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Samsung and Magellan to Deliver Solutions to the Fleet Trucking Industry

By Ken Briodagh April 25, 2017

According to a recent announcement, Magellan, a provider of GPS navigation solutions, has partnered with Samsung Electronics America, Inc. to deliver commercial-grade truck navigation and Electronic Logging Device (ELD)-compliant Hours of Service tracking solutions to short and long-haul trucking businesses. 

With this agreement, Samsung mobile devices are a part of Magellan's comprehensive fleet management solutions portfolio, now available to fleet trucking operations. The solution is critical for the trucking industry, since the government has required that all truck drivers track their hours of service logs using an ELD by December 2017.

Magellan is a member of Samsung's Enterprise Alliance Partner program, and will be demonstrating its fleet solutions on Samsung devices at the NAFA 2017 Fleet Management Institute and Expo in Tampa, Florida April 25 to 28. The solutions reportedly are designed to help short and long-haul trucking businesses deliver optimal performance and efficiencies to drivers, while providing a secure, multipurpose device for business and personal use.

“Helping the trucking industry be compliant with ELD standards by the end of the year is critical and Samsung is committed to bringing these solutions forward,” said Kevin Gilroy, EVP & GM, Samsung Electronics America. “The Magellan HOS Compliance solution is a powerful, comprehensive product that brings the best of fleet navigation software to the market. We are excited to be working in close alignment with Magellan for this program.”

Key features of the Magellan and Samsung solution include:
ELD-compliant Hours of Service
Magellan Fleet Navigation 
Multi-Purpose Use

“Samsung's commercial tablets with Magellan Fleet Navigation are an excellent value for fleets and drivers,” said Mark Perini, VP, Automotive Business. “We've been working diligently with the Samsung team to ensure a compliance-critical solution, and we believe our Hours of Service capability is the best in the market.”

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