10.06.08 - Boyd Brothers Selects PeopleNet for Time-Sensitive Service to Shippers
(October 6, 2008) PeopleNet announced that Boyd Brothers Transportation Inc., a flatbed truckload carrier headquartered in Clayton, Ala., has selected PeopleNet for its fleet of approximately 1,000 trucks. PeopleNet is the leading provider of intelligent onboard communications and fleet management solutions in North America.
Boyd Brothers has been serving construction, steel and other flatbed shippers since 1956. With facilities in Alabama, Mississippi, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia, Boyd Brothers offers high-volume, time-definite service throughout the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. The company has a longstanding reputation for the successful application of technology to fleet efficiency and customer satisfaction.
According to James Morris, project manager, Boyd Brothers began searching for a new onboard technology and communications platform in anticipation of changing needs, including mandates likely to be imposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the future.
"We looked at demos and considered providers, and we decided on PeopleNet for its future capabilities, for what it does right now and for its overall value," Morris explained.
Deployment of PeopleNet in the Boyd Brothers fleet is currently underway, he said.
"Boyd Brothers is widely respected for dedication to their customers and attention to detail in automating fleet efficiency," said Mark Kessler, vice president, national accounts for PeopleNet. "We're very excited about our partnership with Boyd Brothers and are looking forward to driving bottom-line efficiencies by providing a more robust set of fleet management data and services for their drivers."
"With the addition of Boyd Brothers, more than 30 of the top 100 fleets now use PeopleNet. This rapid penetration of the premier fleets in the United States is a testament to PeopleNet's cutting-edge technology, solutions-driven approach to the industry, and our world class customer care," Kessler said.
"We look forward to working with PeopleNet to develop applications that address this constantly changing transportation and logistics environment," said Chris Cooper, chief operating officer for Boyd Brothers.
Boyd Brothers is among the top 15 commercial flatbed carriers in the U.S. and Canada.
About PeopleNet
PeopleNet, based in suburban Minneapolis, is North America's leading provider of Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems. Its transportation products are used by top truckload, LTL, private and service fleets in the U.S. and Canada. PeopleNet was the first major technology provider to offer Internet-based communications to the transportation industry nearly 15 years ago and now serves more than 1,500 customers, including several Fortune 500 companies. PeopleNet is on the web at www.peoplenetonline.com. For more information contact: Meghan AuBuchon 763-279-7636, maubuchon@peoplenetonline.com.
