Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2014 57 I n September, the entire office staff of Sweetland Transport left Rochester Hills, Mich., to attend a networking event in Nashville, Tenn. While they were gone, paychecks still had to be filled, loads dispatched and communication lines kept open with customers and drivers. Not a problem. Sweetland's staff set up a mobile office in Nashville using the company's cloud-based transportation management software, a portable printer, a scanner, laptops, a mobile device and an Internet connection. "We can dispatch trucks from any- where we want," says Mike Gavriloski, operations manager. "We can do it from a phone if needed." Sylectus organized the networking event for motor carriers and brokers who subscribe to its protected load board, the Alliance network. Sweetland joined in 2012 with one truck; two years later, it operates more than 40 trucks. About 35 percent of its business comes from the Alliance network, Gavriloski says. Sweetland is one of about 200 com- panies using Sylectus' premium Virtual Fleet Pro subscription. With this, the Alliance network is integrated with the company's cloud-based TMS. Sweetland can dispatch its own trucks TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS FLEET OPERATIONS BEYOND OFFICE WALLS BY AARON HUFF In two years, Sweetland Transport has grown from one to 40 trucks, with 35 percent of its business coming through the Alliance network, a protected load board from Sylectus.