How Middleware Trailer Repositioning Software and Telematics Go Hand-in-Hand

Posted by Adam Robinson on May 24, 2022 12:59:48 PM

Is North America short on truck drivers, or are truck drivers short on time? In November 2021, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association released the survey results from over 900 drivers that found that “those complying with the 60-hour rule spend approximately 20% to 33% of their possible compensated drive time in detention, while those complying with the 70-hour rule spend 17% to 29% of their drive time in detention.” With loading and unloading delays stealing such drastic time from drivers and their companies, it’s important for truck trailer rental agencies and solutions providers to leverage freight technology to minimize other areas of lost time, such as the locating and repositioning of idle trailers.

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Topics: freight technology