PeopleNet Cited Recognized as Top 100 Technology Solution Provider
Food Logistics magazine honors PeopleNet for 2nd Year in a Row
MINNEAPOLIS - January 30, 2006 - PeopleNet, the leading provider of onboard computing and mobile communications systems to the nation's transportation industry, has been recognized as a "Top 100 Technology Solution Provider" by Food Logistics magazine. It was the second year in a row that PeopleNet had been recognized.
"This prestigious honor recognizes firms who help food manufacturers and retailers gain competitive advantage by supplying innovative technology," says Ron Konezny, chief operating officer of PeopleNet. "Achieving this stature is a tribute to the fact that we work closely with our customers in all business segments to understand their unique operating requirements and to deliver solutions tailored to meet their needs while delivering them optimal functionality and return on investment."
Some of the transportation firms specializing in food transportation that rely on PeopleNet include Quickway Transportation, ConAgra Foods, Affiliated Foods, Performance Food Group and Tyson Foods.
Whether they are private, for-hire or third party logistics providers, food manufacturers and grocery retailers must meet ever-higher customer service expectations in an operating environment marked by razor thin profit margins. PeopleNet's onboard technology provides an advantage by helping them determine the optimal sequence of stops on multi-stop truckload movements while optimizing both inbound freight deliveries into their own distribution centers as well as the outbound store deliveries - all while ensuring product integrity, availability and low cost.
In addition, PeopleNet allows better communication giving store owners have the ability to check the status of the delivery and drivers can even e-mail their status.
PeopleNet onboard technology enables these companies to track transit times and to measure how efficiently their drivers are performing and how long it takes them to unload at each location.
PeopleNet's PerformX system has also been proven to effectively improve fuel efficiency - a benefit for an operation traveling predominately in an urban environment where fuel economy suffers - by tracking driving habits such as hard braking and rapid acceleration that leads to poor fuel economy. PeopleNet's technology also allows fleets to track reefer fuel usage, allowing them to obtain fuel tax refunds.
The Food Logistics 100 is a resource of software, hardware and IT service providers that focus specifically on the unique needs of companies in the food supply chain, including manufacturers, retailers, grocery wholesalers, and convenience store and foodservice distributors. Food Logistics introduced the top 100 list to inform their readers about leading technology solutions on the market today. The honor is based on input from readers, the magazine's editors, and industry analysts and consultants.
Food Logistics is the foremost publication within the $75B food logistics and supply chain industry serving all aspects including transportation, distribution, warehousing and information technology. Published nine times per year, its circulation consists of more than 25,000 executives from the manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling, distributing, warehousing and transportation sectors.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, PeopleNet is the fastest-growing provider of Internet-based onboard computing and mobile communications systems to the transportation industry, including truckload, LTL, private, and service fleets. The company serves several Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and Canada and has signed more than 1,200 customers since our inception 10 years ago.
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