Verizon Launches Fleet Management Solution For Vehicles In Fleet

Verizon announced it is rolling out Networkfleet on the company's wireless network, and will implement it on more than 18,000 of its service fleet vehicles. Networkfleet is a fleet-management solution that provides a wide variety of monitoring and management capabilities for increased productivity and improved customer service, according to the company.

The Networkfleet solution -- part of Hughes Telematics, which the company acquired last year – will now be combined with the company's wireless network and will debut in the company’s own U.S. service fleet for improved monitoring, management, and route optimization capabilities.

With the new "all-Verizon" solution as part of its telematics portfolio the company said it is building on the joint capabilities of the company and Hughes Telematics to help fleet operations and risk managers use technology to improve by managing speed, fuel consumption, drivers, and vehicles while optimizing vehicle use and routes using vehicle diagnostics to hold the line on maintenance costs.

The Networkfleet telematics solution combines in-vehicle hardware and a Web-based application to store, view, and analyze data on specific vehicles as well as overall fleet performance. Vehicles are equipped with a GPS device that sends information to the Data Center over a secure wireless network. Key features include GPS fleet tracking; asset tracking; fleet maps; vehicle diagnostics with alerts; roadside assistance; preventative maintenance; and other fleet management tools.

The company is deploying Networkfleet to an initial 18,000 company vehicles in its fleet this year to expedite customer service, while increasing productivity and cost efficiencies, according to the company. The initiative will help achieve the company’s sustainability goal of decreasing its carbon footprint.

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