Fleet Management News & Business Info | Commercial Carrier Journal
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34 commercial carrier journal | april 2017 technology TMW Systems aims to improve small fleet efficiency T MW Systems announced two new interactive programs aimed at help- ing small fleets boost productivity and efficiency: TMW FleetCheck and the TMW Parts Room app. TMW FleetCheck is designed to be an affordable and user-friendly mainte- nance management solution to increase efficiency, improve cost control and maintain U.S. Department of Transpor- tation compliance. e system's cloud- based architecture is suited for fleets that operate and maintain up to 150 pieces of equipment to help them avoid the signifi- cant hardware and related investments oen required by on-premise soware. TMW FleetCheck enables users to integrate the management of multiple areas that impact operational efficiency and cost per mile, including preven- tive maintenance schedules, fuel us- age and warranty recovery for fleets that outsource their maintenance, and parts inventory and labor tracking for fleets that own their own shops. – Jonathan Willis • Omnitracs announced its updated Roadnet Anywhere v4.4 software that incorporates tools to help quantify savings and analyze effectiveness of route optimization practices. An Optimal Routes feature helps users measure the effective- ness and impact of their routing decisions on cost, time and distance. A MyStats page within the Roadnet Mobile app for iOS and Android gives drivers a real-time view into their performance. • Omnitracs and Peloton announced a collaboration to bring Peloton's truck platooning technology to Omnitracs customers and to develop joint solutions that combine each company's safety, effi- ciency and fleet management capabilities. Peloton will help to roll out automated vehicle technology featuring cybersecu- rity to Omnitracs customers, beginning with two-truck in-fleet platooning and op- timized scheduled and ad-hoc multi-fleet platooning that leverages Omnitracs' rout- ing, dispatch and navigation applications. • General Motors Fleet expanded its suite of driver connectivity and fleet manage- ment systems by adding Spireon to its telematics provider roster. Using the em- bedded OnStar 4G LTE hardware in GM vehicles, Spireon will offer a customized version of its FleetLocate tool that will al- low fleet operators to manage Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. • Pit Group, a research and engineering organization focused on improving fleet maintenance and operations, announced its Fleet Efficiency Review product offering, an analysis of fleet maintenance practices by industry experts that covers maintenance practices and vehicle acqui- sition and disposal. • PrePass expanded its tolling services for PrePass Plus and PrePass Tolls Only cus- tomers to Texas tolling facilities operated by the Texas Department of Transporta- tion, North Texas Tollway Authority and Harris County Toll Road Authority. • Transport Pro, a cloud-based transporta- tion management company, announced a collaboration with Apex Capital Corp. that allows Transport Pro subscribers who use Apex Capital as their factoring company to send a predesigned, polished cover sheet along with all of the necessary paperwork in the required format directly to Apex in one simple step, allowing truck- ing companies to receive timely payment. INBRIEF TMW expands TruckMate's intermodal capabilities T MW Systems announced the avail- ability of several new and enhanced features designed to enable users of the TruckMate transportation management soware system to expand their intermo- dal service capabilities, reduce manual processes and increase visibility and control over each shipment. e features – automated chassis bill- ing, rail billing and container tracking and scheduling – are available for users of TruckMate soware versions 15.3 and newer. TruckMate is designed to enhance efficiencies for less-than-truckload, truckload, intermodal, pickup-and-deliv- ery and nonasset businesses. TruckMate's intermodal module now includes a feature that enables users to automate the capture and billing of per-diem charges associated with inter- modal chassis pools, enabling drayage companies and nonasset businesses to establish automated billing methods for each customer and shipment. e feature also tracks chassis pickup and dropoff times and locations to help users avoid penalties. TruckMate's new rail billing func- tionality enables users to complete rail reservations, transmit bills of lading and receive shipment status updates via electronic data interchange. – Aaron Huff TMW's new TruckMate intermodal features include automated chassis billing, rail bill- ing and container tracking and scheduling. TMW FleetCheck and the TMW Parts Room app both are aimed at helping small fleets boost productivity and efficiency.