Monthly Archives: October 2011
Xata on the Edge: The CN Tower EdgeWalk Experience
October 28, 2011
Many of our departments have held team-building events over the last few months – the Finance Department attended a Minnesota Twins baseball game together, the Implementation Team went to the Minnesota State Fair as a group, and our Development team … Continue reading
ComplianceConnect – Helping Fleets Maximize Tech Investments
October 26, 2011
I was really quite excited to see an article in this week’s Transport Topics covering Xata’s ComplianceConnect offering. In short, ComplianceConnect uses Xata Turnpike’s RouteTracker and mobile application, tpMobile, to power compliance and truck-related data inside of other applications. Data … Continue reading
FMSCA EOBR Rule 395.16 Still Alive
October 25, 2011
FMCSA EOBR rule 395.16, which would require fleets failing 10% of an Hours of Service audit sample to use electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs), was recently sent back to the FMCSA. The 7th District Court of Appeals called for revisions to … Continue reading
Employee Spotlight: Jeremy Lewitzke
October 21, 2011
Meet Jeremy Lewitzke, Financial Analyst, based at our Eden Prairie, MN headquarters. What, exactly, do you do at Xata? Well, I assist in forecasting, and I analyze the actual results. I also work on our budgeting process and am … Continue reading
Alternative Fuels: The Future of the Trucking Industry?
October 20, 2011
Alternative fuels: what are they and what do they mean for the trucking industry? As gas prices continue to squeeze budgets, the trucking industry actively searches for ways to do more, for less—and alternative fuels and green technology may be … Continue reading
Distracted Driving: Letting Go of Habits
October 17, 2011
I’ll admit it – before I started working here, I really was not fully aware of the “distracted driving” problem. Sure, I scoffed at fellow drivers when they were doing something foolish while talking on their phone, but in a … Continue reading
Effective Employee Communication: Lessons From a Hitman
October 13, 2011
In a Harvard Business Review article, researchers noted that managers who repeated their messages at least twice were able to complete projects more quickly and invest less time in damage control than those who did not. Those same researchers took … Continue reading
Top 10 Android Apps for Travelers
October 12, 2011
I’ve been doing a fair amount of business traveling these days. For those of you who do even more traveling than me—visiting with shippers to secure contracts or exhibiting at transportation industry-related tradeshows—you might be interested in some extra help … Continue reading
