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22 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | NOVEMBER 2014 a 10-year lease extension for its headquarters building following a review of options for reducing costs, including consolidating activities in other cities. r 7PMWP5SVDLTincreased its service capabilities in the Northeast with the $4 million expansion of the Young Truck Sales facility in Canton, Ohio. The full-service dealership added 16 service bays, in - creasing capacity by 100 per- cent. It also carries $800,000 in parts inventory and has a separate onsite facility for servicing natural gas-powered vehicles. r 5IF#SJEHFTUPOF(SPVQ donated $1 million to efforts in Liberia and the region to combat the Ebola outbreak. Bridgestone Americas donated $500,000 to Samaritan's Purse for its work in Liberia, and Bridgestone Corp. donated $500,000 to support UNICEF's efforts in Liberia and Nigeria. r )JOP5SVDLTannounced that Matt Kiernan of O'Connor Motor Co. in Portland, Maine, earned top honors at the truck maker's 6th annual National Service Skills Competition, held at its training facility in Novi, Mich. r 8IFFM5JNF/FUXPSL launched "Total Tech," a WheelTime University series of online training and certifi - cation modules that follows ASE's focus on theory, knowl- edge and diagnostics and uses tools and focus inspired by the TMC SuperTech compe- tition. The program was de- signed to enhance the scope of work, quality and speed of WheelTime's more than 3,500 truck and motor coach tech - nicians at 200 shops across North America. r "OIVJ+JBOHIVBJ/BWJTUBS %JFTFM&OHJOF$P-UEa joint venture between Navistar International and Chinese truck maker Anhui Jianghuai */BRIEF Continued on page 24 Continued from page 20 M ack announced a major expansion package for its GuardDog Connect fleet telematics system. The new system, which now features three configurable appli- cation packages, builds off of Mack's existing GuardDog Connect platform and will be available on the company's Pinnacle, Granite and Titan truck models. The new system dovetails with a range of high-value investments Mack and its dealer network have made recently to improve both its customer service and overall total cost of ownership, said John Walsh, the truck maker's vice president of marketing. A collaboration with Telogis allows Mack to offer three telematics packages – Telogis Compliance and Navigation, Telogis Fleet and a bundled package of the two called Mack Fleet Management Services, which will offer the flexibility to work with multiple partners. Kevin Moore, vice president of global automotive and OEM sales for Telogis, said Telogis Compliance and Navigation is a basic package designed to enable drivers to manage hours- of-service requirements and driver vehicle inspection reports. The package also provides dynamically updated road conditions collected from an existing community of more than 140,000 com- mercial drivers in North America. Telogis Fleet is a more compre- hensive, scalable fleet management solution that can be activated over the air, Moore said. Combined with Mack proprietary data, it provides real-time visibil- ity into the fleet's vehicle and driver performance on one dashboard to help improve safety and efficiency. The combined option, Mack Fleet Management Services, is focused primarily at da- ta-driven large fleets to provide a complete overall picture of operational costs, including indicators for overall vehicle performance, fuel economy and preventive maintenance. "The key here is information and choice," said David Pardue, vice president of business development and software products for Mack. "We know fleets don't want data. They want usable information. That's why we have designed all three packages to be completely flexible and convenient. Fleet managers can customize the coverage and information they receive to meet the entire application range Mack trucks work in today – everything from construction and vocational applications to regional and long-haul delivery segments." "Mack Fleet Management Services offer customers tools to effectively and efficient- ly manage their operations, improving their total cost of ownership," said Stephen Roy, president of North American sales and marketing for Mack. "Integrating technology and services facilitates customer choice and offers them the best return on investment. We are pleased to be working with Telogis out of the gate in providing these types of services." – Jack Roberts Mack touts scalable vehicle telematics package 5IF5FMPHJTDPMMBCPSBUJPOBMMPXT .BDLUPPíFSUISFFUFMFNBUJDT QBDLBHFTm5FMPHJT$PNQMJBODF BOE/BWJHBUJPO5FMPHJT'MFFUBOEB CVOEMFEQBDLBHFPGUIFUXPDBMMFE .BDL'MFFU.BOBHFNFOU4FSWJDFT