Technology news briefs for the week of Aug. 29:
Omnitracs has made the PrePass application for weigh station bypass available on the Omnitracs One platform. PrePass notifies drivers of upcoming weigh stations on trips, verifies carrier credentials and vehicle weights in advance for drivers to skip inspections.
The PrePass Safety Alliance service is currently used by more than 650,000 trucks from more than 77,000 trucking fleets. With the application, trucks are bypassing stations more than 12 times per month, on average.
Omnitracs also announced that refrigerated carrier Grand Island Express has selected Omnitracs One to be its unified platform for compliance, routing, driver to back-office communications, and customer support.
Startup company TextLocate has developed a value-priced system that locates shipments using a proprietary text messaging platform. TextLocate allows logistics companies to verify the exact location of shipments by sending a text message to drivers.
The technology uses a web application to determine the precise GPS location of freight in transit. This eliminates the need to download a mobile application, the company said. Also, it does not continuously track users’ location or require a software investment.
