Minneapolis, Minn. — PeopleNet announced that G&D Integrated, a unique, asset-based logistics company headquartered in Morton, Ill., is deploying PeopleNet in its fleet of 475 power units. PeopleNet is the leading provider of intelligent onboard communications and fleet management solutions in North America.
G&D Integrated, a century-old company, provides trucking, distribution and integrated manufacturing services for diverse customers, primary among them Caterpillar, Komatsu and other makers of heavy mining equipment. G&D also serves retail customers such as Bon Ton and associated stores. G&D operates 22 facilities and its fleet ranges 48 states, with the business concentrated in the Midwest and Southeast
According to James Richardson, G&D’s Chief Information Officer, this is the company’s first large-scale deployment of onboard computing technology. As their fleet has grown in recent years, he explained, G&D recognized the need for operational data to control costs, including miles-per-gallon of fuel.
“It came down to gathering data to measure, improve and realize cost savings,” Richardson said.
G&D selected PeopleNet after considering virtually every vendor that could integrate with their existing TMW software system
“PeopleNet had the most mature application and the most value adds to give us better control and information. We thought they were the most innovative too. And in the end the cost was right,” Richardson said.
“To me, the biggest thing is the amount of data we’re getting,” said Chad Parker, Information Systems Manager. “To have this data and options like storing it in our own data center for our own archival purposes and our own reporting — that’s huge.”
Parker said that software integration and the ability to work with data in different ways was a critical factor in G&D’s choice.
“That’s what really sets PeopleNet apart from everybody else,” Parker said. “Other players can do some of those things, but not all of them. PeopleNet gives us the data and the features, and we also get to decide what works best for our company.”
On the operations side, G&D plans to implement PeopleNet applications including PACOS, Fuel Tax and eDriver Logs, Richardson said. PACOS is a geofencing system that automatically reports arrival and departure information. Fuel Tax gathers the necessary data and automates the process of fuel tax reporting, while eDriver Logs automatically tracks driver hours of service as required by the D.O.T.
PeopleNet deployment is currently underway, Richardson said.
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 14 years ago and now serves more than 1,500 customers, including several Fortune 500 companies. PeopleNet is on the web at www.peoplenetonline.com.
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