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CCJ Magazine By Aaron Huff Published December 21, 2008 0

EBE Technologies (www.ebe-inc.com), a provider of business process management solutions, completed its interface with Instructional Technologies’ (ITI) computer-based training solutions, Pro-Tread and Pro-Tread In-Cab.

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Trucking software provider Profit Tools (www.profittools.net) introduced Mobile Office, a mobile computing system designed to deliver document transfer and print capabilities to drivers on the road. GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services (www.gefleet.com) developed a product-controls fuel card designed to enable drivers to purchase oil, car washes, coolant and wiper fluid, in addition to fuel. Xata Corp. (www.xata.com) announced that Eby-Brown – a major U.S. tobacco, candy and convenience distributor – has adopted Xatanet as its fleet optimization platform.

Cadec Global (www.cadec.com) launched Mobius Insight, a new add-on feature to its flagship Mobius TTS onboard computer and fleet management software. Mobius Insight provides dozens of

preconfigured dashboards for transportation executives.

Intermec (www.intermec.com) announced its PB2 and PB3 commercial mobile receipt printers designed to provide low-cost, wearable receipt printing solutions for DSD/route accounting, retail queue busting and field service applications.

Refrigerated carriers know the risks involved in moving temperature-sensitive goods. A fluctuation of only a few degrees can lead to a total cargo loss.

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One way to prevent such mistakes is by early detection. Trailer monitoring systems can provide real-time visibility of reefer status, enabling fleet managers to confirm at any time that their refrigeration units consistently are within the operating parameters requested by customers. Both Thermo King and Carrier Transicold have a standard interface protocol that allows any third-party system to communicate with the microprocessors of their latest refrigeration units. With this protocol, fleets can monitor a variety of operating parameters, including reefer power status, operating mode, return air temperature, set point, operating hours, battery voltage, fuel level and any fault codes or alarms.

Besides passing along information from the trailer, the interface extends in the other direction. Fleet managers can change temperature set points or turn refrigeration units on or off by using any computer with an Internet connection. However, not all trailer monitoring systems presently allow users to change reefer settings.

“When you start talking with (fleet) executives, they get real shy about starting an engine remotely,” says Bob Montgomery, product development leader for GE Asset Intelligence, which offers the cellular-based VeriWise reefer management system. “People will gain confidence in the safety mechanisms over time.”

Besides the fact that some vendors presently do not offer remote control, another major difference between offerings is with the power supply. “We have always taken power from the tractor,” Montgomery says. More recently, VeriWise also has started taking power directly from both Carrier and Thermo King units, he says. “In some cases, we also put solar power,” Montgomery says.

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