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Elite EXTRA Partners with Lyft for Last Mile Deliveries

Innovative Partnership Forged to Help with Delivery Challenges EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — Elite EXTRA, an advanced dispatch management software owned by Wisconsin-based Applied Data Consultants, has partnered with Lyft, one of the largest transportation networks in the U.S. and Canada,

Same Day Deliveries: Industry Leaders Offer a Road Map for the Future Larry Bowar Opens the Panel

Webinar summary: The recent rise in consumer demand for home deliveries opens the doors for huge growth opportunities for businesses, but only those that are ready to meet the challenges of the last mile will be able to capitalize on

Applied Data Consultants Develops App to Protect Local Construction Workers

Applied Data Consultants (ADC), parent company to Elite EXTRA, released in June a free software application that will protect local construction workers by providing contact-free sign-ins and sign-outs at the job sites. The idea was spawned from an Eau Claire

Panasonic Honors Elite EXTRA with Edge Innovation Award

Elite EXTRA is honored to receive Panasonic’s Edge Innovation award in June. The two companies first partnered in 2018, and have been actively educating clients about logistics technology through webinars, trade show discussions and other presentations since that time. According

Elite EXTRA and sales-i Announce Strategic Partnership

Industry-leading dispatch technology and sales intelligence software developers join forces to help customers make informed financial decisions as the economy starts to reopen. Elite EXTRA is pleased to announce it has partnered with award-winning sales enablement software developer, sales-i. With

5 Delivery Trends to Stay and How Advanced Dispatch Can Help

As many parts of the country begin to slowly re-open and as businesses begin to experience slight upward trends, industry leaders are beginning to project what a new normal may look like and the impact it will have on the

How to Successfully Onboard Drivers

A root cause of high turnover in the trucking industry, especially for those new to the job, according to FreightWaves could be “the difficulty acclimating to working conditions that exist for drivers, especially long haul drivers.” Even when carriers can

Elite EXTRA Names 2020 Scholarship Winners

Scholarship Established to Honor Founder and President Jim Ward’s Parents We are pleased to announce that we have two new recipients of the 2020 Mary and Dave Ward Scholarship: Ashley Ives, daughter of Project Manager Denise Ives, and Nicholas Bruder,

How to Avoid Hiring Turnoffs When Recruiting Hard-to-Get Drivers

It’s likely that during the coronavirus outbreak, many interviews will need to be done remotely to minimize the need for unnecessary person-to-person contact, says Jeff Magnuson, with Jeff Magnuson Consulting. “While not ideal, as I can understand companies wanting to

Overcoming the Challenges of Recruiting Truckers and Drivers During the Pandemic

For the transportation and logistics industry there’s a certain irony to the job market situation since COVID-19 emerged as a significant concern in the US: while many, many people find themselves out of work and most companies are putting a