As mobile operating systems and devices become “smarter,” they’re finding more uses within the trucking industry.
I asked Charles Myers, vice president of strategy for Trucker Path, about this. Trucker Path is a company that provides mobile navigational and load matching apps and platforms for the trucking industry.
Myers noted that there are now mobile apps for doing pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections.
Smartphone-based navigation aids, like Trucker Path’s, allow truckers to not only plot their route, but see – and interact – with key locations of interest – things such as truckstops, weigh stations, rest areas and hotels.
Mobile technology in trucking continues to grow with the proliferation of industry-specific mobile apps that help improve efficiency, safety and compliance; reduce downtime and costs; improve a trucker’s quality of life on the road by giving them anytime-anywhere access to information, professional tools and streaming video and audio; plus mobile technology truckers to connect with family and friends.
