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Herndon, Va. – July 6, 2005 –
GeoLogic Solutions, the transportation industry’s leading
provider of Multi-Mode communications and tracking systems,
today announced that R. E. Garrison Trucking and Baker Hi-Way
Express have renewed contracts with the company for continued
use of the MobileMax™ Multi-Mode communications system.
Alabama-based truckload carrier R. E. Garrison Trucking
hauls a mix of dry and refrigerated freight coast to coast
and has equipped its 319 tractors with the MobileMax system.
“Before we renewed our contract we evaluated other
systems,” stated Bill Shotts, vice president of operations
for R. E. Garrison. “We decided to stay with GeoLogic
because it has the most cost-effective system, and the dual-mode
technology means we can get a location update anytime. With
other systems on the market, there are areas without coverage.”
In addition, Shotts considered the MobileMax system to be
much more user friendly from a management point of view.
“The GeoLogic system is fully integrated with our Innovative
Computer Corporation dispatch and back office systems,”
said Shotts. “Ninety-eight percent of fine tuning or
updating can be done in-house, so we don’t have to wait
for a supplier to make changes. The integration is completely
seamless.”
In addition to renewing a five-year contract, Baker Hi-Way
Express ordered 90 new MobileMax units. The Dover, Ohio-based
company operates 210 tractors, hauling steel, brick and other
commodities on flatbed trailers throughout the lower 48 states.
“The MobileMax system has done exactly what we expected
it to do,” said Bob Barnhouse, CFO for Baker Hi-Way.
“GeoLogic has quality, service and cost in its favor
and we haven’t seen anything better. We renewed our
contract and decided to upgrade all of our older units to
the new MobileMax system because with GeoLogic we have a good
product and people who provide good service.”
Equipping every truck at Baker Hi-Way Express with a new
MobileMax unit, according to Barnhouse, is proving to be a
problem-free process. Installations are handled easily by
the fleet’s shop foreman. Driver and dispatcher training,
along with integration to the company’s dispatch system,
have all been seamless.
“When we first put the GeoLogic system in place,”
Barnhouse stated, “we knew we needed a better solution
than phone lines. Since then, the savings have been obvious.
Our phone bills are down, and we’ve been able to expand
the fleet without having to add to the dispatch staff.”
“The high degree of confidence these companies continue
to have in GeoLogic Solutions is based on our long-term commitment
to the trucking industry as well our ability to effectively
meet requirements for mobile communications and tracking capabilities
at the lowest possible cost,” stated John Lewis, CEO
of GeoLogic Solutions. “We are pleased these companies
continue to see the value of the MobileMax system.”
About GeoLogic Solutions
Formerly the Transportation Division of Aether Systems, GeoLogic
Solutions operates as a stand-alone company within the Platinum
Equity portfolio. Based in Herndon, Va., GeoLogic Solutions
provides the commercial trucking industry with wireless asset
management solutions that reduce operational costs while increasing
overall efficiency. GeoLogic’s MobileMax, a multi-mode
communications and tracking system and TrailerMax, a trailer
tracking and monitoring system, are installed on nearly 50,000
commercial trucks and trailers. For more information, go to
www.goGeoLogic.com.
Susan Fall
(858) 490-1050
susan@launchitpr.com
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