Ron Finemore Transport Realizes Measurable Savings and Improvements With ORBCOMM’s Integrated Asset Management Solutions

Improves driver safety, vehicle utilization and maintenance planning across fleet of prime movers and trailers transporting goods across the east coast of Australia

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., April 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ORBCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq: ORBC), a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that Ron Finemore Transport (Ron Finemore), one of Australia’s leading regional and inter-capital transport carriers, is realizing significant savings and operational improvements with ORBCOMM’s end-to-end asset management solutions and single, unified cloud-based analytics platform. Today, Ron Finemore utilizes ORBCOMM in nearly every aspect of their business to ensure their fleet’s driver safety and performance, operational efficiency and excellent customer service.

Ron Finemore began deploying ORBCOMM’s telematics solutions in 2014 to track and monitor their trucks, refrigerated trailers and dry trailers in order to deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective road transport solutions to their food, retail and petroleum customer base. When selecting ORBCOMM, Ron Finemore’s primary objective was to gain access to deep vehicle analytics and insights into using the right asset for the right job. By refining their fleet specifications to fit their business objectives, Ron Finemore now has a better understanding of how different vehicles operate to optimize their fleet’s performance and productivity. Ron Finemore was also one of the first transport companies in Australia to implement real-time temperature tracking and reporting, which gave them a strong competitive advantage in the marketplace. After the first year of deploying ORBCOMM’s refrigerated monitoring solutions, they were able to substantially reduce the cost of load claims. The volume and depth of data available through ORBCOMM’s powerful systems are integrated with Ron Finemore’s internal data warehouse and used to maintain maximum uptime for their assets and eliminate over or under-scheduled maintenance, resulting in incremental cost savings.

In addition, ORBCOMM’s best-in-class driver performance scoring and coaching has made a major difference in improving driver safety by correcting at-risk driving behaviors such as harsh braking, anticipation and speeding, which naturally lead to better fuel burn. By analyzing their fuel burn data per vehicle, they were able to reconcile the difference between the costs of running their Australian truck fleet and similar trucks used in Europe. Overall, these improvements have enabled Ron Finemore to deliver a safer, more efficient and reliable service for their customers, which is vital for the company’s successful operations.