Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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34 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JULY 2015 technology t (&$BQJUBM5SBOTQPSUBUJPO'JOBODF launched a fuel card service program designed for over-the-road trucking com- panies. The card will be accepted at most truck stops throughout the United States, and the program will be administered by Wex Inc., a provider of corporate payment solutions. t &QJD7VF announced that a growing number of carriers with 20 to 50 trucks are using its in-cab satellite TV package as a key part of their driver recruitment and retention strategies. t 1BSBHPO4PGUXBSF4ZTUFNT a provider of vehicle routing and scheduling optimi - zation software, released FleXipod, a cloud-based mobile proof-of-delivery and fulfillment system designed to provide real-time information on the status of de - liveries, capture essential delivery recipient information such as a signature for proof of delivery, and provide user tracking via GPS. t 'MFFUNBUJDT(SPVQa global provider of Software-as-a-Service mobile workforce systems for service-based businesses, introduced Fleetmatics Routist, a routing optimization software module designed to calculate and deploy route plans to drivers in the field. Fleetmatics Routist considers real-time locations, vehicles, time windows, technician skills and costs and capacities. t $POUJOFOUBM$PNNFSDJBM7FIJDMFT "GUFSNBSLFUa supplier of systems and components to automobile and truck manufacturers, including electronic log - ging device technology, updated its VDO RoadLog website with video testimonials from owner-operators and fleet managers who use the RoadLog system. The site also now features a Product Selection Tool. t #".8PSMEXJEF rolled out its BAMwire specialty asset-based lending platform for motor carriers to gain quick access to working capital. Clients choose the specific invoices and amounts they wish to fund through BAMwire and pay a low one-time transaction fee and competitive interest rate for the number of days that borrowed funds are used. t 7OPNJDT$PSQa provider of onboard sys - tems and analytics for improving fleet per- formance, announced that Saia LTL Freight (CCJ Top 250, No. 22) of Johns Creek, Ga., renewed its contract for an additional four years. Saia has installed the Vnomics system in more than 3,600 vehicles. t -ZUYa global provider of video-based driver safety, announced that dedicated lo - gistics provider Estenson Logistics (CCJ Top 250, No. 102) of Mesa, Ariz., and its partner company Truline Corp. have deployed its DriveCam Program throughout their 900-vehicle fleet. t )JSTDICBDI.PUPS-JOFT(CCJ Top 250, No. 161), an East Dubuque, Ill.-based provider of fresh and frozen product delivery, is implementing Stay Metrics' Driver Engagement Platform throughout its 850-tractor fleet. t '.$5FDIOPMPHJFT a Houston-based pro - vider of technology and services for the oil and gas industry, is deploying SmartDrive Systems' video-based safety program across its 1,300-vehicle fleet. INBRIEF INTERESTED IN TRUCKING TECHNOLOGY? Scan the barcode or go to www.goo.gl/Ph9JK to subscribe to the CCJ Technology Weekly e-mail newsletter.