Technology

Cybercrime has skyrocketed since the pandemic began, and the transportation industry has proven to rank among the most susceptible to costly server downtime. A Disaster Recovery Plan is essential for accessing the right technology to quickly resume business after an attack.

External threats continue to impede freight brokers from operating at optimal levels. One of the most common impediments, striking both carriers and freight brokers, is identity theft which has already impacted more than 500 brokers.

Phishing, whether email, social media or phone calls, has become one of the top cyberthreats disrupting the transportation industry, with hackers taking advantage of the increase in remote work and operation changes resulting from COVID-19.

Today’s visibility technology not only pin-points arrival times, but offers real-time information on temperature, in-transit starts and stops, and even environmental impacts such as weather and traffic.

The speed with which 3PLs and trucking companies’ data is gathered and processed creates a vulnerability that demands equally swift optimization of data restoration tools.

Competition in the freight industry, and challenges from the past year have set the stage for an increasing presence of freight technology to help increase efficiency, minimize exposure to unexpected market shifts, and comply with environmental initiatives—all while continuing to exceed company goals.

Despite a proliferation of data from sensor technology, mobile-based collections, and AI, the raw information can have little meaning without a way to “connect the dots.”

The first step in evaluating technology that can improve the work that we do should be to understand how it impacts your business—not how many buzzwords are included.

Using data, connectivity, and AI-powered analysis gives companies a huge advantage to act on issues in real time and gives drivers a safe path to the most efficient route.

Technology disasters come in many forms—weather, cyberattack, and human error, among others. Regardless of its origin, financial losses from an IT outage continue to mount until operating systems are substantially restored. Yet, many 3PL and trucking companies have inadequate recovery plans, or none at all.