Dominate The Private Trucking Industry Using M2M Technology

Sprint sat down with Tom Flies, Senior Vice President of Product Management at XATA Corporation, to discuss how innovation and collaboration have helped his company become the clear market leader when it comes to tracking truck fleets and their cargo. Here’s what he had to say.

Can you give us an overview of XATA’s solution and how it works?

“XATA is in the business of helping companies optimize their trucking fleets that dramatically reduces operating costs, complies with regulatory standards, improves customer service, and ensures on-time delivery.

“The company was founded in 1985, and we were the first to offer completely paperless electronic logs. We were also the first to provide operationsexceptions reporting and fleet-related benchmarks, called learned standards.”

What was the inspiration that led to your latest industry-changing fleet management solution?

“Back in the ‘80s, drivers transferred important truck and delivery information from the cab to the office (or domicile) with a small, electronic key, similar to today’s USB drives.

“At the end of the day, drivers would upload their information to the office and fleet managers could get a report on the day’s activity. “As we got into the early ‘90s, more and more fleets wanted greater transit visibility. They wanted to actually get updates on what was happening in real-time, on the road during the day, so they could better ensure on-time deliveries.

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