[Dreammaker]

In the last two weeks, I have noticed some of our drivers are still not using any form of gps product. This comes to bite you when you are trying to find a shipper or cons. Two weeks ago, three of our tractor trailers were dispatched to do similar loads. One of the three got lost on the way to the cons. All in all, he drove nearly 20 miles out of route and was nearly an hour late. 20 miles with fuel costs these days runs you about $13. Last night I was doing a swap. The other driver got lost on his way to the swap. Nearly an hour later, he showed up. He had driven nearly 30 miles out of route. That's nearly $20 of fuel costs. Multiply that by several times a month. Having GPS avoids most, if not all, of the problem. Sometimes it even finds a shorter route. Recently, I saved 30 miles on one of my loads. I use VZ Navigator a monthly service available for anyone who uses Verizon Wireless. Some of the other wireless carriers have similar services.