SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble (NASDAQ:
TRMB) announced today that Grimmway Farms, a leading provider of
organic produce in the U.S., is rolling out Trimble®
Asset Tracking across its inventory of portable assets. An
enhancement to the Trimble Field Service Management portfolio,
Asset Tracking is an innovative new solution that enables
organizations operating towed, powered and non-powered assets such
as trailers and pumps, to better manage productivity and run the
most efficient field operation possible. Grimmway Farms is using
Asset Tracking to quickly locate and identify equipment that is
underutilized or in need of maintenance.
"As one of the leading agricultural growers in the country, high
productivity is an integral part of our field operation," said
Jeff Morrison, director, Assets and
Farming Technology for Grimmway Farms. "We understand the
consequences of inefficiency, and we chose Trimble Asset Tracking
because it offers complete visibility into the location and usage
of our assets from one convenient interface. Trimble Asset Tracking
provides the flexibility we need to fully optimize the performance
and productivity of our equipment."
"Creating a streamlined agricultural operation is an ongoing
goal for Grimmway Farms, and Trimble Asset Tracking can enable them
to reach this goal," said John
Cameron, general manager of Trimble's Field Service
Management Division. "Trimble Asset Tracking offers complete
visibility from a single portal into the location and use of mobile
and semi-mobile assets. Field managers can instantly find and
allocate equipment where it is needed, maximizing Grimmway's
operational efficiency."
In addition, Trimble Asset Tracking is integrated with the
Trimble Fleet Management solution, which allows Grimmway Farms to
view vehicles alongside their assets within a single interface.
This integration provides real-time visibility into day-to-day
operations, such as driver locations, travel times and overall
fleet performance. Incorporating Asset Tracking into its operations
will enable Grimmway Farms to further optimize performance by
enhancing efficiency and improving productivity.
Trimble Asset Tracking is a key component of Trimble's
integrated suite of Field Service Management solutions, which
includes Fleet Management, Work Management and FieldMaster. Trimble
Fleet Management provides businesses that manage fleets, in a
variety of industries including agriculture, with real-time
visibility of vehicle location, status and
diagnostics. Trimble Work Management is a cloud-based solution
that transforms the productivity of a mobile workforce through
intelligent scheduling tools and state-of-the-art performance
analytics. Trimble FieldMaster mobile applications drive enhanced
visibility and information sharing between the field and the back
office to enable a streamlined field service operation.
With complementary solutions provided by its divisions such as
Field Service Management and Agriculture, Trimble supports farming
operations with industry-leading solutions that enable farmers to
better manage their increasingly complex operations and improve
overall productivity. For example with Asset Tracking, farmers and
ranchers are able to use engine on/off telematics to streamline
booster pump permitting or gather data on utilization, which
enables them to avoid missed opportunities during peak
seasons.
In addition to using solutions from Trimble Field Service
Management, Grimmway Farms also uses Trimble's mapping, GIS, survey
and the Connected Farm™ solution. Trimble's Connected Farm is a
total farm management solution that allows farmers to collect,
share, and manage information across their farm in real time within
one central location, enabling better decision making and
facilitating easier collaboration with farmers' trusted
advisors.
For more information on Trimble Field Service Management, call
1-877-728-7623 or email: fsminfo@trimble.com.
About Grimmway Farms
Located in Central California,
Grimmway Farms is a global leader in the produce industry, offering
year round production of some 60 different organic vegetables.
Grimmway Farms is dedicated to providing good value and dependable
service to fulfill its customer needs. For more information,
visit: www.grimmway.com.
About Trimble's Field Service Management Division
Trimble's Field Service Management Division provides visibility
into field and fleet operations so businesses can streamline
efficiency and increase productivity. The Field Service Management
suite includes fleet management, work management and scheduling,
worker safety and mobility solutions that transform the
effectiveness of work, workers and assets in the field. The
cloud-based portfolio allows Trimble to offer customers
industry-specific, enterprise-level solutions for exceptional
performance and ease of use.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com/fsm.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in
businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions
are focused on applications requiring position or
location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and
asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to
utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics,
Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the
needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver
the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the
field and the back office. Founded in 1978, Trimble is
headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com.
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