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New Benefit at Load One -ALK CoPilot/Qualcomm

jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
We are very pleased to announce that Load One will be migrating all of our trucks onto the ALK CoPilot system through our Qualcomms for all of our open board units. This will provide our contractors with turn by turn truck routed directions. You will be able to enter the customer code to simplify entering the address so it will be easy to use. We are doing this with a few goals in mind:

Improved on time performance
Reduced out of route saving our contractors money
Reduction in accidents (a high % occur when trucks are lost)
Provide the driver with a tool that should reduce stress and increase their success
To continue to be ahead of our competition

The ALK-Copilot will be provided at NO COST to our fleet. Load One will be covering the monthly costs. :cool:

Stop in the shop next time you are in the yard to get your activated. It takes about 20-30 minutes of time.
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
jelliott said:
We are very pleased to announce that Load One will be migrating all of our trucks onto the ALK CoPilot system through our Qualcomms for all of our open board units. This will provide our contractors with turn by turn truck routed directions. You will be able to enter the customer code to simplify entering the address so it will be easy to use. We are doing this with a few goals in mind:

Improved on time performance
Reduced out of route saving our contractors money
Reduction in accidents (a high % occur when trucks are lost)
Provide the driver with a tool that should reduce stress and increase their success
To continue to be ahead of our competition

The ALK-Copilot will be provided at NO COST to our fleet. Load One will be covering the monthly costs. :cool:

Stop in the shop next time you are in the yard to get your activated. It takes about 20-30 minutes of time.
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NO COST?.....WoW.....
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
I think I already have it, they changed my keyboard unit a couple weeks ago.It worked flawlessly on a run a few days ago.It was alot different format than the previous keyboard had.
 
xiggi

xiggi

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Nice upgrade John. I am guessing it is big truck routing or is there variables that can be set?

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chefdennis

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Thanks for the added benefit! Now, is this in place of the GPS that some have now? And if so, will those that have the current GPS no loger be billed for it? Or do they run along side each other?
 
jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
We have been testing it so I think maybe 15 units in the fleet have it. This will replace the maptuit navigo. The ALK product is much faster, reroutes faster and is more friendly according to all the feedback the test drivers gave us. We are not charging for the Navigo as of last week. But we are trying to get those units converted first to the ALK product.

Currently it is only big truck routing and it has HazMat routing. I will give it to even the small units free of charge. They are working on offering the small unit routing, but that will not be till a future software integration release.

Workflow is another AWESOME update. We have been testing and tweaking on a bunch of units and we were going to announce that roll out shortly. That one has to be "pushed" to the truck over the air. It also requires a small amount of training. I think Steve is trying to roll out like 15 to 20 units per week. It seems to have made the whole process MUCH easier than macros so we are pretty excited about this one as well. It will also have no cost to the IC.
 
scottm4211

scottm4211

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Ok thanks I have workflow and have learned it on my own so that speaks to how user friendly it is.
 
jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
scottm4211 said:
Ok thanks I have workflow and have learned it on my own so that speaks to how user friendly it is.
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Do you like it better and find it easier than the old way?

(you were part of scientific beta test group, some were given fake qualcomms and we measured driver acceptance :rolleyes:)
 
scottm4211

scottm4211

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
Lol yeah it's very smooth, almost like what shows up on fleetvision as far as the load summary. And the steps are intuitive. It also cleared up my headache and gave me more energy!
 
Wolfeman68

Wolfeman68

Veteran Expediter
Fleet Owner
US Marines
jelliott said:
Do you like it better and find it easier than the old way?

(you were part of scientific beta test group, some were given fake qualcomms and we measured driver acceptance :rolleyes:)
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Workflow is much easier and much faster than the old macros. More info all in one place.

ALK is much faster, you can see the entire route before you move, preview the entire route, tweak it to avoid tolls, roads, etc. It's the best GPS I've ever used.

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jelliott

jelliott

Veteran Expediter
Motor Carrier Executive
US Army
That is great!!!! We were hoping these two enhancements would improve the in-cab experience for our drivers, improve a number of metrics and reduce some hassle, cut O/O costs and save them money.
 
Wolfeman68

Wolfeman68

Veteran Expediter
Fleet Owner
US Marines
jelliott said:
That is great!!!! We were hoping these two enhancements would improve the in-cab experience for our drivers, improve a number of metrics and reduce some hassle, cut O/O costs and save them money.
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ALK has several layers that don't readily show up like giving you your fuel costs for the route. Several other options. I'll be glad to play instructor for anyone that needs it.

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