PeopleNet Introduces Service Offerings to Help Trucking Industry Comply with CSA 2010's Stricter Safety Standards and Recently Announced EOBR Regulations
No-Cost guarantee that new service bundles and Professional Services program will impact CSA 2010 score
CINCINNATI, April 18, 2010 – PeopleNet, the leading provider of innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for effective fleet management, today announced the introduction of two new service offerings to help the trucking industry comply with recent CSA 2010 and EOBR (electronic onboard recorder) regulations that are scheduled for implementation. COO Brian McLaughlin made the announcement at the National Private Truck Council Conference being held in Cincinnati, Apr. 18-20. He explained, “Under CSA 2010, carriers and drivers will be assessed on the most recent 24 months of on-road performance and crash data by the new Safety Measurement System (SMS). The system is designed to identify unsafe driver behavior earlier, ultimately reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities. Carriers who currently don’t have EOBR or onboard technology will find these bundles essential for ensuring compliance and avoiding scrutiny by FMCSA’s expanding radar, as well as costly repairs, delays, penalties, and work stoppages associated with inspections and investigations. We are so confident that we can impact a customer’s CSA 2010 score that we guarantee results. If we don’t, the customer pays nothing.”
PeopleNet’s EOBR (electronic onboard recorder) is compliant with current safety regulations and will remain compliant with the recent FMCSA ruling 395.16. The EOBR bundle is a low-cost fleet management offering with eDriver Logsâ that enables fleets to electronically log drivers’ hours of service and fully comply with HOS regulations. The CSA 2010 bundle is a more comprehensive approach to meeting safety goals. In addition to managing drivers’ HOS with eDriver Logs the CSA 2010 bundle includes other safety applications such as Onboard Event Recording, Speedgauge, engine fault code monitoring, speed alarms and more. This bundle also includes onsite help by PeopleNet Professional Services to ensure CSA 2010 readiness by helping customers understand how to use the technology to assess, measure and impact safety performance.
McLaughlin added t hat these new bundled resources are key to managing driver and carrier performance that will mitigate the impact of CSA 2010’s stringent standards. “More and heavier fines are on the horizon, according to the FMCSA. It estimates that carriers will have an 8.5 times greater chance of incurring heavier fines and being mandated what their operation must do to become compliant.* Five of the top 10 most frequently cited violations in 2009 were HOS related, with ‘driver log form and manner’ and ‘driver record of duty status not current’ the most frequent. eDriver Logs is critical for avoiding these violations.”
*http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/enforcement-reports/enforcement-reports.aspx
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; M2M Value Chain Award and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. For more information about PeopleNet and its products, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.
