Tag Archives: truck service management
Don’t Spin Your Tires Reinventing the Wheel
Innovation leading to quantum leaps in productivity never, or rarely, is made by incumbent systems providers. They are too mired in the current way of doing business, the technology they used years ago and they employ people with skill sets that don’t understand how to take advantage of newly available tools that make these leaps possible. Nor does it make any sense for companies that are users of technology to try and fund the creation of the technology. Their core competencies, skill sets and management style are designed to support their core business. You’ll be hard pressed to find a… Read More »
Truck Service Ecosystem Delivers Gigantic Results
The trucking ecosystem bears many similarities to Jurassic Park. The fictional island resort off the coast of Costa Rica showcases live dinosaurs created through preserved DNA. With the improper elements the tropical paradise becomes a disastrous experience. But when carefully engineered, then you have an amazing and profitable new venture. For an ecosystem to be sustainable, each of its components has to coexist and interact in a delicate balance. Until the individual components are tied together, you have no ecosystem. Consider the components required for truck service management – the driver, the truck (and its components), the truck owner, the fleet manager… Read More »