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Improving points of contact for carriers |
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Article: Finding your fleet |
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Having a partner that can help your business grow and stay ahead of the competition is vital. You need a company on your side that delivers innovative solutions to make your trailer fleet more productive and better utilized. Trailer Fleet Services from GE is that partner. Our comprehensive portfolio delivers the key components for trailer fleet management success: the right equipment, the right services, and the right technology. And with nearly 50 years experience, you can trust us to put our industry expertise, technological innovation, and financial stability to work for you. Trailer Fleet Services from GE is unmatched in providing a full portfolio of services. To learn more about how Trailer Fleet Service from GE can provide you growth solutions to help your business prosper, visit our growth site. |
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| Ask an Expert question: How can you help speed up everyday transactions and improve the "points of contact" for drivers and carriers? |
 Chad Bailey, Regional Operations Manager, answers:I think everyone recognizes the need to automate as much as possible to make it easier for fleets to do business – and for drivers to be as productive as possible. To the extent that business transactions and legal requirements can be automated due to the in-cab devices, or the newer trailer-specific devices such as VeriWiseTM, that’s one less thing for the driver to have to worry about it. There's also the matter of defects -- anytime you have people writing down information on paper and handing it in, you have the possibility of it not being read properly as well as a longer cycle time. When you're doing the number of transactions we do each day, that time really adds up - both for our customer and ourselves. So when a method exists to gain the data in an automated fashion, well you really don't have an excuse -- you're wasting time if you don’t take advantage of it -- and as they say, time is money. click here to read more |
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 Article: Finding your fleet Courtesy of The News Tribune Say you’re a South Sound fleet manager with 500 semitrailers out on the road between the Port of Tacoma and the rest of the country. They’re in Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Kansas, the Carolinas. At least, that’s what you think. That’s what you hope. But you’re not sure. It happens. Trailers get misplaced. They get lost between here and wherever they’re going. The driver said he left it at the loading dock. But which loading dock? |
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 April To-Do List Here are some things that you may want to focus on for the month of April: Spring Cleaning Out with the old, and in with the new. It’s time to assess your inventory of trailers and decide to sell some of the older units and upgrade your inventory by leasing newer units. Gear Up Summertime needs are just around the corner with Memorial Day... and before you know it we’ll be getting ready for Labor Day! Spring into action now by optimizing your fleet’s productivity and protecting your valuable cargo by adding more VeriWiseTM installations to your fleet. |