ROSH HAAYIN, Israel,
Feb. 7th, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Pointer Telocation Ltd. (Nasdaq: PNTR & TASE:
PNTR) – a leading developer and operator of Fleet and Mobile
Resource Management (MRM) solutions, announced winning of an
important fleet management contract in Brazil.
Fibria (NYSE: FBR) is a publically listed Brazilian company and
the world's leading producer of hardwood pulp. Its Três
Lagoas unit in Mato Grosso do
Sol, deployed Pointer's Salvador
telemetry solution, to manage truck drivers transporting wood to
the manufacturing plant.
Pointer's device installed in vehicles analyzes speed, engine
RPM and various other vehicle information, acting to keep the
drivers driving within a predefined range. The solution also
positively impacts maintenance schedules, improves safety by
compelling drivers to maintain speed limits, and enables fuel
savings as well as lower emissions. Over seventy parameters are
analyzed and combined to improve driving habits.
Alan Charles Brehmer, Forest
Logistics Manager at Fibria in Mato
Grosso do Sol, commented, "We are very happy to be
working with Pointer Brazil and we are already seeing a return on
our investment. The solution has resulted in savings in fuel
consumption, with the corresponding reduction in the emission of
greenhouse gases. We look forward to continue working with Pointer
in improving our transportation processes and efficiencies."
Commented David Mahlab, CEO of
Pointer, "Fibria is an important and leading global producer of
pulp for paper manufacture, and we are very pleased to play an
active role in increasing the efficiencies of their complex
transportation logistics. We have seen a strong improvement and
ongoing interest in our services in the Brazilian market over the
past few years and we look forward to further expanding our
operations in this key region for Pointer."
About Pointer Telocation
For over 20 years, Pointer has rewritten the rules for the
Mobile Resource Management (MRM) market and is a pioneer in
the Connected Car segment. Pointer has in-depth knowledge of
the needs of this market and has developed a full suite of tools,
technology and services to respond to them. The vehicles of the
future will be intimately networked with the outside world,
enhancing and optimizing the in-car experience.
Pointer's innovative and reliable cloud-based
software-as-a-service (SAAS) platform extracts and captures an
organization's critical mobility data points – from office,
drivers, routes, points-of-interest, logistic-network, vehicles,
trailers, containers and cargo. The SAAS platform analyzes the raw
data converting it into valuable information for Pointer's
customers providing them with actionable insights and thus enabling
the customers to improve their bottom line and increase their
profitably.
Contact:
Yaniv Dorani, Chief Financial
Officer
Tel.: +972-3-572 3111
E-mail: yanivd@pointer.com
Gavriel Frohwein/
Ehud Helft, GK Investor
Relations
Tel: +1-646-688-3559
E-mail: pointer@gkir.com
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