The focus on Information Technology has never been greater in the Transportation industry. Recent rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, part of the U.S.
Department of Transportation, have significantly lowered driver productivity by reducing the number of hour’s commercial motor vehicles can be on the road by creating a new work week hourly cap of 70 hours.
This reduction in road hours for motor freight carriers has resulted in declines in productivity, reported by leading carriers ranging from 2% to as much as 7%. A weak economy coupled with this reduction in productivity is placing significant pressure on small and medium-sized motor carriers.
Fuel prices, economic conditions and productivity concerns make it essential for motor carriers to manage every aspect of their business using sophisticated motor carrier management information systems (MCMIS). These MCMIS systems manage vehicle history, load tracking, GPS data, driver records, mobile device connectivity and much more.
However, these sophisticated systems only work when you have a stable, reliable and responsive IT infrastructure.
Managed service providers, like Triton Technologies, can provide complete IT infrastructure outsourcing services typically saving motor carriers 8% – 29% of their IT costs annually.
