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The aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11th have brought a heightened awareness of the vulnerability of private and public transportation fleets, and, in particular, haulers of hazardous materials, explosives, and fuel. These are the industries directly identified by the government to be at highest risk. New security regulations are being considered by the US Department of Transportation requiring the use of advanced security technologies on hazardous material (hazmat) trucks, including remote engine shutoffs, the use of tamper-proof trailer seals, and GPS systems.
Market advantages for hazardous material transportation and public safety include:
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Determine exact vehicle location, using GPS |
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Know where your drivers are, and, which routes they are taking |
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Dispatch nearest available vehicles to an emergency scene |
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Optimize operations |
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Develop “what if” scenarios to quickly evaluate routing changes to dynamic or fixed routes |
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Increase in loads per month |
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Create Geo-fencing to prevent misuse of vehicles |
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Track use, miles driven, and other data for more accurate yearly reports |
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Communicate with drivers effectively through in-cab messaging |
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Provide confidence to dispatchers in knowing that their communications to drivers have been received and acknowledged. Create an audit trail of these messages |
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Track key information |
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Provide data downloads to business reporting programs for vehicle and driver documentation, regulation compliance to law enforcement officials, hours of service documentation, state highway use reports |
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Real-time querying of criminal, medical, or hazardous materials databases |
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Monitor driver performance |
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Reduce personnel, vehicles, vehicle miles, non-productive time and expensive overtime |
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Conduct remote diagnostics |
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Provide over-the-air remote reporting of the vehicle’s operational data to ensure that maintenance schedules are kept and to warn of potential mechanical problems |
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Recover stolen vehicles |
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Track location of vehicle, and in some instances remotely shut down the vehicle |
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Early detection and rapid recovery of vehicles helps to reduce insurance costs and minimizing losses |
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Track vehicles in real time. |
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