Chris Wolfe

I.D. Systems has received USD2.4 million in follow-on orders from a leading global auto maker to expand its PowerFleet Vehicle Management System at four of the company's manufacturing facilities in the US and Mexico.

These new orders constitute only a portion of a planned global rollout of PowerFleet at the customer's manufacturing facilities.

The unnamed customer had selected I.D. Systems as its exclusive provider of industrial truck telemetry solutions in 2015 based on superior system performance, reporting and analytics capabilities, according to a company statement. The latest awards follow the successful implementation of PowerFleet systems at four of the company's US facilities in late 2016.

"These follow-on orders reaffirm the effectiveness of our industry-leading PowerFleet technology in improving industrial fleet efficiency, particularly around bolstering security and safety as well as reducing costs," says I.D. Systems CEO Chris Wolfe. "Our ability to integrate seamlessly with their industrial engineering group and implement key operational data into our analytics platform played a key role in the customer's decision to expand the deployment of our solution. We look forward to our continuing work with this customer as we drive further improvements in our analytics and fleet telematics capabilities."

The PowerFleet VMS helps enterprises improve workplace safety by establishing accountability for the use of forklifts and other industrial trucks and ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations. The system monitors impacts and provides access control. An onboard electronic safety checklist ensures OSHA pre-shift compliance and notifies maintenance of critical vehicle issues.

Headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, with subsidiaries in Texas, Germany and the United Kingdom, I.D. Systems is a leading provider of enterprise asset management technology and solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things.