Hill Bros., a dry and refrigerated carrier based in Omaha, Neb., recently selected ORBCOMM to provide trailer monitoring for fleet-wide management.
ORBCOMM’s solutions provide wireless connectivity through industry-leading hardware and a single, unified cloud-based analytics platform for streamlined operations across multiple asset classes, the company said. Hill Bros is using its refrigerated monitoring solution to track freight locations and temperatures, providing peace of mind that loads are compliant and meeting customers’ standards for quality and service.
With mapping, reports, alerts, and exception management, ORBCOMM’s platform provides the real-time data and business intelligence needed to help Hill Bros. increase utilization of its refrigerated trailers, regardless of the reefer unit’s make or model, and gain fuel savings, making its assets more profitable.
“Hill Bros. has been committed to providing the best service in the trucking industry for over 35 years by deploying innovative technology across our fleet, and ORBCOMM is helping us take our operations to new levels of efficiency and profitability,” said Pete Hill, vice president with Hill Bros. “We’re looking forward to being able to manage our dry and refrigerated assets seamlessly through a single portal and use the data to get a clear view of our entire operations.”
Leveraging ORBCOMM’s telematics double play offering, Hill Bros. also is deploying ORBCOMM’s dry trailer monitoring solution, which features a high-sensitivity solar panel with long-lasting battery life and charging capabilities, ORBCOMM said. The company’s technology enables Hill Bros. to access live and scheduled status updates, whether their trailers are in transit or in the yard, so they always know where their trailers are located and if they are empty or loaded, improving turn times and yard management, while saving drivers time and fuel.
Through the ORBCOMM platform, Hill Bros. can manage all of its assets in one place, with intuitive icons to distinguish asset types, reports by asset type along with customizable workspaces and access control so that each user within the organization gets the data they need quickly and easily.
“ORBCOMM’s double play telematics offering is the ideal solution for Hill Bros. to gain visibility and control over their mixed fleet through our unified platform,” said Chris MacDonald, ORBCOMM’s senior vice president of North America sales. “By providing Hill Bros. with deep insights about their operations, they can make data-driven decisions and achieve optimal business outcomes, which translates to increased asset utilization, costs savings, compliance, and customer satisfaction.”
Hill Bros. started installing ORBCOMM’s telematics solutions across its fleet in February and expects to complete deployment by July.