Friday, April 29, 2005

Have you taken our poll yet?

We've started up our weekly polls again - tell us what load/truck posting service you are using?

Trucking companies are always looking for new ways of getting freight and many of you turn to trusted load and asset posting services such as DAT, Internet Truck Stop or Freight Finder. At MTI, we're interested in linking with all of these services but we want to start with the ones YOU actively use so let us know.

Take the poll and check out the results!

Melton Technologies weekly Poll

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Make Your Drivers Feel Special with Letters in Horizon Compliance

One of the least used features in Horizon Compliance is that of handling form letters and it's too bad because this is one feature that can be used for so much more than just driver letters.

For one, you can have three standard letter formats: maybe you use one for regular letters with the company logo on it, another with a copy of someone's signature for quick printing and then maybe another for a Certificate layout so you can print out complimentary notices for your drivers on their anniversaries or other special occasions.

The trucking industry often cites lower driver moral as a key reason for high driver turn-over. You can fight this easily in your own company by showing your drivers that you appreciate their work. And it doesn't have to take a special effort to do it.

What it DOES take is some time to get your letters initially set up with the content you want in it - but if you've already gotten those written up, you can easily cut and paste them into Horizon Compliance and take advantage of it.

The link noted in this topic takes you to the Compliance documentation page about how to create form letters.

Melton Technologies Trucking Software Support Page - 234 - Designing Form Letters