PeopleNet's New BLU Workflow Utility Enables First In-Cab Workflow-Customizable Software Application
In-cab Fuel Management meets customer-specific process needs
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 21, 2009-PeopleNet® (www.peoplenetonline.com), a provider of innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for effective fleet management, today announced the introduction of the first utility for creating applications that can be customized to meet PeopleNet customers' specific workflow needs. Designed with the flexibility to address any vertical trucking market, BLU Workflow is initially being used by fuel hauler Justin Davis Enterprises to extend their custom back-end system and as a front-end to TMW's Fuel Dispatch software.
The resulting In-cab Fuel Management system provides the driver with multi-stop pickup and delivery information for each load. Running on PeopleNet's powerful BLUTM in-cab PC, drivers can look ahead to the details of subsequent stops, including graphical facility maps of delivery locations. At the point of delivery, drivers will enter gross and net gallons as well as retains and accessorial information before declaring the delivery complete. Custom edits can be provided for all of the data entered according to the needs of individual customers. Optionally, the In-Cab Fuel Management system can print receipts to ruggedized mobile printers. Fully integrated to PeopleNet's popular geofencing system, PACOS®, the workflow process becomes truly automatic. Making the announcement about this PeopleNet exclusive innovation at the TMW User Conference being held today through Sept. 23 in Nashville, Randy Boyles, vice president Tailored Solutions, said "While transportation firms have similar business processes, they typically have a special take on them. BLU Workflow enables customers to provide their drivers with a directed process that guides the driver though each day's planned activities. Drivers drive the vehicle, secure in the knowledge that all trip information is at their fingertips and that BLU will lead them through their employer's defined process."
The BLULinkTM development platform is the foundation on which BLU Workflow applications are built. Customers create their own custom onboard systems with the easy-to-use interface supplied by BLULink, or they may choose PeopleNet Tailored Solutions' help. The automated, step-by-step workflow helps the driver stay focused on their primary responsibilities rather than the data entry process. BLU workflow works in any dispatch software environment that incorporates PACOS 2.6.
For more information about BLU Workflow, In-cab Fuel Management or other PeopleNet products, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.
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. Industry recognition of the company's leadership includes: Inbound Logistics Top 100 Award; Food Logistics' 100 Top Technology Solutions and Service Providers; Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Award; M2M Value Chain Award; and Minnesota's Tekne Award. For more information about PeopleNet and its products, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.
For more information contact: Meghan AuBuchon (763)279-7636 maubuchon@peoplenetonline.com.
