TravelCenters of America has completed
the installation of GPS tracking
equipment on its RoadSquad fleet of
more than 400 quick-response and repair
vehicles.
“Our GPS technology allows us to know
exactly where to find the downed driver
and provides service technicians that
drive our emergency service trucks with
detailed directional information to the
breakdown site,” reports Tom O’Brien,
TA’s president and CEO.
“Our national dispatch center knows
exactly where everyone is,” he
continues. “That allows us to provide
more accurate arrival time and status
information to downed drivers, lowers
our response times and gets our
customers back in business
faster.”
The chain invested significant funds in
the new system, which also details
critical fleet maintenance, operational
and driver performance information for
company management, according to
O’Brien.
“This data is critical to optimizing
in-service time of all of the vehicles
in the RoadSquad fleet, further
enhancing the ability” of the company
to achieve quick response times when
responding to trucker breakdowns with
replacement tires and other repair
needs.
TravelCenters operates TA outlets and
Petro Stopping Centers in 41 states and
Canada.
For more information, visit www.tatravelcenters.com
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