XATA debuts new reefer management capability

This capability is the first phase of XATA’s comprehensive trailer-related roadmap slated for rollout beginning in 2009.

The Trucker News Services

10/22/2009

MINNEAPOLIS — XATA Corp. announced during the International Food Distribution Association (IFDA) Expo Oct. 20 the release of  a new reefer management and temperature monitoring  solution that integrates with its XATANET fleet management  tools.

This capability is the first phase of XATA’s comprehensive trailer-related roadmap slated for rollout beginning in 2009, according to Tom Flies, senior vice president of product management.

“Fleets now face increasing pressure to follow strict temperature standards to ensure that food is not spoiled during transport,” Flies said. “On the cost-saving side, they must also optimize reefer fuel usage and overall reefer fleet utilization, among other issues.  XATA’s new reefer management solution integrates with XATANET and provides fleets with tools to track temperature data throughout a delivery and to ensure they are getting the most efficient use from their reefer fleets.”

To provide this comprehensive solution to the market, XATA is teaming up with reefer providers to integrate reefer data with XATANET, Flies said.

Similarly, in line with our hardware-independence strategy, a specialized, trailer-mounted computer—provided by a leading third-party provider—will collect and communicate reefer data back to the XATANET web host, he noted.

“As refrigerated fleets continue to invest in technology to ensure refrigerated product gets to its destination on time, reefer optimization and temperature monitoring are critical,” Flies said. “To help meet this need, this enhanced solution gives our customers even more visibility in to their fleets to ensure time sensitive customer needs are met.”

The combined temperature data is presented in a multi-color graph format to indicate temperature status.

Another feature of the solution is a detailed report that provides specific temperature information at points all through the delivery process.  This report shows that the goods were delivered within the proper refrigeration guidelines and timetable.

For more information, visit www.xata.com or call (800) 745-9282.

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