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MRM/Driving Behavior As One

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Check this out!  Qualcomm and GreenRoad are working together and they have created a device that actually monitors “safety and driving behavior.”  Called the MRM/Driving Behavior Solution, it is the first in existence of one mechanism that sends feedback information about mobile resource management and driving behavior management from one source of data.  Very cool indeed!

Do you know what this means?  It means that fleet owners have a more simplified process of gathering information from their trucks and save money as well.  As the article states;

“Qualcomm’s Service Fleet Manager mobile resource management system uses GPS technology to give fleets visibility into their assets and provide an immediate snapshot of critical vehicle information through a web-based interface.”

Earthtimes.org wrote an article about the MRM/Driving Behavior Solution, and interviewed Norman Ellis.  He is quoted as saying:

“Mobile resource management and driver safety are vital issues to every local service fleet,” said Norman Ellis, vice president of sales, services and marketing at Qualcomm Enterprise Services.  ”GreenRoad’s unique driving behavior service offers a different dimension to our mobile resource management offering, enabling our customers to obtain more value from each of the two services.  We are proud to work with GreenRoad and offer the first combined mobile resource management and driving behavior service.”

If one of a fleet owner’s truck drivers takes risk that could hurt people or their truck, the information is instantly sent back to the office so that someone is aware and can take immediate action.  This is a wonderful program that may save lives.

Save money and have more access to truck information to protect from hazardous driving and mechanical problems.  That’s a win-win for me!

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=69729&news_category_id=52

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/qualcomm-and-greenroad-to-provide,1205165.shtml

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Top 10 List of Why CR England Is Well Mentioned

Monday, April 12th, 2010

In conversations, CR England has become a highly recommended company to work for. The compnay as always gotten a lot positive publicity. I thought I would go through and find out a few reasons why this m,ight be the case.

First of all, CR England is the largest refrigerated trucking company in the nation.  They have been around for 90 years and specialize in freight that is temperature sensitive, such as chemicals, meat, produce, dairy products, and beverages.  With that said, here is a top 10 lists as to why CR England is a better company to work for:

  1. Drivers receive more of their net check from CR England than other companies because they have the longest length of haul in the industry.
  2. Their driver trainers have the opportunity to make up to $85,000.
  3. Fleet is top of the line and new.  And, they only use top quality trailer brands for their refrigeration equipment.
  4. There is more than 800 support staff to help their drivers.
  5. They know their stuff because they have been in business for 90 years.
  6. CR England has been family owned for 4 generations.
  7. The Safety Management Program is top quality, keeping safety for the drivers in mind.
  8. This company cares about the people!  They haul emergency supplies at no cost to areas that have been hit by natural disasters.
  9. They are Award winners of the 2009 SmartWay Transport Excellence for going green.
  10. As a charter member of the Healthy Trucking Association, they care about the health of their drivers.

As I wrote this top 10 list, I realized why people were talking so good about CR England. If you are interested in looking at their great qualities or want more information about working for this company, go to www.CREngland.com to see for yourself. We are always looking for experienced drivers and students who want to learn the ropes in an exciting field.

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Stimulus Dollars Helping People Get Training

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

So, I’m looking at articles out there that I can relate to and I found this great one out of  Washington State about the stimulus dollars helping people get Truck Driving Jobs and become a Truck Driver.  The part that really struck me was that there seems to be a shift out there in trades that are no longer out there going to new technology.  Training is needed for a lot of people who has a skill that is no longer out there.  In this article called “Stimulus Funds to Spark New Careers”, it reports that because community colleges in the area are in need of a lot of money, that Tacoma-Pierce County Workforce Development Council used $1.4 million of the stimulus dollars for community college courses so that vital classes in courses would not be cut. The council also created programs to help in the cost of new training, which included truck driving.

A man’s story, which was so great it goes as follows:

“One student taking advantage of the help is Lokeni, who was laid off from his offshore oil drilling job in October.

Lokeni, 27, is now in his fourth week of a six-month commercial truck-driving program at Bates Technical College.

He said he tried to find work in the oil industry, but no one was hiring. When he researched training programs for truck driving, he thought he couldn’t afford them, he said.

“When I first found out I got into this program, I was on my knees thanking God,” said Lokeni, who lives in Parkland with his wife and 5-year-old daughter. “Job security to take care of my family – that’s what it’s all about.”

Truck driving has great job security and will be around for years to come and it won’t go away with technology.  One of the reasons I’m a truck driver.

Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/15/1109887/funds-to-spark-new-careers.html#ixzz0iLzXQwGC

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/15/1109887/funds-to-spark-new-careers.html

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Don’t Let Temporary Truck Driving Jobs Affect You

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Temporary Workers, (contracted employees, part time employees, or temporary employees), seem to be a new trend for companies to save money.  The popular phrase is “New Normal”.  The Toronto Star wrote this issue last fall and it is still valid today.  They stated that it was a global growth in business throughout small companies as well as big corporations.

