jake, Author at Optym

Sustainable trucking: The impact of reducing emissions

Awareness of the environmental impact of the transportation industry, particularly concerning freight carriers, has been growing in recent years. Companies have been looking for ways to reduce their carbon footprint in the pursuit of sustainable trucking, without compromising efficiency. Many of these companies have reached their goals with the help of advanced optimization technologies, like …

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Solving pickup & delivery planning

Blog / By jake

If you’re an LTL carrier, one of your biggest challenges is routing all those last-mile stops that crisscross the same territory, thereby wasting fuel, money, and your drivers’ time. The ones that make you miss your delivery appointments and get your customers sore at you. When all the shipments that need to be delivered today …

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Don’t let weather disruptions stop your shipments

Blog / By jake

If you operate a trucking business, extreme weather conditions like hailstorms, hurricanes, blizzards, and snowfall can hurt you. According to a study conducted by TransFX, weather disruptions cost the trucking industry as much as $3.5 billion annually. Overall, adverse weather caused 23% of truck schedule delays, and weather-related congestion lost almost 32.6 billion vehicle hours. …

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Managing fuel receipts for truckers

Blog / By jake

Fuel is one of the largest operating expenses in trucking, often second only to driver wages. And getting control of fuel receipts helps truckers with crucial reports necessary for everyday operations. Accurate reporting gets you paid and keeps all parties on the same page. But proper documentation and recordkeeping are just as crucial. After all, …

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Tax preparation for truck drivers made easy with a TMS

Blog / By jake

No one enjoys tax season. Except for accountants and tax professionals. Luckily for truck drivers, a TMS has features that let you speed through tax preparation to get back on the road. By providing accurate income and expense data, a TMS helps drivers make informed decisions about their business, such as whether to take on …

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How freight tech is transforming trucking

Blog / By jake

Freight tech has seen huge leaps thanks to the adoption of new technology. These advances increase efficiency by automating the tasks that eat into your workday. Using AI as your digital assistant frees you up to focus on the big picture, big ticket items that grow your fleet. Augmented intelligence and AI Augmented intelligence joins AI …

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AI: The end of trucking? Or a new start?

Blog / By jake

AI may feel like a threat to the trucking industry. But AI is the modern case of the haves and the have-nots. Those who have and know how to use AI will win. But those who still need to adopt AI are already falling behind. This applies to all industries, including trucking. Scott Galloway, a …

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How to dispatch trucks from home

Blog, Uncategorized / By jake

Industries of all types are increasing the adoption of cloud-based software giving more people the power to work from anywhere. Truckers have a designated workplace: Their trucks. But dispatchers don’t have to be tied to one place. So let’s look at how to dispatch trucks from home with cloud-based software. How AI helps dispatchers The …

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How augmented intelligence benefits trucking

Blog / By jake

Augmented intelligence is what happens when humans embrace the power of artificial intelligence (AI). This partnership has the potential to unlock productivity gains trucking has never seen before. To better understand the opportunities, we first must define augmented intelligence and then ensure we’re thinking about the term correctly. What is augmented intelligence? Augmented intelligence is …

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Trucking document management doesn’t have to be hard

Blog / By jake

Document management isn’t sexy. But it can make or break your trucking business. And it’ll become one of your biggest sources of frustration if you don’t have it under control. Documents are how you prove you’ve done the work. They’re your key to getting paid. Keeping all your crucial documents in a manila folder is …

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Sustainable trucking: The impact of reducing emissions

Solving pickup & delivery planning

Don’t let weather disruptions stop your shipments

Managing fuel receipts for truckers

Tax preparation for truck drivers made easy with a TMS

How freight tech is transforming trucking

AI: The end of trucking? Or a new start?

How to dispatch trucks from home

How augmented intelligence benefits trucking

Trucking document management doesn’t have to be hard

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