WATERLOO, Ontario and
TORONTO, December 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
The Fleet Complete Company purchases BlackBerry Radar-M
devices to optimize its new BigRoad Freight program
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB) (TSX: BB) and Fleet Complete
announced today an expansion of their partnership with the purchase
of BlackBerry Radar-M devices for BigRoad - A Fleet Complete
Company. The addition of BlackBerry Radar will strengthen the
company's new BigRoad Freight program, which gives owner-operators
and fleets the ability to book the loads they want while ensuring
quick payment and providing hours-of-service (HOS) visibility from
within the BigRoad Mobile App electronic logbook.
"With BlackBerry Radar, BigRoad users will immediately see the
benefits that come from unparalleled visibility into their cargo
and mobile fleet assets," said Philip
Poulidis, SVP and GM of BlackBerry Radar. "Radar-M provides
up-to-date information on a trailer's available capacity and
location so that drivers are able to know exactly when and where
they are able to take on more loads."
"Fleet Complete and BigRoad are committed to finding innovative
ways to help drivers save time, comply with government regulations,
and more importantly, make more money," said Tony Lourakis, CEO of Fleet Complete. "We're
excited to expand our relationship with BlackBerry and increase the
power and potential of the BigRoad Freight program with BlackBerry
Radar."
BigRoad Freight empowers drivers to book the loads they want,
when they want, 24/7 from within the BigRoad Mobile App on the
phone or tablet. By leveraging real-time location information and a
unique compliance availability dataset, shippers and carriers
benefit from improved schedule predictability and asset
optimization. The Radar-M devices will provide BigRoad's customers
with visibility into the available load capacity of its trailers,
which will then enable the platform to match drivers with
additional shipments along their route.
BlackBerry Radar is an innovative, easy-to-install and
data-driven solution that provides near real-time information such
as vehicle location, route and mileage, temperature, humidity, door
status, and cargo load state on a single intuitive on-line
dashboard. It collects up to 100x more data than conventional
GPS-based track and trace solutions, and uses this information to
build a 360-degree visualization of a customer's assets to ensure
safety, security, and regulatory compliance. All data is stored
securely on a cloud platform, which maintains the privacy of user
information at all times.
To find out more about BlackBerry Radar, visit
http://www.blackberry.com/radar. For more information on the
BigRoad Freight program, visit: http://www.bigroad.com/freight.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a cybersecurity software and services company
dedicated to securing the Enterprise of Things. Based in
Waterloo, Ontario, the company was
founded in 1984 and operates in North
America, Europe,
Asia, Australia, Middle
East, Latin America and
Africa. The Company trades under
the ticker symbol "BB" on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York
Stock Exchange. For more information, visit
http://www.BlackBerry.com.
About BigRoad
BigRoad - A Fleet Complete Company is the industry leading provider
of hours-of-service (HOS) and electronic logging device (ELD)
mandate compliance solutions for the North American transportation
industry. In March 2017, BigRoad was
acquired by Fleet Complete, a global IoT provider of mission
critical fleet, asset and mobile workforce management and
telematics solutions. BigRoad's solutions include the BigRoad
Mobile App electronic logbook, the BigRoad Web App fleet management
tool, and the DashLink ELD. Over 500,000 drivers and 40,000 fleets
trust BigRoad's solutions to simplify day-to-day activities, create
operational efficiency, and improve profitability. BigRoad has
received numerous awards for innovation and growth including the
2017 North American Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Solution
Customer Value Leadership Award from Frost and Sullivan.
About Fleet Complete®
Fleet Complete® is a global IoT provider of mission-critical fleet,
asset and mobile workforce management solutions. Since 2000, Fleet
Complete has been providing dispatching, fleet tracking and mobile
resource management solutions to more than 265,000 subscribers and
10,000 businesses worldwide. The company maintains key distribution
partnerships with AT&T in the U.S., TELUS in Canada, Telstra in Australia, and T-Mobile in Europe. It remains one of the fastest-growing
companies in North America and won
numerous awards for innovation and growth. For more information,
please visit fleetcomplete.com.
BlackBerry and related trademarks, names and logos are the
property of BlackBerry Limited and are registered and/or used in
the U.S. and countries around the world. All other marks are the
property of their respective owners. BlackBerry is not responsible
for any third-party products or services.
Media Contacts: BlackBerry Media Relations, (519) 597-7273,
mediarelations@BlackBerry.com; Fleet Complete: David Prusinski, EVP, Sales and Marketing,
david.prusinski@fleetcomplete.com, marketing@fleetcomplete.com;
BigRoad: Alicia Bedard, Director of
Marketing, (888)305-8777 x 710, alicia.bedard@bigroad.com; Investor
Contact: BlackBerry Investor Relations, (519) 888-7465,
investor_relations@BlackBerry.com