Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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66 commercial carrier journal | may 2016 EQUIPMENT: SPRING TRUCK SHOW ROUNDUP RAND MCNALLY ENHANCES ROUTING, MILEAGE SOFTWARE RAND MCNALLY launched a new enhanced version of its IntelliRoute with MileMaker software for routing and mileage calculation, with several key functional improvements designed to help users plan routes more efficiently. The software now enables users to create multiple routes on a single screen to more clearly see routes, maps and overviews. It also provides enhanced toll data, which includes transponder discount rates. The updated software also is designed to be easier to use and view, with rede- signed maps of higher resolution and an improved user interface. The new version includes: • Higher-resolution mapping that enables more accurate truck-specific point-to-point routing and mileages. Mapping covers the United States, Canada and Mexico; • A new user interface to assist businesses in processing route inquiries more efficiently; • New abilities to create and visualize multiple truck routes and route types on a single map; • Toll cost data with transponder options for more accurate planning and accounting; • Enhanced route optimization tools designed to save time and money; • Ongoing road construction updates; and • Class-based hazmat routing. – CCJ STAFF KIENE'S K-1360 Clutch Brake Cutter Kit! Quickly removes one-piece clutch brakes for mechanical clutches . . . COMPLETELY REMOVE A CLUTCH BRAKE IN 15 TO 20 MINUTES! How it works . . . 1. Position the K-1360 and clamp in place with clutch pedal. 2. Drill through clutch brake. 3. Finish cut with the air chisel. 4. Rotate clutch brake and repeat process. 325 S. Fairbank Street, Addison, IL., 60101 Phone: 1-800-264-5950 • 630-543-5950 • Fax: 630-543-5953 www.kienediesel.com • e-mail: alanc@kienediesel.com The Clutch Brake Cutter Kit includes . . . The Result MADE IN THE U.S.A. Removing a clutch brake is a di cult, messy, hazardous job. Torch cutting is the usual solution, but it's slow and dangerous. The K-1360 Clutch Brake Cutter makes the job safer and much easier! • No more torching! Drill through and then nish with an air chisel. • No need to pull transmission. • The safe and cost e ective way to remove a one-piece clutch brake. Kiene_CCJ0516_PG.indd 1 4/18/16 10:44 AM PEOPLENET ADDS 'MANAGED MOBILITY' TO CONNECTEDFLEET PEOPLENET'S Managed Mobility Solutions is a new service for its ConnectedFleet platform that allows customers who support a Company-Owned Personally Enabled communications device strategy to rely on encryption technology to deploy a multiplat - form enterprise mobility management solution. The solution will be available for the first time with Samsung Electronics America, which will offer PeopleNet software on Samsung's Galaxy Tab A. Fleets that purchase this off-the-shelf Samsung Android tablet can deploy proprietary company applications and approved third-party programs on the same device that runs their PeopleNet software. The partnership with Samsung is part of PeopleNet's focus to address a market need for multiplatform accessibility and enterprise mobility management. If fleets do not use Managed Mobility Solutions, connect - ed devices still will be encrypted with mobile device man- agement technology, but benefits of the PeopleNet-loaded Samsung tablets will include the ability to: • Easily manage business and personal apps running on the device; • Remotely assist drivers during support cases and troubleshooting; • Enhance the user experience through customizable home screens; and • Quickly secure and remove an in-cab device. – AARON HUFF Samsung Electronics America will offer PeopleNet software, including Managed Mobility Solutions, on the Galaxy Tab A. Rand McNally's IntelliRoute with MileMaker software en- ables users to create multiple routes on a single screen to more clearly see routes, maps and overviews.