CNN: Germany Opening First Electric Highway for Trucks
“Trucks are guzzling ever more diesel, polluting towns and cities and fueling climate change. Germany thinks it may have found the answer by using overhead lines to power big rigs. …
Newsletter: 2018 in Review
(Our Winter newsletter went out recently, but we thought we’d repost it here for anyone who missed it. If you want to subscribe to our quarterly e-mail newsletter, you can …
How Are We Runnin’?
As any professional trucker knows, it’s important to always keep your eyes on the road and anticipate the traffic ahead. But you do have to glance at your dashboard from …
Zoftware-as-a-Zervice (taking on the paperwork zombies)
They are closing in on you. It’s Friday night after a long week, and an especially long day… as the trucks get back in the yard, and the paperwork lands …
Avoiding the Five Most Common Risks in the Risky Business of Freight Transportation
Blog post based on the Tailwind Transportation Software Webinar: Risky Business – Avoiding the Five Most Common Freight Business Risks (30 mins; Now Available On-Demand). Life is risky. For example, I …
The Need for Flexible Business Models – for TMS and Mexican Sushi
“Honey, honey, can we like go for sushi tonight?” “Gee, I was hoping for Mexican.” “Look… it’s a Mexican & Sushi restaurant honey… wow!” You can imagine how lucky this …
The Data Asset & The Way You Do It
I had a discussion with one of my new colleagues yesterday and he spoke about the importance our transportation management software plays in creating value and equity for the owner(s) …
A ‘Clash’ of Technologies (are you still on that old TMS?)
They arrived on the scene as a force. And no one did it better than THE CLASH! Darlin’ you’ve got to let me know Should I stay, or should I …
July 25 Webinar: Webinar: Risky Business – Avoiding the Five Most Common Freight Business Risks
Don’t get caught with your pants down. Learn how to manage your freight business risks. The Freight Transportation industry isn’t for the faint-hearted. It can be Risky Business. Join Tailwind …