Wireless & Mobile Technologies for Trucking Strategic Report 2007-2008

Over 60 tables and charts. Invaluable statistics. Strategic analysis. Industry case studies. A tool to help you understand the North American trucking industry and the wireless applications that are being used or are the potential technologies for the future.

eyefortransport Wireless & Mobile Technologies for Trucking Strategic Report 2007/08
[Published April 2007]

If we look at the recent trends in the trucking industry, there has been a significant capacity rationalization from 2001 to 2003. With improvements in economic performance in 2004, the demand for truck capacities is witnessing a rising trend. Further, following the events of 9/11, security has become a major concern and the availability of qualified drivers has posed severe challenges for industry players. New hours-of-service regulations and the growing business emphasis to streamline the supply chain operations through just-in-time delivery and other techniques are forcing logistics operators to operate with more precision, control, and timeliness. Coupled with increasing fuel costs and a strict regulatory environment, it has become mandatory that trucking operations are organized in the most efficient manner.

eyefortransport's new Wireless & Mobile Technologies for Trucking Strategic Report 2007-8 is the most comprehensive guide for any company considering deploy wireless technologies in their trucking and delivery fleets. The report covers eight major wireless applications in the trucking industry, which are given as follows:

Track and Trace Solutions
Driver Communications Solutions
Route and Schedule Optimisation Solutions
Proof of Delivery (POD) and Mobile Imaging Solutions
Security Solutions
Yard and Dock Management Solutions
Monitoring, Reporting, and Diagnostics Solutions
Telematics

For each application, specific details have been highlighted, which give an insight into how useful it can be for a carrier. In addition, various parameters for decision-making have been discussed along with some illustrative case studies.

Over ten chapters packed with key statistics, charts, expert analysis and industry case studies, you'll be brought up to date with the very latest American trends and be able to gain an effective grasp of this highly intricate area.

Incorporating overviews on truckload, LTL, small package carriers and private fleets and how each particular type articulate their needs and deployment of wireless technologies. Economics of solution: start up cost, running cost, operational savings, savings from better asset utilization, ROI and payback period. Key analysis on fundamental buying criteria, taking into account levels of accuracy, reporting vs. monitoring, coverage, frequency and cost. This report will help you to fully understand this complex area, and allow you to adapt your company's strategy accordingly. It will ensure that you find the ROI in wireless truck optimization and become one of the industry leaders in the area.

The in-depth report will answer all of the following crucial questions:

What are the trucking industry trends, opportunities and challenges?
Which companies are using those solutions and which is their level of performance?
What are the top carriers doing to improve driver communication? How does this improve the value chain?
Which are the key trends in route and schedule optimization solution? How is the industry integrating their wireless applications with their legacy ones?
What do you need to know before buying POD and mobile imagining?
What are the key trends in security solutions? Which are the start up cost, running cost, operational savings, savings from better asset utilization, ROI and payback period
How do America’s Top Carriers plan to optimize their yard and dock operations with wireless technologies? Is it yard management, GPS aids yard management, RFID or dock management programs the way to go?
How have monitoring, reporting and diagonistic solutions take the trucking industry leaders to a new level?

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