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Stories from a Sales Rep…Lori Bruno

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

I started working in the trucking industry in 1984.  After 15 years, I got out of the industry and reentered it in February of this year working for Road Scholar Transport.

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I can’t help but notice the difference in technology from when I first started out and now.

Back then, our inbound and outbound manifests were paper format versus today with Road Scholar’s great tracking abilities such as Qualcomm, ShowMe, and all of the technology we have…things are so different.

In the past, to reach/contact someone was not as convenient as it is now.  There really was no e-mail.  To contact people we used beepers and had to wait in line at a pay phone to return a customer’s call.  Now we have luxuries such as the iphone, cell phones, e-mails, etc., with the ability to get in touch with someone almost immediately.  Even written communication and fax machines have been replaced by e-mail since we are a paperless “go green” society.

When it came to tracking inbound and outbound manifests, you basically told customers that you were not really sure when they would get their shipment because everything was beepers or pay phones…you didn’t have the GPS tracking you have today.

In other words, you were basically lying to a customer…playing guessing games.  Today there are no guessing games.  The customer knows exactly where their shipment is right up until the moment we are bumping their docks.

Road Scholar offers all of this with technology that allows the live tracking of freight, not only showing where a shipment has been like many companies do, but exactly where it is at that precise moment, accessible both on the computer or by cell phone.

Back then things were definitely different.  Today there is so much better technology out there and Road Scholar certainly does a good job incorporating and improving that technology on our fleet.

Technology is “literally” at our fingertips today and Road Scholar is right in line with the times!

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If You’re a Pet Lover, You’ll Want this iPhone App.

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

ITunes now has a new iPhone app that will soon become pet lover’s new best friend.  It’s called PawTrotter and it’siPhone App. available to purchase for only $2.99 with 5 percent of proceeds going to the American Humane Association.

So what exactly does PawTrotter have to offer?  Try over 130,000 pet-friendly locations across the nation.

Want to take your pet with you on a trip but don’t know where to stay?  Check out PawTrotter’s pet-friendly hotel listings or beaches.  Or if you can’t take them with you, then choose from one of several boarding locations.

Maybe you just want to get out of the house for a while but are unsure of where to go.  Why not punch in dog parks or pet stores?

Have an emergency?  Don’t wait.  This app. also contains the best and closest vets in your area.iPhone App.

But that’s not all.  The app. contains several other pet categories including groomers and pet psychics.

According to PawTrotter’s website, people also have access to:

  • Add photos, rate, and write reviews for your own favorite spots
  • Look up addresses and phone numbers for pet-related destinations or businesses, then call or map them from your iPhone or iPod Touch
  • Additional info screen for details on required pet deposit amounts for Hotels, hours of dog parks, beaches and more

You can easily type in a location, search a nearby point of interest, sort by distance, category or price, or even ratings from other pet lovers like you!

Check out the app. today at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pawtrotter/id351084374?mt=8# and keep your paws on the ground…Road Scholar Transport’s pet contest is coming soon for your chance to have your dog featured on one of Road Scholar’s nationwide trailers.

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Don’t Let Your Freight be the Target of Faulty Equipment and Unsafe Drivers

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Imagine turning on the radio and hearing that a tractor trailer has just overturned on the Interstate.  You cringe wondering if your cargo was in it.  Well it’s time to stop worrying.

With satellite tracking, now available for easy access on your iPhone, Blackberry, Android, or Windows Mobile device as well as online, you will know where your freight is at all times, so you are not left worrying if your freight was in the hands of faulty equipment and unsafe drivers, as was the case in these incidents this week…

On Tuesday, Gray Container Co. driver Lawrence Cunningham’s tractor trailer jackknifed, sending the cab over a bridge and breaking the truck apart (http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/02/_investigators_find_several_vi.html).  Upon further investigation, the trailer was found to have several problems and violations.

On top of that, the trailer was carrying 55-gallon drums that, fortunately, were empty at the time.  Imagine if they were full of chemicals and the destruction that could have resulted.

Was this accident due to the problem trailer?  Investigators say it’s definitely a possibly since the tractor trailer “broke apart.  It was not a cab-over-engine truck with a tilting cab.”

Now wouldn’t you rather have your chemicals transported with a company like Road Scholar Transport who is Hazmat certified and never, that’s right…NEVER had a citation for a piece of faulty equipment in an accident?

And how can you be sure that the driver responsible for the safe delivery of your products is reliable?

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Take this morning for example, when a trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of food products shifted, causing the tractor trailer to land on its side (http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20110223/NEWS/110223032/Trucker-charged-unsafe-speed-after-rig-overturns?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Home).

The reason being that the driver took a turn too fast, which resulted in the driver being given a citation.

Unsafe speeds can result in accidents, fatalities, and cargo loss.  The food that this tractor trailer was transporting could have been contaminated and cause hundreds of people to become sick if ingested.

Don’t ruin your good name.  Protect your cargo and visit www.roadscholar.com today to get onboard a safe carrier.

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As Technology Continues to Evolve, Road Scholar Stays on Top with Advanced Customer Tools

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Here’s a secret.  There’s a little thing out there and it’s improving every day.  It’s called technology and it’s here to stay.

Jeff Sibio-Dir. Industry Marketing, Transportation & Logistics at Intermec Technologies, in an interview with Big Truck TV, acknowledged the fact that dramatic changes have occurred in the trucking industry over the last 15 to 20 years due to technology.

As Sibio noted, the trucking industry went from “bare most components like location” to “texting back and forth to the driver,” asking questions such as “Where are you?” or “What are you doing?” to tools that deliver a “much higher level of value,” such as voice, data, and imaging tools (http://www.bigtrucktv.com/item.aspx?t_tmw2010int004).

With evolving technology, Sibio explains that questions such as “Can I prove that I delivered the product in the same shape it was given?” and “Can I document all activities?” can now easily be answered “Yes” with Road Scholar Transport’s advanced technology features.ReeferTrak

When shipping with Road Scholar, you will have access to features such as electronic door monitoring, alerting of every door opening/closing, as well as ReeferTrak, which monitors the temperature within a trailer and sends alerts of any changes, all of which are available online for you to view!ShowMe

Road Scholar’s Show Me feature allows you to see exactly where your cargo is at any precise moment, right down to the street level, with a photograph of the truck and location so you can be assured of where your cargo is at all times.

And for those of you on the go, you now haveshow_me_quick_track Road Scholar’s technology available to you at your fingertips!  Road Scholar has just completed our ShowMe Quick Track feature, a new tracking tool that allows you, the customer, to track and trace your freight via your iPhone, Blackberry, Android, or Windows Mobile device.  Just go to http://showme.roadscholar.com/Mquicksearch.asp and type in your tracing number for an updated status.  It’s that easy!

Ship with a company of value by going to www.roadscholar.com today where we stay accountable and you stay informed!

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