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">Photo via ALK
">Geotab has announced that ALK's CoPilot Truck navigation is now available on the Geotab Marketplace.
The integrated solution is available through qualified Geotab solutions partners and offers safe and reliable navigation, assisting drivers and fleet managers in streamlining operations and improve productivity.
Providing mutual customers with a complete view of driver behavior, trip history, customer locations, idling times, and more, this partnership allows fleets to discover and plan for the most efficient route to get to their destination. With real-time guidance and an intuitive driver interface, drivers can gain the visibility they need to be effective and safe while on the roads.
“ALK is thrilled to provide Geotab Marketplace customers with enhanced truck navigation solutions that ultimately help provide fleet-wide safety, efficiency, and compliance,” said Dan Titus, vice president of CoPilot Truck Enterprise. “By offering reliable PC Miler based truck navigation, Geotab customers can experience lower fuel costs and higher productivity, resulting in an improved bottom line.”
CoPilot Truck offers PC Miler routing. Map data is stored on the device, eliminating the need for customers to rely on mobile data downloads for navigation and routing. The solution offers an intuitive interface, non-distracting guidance views, truck specific POIs, to help fleets improve customer service, safety, and driver retention.
The Geotab Marketplace provides an extensive ecosystem of valuable business focused applications and add-ons, helping customers add value to their Geotab fleet management solution. Launched in 2015 as a complement to the MyGeotab platform, the Marketplace is currently used by more than 14,000 Geotab customers.
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...Read the rest of this storyRobert Burton with the Expediter of the Year award. Photo: V3 Transportation
">Robert Burton with the Expediter of the Year award. Photo: V3 Transportation
">V3 Transportation has announced that it will make a donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund in honor of Robert Burton, an owner-operator with V3 who won Expediter of the Year at the recent Expedite Expo.
Burton donated the $500 that accompanied the inaugural award to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, which V3 has vowed to match in the name of Burton and his wife Christy Burton, who is his co-driver.
“We are aware of the St. Christopher Fund and the great work they do on behalf of drivers. St. Christopher's is a terrific charity, and, while we were extremely proud of Robert's recognition as the first-ever Expediter of the Year, the entire team at V3 was greatly moved by his decision to give the $500 cash prize to the St. Christopher Fund,” said John Sliter, V3 president. “Our management team at V3 felt the best way to pay tribute to Robert's accomplishment and his commitment to others on the road was to match his donation. V3 is proud to make a $500 donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund in the names of Robert and Christy Burton.”
Burton's wife and co-driver submitted his nomination for Expediter of the Year, citing instances on the road where he provided assistance to motorists and truck drivers during their travels. In one situation when the Burtons encountered a burning car filled with oxygen tanks along Interstate 35 in Texas, Robert was able to coordinate a blockade of traffic on both sides of the highway before authorities arrived on the scene, keeping people safe from the ensuing explosion of the burning car.
“I knew I had to nominate Robert because of the human being that he actually is. I just had to do it,” ...Read the rest of this story
