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ROCKLIN, Calif. and HOUSTON (April 3, 2002) - Vericom Technologies
and U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems, have formed a strategic alliance enabling U.S. Bank Voyager to
begin offering an advanced Global Positioning Satellite (GPS)-based fleet management service to new
and existing customers.
The product, called "Voyager Path Manager", is a new GPS-based fleet management solution
powered by Vericom Technologies, which enables companies to cost-effectively collect and analyze
detailed fleet data involving driver and company fleet performance and productivity. By utilizing
Voyager Path Manager's customized web-based reports, companies can quickly recognize ways to reduce
costs by maximizing operating efficiencies and reducing risks.
"Working directly with Vericom Technologies enables U.S. Bank Voyager to offer companies with
large fleets a scaleable fleet management solution that can be customized to fit specific customer
needs," said Robert Meyer, Vice President of U.S. Bank Voyager Customer Implementation.
"Voyager Path Manager is another example of our commitment to helping companies find new ways
to improve overall fleet efficiencies."
In addition to offering Voyager Path Manager, U.S. Bank Voyager currently provides the Voyager
Fleet Card, a "universal" fleet fueling and maintenance card to customers, such as the United
States Postal Service, SCI Management and Kinetic Concepts Inc. The Voyager card, accepted at over
165,000 retail locations across the nation, provides comprehensive data reporting and card tracking
features that allow fleet executives to measure fuel costs and manage their program exceptions.
"Aligning with U.S. Bank Voyager provides Vericom immediate access to some of the world's
largest fleets," said Ernest Bayless, President and CEO of Vericom Technologies. "We
are looking forward to working closely with them to help companies maximize fleet efficiencies,
increase productivity, improve customer service and reduce risks."
Voyager Path Manager gives companies the ability to:
- Monitor vehicle and fleet activity, such as location, frequency and vehicle speeds, to reduce fuel and maintenance costs, as well as accident/incident costs;
- Record vehicle location throughout the day, providing easy analysis of specific routes, duration of stops, time between stops, and out-of-route movements;
- Reduce unnecessary labor expenditures by optimizing routes and increasing driver productivity;
- Verify and improve customer service, providing an automatic recording of delivery time at specific customer locations, and
- Ensure driver and vehicle safety through tracking of vehicle location and use as desired.
Voyager Path Manager is currently available to existing customers and new companies by contacting
U.S. Bank Voyager directly at 1-800-987-6590 or visiting Voyager's website at www.voyagerfleet.com.
In addition, Voyager Path Manager will also be demonstrated from U.S. Bank Voyager's booth (#518)
at the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA), 2002 Fleet Management Institute (FMI)
Conference, April 28-May 1st in Toronto, Canada.
About Vericom:
Vericom Technologies is a leading provider of fleet management data products and services.
Utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) and wireless LAN based technologies, Vericom's
Data Management System and DataSort? Reporting Software enable companies with large fleets to
cost-effectively manage fleet operations, maximize fleet efficiencies and reduce risks. Vericom
delivers fleet management solutions through its nationwide direct sales force and through its
strategic partners, Marsh & McLennan, the world's leading risk and insurance services firm, and
U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems. Additional information on Vericom is located at
www.vericomtechnologies.com.
About Voyager:
U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc., is a leading provider of the universal fleet fueling and
maintenance card for over 1.3 million vehicles. Specifically designed to serve the needs of any
size fleet, Voyager issues a Universal Fleet Card that is accepted at over 165,000 retail locations
in all 50 states and provides comprehensive fleet management information services to commercial
businesses and government agencies.
Voyager is a wholly owned subsidiary of Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $321 billion in assets, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the 5th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,086 banking offices and 5,086 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions.
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