MINNEAPOLIS, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- PeopleNet® (www.peoplenetonline.com), a Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) Company and leading provider of fleet mobility
technology, announced today that Garland L.
Jackson, Jr. has been chosen to lead its original equipment
manufacturers (OEM) business. A 15-year veteran of PeopleNet and
long-term industry professional, Jackson will work with new and
existing OEM customers to integrate PeopleNet vehicle health
monitoring technologies, analytics and analysis to improve
efficiencies and the end-user customer experience.
"We are thrilled to acknowledge Garland's past contributions to
PeopleNet by naming him to this newly established role. We'll be
working together to further establish PeopleNet as a leader in the
OEM/remote diagnostics market, and he's uniquely qualified to make
that happen," said Brian McLaughlin,
President of PeopleNet. "We see great opportunity in partnering
with OEM organizations. We have the technology to effectively
monitor a vehicle's health in real time, which provides valuable
engine data back to OEMs and ultimately helps organizations keep
their trucks on the road, running smoothly."
PeopleNet's success in the OEM space has been building since the
announcement of its first agreement in 2013 with Navistar
International Corporation to provide engine diagnostic information
through Navistar's OnCommand™ Connection for
International® fleets. The company also has entered into
an agreement with Volvo and recently announced that:
- PeopleNet has been selected by Peterbilt as its partner for the
new SmartLINQ™ system, a fully integrated, factory-installed remote
vehicle diagnostics system that will be standard on all Peterbilt
models equipped with a PACCAR MX-13 engine.
- PeopleNet has been chosen as the exclusive integrated vehicle
health monitoring provider for KENWORTH TruckTech+ in all
Kenworth Class 8 trucks with PACCAR
MX-13 engines.
- PeopleNet offers an introductory version of Cummins Connected
Diagnostics, which builds upon an integrated fault code analysis
available to PeopleNet customers today.
"I'm excited to work with PeopleNet's OEM customers to further
expand PeopleNet's client roster and capabilities in this space,"
said Jackson. "It's always been a passion of mine to ensure that
customers understand the value that each new PeopleNet technology
provides, for example how those technologies reduce costs by
expediting processes and improving services. I look forward to
bringing that enthusiasm to the OEM channel while working with my
colleagues and other Trimble leaders on behalf of our
customers."
Jackson is a transportation technology professional with 32
years of senior management experience in sales, operations,
customer service, product and business development, and marketing.
Before joining PeopleNet in 2000, he was with United Parcel Service
(UPS) for 20 years, where he played an instrumental role in the
launch and deployment of UPS's first wireless communication service
initiative, On Call Air. Jackson previously held positions with
Eaton Corporation's Transportation Information Services and
Descartes Systems Group of Canada
as an application consultant.
Active in the industry, Jackson serves on the Board of Governors
for the National Private Truck Council. He has a Bachelor of
Business Administration degree from Montreat
College, Montreat, N.C.
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 (NASDAQ: TRMB) 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
2014 Commercial Fleet Telematics Competitive Assessment. For more
information about PeopleNet and its products, call (888) 346-3486,
or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.
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