Thanks to Teletouch, Flatbed Trailer Tracking Is No Longer Just the Stuff Of Dreams for TCI
10 February 2004 - 1:50AM
PR Newswire (US)
Thanks to Teletouch, Flatbed Trailer Tracking Is No Longer Just the
Stuff Of Dreams for TCI TCI Selects Teletouch Tracking Systems to
Monitor Its Fleet of Flatbed Trailers - Implementation Is First of
Its Kind TYLER, Texas, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Until now,
the ability to track flatbed trailers electronically and
economically had been a holy grail of sorts for the trucking
industry. Disenchanted with high-priced tracking equipment,
hampered by the lack of an adequate place to mount a unit and
unable to hide a self-sufficient device effectively to avoid
tampering, many flatbed trailer owners had given up hope of finding
a good solution. But for Texas-based Transport Continental Inc., a
carrier that specializes in flatbed trailers, that search came to
an end when the company tested a single wireless tracking unit from
Teletouch . "Teletouch has provided us with something we weren't
sure we would ever have -- the ability to know exactly where our
flatbed trailers are," said TCI President Jim Cowart. "We've
already had additional business wins based on our ability to track
the trailers, meaning the Teletouch devices have paid for
themselves." In the past, the price of tracking devices has been a
major sticking point for many companies, but Teletouch offers its
product for less than $300. That price point, coupled with
Teletouch's ability to covertly mount one of its wireless,
self-contained, battery-powered devices on a flatbed trailer,
prompted TCI to outfit all 171 of its trailers with the devices.
The trucking company, which focuses its attention on shipping
throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, needs to be able
to track its trailers to ensure on-time delivery and high quality
service for its customers. "Outfitting a flatbed trailer with a
satellite-based tracking device wasn't an easy task," said
Teletouch President J. Kernan Crotty. "But Teletouch was up to the
challenge, and TCI has been able to serve its customers even more
successfully as a result of the tracking capabilities." Teletouch's
wireless tracking system is small, entirely self-contained, durable
and cost-effective. Placed on each vehicle or piece of equipment,
it utilizes transmission of information via satellite to provide
users with a logistically simple, low-cost method of tracking and
monitoring far-flung assets from their desktops. About Teletouch
Communications Inc. In the wireless business for 40 years,
Teletouch Communications Inc. has evolved its service offerings to
providewireless telemetry products and services to business
customers. Teletouch provides sophisticated wireless services that
are used by companies to monitor remote operations, track and
manage mobile assets and notify authorities when a lone worker has
been injured or incapacitated, among many other applications. More
information on Teletouch can be found on the company's Web site:
http://www.teletouch.com/ . About Transport Continental Inc.
Transport Continental Inc. (TCI) is an open-trailer specialist
positioned in the tip-of-Texas to respond to all locations in the
continental United States, Canada and Mexico. TCI is an
international, market-driven company focused on flatbed and
heavy-haul transportation services. TCI maintains the newest fleet
in the region. From tractors to trailers, the company's contracted
dealer maintenance cuts costs. TCI specializes in transport
solutions for North American international trade and maintains a
tractor-to- trailer ratio geared for the international customer.
More information on TCI is available on the company Web site:
http://www.trans-con.com/ . DATASOURCE: Teletouch Communications
Inc. CONTACT: Michelle Metzger of M-C-C, +1-972-480-8383, ext. 231,
or , for Teletouch Communications Inc. Web site:
http://www.teletouch.com/ http://www.trans-con.com/
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