Category: Technology

Q&A: Defining Big Data for trucking

The term “Big Data” gets thrown around a lot in the freight world, but what does it exactly mean? And will its definition direct how it helps the trucking industry?

Everywhere you go in the freight transportation world, it seems everyone is talking about “Big Data” and how it will influence if not outright change supply chain strategies, logistics operations, even read more

Q&A: Defining Big Data for trucking

The term “Big Data” gets thrown around a lot in the freight world, but what does it exactly mean? And will its definition direct how it helps the trucking industry?

Everywhere you go in the freight transportation world, it seems everyone is talking about “Big Data” and how it will influence if not outright change supply chain strategies, logistics operations, even read more

Not your father’s shop

Everything’s changing. How about you?

Every March we put together an entire issue focused solely on the shop and have done so for the 32 years I’ve been at Fleet Owner.  Reading through the feature stories in this issue, it suddenly struck me that everyone has been so focused on managing some truly massive changes in the trucking industry that we sometimes forget to appreciate just how pervasive and transformative those changes have been for your maintenance operations.

read more

Not your father’s shop

Everything’s changing. How about you?

Every March we put together an entire issue focused solely on the shop and have done so for the 32 years I’ve been at Fleet Owner.  Reading through the feature stories in this issue, it suddenly struck me that everyone has been so focused on managing some truly massive changes in the trucking industry that we sometimes forget to appreciate just how pervasive and transformative those changes have been for your maintenance operations.

read more