“We could have switched to another piece of proprietary hardware,” says Degeneffe, “but our greatest takeaway was that we needed to eliminate our dependency on single vendors.
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It was slowing productivity and negatively affecting the driver experience. Schneider knew its once-state-of-the-art technology needed replacing. And there were nights when a software bug got in my in-cab device and changed my ETA or next available time.” But I didn’t really trust it, either, because it had connectivity issues and would go out at the worst times. We had the in-cab device, which was good, because I didn’t have to do all that.
SCHNIEDER TRUCKING DRIVERS
“On the road, I would see other drivers pull out these big clipboards, and they would spend hours filling in their paper logs with rulers and pens, using maps and calculators to add up mileage. “When I started at Schneider, there was a heavy investment in a technology and equipment upgrade,” McLaughlin recalls.
She says the innovative technology is what first attracted her to the company, but in recent years, the software began to show its age. Kellylynn McLaughlin has worked as a driver at Schneider for five years. We lost our key relationship that was core to everything we do in the trucks. Then our provider decided it wanted out of the telematics game, so it stopped investing in it. It collected performance and behavior data from the truck and showed drivers their assignments. Thirty years later, we switched to a cellular-based appliance that basically served as an ELD. “We created two-way satellite communication, which is basically greenline texting using satellites. “Thirty-plus years ago, telematics was invented by Schneider and one of its partners ,” says Mike Degeneffe, Vice President of Solution Delivery and Telematics at Schneider.
SCHNIEDER TRUCKING INSTALL
A decade later, Schneider became the first trucking company to install two-way satellite communication systems in all company trucks. In 1975, Schneider installed a computerized control system that made its fleet the most advanced trucks on the road. Orchestrating operations at this scale requires serious planning, coordination and real-time communication - for which Schneider has long implemented cutting-edge technology. With over 12,000 trucks and owner-operators pulling Schneider loads, the company’s connected fleets put millions of miles on the road every day.
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