Events

Previous Events

SMARTE Webinar Series: How Telematics Can Be Used to Reduce Costs

September 14, 2023

Mary Till identified a number of areas of potential savings from telematics -- some of which include proactive maintenance, energy/fuel consumption, equipment monitoring and reporting. She also provided case studies to illustrate how telematics can be of use in forecasting the needs of alternative fuel vehicle adoption and infrastructure deployment.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Tools and Resources for Owner-Operators

August 16, 2023

Chris Oliver introduced the comprehensive set of features provided by Trucker Path. These features are designed to assist drivers in four crucial aspects integral to the day-to-day operations of an independent trucker: Safety and Compliance, Earnings, Productivity, and Convenience. Ron Zima enlightened audiences on how to embrace an "Idle-Free" lifestyle. He addressed common misconceptions about the necessity of idling and promoted the paradigm shift towards shutting off the engine for three core reasons: our kids, our cars (and trucks), and our cash.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Sustainable Solutions for Small Fleets

June 20, 2023

Won-Moon Joo, with Ampcontrol.io, provided details on how AI-powered software can resolve charger connection and charging obstacles in order to maximize fleet uptime, minimize energy costs and improve monitoring. Dr. Ann Xu with ElectroTempo discussed how her company's software apparatus facilitates the essential components of fleet electrification to performing most efficiently -- from the planning to the performance stages.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Truck Parking

April 20, 2023

Chris Oliver with Trucker Path highlighted impacts from a truck parking shortage resulting in lost productivity and time spent searching for available parking. Mike Johnson with NCTCOG shared an updated Regional Truck Parking study with a focus on funding and implementation -- in addition to updating current data which supports future funding efforts. Dan Murray with the American Transportation Research Institute noted that truck parking surfaced as a top-ranking issue among trucking industry concerns.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Fuel Considerations and Alternatives

February 8, 2023

Brianna Lawrence with Gladstein, Neandross and Associates provided information on various aspects of funding for alternative fuel vehicle and infrastructure adoption -- emphasizing how imperative it is for entities to research and apply for funding early. Dave Schaller with the North American Council on Freight Efficiency presented on the upcoming Run On Less- Electric Depot event, which will center on modes of alternative energy sources for their matching vehicle types. Dave also noted that further alternative fuel vehicle adoption among fleets has yet to see increased progress; however, there are currently such paths available as deploying terminal tractors as a fitting early adoption application.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Environmental Justice and Trucking

November 10, 2022

Dr. Kate Hyun with the University of Texas at Arlington presented on a study comparing last-mile delivery activity trends from pre-COVID and after timeframes, as well as last-mile traffic among different communities -- utilizing traffic impact measures. Collin Moffett with NCTCOG followed with information on a methodology used to evaluate the impact of freight land uses on Environmental Justice communities -- and provided potential actions for public and private sector stakeholders to consider for resolving land use conflicts.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Local SmartWay Verified Technology

October 5, 2022

Patrice Thornton with EPA provided information on the EPA SmartWay Verified Technology program, which includes various tractors, trailers and accessories designed and implemented to facilitate both fuel efficiency and emissions reduction. Patrice gave details on various emissions tracking tools and how to become a SmartWay Partner. Jason Brown with NCTCOG presented on the SMARTE Vendor Directory, with an overview of the Directory, information on benefits from directory enlistment, as well as how to become a SMARTE Vendor.

SMARTE Webinar Series: Truck Routes

September 1, 2022

NCTCOG presenters talked about the importance of efficient truck routes and shared the results of a truck route analysis performed for the City of Lancaster. NCTCOG also shared details about an ongoing project that focuses on improving truck routing through optimized technology for freight trucks.  And Korem provided information about how traffic analytics are used to develop efficient routing.