Datalink is pleased to announce the development of an interface which will allow Garmin NUVI Fleet Management Terminals to work with Datalink's DataNET software and Datalink's Tracker i50B or Enfora GSM-2338 GPS-GPRS units.

In the transport of freight, time is money! Drivers getting lost on route costs both time and fuel and in today's economy the fleet manager must run an efficient operation. By selecting Datalink's DataNET "back end" software and a Garmin NUVI Fleet Management Terminal such as the 760, drivers will be able to take the shortest and quickest route to any address with turn by turn visual track and voice directions.

The power of the DataNET software allows the dispatcher to select a destination point on a map and to transmit the location over a cellular or satellite link to the vehicle, where the Garmin unit will calculate the vehicle's current location and the best route to the destination point and display it for the driver to follow. Click here to view a Power Point

DataNET will also allow two-way text messages to be exchanged between the dispatch desk and the driver. The driver can send a choice of "canned" or free form messages using the "on-screen" keyboard. The GPS location of the vehicle is automatically sent to the dispatcher's computer mapping display.

The Enfora GSM-2338 terminal connected to Garmin devices provide a low cost wireless two-way messaging and GPS tracking solution.

Datalink's Tracker i50B is a "state of the art" AVL terminal. Encompassing a 3 axis motion sensor it can monitor driving styles, reporting when a vehicle is being driven in a dangerous manner. The Tracker also provides an option for operation over Iridium Satellite networks and/or GSM GPRS cellular networks. An external module option allows for a direct connection to the vehicle's engine computer to report potential engine problems that can be acted upon before expensive engine failure. Click here for complete information.