PeopleNet Partners With Permitax for Expert Tax Reporting
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. - (July 31, 2006) - PeopleNet today announced it has partnered with Permitax Corporation to provide fleet customers with the most reliable, customizable and cost-effective tax reporting available.
Permitax is a unit of TFS Group based in Waterloo, Ont., serving the accounting and consulting needs of the transportation industry. PeopleNet is North America's fastest-growing provider of intelligent onboard solutions and mobile communications.
"We're excited to work with Permitax to offer fleet customers excellent tax reporting services based on the precise data from PeopleNet's g3 mobile communications and location system. PeopleNet and Permitax are a natural, winning fit for fleet operators," said Jamie Williams, President, PeopleNet - Canada.
Permitax provides a range of services, including quarterly IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement) tax return preparation and filing; quarterly and monthly Highway Use Tax filings for New York, Oregon, New Mexico and Kentucky; monthly and quarterly management reports by unit, division or fleet, and special request reports. Permitax can also track distances including latitude/longitude locations, fuel use and toll costs.
PeopleNet provides the advanced g3 platform for mobile communications and onboard computing, a convergence of technologies being adopted by the best-managed, most profitable commercial and private fleets in North America. PeopleNet's g3 delivers the accurate, timely data that powers Permitax and other fleet management partner systems.
PeopleNet's g3 wireless technology provides always-available fleet locating and communications, plus a wealth of functions such as over-the-air software updates, vehicle and driver performance monitoring, geo-fencing and exception reporting. PeopleNet options range from automated driver logs and fuel tax reporting to handheld computer connectivity and proof-of-delivery signature capture.
"We are very pleased to be partnered with PeopleNet," said Steve Mulligan, vice president of business development for Permitax. "We both are customer-oriented companies. Together we offer a synergy that puts fleets on the road toward customer satisfaction and profit."
One such customer, Coastal Pacific Xpress Inc. (CPx), is a 300-power unit truckload carrier - one of Canada's largest -- serving the U.S. and Canada from Vancouver, British Columbia. CPx relies on PeopleNet and Permitax to provide the reliable, full-featured service its blue-chip customers fully expect.
"We have been PeopleNet customers for a number of years and we recently moved to Permitax. Permitax audits everything for us, something our prior system did not do, and I like its feel," said Clint Hall, IT manager for CPX "PeopleNet and Permitax deliver a one-two IT punch," Hall added.
About CPx
CPx has been in business since 1985 and is one of the fastest growing truckload carriers in British Columbia. The company, owned by partners Jim Mickey and Glen Parsons, serves Canada and the U.S. with high-cube, 53-foot refrigerated, heated and dry van trailers, none older than three years. CPx also provides LTL distribution, full service logistics, dedicated fleet operations and yard management as well as warehousing. CPx can be found on the web at www.cpx.ca.
About TFS Group
TFS Group, of which Permitax is a business unit, was launched in 1974 to serve the accounting and consulting needs of the transportation industry. In that time, the privately owned company has provided services for over 6,500 trucking customers. TFS Group's customer base consists of sole proprietors, owner operators and a portfolio of major North American carriers. TFS is dedicated to providing the best, most comprehensive single source for transportation accounting services. Their web site is at www.tfsgroup.com.
About PeopleNet
PeopleNet, based in suburban Minneapolis, is North America's most innovative and reliable provider of Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems. Its transportation products are used by top truckload, LTL, private, and service fleets in the U.S. and Canada. PeopleNet was the first major technology provider to offer Internet-based communications to the transportation industry 12 years ago and now serves more than 1,000 customers, including several Fortune 500 companies. PeopleNet is on the web at www.peoplenetonline.com.
For more information, contact: Brian McLaughlin, (888) 346-3486 ext. 211 bmclaughlin@peoplenetonline.com
