AirIQ, Maddocks integrate products

TORONTO, Ont. (Nov. 19, 2001) — AirIQ and Maddocks Systems announced plans to integrate AirIQ’s wireless communications and vehicle tracking products with Maddocks’ TruckMate for Windows (TM4Win) fleet-management software. Fleet managers using TM4Win will be able to use AirIQ’s services on the same desktop, at the same time, from the same screen, the companies said in a joint news release.

Using telematics, or the wireless transmission of location-based information and control messages to and from vehicles, AirIQ helps its clients locate and manage their vehicle fleets. AirIQ’s services include vehicle location, boundary notification, reefer fault alerts, and automated inventory reports.

By integrating AirIQ’s platform with Maddocks software, managers and dispatchers using TM4Win will have seamless access to virtually real-time information on their vehicle fleets, the companies said. For instance, should a vehicle stray from a particular region, a pop-up window would notify the dispatcher at his or her workstation.

Additionally, dispatchers using TM4Win will have seamless access to AirIQ’s dispatching services, providing them with two-way message communication and job tasking to the driver’s standard mobile phone. This will enable trucking firms to quickly relay changes and other information directly to driver without requiring voice communication, saving time and money, the companies said.