August 25, 2022
Operating officers, fleet managers, and dock coordinators use all manner of tracking hardware and off-the-shelf and even custom-built software to try and accomplish the goal of maximizing their trailer utilization.
Like so much else in trucking now, the battle for visibility and availability of a carrier’s trailer fleet is about technology. First, the software that manages and routes loads and the yards where this cargo is handled. And then the hardware that helps track trailer locations and what’s loaded on them and other security tech that gives fleet managers “live looks” inside the trailer, telling them whether and where trailer doors have been sealed or opened.