The thieves thought they were smart. They managed to break into the semi tractor and start it. Seeing that it had a GPS tracking device, they cut the wire. Thinking they were home free they drove the vehicle about 14 miles and hid it.
Little did they know that Trackwell ADS was still able to locate the vehicle within a small area using an undisclosed technology.
The Trackwell ADS customer then took a team of people to the location and recovered their tractor before the thieves had a change to strip it.
They can run but they can’t hide. “…Foiled again”
Trackwell ADS, the U.S. subsidiary of Iceland-based TrackWell, announced today that Avalon Foodservice has implemented the Trackwell Fleet™ system in their fleet of 29 delivery vehicles. System components include Trackwell Messenger™, Trackwell Route™ and Trackwell Nav™. Based in Canal Fulton, Ohio, Avalon Foodservice is a broadline foodservice distributor and supplies all food and supply product categories to the healthcare, local independent, national and regional multi-unit restaurants, and other commercial and non-commercial customer segments throughout Ohio and bordering states.
“The Trackwell system provides us the tools we need to give our customers the highest level of service while allowing us the operational controls necessary to reduce our expenses,” said Len Meuti, Senior Vice President Operations, Avalon Foodservice. “Our driver’s have quickly adopted the paperless DOT logs and utilize the onboard navigation system to help them with directions to new or unfamiliar stops. Our customer service representatives find the Trackwell Route feature invaluable in being able to see up to the moment status of every route without having to call drivers on their cell phones.”
“We are excited to have Avalon Foodservice join the growing family of companies using our systems to reduce operating costs, improve customer service and automate regulatory compliance”, said Tom Lemke, Executive Vice President, Trackwell ADS. “We have created the right combination of operational tools for the distribution industry at a cost effective price point at a time when fleets struggle to operate more efficiently in the current economy.”
Contact Trackwell ADS at info@trackwellads.com for additional information on Trackwell ADS’ product suite.
Trackwell ADS, the U.S. subsidiary of Iceland-based TrackWell, announced today the release of Trackwell Trailer™, a satellite-based un-tethered trailer/asset tracking product. It interfaces with Trackwell ADS’ current Trackwell Fleet™ office Internet browser and can be used as a standalone system or in combination with other Trackwell ADS products. It has a 3+ year battery life and operates with off-the-shelf user replaceable, AA batteries.
The tracking device has a small 6.5” length by 3.24” width by 1” height and is easily and inexpensively installed on any asset that companies wish to track. There are no external antennas or wires making the device difficult to detect.
The device is SAE J1455, MIL STD 810, NEMA 4X / IP68 and ROHS compliant and carries necessary certifications for US, Canada and European requirements.
“Trackwell Trailer is a natural addition to our feature rich product line as it connects to our current office browser”, said Tom Lemke, Executive Vice President, Trackwell ADS. “This device can track any asset globally and can be programmed for a variety of position sending intervals.”
“We also offer a configuration for tracking temperature in any number of trailer compartments including out of range alarms as well as door opening monitoring,” continued Mr. Lemke.
Contact Trackwell ADS at info@trackwellads.com for additional information on Trackwell Trailer.
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Trackwell ADS, the U.S. subsidiary of Iceland-based TrackWell, announced today they have published their new web site. The new web site provides users with detailed information on the company’s product offerings.
Companies looking for Fleet Management Systems will find useful information on the products, solutions and custom features provided by Trackwell ADS to North American fleets. Trackwell ADS’ customers have achieved exceptional results using the TrackWell MRM system. To date, TrackWell products are utilized in 19 countries on five continents.
“We are excited to be able to provide details about our products, solutions and custom features to those seeking to improve their fleet operations”, said Tom Lemke, Executive Vice President of Trackwell ADS. “It has been my goal to greatly expand our products and services to our markets and this new web site showcases our efforts.”
“Our mission is to continue providing low cost, easy to use, scalable systems with the functionality only seen before in much higher cost and more complex systems”, said Mr. Lemke.
Trackwell ADS’ new web site can be found at www.trackwellads.com.
Trackwell ADS, the U.S. subsidiary of Iceland-based Trackwell, has announced an investment by Frumtak, an Icelandic investment fund comprised of the three major banks in Iceland and six major pension funds. This new funding will help allow Trackwell to dramatically increase its market development efforts in North America.
Trackwell ADS offers a web based service called TrackWell Mobile Resource Management (MRM) that includes a wide range of business processes that allow companies to better manage their mobile vehicle and workforce resources.
Trackwell ADS’ customers have achieved exceptional results using the TrackWell MRM system. Approximately 300 companies in many business sectors are using the service to manage over 2,000 vehicles and about 30,000 employees. To date, TrackWell products are utilized in 19 countries on five continents.
“We are pleased that the Frumtak investment will allow us to expand our sales and marketing efforts in the North American market”, said Tom Lemke, Executive Vice President of Trackwell ADS. “Trackwell ADS has already achieved success in many of the U.S. markets with its TrackWell Mobile Resource Management solutions and is excited to now be able to offer our products to many new markets.”
“Our customers are excited to have available a low cost, easy to use, scalable system that has functionality only seen before in much higher cost and more complex systems”, said Mr. Lemke.
TrackWell’s technologies and its growing international acceptance were further acknowledged by a recent visit from Óafur Ragnar Grímsson, Iceland’s President. During the meeting with the president and TrackWell’s Board of Directors, Jón Ingi Bjöson TrackWell’s CEO provided and overview of the company, its current status and its future vision to President Grímsson. The president also received a firsthand look at Trackwell ADS’ system during his visit
Trackwell ADS, Inc., developer of the low cost and easy to use GPS Tracking, Two-way communications, and Fleet Management Solution that combines multi-mode communications technology with web-based software, showcased its systems at the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, LA. The demonstrations included Automated DOT Logs, State Fuel Tax Reporting, Vehicle Maintenance Reporting, Geo-Fence Zone Monitoring, Speed Monitoring by Posted Speed Limits and more.
Increasing revenue while reducing fuel, maintenance and other costs are achieved by monitoring driver operations with asset utilization improvements is achieved with the low cost and easy to use system.
Profit Tools joined Trackwell ADS in their booth to demonstrate their Mobile Office offering, featuring document scanning with their flatbed scanning application. Documents are scanned in the field and transmitted through an interface to the Trackwell ADS system to the user’s office systems saving valuable time while increasing cash flow.
Trackwell ADS is a registered trademark of Trackwell ADS, Inc. Profit Tools is a registered trademark of Profit Tools, Inc.
Version 4.0 of TrackWell MRM is scheduled to be released February in the USA through the TrackWell subsidiary, TrackWell ADS. The TrackWell Mobile Resource Management system is comprised of modules designed to enable managers to take control, gain perspective and to work directly with their mobile workforce for more efficiency, independent of where they are geographically and to improve response to customer demand.
What’s New
The new version 4.0 comes with a redesigned user interface and is loaded with added features including but not limited to: enhanced driver’s electronic DOT Log functionality, state mileage reporting with fuel purchase interfaces, additional macro forms features, idle time overview, a comprehensive maintenance scheduling log and an enhanced multi-mode communications module, making the TrackWell ADS Fleet Management Solution the most versatile and cost effective Mobile Resource Management solutions on the market.