of the data – if the fleet allows it – would give drivers more flexibility to change carriers and share their data without having to change computer systems each time they change employers. One day, EOBRs and fleet management systems might be offered for free to fleets and drivers. Mobile apps such as Facebook or LinkedIn already are free because data has a market value and can be sold to advertisers. Included in the new version of XRS are features that allow drivers to share information through a social media platform called X Nation. Drivers will be able to use the devices to post free-form messages and share details from their performance scorecard, along with images, videos and other content. In the future, drivers that use XRS or other apps might be willing to sell their data to traffic companies and their performance statistics to driver recruiting services. Fleets already pay for Motor Vehicle Record reports; why wouldn't they pay to know drivers' records for performance and profitability? While it may seem like a farfetched idea for the industry to not own EOBR and other data now, the trends in the consumer world make it impossible to ignore. into the vehicle's diagnostics port. • ntermec added integrated RFID capabiliI ties for its CK70, CN70 and CN70e mobile computers, all part of the company's 70 Series family. • oti Inc., a provider of mobile device S management systems, released MobiControl V10, its next-generation enterprise solution that features Web filtering, real-time antivirus/malware protection, telecom expense management, secure content management and a helpdesk. • sotrak, a U.K.-based global provider I of telematics and GPS vehicle tracking systems, announced its North American expansion, which has been in soft-launch mode since January 2012. • oug Special Services of Commerce City, H Colo., implemented Pegasus TransTech's Transflo Express truckstop scanning to speed its daily billing process. • onar Systems announced its inaugural Z fleet management conference, The Zone 2013, to be held May 14-16 in San Antonio. To register, go to www.zonarsystems. com/thezone2013. • or the second year, Derek Leathers, presiF dent and COO of Werner Enterprises, will deliver the keynote address at the 2013 Aaron Huff is Senior Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail ahuff@ccjmagazine.com or call (801) 754-4296. ALK Transportation Technology Summit, set for May 14-16 in Princeton, N.J. commercial carrier journal CCJ_0313_TechDept.indd 33 | march 2013 33 2/20/13 11:02 AM