Press Release

 

@Road® Debuts New MRM Solution for Transportation Industry

@Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution combines GPS tracking, electronic driver logs, diagnostic monitoring and more to offer a comprehensive MRM solution

FREMONT, CA – January 18, 2005 – @Road, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARDI), a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services, today announced the launch of the @Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution, a comprehensive set of bundled services and features that combines GPS tracking, route compliance, electronic driver logs, vehicle diagnostics and more. Transportation companies can now use @Road for an enterprise-grade MRM solution to help streamline operations, improve driver productivity and enhance customer service.

The @Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution is the first in a series of vertical market solutions the company plans to launch this quarter.

“Keeping up with advances in technology can be a daunting task for any industry,” said Leo Jolicoeur, @Road chief marketing officer. “In response to customer demand, we created a comprehensive set of services and features specific to this vertical market. By offering a single product with industry-applicable services, we make it easy for transportation companies to select the right MRM solution to increase productivity, reduce operations costs, improve customer service and enhance driver safety.”

Examples of services and features offered in the @Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution include:

  • @Road GeoManagersmCombines GPS, wireless communications and internet technologies to provide a hosted, web-based mobile resource management solution.

  • @Road Route Compliance. Web-based maps and reports that allow companies to automate routing and dispatching, monitor route progress in real-time and compare actual vs. planned routes.

  • J1708/OBDII. Monitors vehicle diagnostics and sends email alerts based on driver behavior and vehicle performance.

  • @Road Speed Radar. Reports that compare the posted speed to the actual traveled speed by company vehicles on highways and city streets.

  • @Road Driver Logs and State Mileage Reports. Automatically records hours of service, duty status and state mileage information.

  • @Road DirectData. Continuously delivers location-based @Road data to third-party databases and applications.

Add-on features available for the @Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution include:

  • @Road Mobile HotSpot. An in-vehicle wi-fi device that transforms any vehicle into a mobile hot spot.

  • Barcode Wand. Captures material, package and other shipment information.

  • Satellite Option. Provides uninterrupted communication when vehicles are out of wireless network coverage area.

  • Switch Sensors/Temperature Sensors. Monitors temperature and electrical signals, and reports changes.

Customers can subscribe to the @Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution for $60 per month. Additional value-added services vary in price and can be easily added according to a company’s needs.

About @Road
@Road, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARDI) is a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services, a rapidly growing category of productivity solutions integrating wireless communications, location technologies, hosted software applications, transaction processing and the Internet to help companies better manage mobile workers. Any size organization, in any industry or public sector, in which improving the productivity of mobile workers has an impact on revenue, expenses, customer service, and competitive advantage, will benefit from @Road MRM services. Because @Road offers MRM services on a hosted basis, customers avoid expensive and complex software and IT infrastructure investments. Since @Road delivers services on a subscription basis, customers can experience a rapid and measurable return-on-investment.

@Road delivers its MRM services to approximately 131,000 mobile workers in North America every day. The company has headquarters in Fremont , CA and secure networked data centers on both U.S. coasts. For more information, visit the @Road Web site at www.road.com.

@Road is a registered trademark of @Road, Inc.

 

Media Contact

Bob Stern
@Road Media Relations
(510) 870-1360
bstern@road-inc.com

David Lebedeff
@Road Vice President Investor Relations
(510) 870-1317
dlebedeff@road-inc.com

 


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