Post #5 - Computers in the Workplace

 The transportation industries rely heavily on technology. I have been in the transportation industry for 9 years and have already seen the evolution with some of the types of technology that has been used. We use computers not only in the office but on the semi trucks that haul customer's freight. These programs allow the drivers to clock the time they are driving, have GPS that provides directions, allows them to sign up for additional freight, and upload documentation so that they can get paid for the work they do. When I first started the trucking industry the drivers had what was called a QUALCOMM but they have since be upgrade to tablets in their trucks. Initially with the QUALCOMM the functionality was minimal. Drivers could not upload their paperwork with the QUALCOMM, they could not communicate as freely and they could not search for their next load. Now with the tablets they have so much more functionality available while they are traveling over the road. I can foresee in the next 10 years having a program that evaluates a drivers estimated arrival even more accurately. This continues to be a struggle with the systems in place. The ETA's always seem to be off not matter how much data is utilized. I can foresee that the tablets will start to compile data from other applications in order to determine a more accurate eta. For example compile data from google maps and Waze to determine what the traffic looks like for a specific route.