INDUSTRY NEWS
Networkfleet CONNECT integrates fleet management with Garmin navigation
SAN DIEGO — Networkfleet announced the release of Networkfleet CONNECT, a robust set of field management capabilities that seamlessly integrate with compatible Garmin navigation devices. Fleet managers can assign jobs, dispatch drivers to specific destinations, provide turn-by-turn directions and communicate with drivers in real time, all via the driver’s in-cab Garmin device. Networkfleet CONNECT gives
service and delivery fleets the ability to efficiently manage jobs from creation to completion, allowing them to respond quickly to customers, improve routing and increase the number of jobs. Primary features include: • Job creation/dispatch: Create
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and assign jobs by address, landmark, lat/long and vehicle, dispatch drivers to specified destinations via their in- cab Garmin device and proactively
schedule jobs in real time or for future dates and times. • Two-way messaging:
Communicate in real time with drivers in the field, including custom driver response options (i.e. free form text, yes/no, etc.). Send notifications in real time or schedule messages to drivers with important job-related information. • CONNECT dashboard: Access at-
a-glance job snapshots showing jobs in progress, recently completed jobs, as well as a summary of the day’s job activity. View most recent messages sent between drivers and dispatchers. • In-cab Garmin features: View,
accept and update job status directly from the Garmin device and access turn-by-turn navigation and directions to specified jobsites. Networkfleet CONNECT is compatible with Garmin devices that support Fleet Management Interface Version 2.6 and higher.
Strike at General Wire Spring ends
MCKEES ROCKS, PA. — General Wire Spring Company, parent company of General Pipe Cleaners, and United Steel Workers (USW) reached agreement to end a 14- week strike and to resume work June 13. David Silverman, executive vice
president of global sales, thanked customers and sales representatives for their “incredible patience and loyalty” during the difficult. General took bold steps to
minimize the strike’s impact on its worldwide customers. The company continued to take and fill product orders. Customer service staff remained on duty, and temporary workers sustained production pace. Management stressed that this
was the company’s first strike in 35 years. They added that, since its founding in 1930, General has never had a lay-off. They noted that the offers the USW accepted are almost identical to those the company proposed before the strike.
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