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Burlington, MA – July 17, 2007 —
Maptuit Corporation today announced that Stevens Transport will
be returning to Maptuit after a brief trial with an alternate
directions provider. Stevens will once again provide its
drivers with FleetNav Directions™, the industry’s
best–in–class, truck–to–dock, turn–by–turn directions.
Stevens returns to Maptuit and rejoins the growing number of
leading trucking companies that are taking advantage of
FleetNav’s highly sophisticated routing technology that ensures
driver safety and retention, improved fleet efficiencies,
as well as provides greater fuel savings and improves overall customer
satisfaction.
"We’ve come to realized that Maptuit’s true dynamic road
network and accurate routing is extremely important to the
success of our business and the safety of our drivers" – said Clay Aaron, President of Stevens Transport. "Our
drivers were the #1 reason we made the strategic decision to go
back to Maptuit – a decision that I fully supported knowing that
our drivers are, in fact, using the industry’s gold standard for
truck routing. During this process we have come to find out that all routing or navigation systems are not created
equal."
FleetNav Directions™ and Alerts™ is a
subscription–based solution that integrates with all leading
fleet management and mobile communications systems to provide a
comprehensive transportation optimization solution.
Maptuit’s FleetNav suite of tools provides trucking companies
with a solution to help increase efficiencies and improve their
bottom line through intelligent routing, fuel optimization, and
fleet monitoring capabilities. These tools enable
back office staff to manage customer locations and monitor fleet
performance from any computer with internet access.
FleetNav™ is subscription based solution that
integrates with all leading fleet management and mobile
communications systems to provide a comprehensive transportation
optimization solution.
"It goes without saying that we are very happy to have
Stevens back with Maptuit. I am particularly impressed
with the commitment Stevens Transport has made in supporting
their drivers and driver managers," stated Jeff Papows, CEO
of Maptuit. "In our business you have to provide
real–time information that has real impact on our customer’s
bottom line. With their new investment in FleetNav,
Stevens has made a clear choice in supporting their drivers and
fleet managers by providing state–of–the–art fleet routing and
management tools."
About Maptuit Corporation
Founded in 1999, Maptuit Corporation,
headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, provides truck specific,
real–time, turn–by–turn directions and navigation solutions for the
trucking industry, and tracking and traffic services for the
transportation and consumer markets. With Maptuit’s advanced
real–time 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.
About Stevens Transport
Stevens Transport has evolved into one of North America’s
most highly reputable and widely recognized irregular route
refrigerated truckload carriers and asset based logistics
providers, servicing the contiguous 48 states, Mexico and
Canada. Stevens currently operates North America’s largest
line of late model Kenworth T–2000 Conventional Tractors,
complemented by a fleet of 3200 53’ x 102’ Thermo King equipped
Utility trailers, all meticulously maintained with timely
rigorous inspections. The entire tractor fleet is equipped
with the latest Qualcomm satellite–based tracking and
communications system, taking full advantage of advanced
technology to productively service the customers. Stevens
Transport continuously enhances its comprehensive transportation management
system which includes communication messaging, detailed routing,
and automated diagnostic checks. Keeping up with the
latest high tech innovation has enabled Stevens to operate at
peak performance and better prepare the company and its customers
for the new "mellenium".
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