Chattanooga, TN, Dec. 18--U.S. Xpress Enterprises, the fifth largest publicly owned truckload carrier in the country and a subsidiary of floorcovering distributor CSI/Crown, Inc., has agreed to equip its entire fleet of 5,500 trucks with Aether MobileMax. The company will replace its existing satellite only system, and plans to install Aether System's multi mode wireless communications and tracking system in the majority of its trucks during 2003.
U.S. Xpress tested Aether's MobileMax system in more than 100 trucks. The multi mode system automatically switches between land based and satellite communications. Integration to the carrier's back end system was written by TransCommunications, Inc., a provider of business and technology solutions to the transportation industry.
U.S. Xpress has plans to implement several new applications including Proximity Alert, the latest enhancement to MobileMax, which provides automatic notifications of pre-programmed events such as when a vehicle arrives at or departs from a particular location.
Aether MobileMax is the only system to use a multi mode system that automatically switches between land based and satellite communications without driver or dispatcher intervention to ensure complete coverage and more cost efficient communications. The MobileMax system transmits dispatch and data messages, proximity alerts, and GPS position reports, as well as data on state line crossings, vehicle fault codes, and driver and truck performance.
