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Telogis Adds Optimization and Automation Features to MRM Platform

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Telogis is adding a number of extensions to its Telogis Mobile Resource Management software platform designed to optimize and automate processes., the company announced at its Latitude business conference.

The company unveiled the Telogis Spotlight mobile app, designed to provide supervisors and fleet managers with a snapshot of what is happening in the field. The app provides updated analytics bout the health of each of each vehicle and its driver's performance.

Spotlight highlights critical data and areas of concern to allow supervisors and fleet managers to determine where attention may be required. Spotlight automatically curates important analytics information into dashboards and scorecards and it helps interpret the severity of vehicle diagnostic trouble codes.

"Companies with large numbers of drivers, technicians and other professionals in the field are challenged to keep their teams safe while increasing productivity and efficiency – and provide great service for their own customers,” said Jason Koch, co-founder at Telogis. “By having all of the information they need in the palms of their hands customers can monitor, react and pivot resources throughout the day and more easily identify opportunities to optimize areas of their businesses.”

The Telogis Spotlight app will be available in early 2017 as an extension of the Telogis MRM platform. It has been optimized for use on iOS devices but will also be available for Android devices.

Telogis has also made feature enhancements to the Telogis Compliance applications for managing driver hours of service regulations and meet mandates. The improved Telogis Compliance apps for HOS ensures that driver's HOS logs are up to date while supporting federal and state rules as well as widely used local exemptions. The app designed for ease of use so drivers can quickly provide the application to law enforcement during inspection.

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Earnings Watch: XPO, Roadrunner Report Improved Earnings

While many trucking operations have reported lower third quarter profits during this earnings season, there were two exceptions on Wednesday.

E-commerce and LTL business helped XPO Logistics Inc. (NYSE: XPO) move from a loss of $93.1 million in the third quarter of 2015, or 94 cents per share, to a profit of $13.8 million, or 11 cents per share, in the most recent three-month period.

Revenue moved sharply higher by 57.2% to $3.7 billion, as operating income more than tripled to $168.8 million from $44.1 million.

"We achieved this strong performance in a mixed operating environment,” said Bradley Jacobs, chairman and CEO. “In North America, vigorous demand from e-commerce drove growth in our contract logistics and last mile operations, while brokerage and intermodal were generally soft.”

He said the company's less-than-truckload business in North America had another “outstanding quarter,” with higher yield and lower overhead costs. “This propelled a 40% increase in LTL operating income versus a year ago, pre-acquisition [of Con-way]. In Europe, where XPO is the market leader in e-fulfillment, we continued to win new business from major retailers based on our e-commerce expertise."

The company's transportation segment generated total revenue of $2.4 billion for the quarter, a 72.5% increase from the same period in 2015.

The year-over-year increase in revenue was primarily due to the acquisition of Con-way on Oct. 30, 2015, and to organic growth, partially offset by lower fuel-related revenue, according to the company, and was led by last mile, primarily driven by an increase in e-commerce business. While XPO has retained Con-way's LTL business, it sold off the truckload operations last week to Transforce in a more than $500 million deal.

Operating income for the transportation segment increased to $125.4 million, compared with operating income of $30.9 million a year ago.

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XYpper Enters the Uber-for-Trucking Fray

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Startup company XYpper is joining the increasingly crowded “Uber for trucking” online freight-matching field, officially launching its new app and web-based system for carriers and shippers.

After six years of development and an 18-month beta testing period, XYpper is now available to carriers, drivers and freight brokers. Like other Uber-like freight sharing services, XYpper connects truckers with available capacity and brokers with freight loads through an online technology. Brokers post their load information online though a web-based portal, and truckers are alerted via the app in real time.

XYpper says it collected feedback from truckers and brokers over four years of research and development before it launched the commercial version of its service.

In addition to matching truckers with brokers, the system includes tracking capabilities and automated document generation for truckers and brokers. XYpper also sends load offers while truckers are en route to minimize downtime. The app will also soon be able to provide truckers with each broker's credit score and payment trend, providing more information for deciding to accept or reject loads based on broker reputation.

The service is available to users in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The free app is available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play store. For more information, click here.

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