ePACCAR Partners with InfoMove to Deliver Wireless Internet Services to Commercial Vehicles
24 May 2000
ePACCAR Partners with InfoMove to Deliver Wireless Internet Services to Commercial Vehicles
SEATTLE/BELLEVUE, Wash.--May 24, 2000--in-cab traffic updates, predictive traffic information
and dynamic navigation.
ePACCAR, a division of PACCAR Inc, , today announced it has formed a venture with InfoMove to deliver personalized, real time, location-specific traffic navigation to truck drivers in PACCAR's commercial vehicles.
Through the partnership, InfoMove will supply ePACCAR with a suite of wireless Internet applications to enhance truck operators' productivity. Using these applications, ePACCAR's systems will alert truck drivers of traffic congestion along planned routes, plus recommended alternative routes and turn-by-turn driving directions.
"This partnership will allow PACCAR to provide its customers with the dynamic InfoMove traffic information they need to navigate their routes with safety and ease," said Peter Holland, president and chief executive officer of InfoMove. "PACCAR is taking the lead in providing functional wireless Internet applications to its customers on the road."
"This exciting venture will increase the efficiency of the industry. Additional applications that may be offered include e-mail and vehicle diagnostics and maintenance as well as other vehicle information," said Tom Plimpton, PACCAR executive vice president.
"PACCAR has demonstrated its technological leadership within the industry in terms of its products, systems and embrace of e-commerce. The company's detailed knowledge of the industry and technology, coupled with InfoMove's solution for establishing a wireless systems application, will create a powerful force in the commercial vehicle industry," said Mark C. Pigott, PACCAR's chairman and chief executive officer.
"PACCAR's e-commerce strategy is to proactively address systems and applications that can readily be transferred into customer-enhanced products, additional service offerings and state-of-the-art design and manufacturing processes. Our partnership with InfoMove certainly fits within the framework of that strategy," he added.
PACCAR's innovative and leading-edge use of information technology (IT) earned the company the number one ranking in PC Week magazine's 1999 Fast-Track 500, which ranks 500 companies from a spectrum of industries based on their use of technologies applied to their business framework.
PACCAR earned the top ranking for launching company-wide initiatives in B2B e-commerce, enterprise resource planning (ERP), virtual private networks (VPNs), data warehousing, web-based collaboration software and specialized intranet applications.
InfoMove has developed strategic relationships with industry-leading organizations to create this unique platform that integrates Global Positioning System (GPS), wireless and Internet technologies. InfoMove will offer its service to Internet portals, hardware manufacturers, automotive companies and other organizations as private-label and co-branded solutions. Consumers will be able to sign up for the first phase of the service in Q3 2000.
About PACCAR Inc
PACCAR, an $8.6 billion company, is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF and Foden nameplates. It also provides financial services and distributes aftermarket parts related to its principal business. In addition, the Bellevue, Washington-based company manufactures industrial winches under the Braden, Gearmatic and Carco nameplates. PACCAR shares are traded on the NASDAQ Exchange, symbol PCAR, and its homepage can be found at www.paccar.com.
About InfoMove
InfoMove is the first company to deliver real-time, personalized and location-based Internet applications to enhance the driving experience. InfoMove applications include real-time and predictive traffic, audible turn-by-turn directions, wireless vehicle diagnostics, maintenance alerts, emergency services, location-based advertising and text-to-text speech enabled e-mail capabilities. InfoMove private labels its content and services to Internet portals, automotive suppliers and manufacturers, mobile computing device manufacturers, and vertical Internet destination sites.
InfoMove was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Seattle. It has strategic relationships with content providers, technology developers and device manufacturers, such as BSQUARE, Etak, University of Washington and Casio. The company is working with leading automotive and device manufacturers to deliver this unique solution to customers in Q3 2000.
For more information, visit InfoMove's web site at www.InfoMove.com.