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Driver Communications Maximize Efficiency Improve Operations
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Is it Bull? What happens if driver communications is inadequate? What happens if communications are excellent? What is your vision for your company?
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Modalities Telephone (find a pay phone) Cell Phone Nextel / Mic RadioPagers Mobile Data Wifi Networks
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Products KonaWare Transport Pickup and delivery, OSD, collections, signature capture Hours of Service for driver log and vehicle inspection functions Intermodal pickup/delivery GPS coordinate capture Barcode/RFID scanning Operates on-line or off-line Wide range of devices Java J2ME -- P&D and Intermodal Pocket PC P&DPocket PC HOS
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User Survey What is your company doing now Would you want to change Would your dispatchers? Would your drivers?
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Frequency How often is contact with the driver needed Why GPS frequency
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GPS and Mapping
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How Much is too Much? Big Brother Effect Big Bother Effect Why Bother Effect
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Philosophy Is the driver a “partner” Is the driver a “resource” Should driver’s think, or should they be told?
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Dispatch Strategy Send All Stops at once Urgency Urgency Change Change Once dispatch one or two stops out Nothing to do Nothing to do No fore-knowledge No fore-knowledge
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Customer Service Benefits Real time knowledge Better answers Fewer interruptions EDI
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Questions – Driver to Dispatch Directions Delay Authorization Need Work Too Much Work
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Questions: Dispatch to Driver Where are you When will you be there Do you have room Do you have time Did you complete the stop
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Keeping the Driver Honest Review Logs Plot Routes Tail
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Keeping the Dispatcher Honest Planned vs Actual Time of Dispatch Plot Routes Check that missed pickups aren’t hidden
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Keeping the Custom Honest Calls logged after report Authorizations for Delays POD status for events
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KISS What makes it work, but keeps it simple Printed Manifests Mobile Data Check Calls GPS
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The Future RFID will communicate directly with the system Barcodes will contain all information E-Commerce
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HOS Driver Log Compliance LiabilityTools
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