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technology Truckers began aiding storm victims as soon as the severe weather passed. This trailer of water was provided for Hudson County residents in Hoboken, N.J. Technology helps fleets navigate through Sandy A n emergency team for Baylor Trucking met in the early morning on Sunday, Oct. 28, at the company's offi ce in Milan, Ind. Hurricane Sandy was crawling up the North Atlantic coast and was on track to make landfall two days later near Atlantic City, N.J. Baylor had 56 trucks in the threatened area when the team arrived. While its customers were gone for the weekend, the emergency team began to cancel and reroute shipments. Customers received e-mail notifi cations for loads that were scheduled for a Monday delivery. The notifi cation in- cluded a link to Google Maps with weather and traffi c informa- tion that Baylor would monitor to make further decisions. When Monday arrived, 20 drivers were still in the storm's path from New Jersey to Pennsylvania. The goal was to move them out by 2 p.m. "It was an all-out scramble," says Cari Baylor, director of sales and information technology. When the storm hit Tuesday evening, fi ve drivers remained in the area due to road 34 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2012 closures. The emergency team at least was able to ensure all drivers were parked in safe areas. "It was a group effort with the ALL AROUND: Cloud computing ensures fast data recovery. RIGHT DIRECTION: In-cab naviga- tion safely routes drivers. IN THE LOOP: Onboard computers keep fl eets and drivers connected. teamwork here, the technology and the drivers," Baylor says. Some carriers located in the storm- ravaged region had to relocate more than just drivers. Price-Tran's central dispatch offi ce in Allentown, Penn. – located 80 miles inland from the Jersey shore – lost Liz Roll/FEMA