Drivewyze today announced at the American Trucking Associations
Management Conference and Exhibition that the Drivewyze PreClear weigh
station bypass application is now available on Rand McNally’s TND™ 760
mobile fleet management devices. Drivewyze PreClear is the only
cloud-based service to alert drivers 2 miles before approaching a site,
affording fleets the opportunity to earn up to a 98 percent weigh
station bypass rate, depending on their safety records. Each bypass
saves an estimated $8.68 in driver time, vehicle operation, and fuel.*
The weigh station bypass application comes with a complimentary weigh
station cost-analysis tool, nationwide Weigh Station Heads Up
notifications that provide real-time information for 740 weigh stations
and inspection sites, and a PreClear bypass service subscription option.
“Fleets can take full advantage of the time savings available with
mobile-based weigh station bypass on Rand McNally’s fleet management and
compliance system,” said Brian Heath, president and CEO of Drivewyze.
Drivewyze’s announcement coincides with a recently completed beta test
by Rand McNally’s TND™ 760 fleet customers. Those fleets used the
Drivewyze Analytics loss reporting tool to determine how much the
PreClear service would save them when activated. The powerful weigh
station cost-analysis tool calculates the real costs of unplanned delays
at weigh stations by using its advanced truck-to-infrastructure
communication technology.
“The preliminary result relayed by the fleets show that using the
Drivewyze PreClear can help them achieve substantial and quantifiable
business efficiencies,” said Jim Rodi, vice president of the Mobile
Communications Group at Rand McNally. “The potential is exciting, and
supports our goal of delivering outstanding return on investment when
using our devices. Using the free analytics tool, fleets can determine
ROI for Drivewyze bypass service before they even turn it on.”
New customers with Rand McNally TND™ 760 devices will have Drivewyze
capabilities already loaded. Existing Rand McNally customers with the
TND™ 760 can start using the complimentary Drivewyze PreClear Analytics
Service immediately once an over-the-air download has been completed.
“The integration of the PreClear inspection site bypass application into
the Rand McNally TND™ 760 is indeed a milestone for Drivewyze,” Heath
said. “We’re pleased that Rand McNally customers are already seeing
first-hand the potential savings they could enjoy by activating
Drivewyze.”
Drivewyze is the first and only weigh station bypass service delivered
as a cloud-based application using smart mobility technology instead of
traditional transponders. Since fleets are seeking a single-unit in-cab
solution, pairing the application with Rand McNally’s leading in-cab
device makes it a very appealing solution.
“We’re excited to be in this relationship with Rand McNally as well as
with some industry-leading commercial fleets, whose continued support
and enthusiasm for new technology contributes to this success,” Heath
added.
Drivewyze plans to support the full-featured TPC 7600 fleet management
model in the near future. For those customers choosing to activate the
PreClear service, fees for the PreClear service will be billed as part
of the monthly service plan for the TND™ 760.
For more information on the Drivewyze integration with Rand McNally’s
mobile fleet management devices, call 1-800-789-6277.
*Operating cost savings found in “Final Report: Economic Analysis and
Business Case for Motor Carrier Support of CVISN”, sponsored by U.S.
Department of Transportation, 2007.
About Drivewyze Inc.
Contacts
Drivewyze
Doug Johnson, 780-461-3355 ext. 254
djohnson@drivewyze.com
or
Rand
McNally
Amy Krouse, 703-860-2677
akrouse@randmcnally.com
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