Brake Safety Week: What You Need to Know
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Brake Safety Week is scheduled for August 21st-27th, 2022. And even though it is an annual event, it tends to sneak up on truck carriers. Last year saw 12% of the 35,764 inspected commercial vehicles restricted due to brake-related violati …
The Cost of Empty Miles for Carriers & What to Do About Them
One of the most costly issues in the trucking industry is when a heavy-duty truck drives empty, without goods. It translates into less revenue for carriers – and ultimately negative cash flow.
Ways to Use ELDs to Increase Profits
Klass is in session. We are back with more tips and tricks to help you make your trucking business more efficient.
EDI integration for your fleet
As a carrier, you want to be able to become the coverage big shippers rely on but to even be considered they require you to be EDI capable. However, the cost of an EDI integration has been too expensive to consider for smaller carriers.
4 reasons every fleet needs a truck management system in 2022
Once considered expensive and enterprise-level systems reserved only for larger fleets, truck management systems — those that can track location of equipment, monitor drivers’ available hours of service, and streamline tasks performed by drivers and back-office staff — are now crucial …
Carrier accounting improves with new Kamion features
Bookkeepers have been asking for two new features within Kamion to help them be more efficient with their time: aging reports and 1099 reports.
Driver Career Paths Improving Recruitment and Retention
by Pavel Botev
For Rollzi, a growing fleet based in the Pacific Northwest, the struggle to recruit and retain good drivers is a top concern. As the consequences of the driver shortage become more apparent and dire, carriers have doubled down on existing recruiting methods without success. They’ve in …
Managing your IFTA reporting for quicker and accurate accounting.
by Pavel Botev
IFTA has finally finished, or has it just begun again? As a carrier, the IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement) cycle never really ends, it just restarts every quarter; which makes accurate tracking of fuel usage throughout the three months crucial. If it isn’t, carriers risk filing …
Your Ominitracs ELD can more easily be connected to your back-office, dispatchers, and more
by Pavel Botev
The ELD mandate, which became mandatory at the end of 2017, was greeted by a chorus of resentment from across the country’s truck drivers. The flexibility that trucking had allowed for many drivers seemingly vanished overnight, leaving many unsure if they could support their families. …
Macropoint Integration with Kamion Software
by Pavel Botev
Kamion Software is a new generation truck management system. It allows its users to automate and integrate with almost every other software that has open API connectivity for true operation transparency and process automation. One example of that is our load tracking integration with …