Having routing and navigation software is essential in the trucking industry. Knowing how to best utilize the features and functionality within the software is critical. Just running a route from point A to point B may not be yielding the results you want – in this session, our expert software engineer will provide and demonstrate how to use PC*MILER to analyze scenarios in batch and real time to address operational and financial challenges in your organization.
5 ALK Product Training Sessions
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The Backbone of Your Bottom Line: Revitalizing Your Business through Routing Optimization Jon Rasmussen, Manager, Sales Engineering Having routing and navigation software is essential in the trucking industry. Knowing how to best utilize the features and functionality within the software is critical. Just running a route from point A to point B may not be yielding the results you want – in this session, our expert software engineer will provide and demonstrate how to use PC*MILER to analyze scenarios in batch and real time to address operational and financial challenges in your organization. You’ll leave this training with how to best utilize PC*MILER to further optimize your business. |
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Transforming Data through Visualization Rishi Mehra, Director of Web Products From route planning to post trip analysis, the impact of visualizing data on a map can improve both predictive and real time decision making as well as enhance productivity. Viewing assets, weather conditions, traffic, and truck points of interest is just the beginning. In this session, organizations wanting to build map-centric applications or partners wanting to upgrade their current systems will gain insight into the limitless ALK Maps platform.
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CoPilot Truck In-Cab Navigation: Best Practices for Better Business Jason Saganski, Sales Engineer, Sales Engineering Correct implementation and proper configuration of truck and routing profiles with precise destinations is the first step to success for a company using CoPilot Truck. The first part of this training will teach you basic truck and routing settings and other customization options. Next, our CoPilot Truck expert will demonstrate route optimization components and how to successfully utilize CoPilot FleetPortal, a back office remote configuration tool.
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| The Power of PC*MILER: Customization Options for Operational Success
Kara Jo O’Neil, Senior Product Manager PC*MILER is filled with features and functionality that help in all areas of routing and mileage. But did you know you can tailor PC*MILER for your company’s specific business needs? These tips and tricks will streamline operations and improve efficiency – guaranteed! In this session, attendees will learn how to:- Customize routing options, trip costs, and vehicle profiles; Create avoid/favor road preferences and custom places; Configure trip-based and global application level settings; and more!
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Leveraging ALK’s Back Office Fleet Management Tools
Bill Nimchuk, Senior Product Manager Discover how CoPilot Truck’s companion web-based remote configuration and route visualization tools provide clear visibility of your fleet’s routing activity to ensure compliance and maximize operational efficiency.
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4 Technology Spotlights
| Behind the Scenes of Video: Using data to increase efficiency and improve driver behaviorMike Soricelli, Product Manager, Video Intelligence & Partner Integrations, PeopleNetVideo solutions in the commercial freight industry are a key component in driver exoneration and reducing damages in the event of a collision. However, when you aggregate multiple data sets with video, it adds a whole new dynamic to this technology. In this session, learn how to optimize this data to define benchmarks that identify specific coaching opportunities to improve driver behavior – and incentivize drivers – by gauging trends in perpetual safety improvements over time. Use KPIs at the fleet level or take a deeper dive by terminal and driver to learn how to increase awareness, efficiency and accident prevention.
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The Future of IoT Asset Tracking and Fleet Management: SMARTrailer™
Henry Popplewell, President, SkyBitz Smart trailers are the future of asset tracking and fleet management – but what is a smart trailer? SkyBitz President Henry Popplewell will breakdown the aspects of a smart trailer, exploring the evolution of its capabilities, including recent innovations, like solar-powered tracking devices with local wireless networks, features only recently made available in the market. Learn how your company can utilize SMARTrailer™ and its advancements, turning your “empty box on wheels” into an asset that will provide real-time communication, powerful data, and a clear ROI to your bottom line.
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| The Move to Omni-channel Freight Service: Solving the Final Mile Delivery Puzzle Through Advanced Transportation Management Systems
James Stevenson, VP of Sales, TMW Systems Online retailing continues its dramatic growth, and industry experts predict this trend to continue at a rate of nearly 9.5% a year over the next five years. The rise in omni-channel sales is changing the supply chain, as retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers are now providing immediate product availability to customers by employing multiple shipping and delivery options. This growth in e-commerce is forcing freight carriers to rethink and expand their service offerings.Traditional carrier transportation models are not designed to handle the challenges of omni-channel service, which requires multi-stop planning for final mile deliveries and end-to-end visibility of order location and status for the customer.James Stevenson, VP of Sales for TMW Systems, discusses how carriers are changing their transportation models in order to meet these new delivery challenges. He explains how adding a final mile component to a TMS provides carriers with the agility and responsiveness necessary to adapt their business to a 21st century economy. |
Driving Profitability Through Cloud-Based Routing, Compliance and Navigation
Laura Lohrke, Senior Product Manager, Omnitracs Are your managers and drivers tired of using different applications to do their jobs? One for dispatching, trip management, navigation and proof of delivery – and yet another for compliance? Come find out how we have combined the best from Omnitracs Cloud-Based Routing, Dispatching, Mobile, Compliance and Navigation to create a streamlined experience to connect drivers, trucks and the back office.
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3 Industry Focused Panel Discussions
| Survival of the Fittest Technology
Transportation and logistics is a trillion dollar industry. With numbers this high and so much at stake depending on your gut-instinct is no longer going to cut it. Panelists will discuss how technology can be leveraged to catapult data-driven companies as the big winners in this space.
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| The Driver Draft: Recruit and Retain Top Talent
Drivers are the heart and soul of any transportation organization. It is vital to implement strategies not only for successful recruitment, but retention, of these valuable assets. This interesting mix of panelists will discuss how technology in the cab, safety concerns, compensation, and a drive-life balance impact recruitment and retention in the trucking industry. From the research side, the carrier side, and even a current driver, we will have all perspectives covered!
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| The Merge: Getting Safety Technology and Drivers on the Same Page
Upgrading fleets with the latest accident-avoidance and video camera technology is just the beginning of keeping our assets secure. Driver incentive programs, buy in and ensuring all this in-cab technology isn’t too distracting is a big piece of the puzzle. This panel of experts will discuss the latest safety regulations and how safety technologies, programs and other safety-related strategies can support key safety initiatives and ensure only the best equipped drivers are on the roads.
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2 Unique Philadelphia Experiences
| Kickoff Reception and Dinner
Monday, May 22, 2017 |
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Tuesday Evening Entertainment
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 |
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1 Event
