Integrated GPS, wireless data and micro-chip technology system allow for real-time tracking and performance monitoring of fleets
Miami — July 6, 2006 — Ryder System, a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions, has entered into an alliance with Teletrac and Cingular Wireless to launch RydeSmart, an onboard telematics technology intended to improve vehicle uptime, driver efficiency, highway safety and cargo security through real-time tracking of customer fleet operations.
RydeSmart, currently in pilot, combines Ryder's fleet of more than 160,000 vehicles with Teletrac's integrated global positioning system (GPS), wireless data and micro-chip technologies and Cingular's wireless data coverage area, which provides digital wireless data network availability in 13,000 population points and along some 40,000 miles of major highways.
RydeSmart is a compact hardware and software unit that is installed into a truck and connected to the vehicle's existing computer and diagnostics systems. The unit continuously monitors the vehicle's location, mileage and speed, as well as other performance and diagnostic data.
That information is communicated every 15 minutes and on-demand, as necessary, via a dedicated and secure connection with the Cingular network to fleet operators' desktops. Using this real-time fleet information and visibility down to individual vehicles, fleet operators can work on saving labor, time and money, while improving productivity and customer satisfaction.
Customers can utilize RydeSmart to access real-time online vehicle fleet data and view vehicle locations at all times; view driver routes and performance; and continuously monitor vehicle data, including automated transmittal of odometer readings to replace trip records for fuel tax and vehicle licensing regulatory compliance.
Integrated GPS capabilities also enable RydeSmart to help customers locate vehicles in case of emergency and provide central dispatch capabilities enabling customers to assign pick-ups and deliveries using the closest available vehicles.
Following an initial pilot now underway in a limited geographic area, RydeSmart is expected to be expanded to customers across North America in multiple phases through 2007. The pilot includes more than 5,000 vehicles assigned to specific customers in the food and beverage, textiles, and building and construction materials industries.
Additional Articles of Interest
— Financial accountability laws offer an opportunity to elevate the importance of Supply Chain to the C-level suite. Find out more in "The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Supply Chain Management," in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— Thinking about automating your warehousing operations? Take a strategic stance with this helpful guide: "The Analyst Corner: Warehouse Management," in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Miami — July 6, 2006 — Ryder System, a provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions, has entered into an alliance with Teletrac and Cingular Wireless to launch RydeSmart, an onboard telematics technology intended to improve vehicle uptime, driver efficiency, highway safety and cargo security through real-time tracking of customer fleet operations.
RydeSmart, currently in pilot, combines Ryder's fleet of more than 160,000 vehicles with Teletrac's integrated global positioning system (GPS), wireless data and micro-chip technologies and Cingular's wireless data coverage area, which provides digital wireless data network availability in 13,000 population points and along some 40,000 miles of major highways.
RydeSmart is a compact hardware and software unit that is installed into a truck and connected to the vehicle's existing computer and diagnostics systems. The unit continuously monitors the vehicle's location, mileage and speed, as well as other performance and diagnostic data.
That information is communicated every 15 minutes and on-demand, as necessary, via a dedicated and secure connection with the Cingular network to fleet operators' desktops. Using this real-time fleet information and visibility down to individual vehicles, fleet operators can work on saving labor, time and money, while improving productivity and customer satisfaction.
Customers can utilize RydeSmart to access real-time online vehicle fleet data and view vehicle locations at all times; view driver routes and performance; and continuously monitor vehicle data, including automated transmittal of odometer readings to replace trip records for fuel tax and vehicle licensing regulatory compliance.
Integrated GPS capabilities also enable RydeSmart to help customers locate vehicles in case of emergency and provide central dispatch capabilities enabling customers to assign pick-ups and deliveries using the closest available vehicles.
Following an initial pilot now underway in a limited geographic area, RydeSmart is expected to be expanded to customers across North America in multiple phases through 2007. The pilot includes more than 5,000 vehicles assigned to specific customers in the food and beverage, textiles, and building and construction materials industries.
Additional Articles of Interest
— Financial accountability laws offer an opportunity to elevate the importance of Supply Chain to the C-level suite. Find out more in "The Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley on Supply Chain Management," in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— Thinking about automating your warehousing operations? Take a strategic stance with this helpful guide: "The Analyst Corner: Warehouse Management," in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
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