Reductions in Industry-Wide Fuel and Labor Expenses Could Save Enterprises Billions HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., July 1
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- North American
Information Technology (IT) decision makers within the transportation,
manufacturing and trucking/warehousing industries stated that global
positioning system (GPS) technologies are an essential tool for their mobile
workforce, according to a recent survey commissioned by Motorola Inc.
(NYSE: MOT). GPS-enabled technologies are helping to increase mobile workforce
productivity and enabling enterprises to become more efficient via a reduction
in annual labor and fuel operating costs.
According to the research study, the main cited benefit in the nearly 50
percent of enterprises currently using GPS-enabled technologies was a
significant reduction in fuel consumption -- which was reflected in a
reduction in travel distance by an average of 231.2 miles per week and
recording $51,582 in annual fuel savings*. With more than a million trucking
carriers** in the United States the potential industry-wide annual fuel
savings could reach $53 billion.
The study also revealed enterprises deploying GPS-enabled technologies
saved approximately 54 minutes per day -- translating into an annual recouped
labor savings of $5,484 per employee or $5.4 million per surveyed
enterprise***. In addition to the cost savings, locationing applications were
credited with improving the organization of employee routes, giving companies
the ability to know precisely where their employees are at any given time and
allowing them to examine routing scenarios before implementation.
Surveyed enterprises indicated GPS solutions enable the mobile workforce
to spend less time in traffic or finding routes, while increasing the amount
of time spent with new or existing customers. In fact, when asked why they
would consider investing in GPS or other new technologies those surveyed cited
customer service as the number one priority.
The survey identified other key applications -- navigation for improved
on-time performance and route optimization. Navigation and route optimization
are responding to the difficulties field mobility
(http://www.motorola.com/business/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c25be73820935110VgnVCM
1000008406b00aRCRD) workers often have locating new stops during the course of
their shift and streamlining deliveries.
"Field mobility workers in the transportation and trucking industry are
experiencing difficulties such as locating stops, reducing fuel expense and
improving on time performance resulting in a drain on financial and manpower
resources of their organization," said Jim Hilton, director of field mobility,
Motorola Enterprise Mobility business. "With nearly 200,000 mobile computers
with integrated GPS shipped in recent years, Motorola continues to address the
industry pain points which were identified in our research through field
mobility solutions that enable our customers to do their jobs more efficiently
and drive measurable business results."
Enterprise Mobility for Transportation, Trucking and Warehousing
Motorola's Enterprise Mobility
(http://business.motorola.com/us/enterprise/index.html) business connects
people to information when and where they need it -- helping to transform
businesses to be more productive, efficient and responsive to their customers.
Motorola provides an unrivaled platform, portfolio and application partner
network, enabling mobility across a wide variety of vertical industries --
inside and outside the four walls. With this comprehensive infrastructure of
wireless networks, mobile devices and management software, transportation and
trucking companies can securely deliver a seamless flow of information to
workers from the corner office to the warehouse and then directly to a
delivery driver with visibility, efficiency and control -- helping them make
informed, business-critical decisions.
MC75 Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA)
The recently announced MC75 Enterprise Digital Assistant
(http://www.motorola.com/mc75) (EDA) not only expands Motorola's offering of
rugged mobile computers with integrated GPS capability, but also addresses
other key empowering technologies that will enable the next generation of rich
and powerful business applications. These technologies include 3.5G HSDPA and
3G CDMA-EVDO (Rev A) support for voice and data services around the globe;
high performance barcode data capture on both 1D and 2D bar codes; a high
resolution 2 megapixel auto-focus color camera for a variety of image capture
applications; 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN (WLAN), Bluetooth and a high resolution
VGA display. This unprecedented combination of real-time local and wide-area
wireless communications coupled with advanced data capture capabilities
enables businesses to improve workforce automation, reduce data errors, and
enable productivity wherever work needs to get done.
About the Survey
Motorola conducted an independent research study to measure attitudinal
and behavioral decision making habits of North American transportation and
trucking executives. Over 255 North American IT and telecom decision makers
completed the survey via the e-Rewards global online market research panel,
one of the largest global panels for market research, with over 4.2 million
consumers and businesses participating. The survey was designed to provide a
measurement of their overall perceptions of GPS/navigation system applications
within the field services industry, with an emphasis on the transportation and
trucking/warehousing industries.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications. The
company develops technologies, products and services that make mobile
experiences possible. Our portfolio includes communications infrastructure,
enterprise mobility solutions, digital set-tops, cable modems, mobile devices
and Bluetooth accessories. Motorola is committed to delivering next generation
communication solutions to people, businesses and governments. A Fortune 100
company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.6
billion in 2007. For more information about our company, our people and our
innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com.
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respective owners. (C) Motorola, Inc. 2008. All rights reserved.
* According to http://www.truckline.com/fuelpricecrisis, as of 6/25/08
the average US cost per gallon of unleaded diesel stood at $4.648.
** Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. According to the
U.S. Department of Transportation, as of November 2006, the number of
for-hire carriers on file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration totaled 290,629, private carriers totaled 504,166 and
other interstate motor carriers totaled 234,892.
*** Source: ERI/Motorola Field Mobility research study respondents defined
daily labor savings of 54.2 minutes per salaried employee of
$25.29.hour. According to ERI/Motorola Field Mobility research study
respondents, on average, the total number of impacted mobile workers
per enterprise is 995 employees.
SOURCE Motorola
