Out of the unknown: Step deck owner's strategies around mobile information tech, freight, ELDs

Blue Ridge Transport step deck hauler Joey Slaughter presented at Expedite Expo about the bevy of smartphone apps he uses in his business, antidote to the situation suggested by his presentation's lead image -- a lone rig on a highway sits under an illuminated road sign alerting icy winter conditions ahead.without much more than that a driver is flying blind into the unknown. Today, though, you’ve got access to real-time radar, to real-time traffic, to information on dock locations and procedures, loads of course through broker apps and boards and so very much more. In this Overdrive Radio episode, we also talked to Slaughter about his broker/agent relationship-building strategies, his approach to ELDs (he's still on paper) and more.