At a recent WorkFusion-sponsored virtual roundtable event, Polaris CTO Dave Brajkovich, discussed how AI in transportation reduces employee workloads.   The transportation industry is loaded with paperwork. Compared to other verticals, transportation, according to David Brajkovich, chief technology officer at Polaris Transportation Group, could be the most laden with administrative documents that need to flow. Read the full article here.

Out-of-office is the new office. Can the work-from-home boom last? Read the full article

Using automation and machine learning to reduce errors and admin   Polaris Transportation Group, a 25-year-old trucking company that employs 180 people, automated their cross-border freight document processing. This move saved two-to-three hours a day on paperwork and cut errors by 30%. Read the full case study in The Entrepreneurs Network, July Issue - Upgrade.

The term “social distancing” was used sparingly before a real-world application came in 2020. Likewise, the transportation and logistics industry seldom heard of a “contactless” or “touchless” freight transaction before now.   In March, when governments began issuing social distancing and shelter-in-place requirements to limit the spread of COVID-19, eliminating paper documents in order entry, billing, payroll and other processes became imperative. The industry needed to safeguard drivers at shipping and receiving locations as well

‘We focus more on outcomes rather than hours and the current situation has accelerated all that’: CHRO   With many companies becoming virtual overnight due to the COVID-19 crisis, one trucking company used the shift to accelerate technological changes already in the works. “We’re fortunate that we’ve made major investments in technology over the last couple of years,” says Sandy Buik, CHRO at Polaris Transportation in Mississauga, Ont. “We were able to move 85 per