THE CANADIAN RENTAL ASSOCIATION ENDORSES DPL AMERICA’S ASSET TRACKING SOLUTIONS FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 7, 2007 - DPL America, a leading designer and supplier of advanced wireless and GPS products for the construction industry, announced today it has signed with the Canadian Rental Association (CRA), Canada’s largest trade association for the rental industry, as their exclusive provider of GPS and asset tracking products. This partnership makes DPL America’s award winning TITAN Equipment Monitoring System and Skyhawk Vehicle Tracking System endorsed products for the entire CRA membership nationwide.
“We are excited to introduce DPL America’s series of wireless monitoring solutions to our membership,” said Mandy Maeren, CRA Executive Director. “Theft protection, decreasing fuel and service costs, reducing liabilities and improving efficiency are major concerns for our members. The TITAN and Skyhawk systems are a very affordable, proven way to eliminate those concerns”.
“We are excited to introduce DPL America’s series of wireless monitoring solutions to our membership,” said Mandy Maeren, CRA Executive Director. “Theft protection, decreasing fuel and service costs, reducing liabilities and improving efficiency are major concerns for our members. The TITAN and Skyhawk systems are a very affordable, proven way to eliminate those concerns”.
Maeren added, “We carefully evaluated a number of different GPS suppliers and when it came to the strongest mix of product functionality, quality, support and company longevity DPL America was the clear choice”.
DPL America’s suite of wireless monitoring systems combines the Internet, cellular and global positioning system (GPS) technologies to deliver powerful solutions for asset management, tracking and theft protection.
DPL America’s Titan Equipment Monitoring System will help Canadian Rental Association members protect their construction equipment from theft while capturing lost rental revenue and expediting collections on nonpaying rentals. Additional advantages of the TITAN system include the ability to remotely shut down equipment, wirelessly collect hour meter readings, automatic maintenance scheduling and real time locating capabilities from any Internet connected computer.
CRA members with over-the-road assets will experience reduced fuel and service costs with increased driver productivity and accountability through the Skyhawk Vehicle Tracking System. Additional advantages of the Skyhawk system include route history mapping, stop/start/idle time identifications, speeding notifications, automatic vehicle location updates and mileage reports.
Both products are mapped and managed side-by-side from DPL America’s hosted software, which clients may access from any Internet connected computer anywhere in the world.
About DPL America
DPL America is a leading developer and supplier of advanced wireless, GPS and telemetry solutions for the construction industry. These solutions, manufactured in an ISO 9001:2000 certified facility, are marketed throughout North America from the company’s headquarters located in San Francisco, California. Additional information is available at www.dplamerica.com.
About the Canadian Rental Association
The Canadian Rental Association (CRA) is a not-for-profit, industry trade association operating nationwide that was established in 1965 and is committed to promoting the success of members and to advance the growth of the rental industry. The CRA is also considered Region 10 of the American Rental Association (ARA). Together, the CRA is part of a network of 7,500 rental businesses operating in 40 countries worldwide. Further information is available at www.crarental.org.