eld BLOG - May 15, 2020 The Benefits of Electronic Logging Devices In the United States, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration mandated in late 2017 that most commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds be installed with electronic logging devices. This is to enforce hours-of-service rules for truckers in order to help prevent crashes and injuries. North of the border, a similar mandate (with a few key differences) from Transport Canada comes into effect in June 2021. If you’re involved in trucking you likely know what an electronic…
saas BLOG - May 8, 2020 Are Electronic Signatures the Next Step for Your Business? Offices across the world have been trending digital for years now — and with the current coronavirus pandemic, people are even less inclined than ever to deal in physical documents. In the fast-paced business landscape, the convenience of computer screens and mobile devices have increasingly pushed paper to the wayside. So what are electronic signatures, and are they right for your business? According to one definition, an electronic signature refers to “data in electronic form,…
merchant services BLOG - May 1, 2020 Contactless Payments Can Keep You Safe – and They’re Here to Stay Do you wonder how many infections could be stopped if we kept our cards — and our germs — to ourselves? According to a study conducted by finance site LendEDU, debit and credit cards are dirtier than cash and coins. In fact, the sanitation monitoring device used to calculate their “germ score” by measuring the number of bacteria on a particular surface found that our payment cards beat out public train station bathrooms! For obvious…
business expenses BLOG - April 23, 2020 What Will Returning to Work Look Like? The coronavirus outbreak has caused widespread concern and economic hardships for consumers, communities and businesses alike. The situation has evolved rapidly since it’s onset, and business leaders across the globe have found themselves tested on everything from their crisis management skills to operations and supply chain alternatives. In a PWC survey, finance leaders across the United States listed their top three concerns with respect to COVID-19 as financial impact, a potential global recession, and the…
waste BLOG - April 17, 2020 Disinfecting Your Home and Safely Disposing Waste Cities across the world have been experimenting with different waste collection regulations since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Many have increased the household garbage bag limit, while others have suspended curbside pickup or opted to close recycling centers. Some governments are also issuing special waste disposal guidance to those who are in self-isolation with symptoms of COVID-19. According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s pandemic recommendations, medical waste (trash) coming from healthcare…
telecom BLOG - April 9, 2020 Best Practices for Working From Home on a Team We all have our strengths and weaknesses — and as more and more of us work from home, those strengths and weaknesses can be compounded — or even reversed. Maybe a change in environment is exactly what the procrastinator needed to become more productive. Or maybe it’s an excuse for them to focus on their household chores instead of the work they should be doing. Either way, our strengths and weaknesses define us. They especially…
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