05.11.09 - PeopleNet Launches Logistics Intelligence Platform for Industry's First Drill-Down, Comparative, Extended-Period KPI Reporting
Based on SAP's Business Objects, platform drives new PerformX Dashboard that graphically displays highest/lowest-performing drivers or vehicles according to engine-related diagnostics
MINNEAPOLIS, May 11, 2009-PeopleNet (www.peoplenetonline.com), a provider of innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications management, today announced the launch of the industry's first platform for drill-down, comparative reporting that covers extended time periods. Logistics IntelligenceTM platform, based on SAP's Business Objects, drives the company's new PerformXÒ Dashboard. This graphical display quickly identifies the highest/lowest- performing drivers or vehicles according to engine-related performance metrics: speed, RPM, fuel efficiency and idle time. Users also can drill down to PerformX Dashboard's real-time metrics display from Logistics Intelligence.
Service First Transport Director Mike Little described his experience with PeopleNet's new reporting platform and dashboard during beta testing. "The dashboard's interactive tool makes it easy to change the target threshold for each metric, so I can immediately see which drivers/trucks perform above and below each target. Plus, extended time reporting helps me analyze trends and spot problems early. Being able to set it and forget it is a definite time saver. Each morning, there's an updated report waiting for me."
Logistics Intelligence is a fleet management reporting software with expanded comparative reporting periods, eliminating time-span restrictions on tracked data; its log information is the only exception, which meets six- and 12-month compliance regulations. There are a variety of flexible reporting options by driver or vehicle, including a number of log (hours, payroll), location (GPS), messaging (driver- and dispatch-generated, volume, content), and PerformX engine diagnostics (fault codes, alarms), as well as administrative reports. In addition, there are several report delivery options: managers can schedule reports to arrive at regular intervals, such as an hour before driver meetings, or call up the data anytime through the PeopleNet Fleet Manager website's Logistics Intelligence portal. Users can toggle between any number of reports that compare performance of: truck to terminal, region or entire fleet; driver/vehicle to other drivers/vehicles in the terminal, region or entire fleet; terminal to other terminals in the region or the entire fleet; and region to other regions or entire fleet.
PeopleNet COO Brian McLaughlin said, "We're committed to providing fleet managers greater power and control over obtaining the information they need to be more successful and do it more easily. This information is essential for timely feedback in recognizing and retaining high-performance drivers and coaching those to modify behavior and improve performance."
About PeopleNet
PeopleNet is exclusively focused on providing innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems to improve North America's trucking industry's fleet management. Its products are used by nearly 1,500 truckload, LTL, private, and service fleets in the United States and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. Reputed for its customer-driven technological innovation, unparalleled flexibility, and proactive customer care, PeopleNet was the first major technology provider to offer Internet-based communications to the transportation industry 15 years ago. Since then, the company annually reinvests 100 percent of its profits into the business for aggressively developing new products that continue to improve fleet management.
For more information about PeopleNet, please contact Meghan AuBuchon at (763) 279-7636 or maubuchon@peoplenetonline.com.
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For more information about Logistics Intelligence, PerformX or other PeopleNet products, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.
