Revolutionizes driver efficiency, eliminates hand-held devices and peripherals, speeds up workflow, improves cash flow

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 8, 2011 — PeopleNet, the leading provider of innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for effective fleet management, today announced that Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) has named the patent-pending PeopleNet TABLET to its Top 20 Products for 2010. As the trucking industry’s first portable in-cab PC, TABLET revolutionizes driver efficiency and eliminates the cost of hand-held devices and peripherals.

In the company’s announcement, COO Brian McLaughlin said, “This recognition is a testament to TABLET’s ability to meet the industry’s demand for faster workflow and improved cash flow, especially when critical driver and vehicle information is integrated with the back office. Portability and key built-in features enable drivers to be more efficient, which means they get more drive time behind the wheel instead of handling administrative activities there.”

In addition to TABLET’s productivity-boosting built-in features—a camera, barcode scanner, signature capture, wi-fi, and print functionality—its Windows 7 operating platform provides viewing of PDFs and a wide range of document formats. TABLET comes with a docking station for in-cab use and an option for hard mounting, as well as both soft and hard keyboards.

Specific advantages are:

• Send proof of delivery to the back office for immediate invoicing without standalone scanner.
• Eliminates out-of-route miles and reduces fuel consumption by eliminating unnecessary, time-consuming stops to fax hard documents with customer signatures.
• Send photos of damaged goods to expedite replacement shipments for better customer service and faster billing; evidence photos may protect drivers, fleet managers, owners and companies, and support compliance with CSA safety regulations.
• Web browsing for drivers to access key company information via extranets and partner web content, available later this year.

From hundreds of products and services introduced in 2010, HDT editors selected 50 nominees as Best of the Best new products from 2010. Then industry veteran and leading fleet manager for TMC, Darry Stuart, President of DWS Fleet Services, along with two other TMC fleet manager judges refined those nominees, selecting HDT’s Top 20. The full list will be published in the magazine’s February issue.

About PeopleNet
PeopleNet is exclusively focused on providing innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems to improve North America’s trucking industry’s fleet management.  Its products are used by nearly 1,500 truckload, LTL, private, and service fleets in the United States and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. Reputed for its customer-driven technological innovation, unparalleled flexibility, and proactive customer care, PeopleNet was the first major technology provider to offer Internet-based communications to the transportation industry 15 years ago.  Since then, the company annually reinvests 100 percent of its profits into the business for aggressively developing new products that continue to improve fleet management. Industry recognition of the company’s leadership includes: Inbound Logistics Top 100 Award; Food Logistics’ 100 Top Technology Solutions and Service Providers; Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award; and M2M Value Chain Award. For more information about PeopleNet and its products, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.