Transforming Fleet Management with Networkfleet

What is Fleet Management?

According to industry research firm Berg Insight

A fleet management (FM) solution is a vehicle-based system for commercial vehicles that incorporates data logging, satellite positioning and data communication to a backoffice application. The history of FM solutions goes back several decades. Today mobile networks can provide ubiquitous online connectivity at a reasonable cost and mobile computing technology delivers very high performance, as well as excellent usability. All of these components combined enable the delivery of a range of applications linking vehicles and enterprise IT systems.

Who is Networkfleet?

Networkfleet founded in 1999 and purchased by Verizon in 2012 as part of the Hughes Telematics acquisition, is a leading provider of wireless fleet management services that improve fleet efficiency by reducing fuel use, emissions and maintenance expenses.

Networkfleet’s technology combines vehicle diagnostic monitoring with an online GPS fleet tracking system, and the company has 165,000 vehicles across the nation reporting data.
The Networkfleet solution includes an in-vehicle GPS hardware device that connects to the diagnostic port to allow data to be sent over the Verizon network and viewed through the application.

Transforming Fleet Management

Verizon just launched the Networkfleet fleet-management solution, their first suite of fleet monitoring and management technology that runs end-to-end on their own network.

The “all-Verizon” solution combines the capabilities of Networkfleet — part of Hughes Telematics which Verizon acquired in July of 2012 — with the speed and reliability of the Verizon Wireless network to help fleet, operations and risk managers use technology to improve operations by managing speed, fuel consumption, drivers and vehicles. The new solution also optimizes vehicle use and routes via vehicle diagnostics to help hold the line on maintenance costs.

And, we are the first customer! Verizon is deploying Networkfleet in their own U.S. service fleet of 18,000 company vehicles to reduce their carbon footprint by taking advantage of in-vehicle hardware and a Web-based application for improved monitoring, management and route optimization capabilities.

Each vehicle is equipped with a GPS device that sends information to the Networkfleet Data Center over a secure wireless network. Key features include:

• GPS fleet tracking
• Asset tracking
• Fleet maps
• Vehicle diagnostics and alerts
• Roadside assistance
• Preventative maintenance 

The Networkfleet solution has been used in many vertical industries including: transportation, energy and utilities, government, retail and distribution, and construction.

Source: Verizon