U.S. Xpress Advances Fleet Innovation with Platform Science

IoT platform to roll out to entire fleet of more than 6,500 trucks

U.S. Xpress, one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers by revenue, and Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform, announced a partnership to roll out Platform Science’s open IoT technology to its fleet of more than 6,500 trucks. The company conducted an extensive search for a new telematics vendor to support its advanced technology roadmap for  2021 and beyond. With Platform Science, U.S. Xpress will gain operational efficiency and productivity with the ability to deploy, develop and manage its apps and devices through a centralized solution.

“As a leader in developing their own solutions, U.S. Xpress is accelerating fleet innovation at an extraordinary rate,” said Jake Fields, co-founder and CTO of Platform Science. “By leveraging Platform Science, they are able to deliver new solutions to their drivers faster and expand their capability based on our broad set of connected vehicle platform tools. We are honored to partner with them on solutions that transform the transportation industry and change the standards of trucking.”

U.S. Xpress will outfit its trucks with Platform Science’s full suite of products including ELD, Messaging, and Workflow, in addition to a range of integrated solutions from third-party app providers. The company will also deploy its own proprietary technologies, allowing drivers a single pane of glass view, single sign-on, and integrated experience from top providers across the industry. U.S. Xpress will manage its apps and devices with Platform Science Remote Platform Management (RPM), the only fleet mobile device manager (MDM) developed for the transportation industry. This eliminates the extra cost and administration of a third-party MDM solution, while increasing driver efficiency.

“As we transform towards a true digital transportation solutions provider, we’re embracing technology and innovation to drive growth,” said Bob Pischke, Chief Information Officer at U.S. Xpress. “Platform Science provides a modern, streamlined solution to help improve communication with our most important asset – our drivers.”

U.S. Xpress will roll out the Platform Science solution to its entire fleet throughout 2021, starting with Variant, its digitally recruited, dispatched and managed asset-based fleet.

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