Also: Descartes acquires XPS Technologies

View in browser   |   Commercial Carrier Journal     Technology Weekly     Technology   Trio of tech approaches lowers fleet's premiums, improves safety scores   By implementing driver cams and a cellphone app with a hefty focus on driver coaching, the company has seen 100 million annual miles driven with no cellphone incidents over the past three years.   By implementing driver cams and a cellphone app with a hefty focus on driver coaching, the company has seen 100 million annual miles driven with no cellphone incidents over the past three years.   Workforce development   Why trucking isn't attracting young drivers, and how that can change   Some trucking industry veterans see a golden opportunity as Gen Z begins questioning if college and student debt are actually worth it. So far, trucking is "way behind" in attracting young drivers, but there are plans in place to change that.   Technology   Descartes Systems Group acquires Utah-based XPS Technologies   Also: Platform Science adds new app; Covenant implements Parade platform; and FirstFleet adds Motorcity Systems’ RELAY dispatch-to-driver messaging system.   CCJ Innovators   Roehl Transport reinvents driver pay to compensate for time-consuming work   The shift away from a static CPM on all miles in favor of a sliding mileage scale based on length of haul takes into account the value of a driver’s time, "which takes that pain out of the equation" and makes regional work more appealing.   Driver coaching and scorecarding   FleetUp introduces new dashcam footage annotation feature   The new feature categorizes driving events based on risk level and allows managers to provide evidence-based driver coaching.         Sign up Did someone forward you this email? Sign up here   Contact Advertising|Editorial   You are receiving this email because you subscribed to receive relevant news from Commercial Carrier Journal.   Unsubscribe here   © 2022 All rights reserved. | Randall-Reilly 3200 Rice Mine Road NE Tuscaloosa, AL 35406 USA   About Randall Reilly LLC.