NAVTEQ Focuses on Navigation Solutions for Commercial Vehicles at the American Trucking Association
Written by NAVTEQ
Friday, 14 October 2011
Customer demonstrations reinforce how to save time, fuel and money through navigation
GRAPEVINE, Tex., Oct. 13, 2011 -- NAVTEQ, the leading global
provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation,
location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, will
be featuring impressive industry solutions at the American Trucking
Association ManagementConference (ATA). ATA, being
held from October 15-18, 2011 in Grapevine, TX, is the largest trucking
event in the transportation, fleet and truck industry.
NAVTEQ will focus on high quality navigable data for the Transport
and Logistics industry. NAVTEQ Transport™ provides a foundation for
developing a wide range of solutions to support fleet management
companies. Specifically designed to optimize the efficiency of
turn-by-turn navigation for trucks and other large vehicles, NAVTEQ
Transport data includes detailed road attributes such as physical
restrictions, legal restrictions and HAZMAT warnings. NAVTEQ's booth
will also highlight the recently launched Loading Dock Locations
attribute for use with its industry leading NAVTEQ Transport™ product. Loading Dock Locations provide additional Point of Interest
information such as dock name and delivery entrance. NAVTEQ customers
can use the information to create down to the last meter turn-by-turn
guidance for navigation systems relying on the NAVTEQ® map and content.
The NAVTEQ booth (#603) will also showcase live demonstrations by
industry professionals on products and solutions helping to advance the
transportation industry. Esri, Garmin, Maptuit, Rand McNally, Teletrac
and Telogis will highlight various navigation products using NAVTEQ®
map data.
Esri: Get a live demonstration showing how spatial
information can be leveraged to improve operations. Esri will
highlight route optimization, customer service, and driver management
applications that leverage Esri GIS and NAVTEQ® map data. See how
Esri's spatial software platform can support trucking needs.
Garmin: See a demonstration of the nuvi 465 and dezl
560 models, Garmin navigators designed exclusively for the
over-the-road trucking industry. The dezl boasts a large five-inch
display and other user-friendly features including truck-specific
points of interest with The National Truck & Trailer Services
(NTTS) Breakdown Directory, hours, fuel and mileage logging, truck
speed limits and advanced navigation. Learn more about these products
and bundles including Lifetime Maps and Traffic at www.garmin.com/dezl.
Rand McNally: Stop by and learn about the
industry-leading IntelliRoute® TND™ line of truck-specific GPS devices.
Developed from the ground up for truckers, tested extensively by
professional drivers on the road, the units feature louder speakers
designed for truck use; truck-designed mounting features such as an
oversized suction cup and extra-long power cable; and a suite of
specialized Trucker Business Tools to assist drivers in managing the
business aspects of trucking. Rand McNally's navigation, supported by
NAVTEQ Transport™ in addition to proprietary Rand McNally Truck Data,
provides truck-specific routing based on vehicle size. NAVTEQ Traffic™
allows the driver to correctly anticipate time of arrival. Find out
more at www.RandMcNally.com/TruckGPS
Maptuit: View a live demo from Maptuit Corporation, a
leader in truck-specific, connected navigation. Maptuit is now
unveiling the newest release, version 4, of their flagship commercial
navigation product, NaviGo. NaviGo 4.0 is the direct result of both
significant technology innovation and customer feedback. Fleets will
now have the option to leverage NaviGo 4.0's on-board routing engine
for instantaneous reroutes as well as when communications coverage is
either poor or unavailable.
Telogis: Learn more about Telogis's technologies and
applications that make location and all the data related to it
meaningful to business owners. See how the Telogis Mobile solution's
powerful handheld application connects workers in the field to their
back office with 2-way messaging, Hours of Service reporting, voice
navigation, safety checklist, dynamic job management and route
optimization. Telogis Mobile connects seamlessly with the Telogis
enterprise platform that provides strategic and dynamic routing,
real-time work order management, telematics and mobile integration on a
single platform — everything necessary to manage the lifecycle of a
work order.
Teletrac: Discover how Teletrac's Fleet Director®
allows companies to track and monitor the position and operation of
fleet vehicles in real time. Real-time data provides greater visibility
into operations, resulting in reduced fuel costs with more direct
routes, fewer extra stops and better MPG. Integrated GPS, EOBR, HOS
and e-logs combined with safety and fleet performance analytics, keeps
fleets in compliance with DOT and FMCSA regulations. Other cost-saving
features include advanced mapping, 2-way messaging, exception alerts,
comprehensive reporting and vehicle diagnostics.
"NAVTEQ continues to collaborate with our customers to bring
solutions that will further benefit the fleet community. NAVTEQ map
data and truck-specific content combined with our customers' innovative
navigation solutions helps organizations increase fleet productivity
and improve routing efficiency," said Roy Kolstad, vice president,
Enterprise Americas, NAVTEQ. "NAVTEQ is dedicated to investing in
valuable content for the fleet community, like Loading Dock Locations,
which has the potential to create an immediate positive impact on how
goods are shipped and delivered."
NAVTEQ will be sending updates on our participation at the ATA
Management Conference through the NAVTEQ Twitter feed. Be sure to
follow @NAVTEQ before and during the conference for information about
NAVTEQ activities.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of location content in the form
of maps, traffic and places data that enables navigation,
location-based services and mobile advertising around the world. NAVTEQ supplies precise, comprehensive location content to power
automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices,
Internet-based mapping applications and government and business
solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has
approximately 5,700 employees located in 216 offices in 53 countries.
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