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Cargo Decoder is your guide to what is in the truck or tanker next to you on the highway. Enter the 4 digit number from the DOT placard to learn about a material and see details from the 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2008). 

Cargo Decoder is my way to give back to the first responders who are always there for us. Cargo Decoder uses no network bandwidth so information will always be available even if the cell network is not.   Cargo Decoder is available at the Android Market,  Amazon Appstore, or Blackberry App World.  Cargo Decoder for iPhone will be available soon.

The 2012 edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2012) is expected soon.  Cargo Decoder will be updated when the new Guidebook is released.

If you have any questions regarding Cargo Decoder, contact us at support@strategiesinsoftware.com

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Cargo Decoder for iPhone Available in iTunes App Store

posted Apr 18, 2012 5:24 AM by Marsh Gosnell   [ updated Apr 25, 2012 7:52 AM ]

Cargo Decoder for iPhone is now available in the iTunes App Store for all iOS devices running iOS 5.0 or greater.  Version 1.0.0 is English only and version 1.1.0 will add support for Spanish and French .  Cargo Decoder for iPad is coming soon.

      

Cargo Decoder Plus for Blackberry Playbook

posted Feb 29, 2012 9:36 PM by Marsh Gosnell

Cargo Decoder Plus is now available for Blackberry Playbook tablets running the 2.0 update.  Search for "Cargo Decoder" in Blackberry App World or click here.

100,000 users

posted Feb 5, 2012 12:08 PM by Marsh Gosnell

Cargo Decoder for Android just passed the significant milestone of 100,000 users. I really want to say a huge thank you to all our users for your support and encouragement.  

The popularity of Cargo Decoder has spawned several projects that are in the pipeline.  
  • Versions of Cargo Decoder for iPhone and Kindle Touch are in development and will be released soon.  
  • All versions of Cargo Decoder will be updated to the 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook as soon as the source material for the new ERG is released.
Thanks again!!!!

Cargo Decoder 3.0 Released

posted Jan 11, 2012 10:26 PM by Marsh Gosnell

Cargo Decoder 3.0 is now available.  This version adds all of the reference pages from the 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook.  The ERG2008 pages are available to all Cargo Decoder supporters who have purchased the Cargo Decoder Plus module or installed Cargo Decoder Plus from the Amazon Appstore.  Cargo Decoder users who are not yet supporters can still use this new feature but will be periodically asked to become a supporter.

Cargo Decoder for iPhone

posted Jan 11, 2012 10:20 PM by Marsh Gosnell

We have received many requests about availability of Cargo Decoder for iPhone.  We are pleased to announce that we have development a version of Cargo Decoder for iOS has started and we hope to release it soon.  

2012 Emergency Response Guidebook

posted Jan 6, 2012 6:26 PM by Marsh Gosnell

We have reached out to the Department of Transportation about the forthcoming 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook.  DOT was pleased to hear about Cargo Decoder's large user base and will be in contact with us about updating Cargo Decoder when the new Guidebook is closer to being ready for release. 

User Comments are Invaluable

posted Oct 16, 2011 10:25 AM by Marsh Gosnell

One of the most gratifying things I do is read user comments and feedback about Cargo Decoder.  Messages from our users have been responsible for many new features.  Most recently, a user expressed concern that materials that the notification for a material that might be explosive was just a popup and could be missed if you looked away at the "wrong" moment.  In response to that feedback, Cargo Decoder now displays a dialog that must be acknowledged.  For users who prefer the popup, the behavior can be changed in Settings.

Another user expressed interest in a way of tracking multiple materials since most of the incidents he responds to involve more than one material.  A longer term project is under way to create an incident tracking system that will be integrated with Cargo Decoder.  This tracking system will allow for notes, GPS location, etc.

If you have a suggestion for making Cargo Decoder better, please send it to support@strategiesinsoftware.com.

Cargo Decoder supports Honeycomb tables

posted Sep 27, 2011 11:10 PM by Marsh Gosnell   [ updated Sep 27, 2011 11:38 PM ]

An update to Cargo Decoder is now available in the Android Market and awaiting approval in the Amazon Appstore that adds support for tablets running Honeycomb.  Thanks to ActionBarSherlock, phones running 1.6 or later now have a Honeycomb-style Action Bar to improve navigation around the app.  Cargo Decoder continues to fully support Android 1.5 devices.  Another improvement adds the ability to change the text size to see more items in the material and guide lists.

Cargo Decoder is my way to give back to the first responders who are always there for us. Cargo Decoder for Android will always be free and will never contain ads. Cargo Decoder uses no network bandwidth so information will always be available even if the cell network is not.


     


Police Magazine names Cargo Decoder top app

posted Aug 15, 2011 6:07 PM by Marsh Gosnell

Police Magazine has honored Cargo Decoder by naming it one of the top 5 Android apps for law enforcement.  The magazine liked the use of voice search and finding materials with a partial UN/NA number or material name.

http://www.policemag.com/Channel/Technology/Articles/2011/08/10-Top-Law-Enforcement-Apps.aspx

Cargo Decoder 2.1

posted Aug 15, 2011 6:04 PM by Marsh Gosnell

Version 2.1 has been released to the Android Market and is winding it's way through the Amazon AppStore approval process.  This update adds the emergency response phone numbers from the ERG guide.  Touching the number will dial the number.

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