Press Release

 Strategy5 Transportation Software Introduces Motient ADV Interface

 Strategic Concepts, Inc. announces new Interface.  Integrated State Line Crossing, Driver and Vehicle Performance Statistics.

BENTONVILLE, AR (December 4, 2000) – Strategic Concepts, Inc., industry leader in transportation management systems has just released its new interface to Motient Corporation’s ADV monitor package.  This new interface allows Strategy5 users to download daily state line crossing odometer readings, driver and vehicle performance statistics and vehicle fault codes monitoring.

Automatic State Line Monitoring

The ADV Monitor interface takes Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking one step further. It automatically collects data on state line crossing events and transmits it directly to your central operations. It frees drivers from many daily-reporting requirements.

The on-board computer communicates the following to a main computer system:

Driver Performance Monitoring

With the ADV Monitor interface, dispatchers have complete driver performance information on a daily basis, ensuring adherence to company standards and streamlining performance reports. Daily, weekly and monthly summary reports can be generated for each driver, vehicle, and fleet, giving you the information you need to perform trend analyses and comparison studies.

During each 24-hour period, the following is transmitted:

Vehicle Fault Code Monitoring

The industry-standard J1708 data bus, contained within a vehicle, includes a wealth of information that once could not be accessed while the vehicle was operating. With the ADV Monitor's Vehicle Fault Code Monitor, fault conditions are detected and immediately reported back to the dispatcher.

The monitor observes 25 J1708 parameters. If the ADV Monitor detects a fault, it initiates an urgent message to the dispatch office before irreversible damage to the vehicle occurs. The ADV Monitor eliminates unnecessary alerts by allowing you to set a filter time. This filter time helps ensure that the fault is a constant or recurring condition that requires attention and not simply a one-time, harmless disruption.

Vehicle Fault Code Monitoring observes 25 J1708 parameters, including:

 

Strategy5 is supported on the Red Hat Linux, IBM AIX and Sun Microsystems Solaris platforms with integrated Microsoft Windows clients, Strategy5 is an integrated package of more than 60 modules for managing small to medium-sized trucking, brokerage and logistics companies. It automates every aspect of a trucking company including marketing, operations, brokerage, accounting, financial, safety, personnel, maintenance and executive management

 Contact:
Dave Stevens
(800) 407-7771

sales@strategy5.com