HDT Talks Trucking
HDT Talks Trucking
Trucking's Telematics Technology Crisis
31 minutes Posted Dec 3, 2025 at 4:39 pm.
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There's a problem with truck telematics today: Too much data and not enough action.

Jack Roberts talks to Brent Ellis, vice president of business systems & processes, Decker Truck Line, about how to get a handle on truck telematics and make them work for your fleet. 

 

Sponsored by: CAT Scale’s WeighMyTruck app — save time and skip the line.

 

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What You'll Learn in This Podcast:

  • From manual processes to automation in brokerage ops
  • The “technology crisis” in trucking today
  • Generational divide, ELD mandate & resistance to tech
  • Automation, scalability & the danger of tribal knowledge
  • How to know you have a technology problem in your fleet
  • Too many portals: 14+ platforms and constant context-switching
  • Making the TMS the single source of truth
  • Dashboards, KPIs & avoiding paralysis by analysis
  • Who owns data, and how many analysts do you really need?
  • Getting value from telematics instead of drowning in data
  • Breaking old habits & forcing better workflows through training
  • Vendor “full integration” claims vs. reality
  • Why technology should be a Top-3 priority for fleets