Wiseway Motor Freight, Inc. Selects PeopleNet Communications’ INTOUCH G2X

Furniture World Magazine

PeopleNet Communications, a vehicle locating and mobile communications solutions provider, announced that Wiseway Motor Freight, Inc. will install PeopleNet’s newest generation fleet tracking and communications system, INTOUCH G2X, into its vehicles. The purchase will enable the furniture hauler to more efficiently run its fleet, save time and increase profits. Mitch Dahl, Wiseway director of line haul and recruitment, says their company researched many options before deciding to purchase PeopleNet Communications’ INTOUCH G2X. "We’ve labeled ourselves the No. 1 furniture hauler in the Midwest," Dahl says. "To stay No. 1, you have to stay ahead of the competition. The benefits of using INTOUCH G2X will be a powerful sales tool." Wiseway, a 136-vehicle fleet based in Hudson, Wisconsin, specializes in hauling furniture into the Midwest from North Carolina and other southeastern states. Its requirements for a mobile communications system were three-fold. Because the fleet relies on what Dahl calls "creative dispatch," dispatchers need to be able to contact drivers at a moment’s notice with new loads and changed routes. Secondly, the fleet needed a new tool to keep it competitive in a growing market. Lastly, Dahl says, Wiseway was looking for a solution that was affordable. INTOUCH G2X fills all of these needs by empowering fleet managers like Dahl to more concisely manage their businesses. Through INTOUCH G2X’s GPS satellite technology, fleet managers can locate vehicles with complete accuracy, a requirement more customers are demanding. "In the past, we relied only on voice mail, which didn’t work very well," Dahl says. "With INTOUCH G2X, we’re now able to easily locate drivers and put runs together. It’s a 150 percent improvement from what we were doing before." The system’s in-cab voice and data messaging ensures that drivers can receive and respond to orders without delay, making Wiseway’s dispatch run more smoothly and reducing missed opportunities. According to Dahl, INTOUCH G2X also met the affordability requirement by costing half as much as leading competitors. "Our long distance savings alone will more than make up for the initial investment," he says. INTOUCH G2X also offers added benefits like revolutionary over-the-air programming, which automatically sends upgrades to in-cab hardware without pulling trucks off the road; and free driver e-mail, which keeps drivers close to family and friends while on the road. "Today’s fleets are under pressure to find loads quickly, locate and communicate with drivers at a moment’s notice, and run the entire fleet more efficiently," says PeopleNet Communications CEO John Sarto. "I view our relationship with Wiseway as a business partnership - working together to keep them No. 1." Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, PeopleNet Communications Corporation is a leading provider of advanced, internet-based mobile communications and tracking systems for the transportation industry. For more information about PeopleNet or its new INTOUCH G2X system, call 888-346-3486, e-mail info@peoplenetonline.com or visit www.PeopleNetOnline.com.