PTG Logistics Equipping Entire Fleet with PeopleNet Technology
February 17, 2011
Technology solution drives compliance, fuel savings, risk reduction, and administrative overhead savings
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17, 2011 - PeopleNet, the leading provider of
innovative and integrated onboard computing and mobile
communications systems for effective fleet management, today
announced that Ohio-based contract carrier PTG Logistics is
installing PeopleNet technology in its fleet. PTG Logistics
President Roger Welling commented on the announcement, "We based
our decision to adopt PeopleNet technology because of the wealth of
information it provides and efficiencies driven by automation.
Safety is our number one concern, and electronic logs will help us
exceed our Compliance Safety Accountability goals; messaging will
help us comply with the ban on cell phone use while providing
two-way driver communication. In addition, the system provides
critical driver and vehicle information that leads to performance
improvement, including miles per gallon. We're counting on the
Automated Workflow application for a 10 percent savings in
administrative overhead since the system will allow us to grow our
fleet without an additional administrator. Our customers will have
direct access to their dedicated vehicles' actual vs. planned
schedules so they can run more efficiently as well."
Welling added that PeopleNet was PTG Logistics' obvious choice.
"PeopleNet's only business is technology for the trucking industry,
and we see it gaining market share, indicating growing market
popularity. We are also impressed with the PeopleNet team's
extensive trucking industry experience. All this and greater value
to boot tipped the scale."
By the end of February, PTG Logistics plans to have PeopleNet
installed in all of its vehicles, and by mid-June in 25 new
vehicles it will be adding to its fleet. In addition to PeopleNet's
onboard computers for messaging and event recording and the eDriver
Logs® and Automated Workflow applications, PTG
Logistics' fleet of tractors and refrigerated, dry, and flatbed
vehicles will be equipped with PeopleNet's Automatic Vehicle
Location and Vehicle Management applications.
About PeopleNet
PeopleNet is exclusively focused on providing innovative
Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile
communications systems to improve North America's trucking
industry's fleet management. Its products are used by nearly
1,500 truckload, LTL, private, and service fleets in the United
States and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. Reputed
for its customer-driven technological innovation, unparalleled
flexibility, and proactive customer care, PeopleNet was the first
major technology provider to offer Internet-based communications to
the transportation industry 15 years ago. Since then, the
company annually reinvests 100 percent of its profits into the
business for aggressively developing new products that continue to
improve fleet management. Industry recognition of the company's
leadership includes: Inbound Logistics Top 100 Award;
Food Logistics' 100 Top Technology Solutions and Service
Providers; Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award; and
M2M Value Chain Award. For more information about
PeopleNet and its products, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.
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