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Since the inception of EOBRs (Electronic On-Board Recorders), much debate has been made over whether these devices are invading a driver’s personal space or if it is a compliance necessity for any fleet.

The subject of EOBRs and hours-of-service compliance technologies will be one of the many hot industry topics addressed at the 2012 ALK Transportation Technology Summit.  Hear industry expert speakers from  Qualcomm, Xata Corporation, PeopleNet, and J.J. Keller and Associates, Inc.  about EOBRs and compliance.  Discuss your opinions on this controversial topic and hear what your peers are doing to stay safe and compliant.  For more information on the Summit and to learn what else will be discussed at this thought leader symposium, please click here.

Some additional EOBR information below directly from the article, ATA files brief in support of FMCSA on EOBR challenge, from Fleetowner.com:

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has defended the electronic logging devices, and now has the support of the American Trucking Association (ATA) when they filed an amicus brief on February 24, 2012 with the U.S. Court of Appeals.

ATA’s President and CEO Bill Graves said, “Thousands of responsible, safety-minded truck fleets throughout this country voluntarily use this technology to ensure their drivers are complying with federal hours-of-service requirements.  The court should dismiss this challenge and reaffirm the longstanding authorization to voluntarily use electronic logging devices while FMCSA works toward addressing questions about a future, wider mandate for their use.”

Filed under: ALK Technologies, Events, Industry News, Industry Trends by Kate Sell // PC*MILER Marketing Manager
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Now in its eighth year, the ALK Transportation Technology Summit has become an informative and exciting symposium for technology and transportation leaders to come together to discuss industry topics and trends.

Case studies, expert panels and roundtable discussions will include topics such as driver performance and operating cost management, safety and supply chain efficiency, as well as innovations in wireless technology and in-cab solutions.

Attendees will also enjoy a golf outing and a cocktail & dinner reception in historic downtown Princeton.

Register before January 31 and save $100 off the regular registration fee!

Filed under: ALK Technologies, Events, Partners by Kate Sell // PC*MILER Marketing Manager
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One of our most exciting new features implemented in PC*MILER 25 is real-time, predictive and historical traffic!  Through a partnership with INRIX, a leading international provider of traffic information and driving services, traffic speed data is now available with PC*MILER 25.  Users can see real-time traffic maps as well as access traffic forecasts for more than 1 million miles of roads across the United States and Canada.

To introduce this innovative capability to customers, this valuable traffic speed data is included free of charge in PC*MILER 25 and will remain so until the release of PC*MILER 26 in 2012.

With this new feature, PC*MILER 25 is designed specifically to help control costs and allow users to operate more efficiently.  Now you can monitor congestion in real-time to avoid traffic incidents, make better pricing decisions, improve hours-of-service compliance, and enjoy more accurate transit times and ETAs.

For more information on PC*MILER 25 and traffic features contact a sales representative at 800-377-6453 or email sales@pcmiler.com.

Filed under: ALK Technologies, New Features, PC*MILER 25 by Kate Sell // PC*MILER Marketing Manager
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As our event schedule winds down for the year, the annual American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition is always one we look forward to attending.  This year was no exception!  We were pleased to be one of over 100 companies exhibiting at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, TX.  Just last month we were at the Gaylord Texan for TMW TransForum, so we knew the lay of the land pretty well.  Attendees at the ATA got a chance to see our brand new PC*MILER and CoPilot Truck booth, view some of our latest innovations including PC*MILER 25, and register to win an iPad 2 and CoPilot Truck navigation app.

The Enterprise Solutions team in our ATA MC&E booth.

A demo of our newest innovation, RouteSync, was front and center in our booth.  RouteSync provides a direct link between PC*MILER and CoPilot Truck, the leading truck-specific GPS navigation system.   Our team demonstrated that with RouteSync you can achieve in-vehicle consistency with PC*MILER operations and accounting functions.  This functionality is the only capability of its kind for the transportation and logistics industry. To learn more, contact routesync@alk.com.

ALK also announced the release of CoPilot Truck optimized by Qualcomm while at the show. Take a look at the coverage the announcement has received so far in Fleet Owner, Commercial Carrier Journal and Directions, or for more information, check out the press release.

If you attended ATA, we hope you were able to stop by our booth to say hello and see what’s new!  If not, feel free to drop us a line and let us know what’s on your mind at sales@alk.com.

We’ll see you at our next event, Descartes Evolution 2011!

Filed under: ALK Technologies, Events, PC*MILER 25 by Meghan Shaginaw // PC*MILER Marketing Coordinator
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Welcome to the Official PC*MILER Blog!  We’re glad you stopped by!

Since this is our first post, we wanted to express to our readers the intent of this blog.  The PC*MILER blog will serve as a portal for PC*MILER information on products, upcoming events, industry trends, issues, and any other topics of interest we think our readers will enjoy!

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Filed under: ALK Technologies, PC*MILER 25 by Kate Sell // PC*MILER Marketing Manager
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