Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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34 commercial carrier journal | january 2017 technology owner-operator lease-purchase programs – announced a partnership with Gauge Telematics, a provider of vehicle-based telematics. The companies plan to collabo- rate on an electronic logging device. • MercuryGate updated and expanded its integration with MacroPoint to include all forms of tracking. MercuryGate's initial integration was enabled via cell phone, and by adopting MacroPoint's function- ality and network, the transportation managemen t software provider now can provide direct carrier integration through in-cab telematics systems, electronic data interchange and trailer-tracking technologies without the need to invest in additional software or hardware. • Chevin Fleet Solutions integrated its enterprise-level FleetWave fleet and asset management software with the National Automotive Parts Association's Integrated Business Solutions point-of-sale system to help fleets process, manage and track parts more efficiently and gain enhanced visibility over parts usage and spending. • Record360, a provider of asset condition reporting software, partnered with Karmak, a provider of business manage - ment software, to provide commercial vehicle firms with a streamlined, digitized integrated solution for renting and leasing commercial vehicles while effectively documenting vehicle condition. • DriverFacts, a provider of driver data and employment verification management platforms, integrated with EBE Technol - ogies' Ships, a driver applicant tracking system designed to improve operational productivity, enhance customer service and maximize profitability. Ships users will be able to access DriverFacts' database to order work histories, motor vehicle records and criminal background checks. • Lytx, a provider of video safety systems and analytics, announced that Dubuque, Iowa-based Hirschbach Motor Lines (CCJ Top 250, No. 105) selected its DriveCam in-cab video telematics system after an 18-month trial period to enhance its safety efforts and protect its drivers and assets. Lytx also announced that Nebraska-based Grand Island Express, a 140-truck for-hire fleet, deployed the DriveCam system. INBRIEF Comdata expands offerings for small fleets C omdata Inc. announced the expansion of its payment solutions to better support smaller over-the-road trucking firms. e result of company research, including Comdata surveys of more than 500 U.S. small fleet owners and manag- ers, Comdata's MyFleet Program is a portfolio of services compiled to allow fleets with up to 100 trucks to address operating challenges such as lowering costs, staying compliant and accessing capital. e American Trucking Associations estimates that over 97 percent of U.S. inter- state carriers fit into the under-100 market. "e realities of small business ownership mean these fleets have a harder time creating the leverage and scale needed to run their businesses efficiently, especially early on," said Greg Secord, president of Com- data North American Trucking. "Comdata's MyFleet Program will help them achieve important cost efficiencies right away while also making it easier to stay compliant and cover their expenses." e Comdata MyFleet Program includes a blend of offerings directly from Comdata as well as through its partners. rough the MyFleet Program web portal, Comdata's small fleet customers can select from the following categories: • Save Me Money: Prenegotiated discounts and time savings on expenses such as fuel, hotel stays and scale weighs. • Find Me Capital: Flexible options for establishing credit, factoring and short-term micro-loan accounts to support over-the-road purchases. • Keep Me Compliant: Solutions to address IFTA requirements, permitting, licens- ing services, IRS 2290 filings, pilot cars and more. – Aaron Huff Tailwind launches web-based trucking, broker TMS software T ailwind Transportation Soware launched a web-based all-in- one Trucking & Freight Broker Soware to build on its enterprise-grade transpor- tation management systems for smaller companies. Tailwind said its soware is built to help small- to medium-sized trucking companies and freight brokerages compete more effectively. "is game-changing transportation soware will allow companies to run a truck- ing business, a freight brokerage or both out of the same solution and offer it in a way that requires no big upfront investment," said Murray Pratt, Tailwind president and chief executive officer. "Tailwind connects into a number of technology partners to give our customers a method to transform and build their businesses quickly." e soware ties together a Customer and Carrier Database, an Equipment and Driver Management system, a Quoting and Order tool, a Dispatching application and an Administration and Accounting utility. – Aaron Huff Comdata's MyFleet Program is a portfolio of services compiled to allow fleets with up to 100 trucks to address operating challenges. Tailwind's Trucking & Freight Broker Soft- ware is built to help small- to medium- sized trucking companies and freight brokerages compete.