The Toronto Star believes this new development is to steer away from high expenditures including employee cuts and insurance.  They also made mention that 10 years ago, non-temporary jobs were 68% of all Canadian employment.  Now, it’s 63%.  This shows the shift of permanent to temporary jobs.

On a positive note for people wanting to be a Truck Driver, it may be a good field in the “New Normal.”  There are plenty of jobs available for those wanting to be a truck driver in this new phenomenon. Most truck driving  companies are hiring.

The Toronto Star’s article,  “Job insecurity: the corrosive new normal” believes that more and more permanent jobs will be outsourced to contractors and part time employee will replace the full time employee so companies can stay competitive in this global economy.  They also believe that this is the new work force from this time forth.

A lot of economists out there also agree with the Toronto Star’s article. Companies can certainly save a ton of money when use temporary workers to fill truck driving jobs.  Another draw back to this practice is that temporary employees may view a position as short term and not fully commit to the position they were hired for.

Again, Truck Driving Companies always need drivers.  CR England is one company that is looking for truck drivers.  If you are someone who is a temporary worker wanting permanent work or is unhappy in your current job, contact CR England at www.crengland.com.

The full and complete toronto star articlecan be found at:  http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/706480

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4 Technology Must-Haves For Truck Driving Jobs

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Truck driving technology is evolving just like all other fields.  Some gadgets make truck driving jobs easier and are favorites of the drivers and some are not. We were curious which ones were most liked.  We asked truck drivers what their top 4 favorites are and this is what they told us:

  1. GPS – is so popular, that many trucking companies have added it to their company trucks.  It is much easier than maps and most drivers won’t go back to reading the old fashioned way.
  2. Cell Phones – have changed trucking jobs for good.  No more pulling over for a pay phone to call their dispatcher for information.  And truckers can have contact with their families and friends more often.  Younger drivers don’t remember the days without cell phones.  They have no idea what it was like.  (Lucky them.)
  3. Laptop Computers – is a truckers line to information.  64% of those asked, felt that the laptop is one of the top 5 technologies needed for trucking jobs.  We feel that as each year goes by, the percentage of cabs with laptops will keep going up.  Life on the road without a laptop is hard to imagine for most people.   It is a huge segment of our communication to business, family, and friends.
  4. Satellite Radio – has been a great lifesaver for radio listeners in “dead radio spots” along the highway.  Not only do you have radio where radio was not, but a driver now gets their favorite station wherever they are in the country.  It is very rare that Satellite Radio loses signal and better yet, there are stations that are specific to the trucking industry.

What wasn’t on the list surprised us.  Digital Camera’s were not in the top 4.  Our thoughts are that they have been in existence for so long, it is not thought as new technology, but as old technology.  As a trucker, they have the rare opportunity to see the country on a continuous basis.  We are sure most drivers keep one in their cab.

Below are the results by percentage from all participants. The column with the % is of the percentage of participants that chose the technology item in the front of the row. An example is that 84.38%, had 54 votes, chose the I-phone/cell phone as one of their 4 favorite technologies for truck drivers:

Technology

Votes

%

iPhone/cell phone

54

84.38%

laptop

41

64.06%

gps

32

50.00%

Satellite Radio

30

46.88%

Truck driving technology is evolving just like all other fields. Some are favorites of the drivers, some are not, and we were curious which ones they liked. We asked truck drivers what their top 4 favorites are and this is what they told us:

  1. GPS – is so popular, that many trucking companies have added it to their company trucks. It is much easier than maps and most drivers won’t go back to reading the old fashioned way.
  2. Cell Phones – have changed trucking jobs for good. No more pulling over for a pay phone to call their dispatcher for information. And truckers can have contact with their families and friends more often. Younger drivers don’t remember the days without cell phones. They have no idea what it was like. (Lucky them.)
  3. Laptop Computers – is a truckers line to information. 64% of those asked, felt that the laptop is one of the top 5 technologies needed for trucking. We feel that as each year goes by, the percentage of cabs with laptops will keep going up. Life on the road without a laptop is hard to imagine for most people. It is a huge segment of our communication to business, family, and friends.
  4. Satellite Radio – has been a great lifesaver for radio listeners in “dead radio spots” along the highway. Not only do you have radio where radio was not, but a driver now gets their favorite station wherever they are in the country. It is very rare that Satellite Radio loses signal and better yet, there are stations that are specific to the trucking industry.

What wasn’t on the list surprised us. Digital Camera’s were not in the top 4. Our thoughts are that they have been in existence for so long, it is not thought as new technology, but as old technology. As a trucker, they have the rare opportunity to see the country on a continuous basis. We are sure most drivers keep one in their cab.

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