HighwayMaster Places 50,000th Unit in Service At Verspeeten Cartage
16 June 1999
HighwayMaster Places 50,000th Unit in Service At Verspeeten Cartage
DALLAS--June 16, 1999--HighwayMaster Communications, Inc. , the leading provider of wireless voice and data communications services to the commercial trucking and service vehicle industries, today announced that its HighwayMaster Corporation subsidiary has placed its 50,000th Series 5000 mobile communications unit in service. The HighwayMaster customer making the landmark investment is Verspeeten Cartage Ltd.The Series 5000 provides both voice and data communications, together with precise positioning through GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) data and offers several other optional enhancements. EngineMaster(TM) enables operators and drivers to capture engine performance information for monitoring and managing fuel economy, idle time, engine abuse, gear usage, and driver performance. MileMaster(R) provides a turnkey automated fuel tax reporting solution that meets IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement) and IRP (International Registration Plan) reporting guidelines. Rolling ETA(R) provides the industry's only real-time, on-board estimated time of arrival technology.
"The 50,000th installation marks an important milestone in HighwayMaster's leadership as a mobile communications provider supporting the long-haul trucking and regional service vehicle industries," said Jana Bell, HighwayMaster's president and chief executive officer. "We are pleased to have a valued customer like Verspeeten Cartage be the one helping us to achieve this plateau."
Verspeeten Cartage, Ltd. is an award winning, family-owned truckload carrier servicing the automotive industry in North America. Based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada, Verspeeten operates terminals in Tillsonburg and Whitby, Ontario, as well as in Burton, Mich. and Dayton, Ohio.
Verspeeten earned ISO 9002 certification in July 1998 and is a five-time winner of the coveted General Motors "Supplier of the Year" award. Verspeeten guarantees on-time deliveries to its customers and has equipped all 528 of its line-haul tractors with HighwayMaster's Series 5000 mobile units to ensure constant and reliable communications between Verspeeten's dispatchers, drivers and customers.
"Our business is just-in-time deliveries," said Ron Verspeeten, vice president for Verspeeten Cartage. "The HighwayMaster system enables us to be proactive in tracking and monitoring the flow of our shipments to our customers so that they consistently arrive as scheduled."
"We are especially encouraged by the confidence Verspeeten has placed in the HighwayMaster system and network for the management of its time-critical shipments," Bell noted. "The strength of our system coverage and the reliable performance of our equipment and network are key factors in expanding our installed base and increasing revenues from recurring service."
HighwayMaster is the leading nationwide mobile communications system provider of voice and data communications, combined with GPS vehicle location technology, for the trucking and service vehicle industries. The imminent launch of the company's new mobile asset tracking system, TrackWare(TM), will add a new low-cost trailer tracking technology for trucking fleets. Through strategic alliances, HighwayMaster has created the largest enhanced-cellular network in existence today, providing seamless wireless services in more than 99 percent of the available cellular coverage areas in the United States and 100 percent of the A-side cellular coverage areas in Canada. HighwayMaster sells and markets its patented system throughout the United States and Canada.
Legal notice to investors: Except for the historical information in this press release, matters discussed of forward-looking nature are subject to risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that HighwayMaster will be able to retain or increase its installed customer base or maintain or increase revenues from its service offerings. For a listing of risks applicable to the future prospects of HighwayMaster, please refer to the reports filed with the SEC, such as recent 10K and 10Q reports.
HighwayMaster is a federally registered trademark and service mark of HighwayMaster Communications, Inc. Currently, 20 issued U.S. Patents and other U.S. and international patents pending cover HighwayMaster's products.