SEPTEMBER 2012
VOLUME 10 NO. 9 inside
28 Stepping on the gas: interview with T. Boone Pickens BY MARK B. SOLOMON ; Boone Pickens’ great quest is under way. If it succeeds, the U.S. heavy-duty truck fleet will be burning natural gas instead of diesel, and the nation’s dependence on Mideast oil will be forever reduced.
35 Six ways to get more
from your fleet
management software
BY TOBY GOOLEY
Few companies take full advantage of their
systems’ many capabilities. Here’s what’s holding
them back, and what they can do about it.
41 Go short!
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
Study says annual rebidding of truckload
contracts will save shippers money over
multiyear agreements.
45 Planning it forward
BY JAMES A. COOKE
It used to be just about selecting carriers and
managing shipments. Now, transportation
software is moving into forward capacity
planning.
50 The right fit
BY PETER BRADLEY
As business boomed, two specialty apparel
companies found themselves struggling with
order fulfillment. Linking up with the right
3PLs took care of that.
59 Printers on the go
BY SUSAN K. LACEFIELD
In an era of sleek consumer devices, a mobile
printer that’s heavy, clunky, or slow will be a hard
sell. Here’s what manufacturers are doing to keep
up with customer expectations.
