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PeopleNet Names Garland L. Jackson, Jr. Head of OEM Business LineMINNEAPOLIS, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- PeopleNet® (www.peoplenetonline.com), a Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) Company and leading provider of fleet mobility technology, announced today that Garland L. Jackson, Jr. has been chosen to lead its original equipment manufacturers (OEM) business. A 15-year veteran of PeopleNet and long-term industry professional, Jackson will work with new and existing OEM customers to integrate PeopleNet vehicle health monitoring technologies, analytics and analysis to improve efficiencies and the end-user customer experience. "We are thrilled to acknowledge Garland's past contributions to PeopleNet by naming him to this newly established role. We'll be working together to further establish PeopleNet as a leader in the OEM/remote diagnostics market, and he's uniquely qualified to make that happen," said Brian McLaughlin, President of PeopleNet. "We see great opportunity in partnering with OEM organizations. We have the technology to effectively monitor a vehicle's health in real time, which provides valuable engine data back to OEMs and ultimately helps organizations keep their trucks on the road, running smoothly." PeopleNet's success in the OEM space has been building since the announcement of its first agreement in 2013 with Navistar International Corporation to provide engine diagnostic information through Navistar's OnCommand™ Connection for International® fleets. The company also has entered into an agreement with Volvo and recently announced that:
Jackson is a transportation technology professional with 32 years of senior management experience in sales, operations, customer service, product and business development, and marketing. Before joining PeopleNet in 2000, he was with United Parcel Service (UPS) for 20 years, where he played an instrumental role in the launch and deployment of UPS's first wireless communication service initiative, On Call Air. Jackson previously held positions with Eaton Corporation's Transportation Information Services and Descartes Systems Group of Canada as an application consultant. Active in the industry, Jackson serves on the Board of Governors for the National Private Truck Council. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Montreat College, Montreat, N.C. About PeopleNet Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150326/194732
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