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TeleNav Asset Tracker Now Available from AT&T
Dec 15th
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As our world continues to become mobile, more and more businesses and government agencies depend on mobile workers and the use of expensive equipment in remote locations to meet their customers’ needs. This helps them provide customers with better, and often quicker, service, but also makes it difficult to keep track of where everyone and everything is.
Today, TeleNav and AT&T made tracking and locating equipment much easier for businesses with the launch of TeleNav Asset Tracker. TeleNav Asset Tracker from AT&T is an easy to install wireless device that can be attached to machinery, containers and other equipment so management can locate and track equipment on a Web-based map. This helps them use equipment more efficiently and also helps prevent theft. For managers in the construction, shipping, leasing or government industries, the tracking information helps them sleep a little easier at night knowing where all of their equipment is.
What businesses do you think could benefit from the use of TeleNav Asset Tracker from AT&T?
Report Indicates GPS Solutions Deliver Substantial ROI to Businesses
Jul 24th
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TeleNav Track Delivers Location Information from a Mobile Handset to an easy to view Web-based system
As some of you may know, in addition to the consumer turn-by-turn navigation applications we develop here at TeleNav, we also develop a suite of location-based products for business customers called TeleNav Track. These products range from our “LITE” solutions that provide the back office, through a Web-based interface, with location information for mobile workers and resources to our Premium services which build on the capabilities of the LITE services by providing deeper operational tools such as wireless timecard entry and form completion, mileage tracking and vehicle diagnostic monitoring right from the field.
We currently have approximately 9,000 organizations using our TeleNav Track products through our carrier partners AT&T and Sprint and we’re constantly receiving feedback from our customers explaining how the improved visibility into the location of their mobile workforce has cut costs through reduced mileage, more efficient dispatching and better customer service. Check out some of our case studies.
But don’t just take our word for it. A recent report from Aberdeen Group provides the results of a survey of companies using GPS enabled services and the findings indicate that GPS services are certainly providing substantial ROI for businesses. This TMCnet article outlines some of the survey findings.
According to Aberdeen Group, use of GPS enabled solutions by businesses with mobile workers and resources has reduced idle time and increased fleet utilization. The survey results indicated that these companies have experienced substantial reduction in fuel costs and cut their miles driven by nearly one-third. Reduced time spent behind the wheel means more time on the job site, which might also explain why these companies have experienced a 23 percent increase in workforce productivity.
Our customers have reported similar ROI after implementing TeleNav Track into their operations. This ROI is likely the reason Aberdeen Group reports that monitoring of workers and vehicles by companies responding to the research have increased by 12 percent over last year’s figures. Aberdeen Group expects that number to continue to rise as more companies look to benefit from integrating location information into their operations.
If you’re a small business owner with mobile employees or the manager of a large fleet, now may be a good time to look into location-based solutions. In the current economy, any solution that has been proven to lower operating costs could be a wise investment.
TeleNav and Sprint Add Vehicle Diagnostics and IFTA Fuel Tax filing to Fleet Management GPS Service
Feb 10th
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TeleNav Vehicle Manager's Electronic On-Board Recorder (EOBR) pairs with a Sprint cell phone via Bluetooth
Today we announced our latest mobile resource management service called TeleNav Vehicle Manager.
TeleNav Vehicle Manager, powered by Turnpike, combines vehicle diagnostics and IFTA Fuel Tax filing with the our TeleNav Track services including GPS-enabled navigation, tracking, wireless forms and wireless timecards.
The service uses an electronic on-board recorder that pairs (via Bluetooth) with a GPS-enabled cell phone to gather and submit engine diagnostics, driver performance information, odometer readings and more.
TeleNav Vehicle Manager is available now exclusively from TeleNav and Sprint and is ideal for organizations in the transportation industry who are looking for a combined (and cost-effective) solution to automate all of these services.
More information on features and pricing can be found in the press release here.
Can You Save Money on Taxes by Allowing GPS Tracking of Your Car?
Oct 20th
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Author – Mary Beth Lowell – Communications Manager
With Election Day around the corner, taxes are a hot topic among politicians and voters alike.
Would you be willing to be tracked with GPS in order to better allocate, perhaps even reduce, your taxes?
The city of Baltimore is currently looking for 450 local volunteers who are willing to allow their vehicles to be tracked over a span of 8 months. The study, funded by the federal government, will use GPS to track each volunteer’s mileage as well as where he/she drove during that time span.
This information will give researchers an idea of which roads – federal, state or local – are actually being used. The volunteers will then receive a fake bill with the amount of money ("road fees") they owe each month based on which roads they traveled and how much they traveled.
The theory behind the study is that the current gas tax, which funds transportation initiatives, is not properly allocating the money. It also means that drivers would only be paying for the amount of miles they actually drive. Similar systems are already in existence in Europe.
GPS tracking, however, is a sensitive topic and some U.S. citizens have raised privacy concerns over this type of monitoring. The project manager of this Baltimore test insists that, were this to become an adopted system, there will be safeguards in place to ensure "no precise locational information would be reported to authorities." He compared it to technologies like EZ-Pass.
What do you think? Would you be willing to let your vehicle be tracked in order to potentially save money on taxes?
BlackBerry Cool – Podcast on TeleNav Track
Jul 8th
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Author—Mary Beth Lowell – Communications Manager
In case you haven’t had a chance to check out BlackBerry Cool’s recent podcast interview with TeleNav’s Co-Founder (and frequent blogger) Sal Dhanani, we thought we’d post it here so you can listen in.
The 10 min. interview is focused on TeleNav Track and includes an overview of the product, a look into our strategy and vision, and a sneak peek of what’s to come in the next few months.
Many businesses and government organizations have discovered the benefits of TeleNav Track, which allows managers to use GPS on cell phones to manage their mobile employees and other assets. Sal highlights those benefits and shares his view on what GPS can do for businesses of all sizes.
Click below to hear the podcast:
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