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technology "With OTR Blue, we run around the clock over mountain grades in all sorts of weather conditions." -Bob Phipps, Director of Maintenance, Bettendorf Trucking, Arcata, CA Xata changes name to XRS, debuts new all-mobile platform OTR Blue Friction. A premium 20,000 lb. material. OTR Blue Friction surpasses the competition on every count. Our unique combination of raw materials delivers: 20,000 lb. applications temperatures 30% higher than standard linings For heavy duty braking power, turn to OTR Blue. To download your copy of the OTR Blue technical flyer, visit www.OTRBrake.com and click on OTR Blue. ® Corp. and introduced an all-mobile platform of the same name for truck- ing compliance, performance and fleet optimization. "We've always been at the forefront of developing technolo- gies and services that have brought the power of sci- ence to the truck- ing industry," says Jay Coughlan, chief executive officer of XRS, which stands for Xata Road Science. "Now, we've pio- X ata Corp. last month changed its name to XRS Xata's name change to XRS is driven by its new all-mobile platform designed to help fleets and drivers capture data to remain compliant while slashing costs. neered mobile fleet optimization, a revolution that's literally putting the power of technology in every driver's hand. Our new name honors Xata's proud history while reflecting our breakthrough new mobile technology." The company's name change is driven by its new all-mobile platform designed to help fleets and drivers capture data to remain compliant and slash costs. XRS said the company's eight years of success and more than 50,000 mobile subscrib- ers with its first-generation mobile tool, Turnpike, have paved the way for XRS, which will run on more than 50 types of mobile devices to transmit vehicle and operator data automatically to a management dashboard. XRS said that with nearly 90 percent of drivers already having mobile devices, there are no additional hardware costs associated with its mobile platform that takes only 10 minutes to install, while its flexibility makes it as big or as small as users need it to be – whether for owner-operators or small, medium or large operations. P PEOPLENET ANNOUNCES NEW MOBILE APP, HARDWARE INTEGRATION eopleNet, a provider of in- tegrated onboard comput- Available Exclusively at FleetPride ing and mobile communication systems, announced new products and updates at its 10th annual user conference held Aug. 6-8 in Boca Raton, Fla. A new man- agement app, EventAlerter, sends maintenance and safety alerts – such as rollover-stability or sudden-deceler- ation events – to registered smart-device users, who can access all relevant data surrounding the event. The app – which uses real-time data from multiple sources – is available now for the iPad, with 54 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL | SEPTEMBER 2012 versions coming soon for iPhone and Android smart devices. PeopleNet also is integrating its fully functional software with rugged com- mercial handheld devices. The software is available now on commercial-grade handheld devices from Intermec. A Spanish- language option also is available now on PeopleNet's BLU.2 onboard computer. All menu items, system mes- sages and field names on all screens may be changed to Spanish to boost drivers' comfort level with BLU.2 while helping to shorten their learning curve. Write 252 on Reader Service Card or visit ccjdigital.com/info