Reduced Out-of-Route Miles, Integration with Custom Software Top Reasons for Purchase
Burlington, Mass. January 13, 2004
Maptuit Corporation, a provider of transportation optimization solutions for the trucking industry, today announced that two new fleets have installed products from their FleetNav Suite of navigation and fleet optimization tools. Ohio-based Arctic Express and Ark.-based Fikes Truck Line will utilize the software on over 850 vehicles.
Arctic Express will be using FleetNav Directions™, a least-cost routing tool and FleetNav Alert™, a powerful monitoring and reporting tool, on its 375 truck refrigerated fleet servicing the 48 contiguous states.
"We selected Maptuit with the intention of reducing costs from out-of-route miles as well as to reduce the character usage of our mobile communications system," stated Ron Pepple, operations manager for Arctic. "We've also significantly improved our operational efficiency by eliminating the process of calling each customer to get directions then manually inputting that information into our AS400 system. We used to spend 15-20 minutes setting up each customer's directions but since Maptuit geo-codes each customer location, we now spend only a few minutes and have driver specific directions instead of generic directions that each driver has to interpret on their own."
Fikes Truck Line, Inc. is a nation wide flatbed company, serving several fortune 500 companies. In operation since 1941, Fikes is a 100 percent owner/operator driven company utilizing custom dispatch software.
"We needed a mapping system that would integrate with our custom software in order to reduce contractor out of route miles," stated Tony Lyle, systems manager for Fikes Truck Line. "We chose Maptuit because their product allowed our contractors to obtain truck approved directions to job sites and customers any time, day or night. Having this capability is vital to driver retention."
"With Maptuit's unique integration capabilities and flexible reporting tools, demand for the product is increasing at a rapid pace," stated Jeff Papows, CEO of Maptuit. "We look forward to meeting and exceeding the expectations of Arctic and Fikes."
Maptuit provides web-based, easy-to-use reporting and management tools to create and maintain precise address information for all customers and delivery locations. These tools enable back-office staff to manage customer locations and monitor fleet performance from any computer with Internet access. It is a subscription-based solution that integrates with all leading fleet management and mobile communications systems to provide a comprehensive transportation optimization solution.
The Maptuit FleetNav Suite of transportation optimization solution includes; FleetNav Directions, a real-time directions and route optimization solution; FleetNav Fuel™, real-time fuel pricing information within a fleet's fueling network and FleetNav Alert, a powerful management reporting tool providing a real-time view into a fleet's activities.
About Maptuit Corporation
Founded in 1999, Maptuit Corporation provides trucking, tracking and traffic services for the transportation and consumer markets. With Maptuit's advanced web services and patented technology, companies benefit from the ability to easily look up addresses, create maps, perform proximity searches, generate optimized routes and provide directions. For more information please visit www.maptuit.com.
Media contact: Noreen Vincent, Maptuit Corporation, 781.685.4693
(Noreen.Vincent@maptuit.com)
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