Tire Pressure Reporting helps fleets eliminate more severe, costly blown tires

BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 16, 2011 – PeopleNet, the leading provider of innovative and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for effective fleet management, today announced that it has added two partners—Doran Manufacturing and BatRF by STEMCO—that integrate with its Tire Pressure Monitoring Service. PeopleNet began offering tire pressure monitoring in 2010 through its initial partnership with Advantage PressurePro, LLC.

In addition to expanding the company’s integrated tire pressure monitoring offerings, the company has a new Tire Pressure Reporting feature that provides the cab with the current tire pressure status of both the tractor and trailer, as well as real-time tire-pressure alarms for the driver that are also transmitted to the PeopleNet Fleet Manager. Chief Operating Officer Brian McLaughlin explained, “Our new Tire Pressure Reporting feature helps fleets proactively combat one of the most common causes of downtime and maintenance headaches. When tire pressure exceeds programmed thresholds, the PeopleNet Fleet Manager sends real-time alarms to drivers and if warranted, emails to fleet managers. It’s all about early warning to eliminate future, more severe and costly situations like a blown tire.”

The new feature provides historical reporting.  It works on all PeopleNet display platforms including PeopleNet Driver Terminal, PeopleNet BLU^® and PeopleNet TABLET^TM.  

Doran Manufacturing, Advantage PressurePro, and BatRF by STEMCO are exhibiting at the ninth Annual PeopleNet User Conference being held August 15-17 in Boca Raton, Fla., at the Boca Raton Resort. More than 36 sessions are helping fleets maximize ROI and MPG and reduce maintenance costs with the tools and information that PeopleNet provides them, including the unique needs of truckload, LTL, private and service fleets.

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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: Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award, 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.