Fleetmatics Introduces New App Designed for Mobile Workers
Fleetmatics recently launched the Fleetmatics REVEAL Field App, its latest enhancement to the Fleetmatics REVEAL platform. The software application is designed to keep dispatchers, managers and drivers on the same page by delivering important information right to the driver’s mobile device and improving the experience of the mobile worker.
Merchants Fleet Management Forms Strategic Alliance with Alamo Leasing
Merchants Fleet Management announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Texas-based Alamo Leasing, a fleet-leasing company with customers throughout United States, and a dominant presence in the Hospitality, Healthcare, and Oil & Gas business segments.
It is the latest in a series of partnerships and acquisitions over the past seven years aimed at bolstering the company’s strategic plan for controlled growth.
Fleet Matrix Secures $1M in Series A Round and Announces Name Change to Acculitx
Acculitx’ ground-breaking driver scoring engine creates a multi-dimensional score that accurately ranks a driver on aggressiveness, distraction, general driving tendencies and specific risky events. Acculitx has an open platform for data collection from any telematics device. The score may be provided to telematics service providers (TSP’s), which can create their desired user interface applying accuscoreSM.
Acculitx is currently focused on their alliance partner network by helping them integrate accuscoreSM with their specific devices and service. The company aims to advance the fleet safety and UBI market with a more meaningful measurement of risk at a lower cost.
Element Fleet Management Announces Art Cohen as Manager of Commercial Truck Center of Virginia
Element Fleet Management announces the appointment of Art Cohen as manager of its Commercial Truck Center (CTC), located in Virginia Beach. In this role, Cohen is responsible for the overall operation of the dealership, which was created to provide a new remarketing channel for off lease light, medium and heavy trucks. CTC recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.
Americans Concerned about Vehicle Hacking
The recent hacking of a Jeep Cherokee that ended with the ute running into a ditch has gotten the attention of the American motoring public and they have concerns, according to a new survey by Kelley Blue Book.
The event, which was orchestrated by Wired.com, revealed just how vulnerable today’s connected vehicles are to such technological incursions and 80% of those surveyed believe it will be a “frequent” problem in the next three years.
