Neenah, Wis. - (August 16, 2017) J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. and FourKites have joined forces to help shared customers make more proactive business decisions based on access to real-time location information.
The integration will allow customer GPS information to be communicated between J. J. Keller's Encompass® Fleet Management System with ELogs and the FourKites tracking platform. This will provide the premium edition Encompass® customer with GPS data on active loads every 15 minutes from pickup to delivery in FourKites. Improving multimodal load visibility helps to reduce overall costs associated with check calls, detention time, and resource allocation.
"We are proud to partner with industry leading compliance provider, J. J. Keller," said Craig Fiander, senior vice president, global business development for FourKites. "Seamless integration with the J. J. Keller Encompass® solution provides carriers, private fleets and 3PLs unprecedented omni-modal freight visibility within the FourKites platform. We are pleased to provide our mutual customers with the most accurate truck and load-specific ETAs and automated arrivals and departures using robust geo-fencing capabilities."
"Our integration with FourKites allows our shared customers the ability to navigate with geo-fencing capabilities, making fleet dispatch and tracking more fluid," said Tom Reader, director of marketing for
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. "Consequently, we're making it easier for customers to improve overall transportation management within their fleets, while helping them prepare for the mandate and meet Hours of Service requirements."
About J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Since its beginning as a one-man consulting firm in 1953, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has grown to become the most respected name in safety and regulatory compliance. Now over 1,400 associates strong, J. J. Keller serves over 600,000 customers — including over 90% of the Fortune 1000® companies. The company's subject-matter expertise spans nearly 1,500 topics, and its diverse solutions include ELogs and mobile technology; training via online courses, streaming video or DVD; online management tools; managed services; consulting services; online and print publications; forms and supplies.
Transportation professionals rely on J. J. Keller's in-house expertise and wide selection of products and services to reduce risk and improve regulatory compliance, performance management, and operational efficiency. For more information, visit JJKeller.com.
About FourKites
FourKites is re-shaping the logistics industry for real-time transparency and efficiency. FourKites provides comprehensive real-time tracking and supply chain visibility solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms. Using FourKites, blue-chip shippers and 3PLs can share the same, real-time shipping location and status information - from more than four million GPS/ELD devices used by fleets to individual owner-operator smartphones and flip phones. FourKites saves time and money across the transportation spectrum. Best of all, nothing falls through the cracks. Learn how FourKites real-time load tracking can help your business by requesting a demo. For more information on FourKites, go to www.fourkites.com.
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