Fleets Turn to New Technology, Natural Gas to Reduce Expenses During Slow Growth

By Rip Watson, Senior Reporter

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BOCA RATON, Fla. — Executives with both for-hire and private fleets said they increasingly are turning to cost-saving technologies and natural gas to reduce expenses in a slow-growth economy.

Speaking Aug. 7 at the PeopleNet User Conference here, officials with five trucking companies that utilize PeopleNet products outlined a broad range of financial and operational benefits from new technology and fuel options.

“There is a proven return on investment for technology,” said Charlie Campagnaro, mobile communications manager for the van division of Laidlaw Carriers, Stratford, Ontario. The carrier, he said, has cut costs by about 90% by using in-cab scanners to transmit shipping documents instead of faxing them from truck stops.

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