Faberwork has enhanced the operations of several large trucking concerns.
We show how enhanced real-time fleet activity management can reduce costs and improve productivity.
Client
Faberwork’s clients were several large trucking concerns. Faberwork’s developers have committed to these clients’ work for over seven years and have produced hundreds of thousands of lines of code to empower their businesses.
Challenge
The problems confronting the industry, as well as the technologies required to alleviate them, are illustrated by Faberwork’s endeavors on the Hours of Service (HOS) rules. These rules were promulgated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). FMCSA rules govern the working hours of commercial motor vehicle operators. These limit the number of daily and weekly hours spent driving and working as well as mandate the minimum amount of time drivers must spend resting between driving shifts.
The rules are complex but at their heart, they have replaced the self-reporting with paper systems. which was the traditional practice. The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule requires firms to maintain records of duty status (RODS), see Part 395, 49 CFR 395.8(a). Operators of most commercial motor vehicles are required to use electronic logging devices or ELDs.
ELD devices are designed to record vehicle and driver data. The driver’s information mainly concerns hours of service or HOS. So, each vehicle is fitted with a specialized port for connecting an ELD. These ELDs need to be registered with the Department of Transportation (DOT). ELD devices communicate with vehicles to get real-time data using Bluetooth or Serial cables.
In addition, the ELD needs to accommodate integration with Wearable Devices. Particularly smartwatches which give us tighter integration with the application. We help our customers get customized IT solutions for various wearable devices. This enhances the safety and security of the entire system.
Solution
Faberwork employed a global team to give the client a concierge experience. All aspects of the problem were considered. A wide range of technologies and architecture were used. These included strict coding guidelines and patterns.
The Faberwork solution centered around two client applications for iOS and Android clients developed completely in-house consisting of more than 200,000 lines of code. Faberwork’s technical contribution to the client included:
- The design and development of mobile and web applications
- Back-end development using JSP Servlet, MySQL, CouchDB, LDAP, Tomcat
- Front-end development using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Admin Portal
- Reports: PDF Report Generation
- Testing: APPIUM, Selenium, Java, TestNG
- Applications for Mobile Clients:
- Android App developed using Java, SQLite
- iOS App developed using Objective C, SQLite, CocaTouch, UI Kit, Foundation, and TeamViewer
- Hardware Integration of Classic and BLE Devices
- Located based service
Secured communication from each truck is sent to the firm’s management system via the Web. Sensors from the truck input data to a server, which saves the data and produces output for the driver. The output is dynamic, but the basic solution is shown in the Mobile Application Reports View. There the latest regulatory and operating data is displayed for the driver. The output is customizable and can come with a wide range of items like the weather and the location of fuel stations.
Fleet Management System
Mobile Application Reports View
Result
- Faberwork enabled trucking firms to continuously meet and exceed Federal and state requirements.
- Clients were provided with fleetwide optimizations, cutting costs and driver turnover.
- Public safety goals were put into actual operation.
“The transportation industry, particularly trucking, is challenged at all levels of business, and effective AI can enhance the IT component and improve overall operations.”
—Alok Pancholi, Founder & CEO of Faberwork
