PENSKE TRUCK LEASING INTRODUCES FLEET INSITE™ SYSTEM - A LOW COST, WEB-BASED
VEHICLE TRACKING SOLUTION FOR PRIVATE FLEETS
Product offers safety, security and visibility at an affordable price
READING, PA (August 16, 2005) — Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
introduced the Fleet InSite™ system today - an easy-to-use, low-cost vehicle
tracking system that enables customers to locate their trucks quickly via the
Fleet InSite Web site.
Fleet InSite applies GPS and cellular technology to quickly and easily locate
vehicles, on-demand. Fleet managers can locate, or "ping", a vehicle and access
its location history including the date, time, speed, latitude/longitude, travel
direction and address for each time it has been pinged.
"Fleet InSite broadens our suite of technology offerings that improve customer
satisfaction, enhance fleet security and maximize productivity," says Jim
Feenstra, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Penske Truck Leasing. "The
technology allows customers to be only a point and click away from information
such as how close a driver is to delivering product or where a vehicle is
stopped."
Penske partnered with Enhanced Vehicle Applications (EVA) of Green Bay, Wis. to
source the technology hardware and manage the development and deployment of the
Web-based solution. Greg Taisto, President of EVA, comments, "We are excited to
work with Penske as its vision for Fleet InSite materializes, and we are
dedicated to supporting the company's commitment to exceeding its customers'
expectations."
Fleet InSite costs as low as $10 per month, including hardware and installation,
and charges may be included as part of the vehicle lease. In addition, customers
are able to determine how many times they plan to locate their vehicles and pay
only for the access that they need.
"Last year we launched the Fleet I.Q.® system, Penske's fleet management system
which integrates XATA applications and our extranet for sophisticated
performance reporting, and we've been very pleased with its success," Feenstra
said. "However, a number of customers expressed that they simply want the
ability to locate their vehicles and Fleet InSite was developed to address that
need."
Fleet InSite is immediately available to Penske's full service lease customers
throughout North America. Fleet InSite for Penske contract maintenance customers
will be available shortly.
Enhanced Vehicle Applications is a technology company that designs, manufactures
and markets asset management products and services. The company's experience and
focus is in wireless data communications with several patents and proprietary
designs. EVA currently offers these services and technology through the CyntrX™
product line, a web based on-demand-location™ solution which allows customers
the ability to monitor their assets throughout North America as well as generate
custom profiles and reports via the network. To learn more about Enhanced
Vehicle Applications visit their website at
www.cyntrx.com.
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pa., is a joint
venture of Penske Corporation and General Electric. A leading global
transportation services provider, the company operates more than 200,000
vehicles and serves customers from nearly 1,000 locations in the United States,
Canada, Mexico, South America, and Europe. Product lines include
full-service leasing,
contract maintenance,
commercial and
consumer rental,
transportation and
warehousing management
and
supply chain management
solutions. Penske Truck Leasing's annual revenue is approximately US $3.7
billion. The company can be reached at
www.pensketruckleasing.com.
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PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO., L.P. / ROUTE 10 GREEN HILLS / P.O. BOX 563 / READING,
PA 19603
TELEPHONE: 610-775-6000 FAX: 610-775-6432