| In this economic mess expediting services are the | | | | secret this ) street so hidden that for visitors I give as |
| most sensitive part of economy. For you is more | | | | orientation point my cherry tree, the biggest and oldest |
| appropriate to have a look on to truck stops or rest | | | | in the area. I was able to keep an eye on my tags until |
| areas; as log as there are trucks, and now a plenty, | | | | arrive in that country. At delivery time I was looking |
| the economy is slow. | | | | outside, and a driver come to me asking ... if my |
| Expediting services, means, somebody have to move | | | | address is there! Late I've understand that FedEx have |
| freight from "A" to "B" as soon as possible at minimum | | | | optimizing tools for directions, so the driver is avoiding |
| price. How is working? A broker have the load in his | | | | left turns. |
| portfolio and is negotiating with the driver the prices, | | | | Panther is using Internet Map. And have started an |
| this means quite 20% from price is for this service. | | | | GPS application on the devices. |
| Next on line is "Driving Authority" (another 15% from | | | | Now what about the tools. Communication tools are |
| price after broker expenses ), this will process the | | | | the most expensive part of the business. You |
| money and safety procedures, including insurances for | | | | recognize easy professional drives, always have a |
| freight. And have an eye all the time on freight, so the | | | | working "hands free" device. Inside truck is a satellite |
| customer will know where is his load. This is the job | | | | communication tool. Panther have "paper free" working |
| function for FedEx Custom Critical and Panther | | | | behavior, this means that driver have to scan |
| Expediting Services. My job function as Leased | | | | documents, and logbooks are automatic generated by |
| Vehicle Operator is collect data and process | | | | satellite device (driver have a black box recording all |
| paperwork, and, of course to found the shipper, take | | | | his position changes ) for every few minutes, this is |
| the freight and deliver to consignee at commercial | | | | annoying for every driver. Technological level - |
| speed (47 miles/hr at Panther and 45miles/hr at | | | | windows so you can communicate as you are using |
| FedEx). Personal I'm team player, so for my truck | | | | any laptop. FedEx is using same tolls at industrial level, |
| commercial speed is 1000 miles/day and always | | | | this means open source software and Java applets |
| available for driving authority. | | | | interconnecting and integrating phone on to |
| If your car did not start in the morning, call a cab, and | | | | computerized system. Logbooks remain as is legal, on |
| will be on time. Troy imagine communications tools | | | | paper, so you have 15 minutes between status |
| (thanks Bell and Marconi) working for you and have a | | | | changes. OK, you have to send the paperwork by |
| pale imagine of the expediting job. | | | | post. I've received a lot of inconsistent data at Panther, |
| First FedEx contact, few years ago, I've send and | | | | at FedEx I have no access at all to computerized |
| order for RFID tag's (friend ID using radar technology) | | | | system, this means that over the road rules of the |
| in the United States. My Location at that time Europe, | | | | competition are the same for all operators. For |
| Romania, Cugir (this is in the middle of nowhere, AK47 | | | | communications you have "messenger type" of |
| was produced there and communist country keep | | | | behavior. |