The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone's day to day life and significantly disrupted businesses' routines and operations. People are all anxiously hoping for an end to the crisis and a return to normalcy, as soon as possible. After months of patiently waiting, everyone remains cautiously optimistic that a vaccine is on the horizon – in the near future. The only...
In any industry, workplace safety is of critical importance. Industries where contract workers are hired by authoritative management corporations to complete tasks in dangerous sectors, often find themselves looking at how they can improve safety measures. As many tasks in these fields require the use of heavy machinery or the movement of large and hazardous items - many are looking...
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a drastic impact on people's everyday life and businesses' operations. Because of the "shelter-in-place" order and travel restrictions imposed by the government, the traffic volumes in cities across North America have dropped dramatically. Although many people expect that emptier roads translate to safer driving environments, the data suggests that is not the case. Statistics show...
Vision Zero is a bold move that intended to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and severe injuries and improve the safety of streets for users of all transport modes through a data-driven smart approach. Municipalities and cities across the world have accepted the challenge of working towards this ambitious target. The government took the initiative of improving road safety to protect motorists...
In Part I, we discussed how operational congestion is very costly and a major source of problems for businesses. If it is not addressed, it will starkly impact operation managers from a financial and productivity standpoint, and result in customer dissatisfaction. In Part II, we will discuss how highly localized environments like airports must use a solutions-based management strategy to...
The backlog of stationary assets can result in operational delays, lengthy completion of tasks and will add additional costs to projects. If we focus on the costs of congestion, one thing becomes clear - the ongoing costs are too much to bear for businesses. Below we discuss how congestion in business operations, where environments are highly localized, must be addressed...
Waste removal fleets are under constant pressure. If they miss a day in their schedule, the fleet could face setbacks and flak for days after. To help reduce adverse outcomes, having 360 telematics solutions to minimize physical, business and environmental risks. A 360 Solution In Action For Waste Disposal Fleets We’ll discuss the top three responsibilities that waste removal...
Given the current economic environment, many commercial transportation fleets can’t afford to have hiccups in their operations. When speaking about food transportation, this remains true as food products are at a higher risk of being rejected by receivers if they do not meet strict temperature requirements. As a result, more stress has been placed on enforcing food safety regulations and...
In the recent weeks the trucking industry has been praised for being a key component to the economy. As it employs over seven million people and moves approximately 70% of the nation’s domestic freight, many have found that during an unprecedented time, it was truly an essential industry. With this being said, to help allow the commercial transportation to keep...
Fleets around the world are researching how they can improve their operations. Recently, responder-to-vehicle (R2V) communication technology has been seen as a tool that can improve safety and visibility. In fact, many government fleets are looking at how R2V communication and telematics data can decrease accident costs by reducing the chance of civilian and first responder vehicle accidents by upwards...
