IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CalAmp
(Nasdaq: CAMP), a global technology solutions pioneer transforming
the mobile connected economy, today announced a contract renewal
with a Louisiana municipality
charged with protecting its community from the dangers of
disease-bearing mosquitoes and rodents that can infect humans, pets
and livestock.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control, since 2001
over 30,000 people have been infected with West Nile Virus alone.
Of those infections, 1,200 have resulted in death with an estimated
health care cost of $200 million
dollars.
The Parish of East Baton Rouge
has trusted CalAmp fleet management technology for more than five
years to manage more than 70 municipal pest control vehicles. The
fleet director team uses this advanced GPS solution to provide
robust monitoring of vehicle and driver activity in real-time and
with powerful historical reports in the office or on a mobile
device while in the field.
Fleet directors perform a variety of work-related functions with
the fleet management technology including stop and arrival
information, engine diagnostic monitoring and monitoring of
speeding and excessive idling. These data insights are optimizing
fleet operations, protecting fleet drivers, saving costs and
ultimately reducing the risks of citizens contracting diseases from
infected pests.
"Before I joined the city, we managed fleets using mobile
phones, but we needed something plug-and-play that was mounted in
the vehicles and cost-effective," said Kenny Ricard, daytime operations manager with
the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
"CalAmp checked all the boxes for me and the other fleet directors.
I can set up geofences and monitor how trucks are utilized,
determine if our drivers are speeding or using seat belts for
better safety, and track regular maintenance of the vehicle fleet.
This solution gives us the actionable intelligence we need to do
our job more efficiently."
CalAmp has extensive experience supporting public sector fleets
across North America with the vast
majority extending their contracts for multi-year commitments as a
result of CalAmp's reliable hardware, powerful software and a
tireless commitment to customer service.
"Public sector fleet executives have long trusted CalAmp to
better manage their fleet operations," said Jeff Clark, senior vice president of product
management for CalAmp. "We're pleased the Parish of East Baton Rouge continues to place its trust
in our products to optimize essential pest control operations and
ensure the safety of its citizens."
About Parish of East Baton
Rouge
East Baton Rouge
Parish is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of
Louisiana. As of 2019, the
population was 440,059. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital.
East Baton Rouge Parish is located
inside of the Baton Rouge, LA
Metropolitan Statistical Area. There are 156,365 households and
102,575 families residing in the parish.
About CalAmp
CalAmp is a global technology solutions
pioneer transforming the mobile connected economy. We help reinvent
business and improve lives around the globe with technology
solutions that streamline complex mobile IoT deployments and bring
intelligence to the edge. Our software and subscription-based
services, scalable cloud platform and intelligent devices collect
and assess business-critical data from mobile assets and their
contents. We call this The New How, facilitating efficient decision
making, optimizing mobile asset utilization and improving road
safety. Headquartered in Irvine,
California, CalAmp has been publicly traded since 1983 and
has 20 million products installed and over 1.3 million software and
services subscribers worldwide.
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