PeopleNet Partners With Samsung To Offer Mobility Solutions

Marks the first off-the-shelf Android solution from PeopleNet

PeopleNet, a Trimble Company and leading provider of fleet mobility technology, recently announced it is partnering with Samsung Electronics to offer PeopleNet software on Samsung devices. The new off-the-shelf mobility solution allows fleets to deploy proprietary company apps, approved third-party programs and PeopleNet software on the same device.

Partnering with Samsung is part of PeopleNet’s broader Company-owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) mobile device strategy to address the market need for multi-platform accessibility and enterprise mobility management.

“This new mobility solution allows us to support all applications a fleet chooses to install while maintaining end-to-end responsibility for our software,” said Mark Kessler, General Manager of Trucking for PeopleNet. “Given the focus and priority on retaining drivers and giving them the tools they need, this solution gives drivers the flexibility to use the device on their own time, running their company-allowed personal applications, with the confidence that company work and software won’t be affected.”

Benefits of the PeopleNet-supported Samsung devices will include:

• Easily manage both business and personal apps running on the device
• Remotely assist drivers during support cases and trouble shooting
• Enhance user experience through customizable home-screens
• Quickly secure and remove mobile device

The announcement was made at the annual American Trucking Association (ATA) Management Conference and Exhibition being held in Philadelphia, PA Oct. 17-20.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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About PeopleNet
PeopleNet provides fleet mobility technology for North America’s land transportation industry that enables greater levels of safety, compliance, cost reduction and customer service. The company’s fleet mobility system combines network communications, mobility and analytics to create the next-generation standard in technology-driven fleet performance and decision-making management. Its products are used by more than 2,000 truckload, LTL, private, and energy services fleets in the United States and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. The company aggressively develops new products that continue to improve fleet management. PeopleNet is a Trimble Company and part of its International Transportation and Logistics Division. PeopleNet was named as a key factor in Trimble’s top ranking by ABI Research’s 2015 Commercial Fleet Telematics Competitive Assessment. For more information, visit www.peoplenetonline.com.