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July 2012

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technology Up to two times the drum and lining life. One download to get the full story. ALK releases PC Miler 26 A LK Technologies, a pro- vider of geologistics and navigation software, released the PC Miler 26 product line that includes new interactive map features, Fastest routing and RouteSync functionality for route compliance. PC Miler 26 has an increased ability to interact with a RouteMap to visu- alize and customize routes. Options include satellite imagery and addi- tional zoom levels to allow for more granular framing of the map window. The new Fastest routing type uses FM+B Extended Life Drums Fully Machined & Balanced FM+B drums have both the inside SM and outside diameter precision machined for uniform thickness, resulting in up to two times the drum and lining life of conventional cast drums. vibration To download your copy of the OTR FM+B technical flyer, visit www.OTRBrake.com and click on the FM+B icon. ® SM designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety informa- tion in an easy-to-read scorecard format – announced the release of its Web-based Intervention Manager, the eighth product in the Vigillo Daylight Suite designed to help carriers, brokers, shippers, insurers and drivers manage compliance with the Federal Motor Car- rier Safety Administration's Compliance, Safety, Accountability program. Vigillo says its CSA experts developed V Intervention Manager after more than a year of observing FMCSA in action at dozens of carrier interventions. By ob- serving and understanding the actions taken by FMCSA during these onsite audits, Vigillo says it and its partners now can provide carriers with the tools needed to be constantly prepared. Each month, more than 50,000 car- your own FMCSA auditor." "It's like having 48 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | JULY 2012 – Steven Bryan, Vigillo founder and CEO real-time and historical traffic informa- tion provided by Inrix to find the fastest route to a destination. These routes may be longer in distance but are less con- gested compared to standard PC Miler Practical and Shortest routes. RouteSync is designed to ensure operational consistency between dispatched routes and actual routes. Routes and preferences are sent from PC Miler in the back office di- rectly to the latest version of ALK's CoPilot Truck navigation software in the cab. VIGILLO ROLLS OUT CSA INTERVENTION MANAGER igillo – creators of data mining software products riers are labeled with an alert status in one of the CSA Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Cat- egories (BASICs). To better man- age the volume of alerts, FMCSA developed selec- tion criteria and trained its enforce- ment officials on how to identify specific high-risk drivers, vehicles and crashes for focus during one of the intervention levels defined by the CSA program. "Our Intervention Manager essentially Vigillo says its CSA experts developed Intervention Man- ager after more than a year of observing FMCSA in action at dozens of carrier interventions. mirrors these selection criteria," says Steven Bryan, founder and chief execu- tive officer of Vigillo. "It's like having your own FMCSA auditor to prepare you in advance of an intervention and essen- tially to keep you prepared at all times. Vigillo is offering Intervention Man- " ager directly to its Scorecard subscribers and has developed a network of insur- ance and safety partners authorized to offer the product at a discount to the carriers they serve. Write 240 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info

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