PeopleNet intros three new g3 enhancements

CHASKA, Minn. — PeopleNet is introducing three new major product enhancements to provide fleet customers with decision tree forms, bar code scanning capability, and the next generation of geofencing and automated messaging platform called PACOS.

Ron Konezny, CEO of PeopleNet, said the first of the three new products, Decision Tree Forms, takes messaging to a new level using the company’s new g3 onboard platform. PeopleNet has been focused on improving the efficiency of messaging over time.

Decision tree forms now will allow companies to simplify complex driver to dispatcher interaction through branches and loops within a form message. Branches can be based on a driver’s answer to a multiple choice question and offer the ability to use far more questions (defined by the customer) without adding driver complexity.

The second offering, PeopleNet’s Bar Code Scanner, can be plugged into the g3 on-board computer using the USB port. It will include a tethered in-cab option in addition to an untethered option using Bluetooth technology to provide fleets with portable capabilities. The scanning option is ideal for fleets that need to scan in bar codes for inventory management, billing and other routine paperwork including proof of deliveries, the company says.

The third and final new product to be introduced will be PeopleNet’s next generation geofencing and automated messaging platform. Known as PACOS 2.6, the new product extends upon the new PACOS platform that allows fleets to build geofences and trigger automated arrival and departure alerts. PACOS — currently integrated with all leading dispatch software providers — will provide onboard trip management for drivers, the ability to sequence stops across a trip and late time alarms for detention time situations.

“For the driver, we have simplified his or her responsibilities and interactions with the onboard computer by providing negative response alerts, audible/ visual detention time alarms, and automatic trip start and end times based upon first and last events,” says Konezny in a press release. “This allows drivers to drive instead of inputting data … and allows fleets to increase operational efficiency by eliminating messaging and only monitoring problem vehicles.”

All three features will automatically update existing g3 PeopleNet platforms using the company’s proprietary Over-the-Air-Programming (OTAP) feature early next year.

— via TruckingInfo.com