Satellite Security Systems (S3), a provider of asset security and logistics control, has launched IONIT, the first satellite security and monitoring solution for tethered and un-tethered units, providing superior accountability and efficiency for the trucking industry.
IONIT is a covert system placed on individual units and tracked via satellite communication and Global Positioning System (GPS) for up-to-the- minute location and monitoring. IONIT is solar powered with a reserve battery and works with FleetGuard(TM), a desktop application that allows managers to view, monitor and track each vehicle in an entire fleet at once.
Rust & Sons, Inc. a San Diego-based trucking company, recently tested IONIT on an interstate trip from California to Indiana. “IONIT allows our dispatchers to monitor the movement of our equipment in real time,” said Joe Graves, general manager for Rust & Sons, Inc. “The system allows us to hold our drivers accountable for their performance of duties en route and at the same time provides us with an accurate equipment inventory throughout the country. No more guess work!”
Tractors and trailers carry cargo ranging from high-value to hazardous- waste or petrochemical products. The need to secure these units is of paramount concern to trucking companies, California Independent Oil Marketing Association (CIOMA) members, and State and Federal departments. The California state government is considering Assembly Bill (AB) 575 (requiring truck disabling devices, global positioning or other “location reporting systems” on hazardous material haulers), and the CHP has been tasked with researching various technologies to support these regulatory initiatives.
IONIT is S3’s latest development in its continuing efforts to offer solid and affordable business solutions that also provide for and aid heavily in homeland security procedures.
