“More than 10 years ago, we pioneered the widespread use of trailer tracking technology by installing tracking systems on our dry van fleet,” said Bill Franz, XTRA Lease president and chief executive officer. “The service has evolved into a critical fleet management tool, and transportation professionals now expect services like trailer tracking to help them improve equipment utilization.
“Our goal is to ensure that fleets have the necessary tools to monitor their rental and leased trailers’ operational performance, ensuring they receive maximum benefit from every rented and leased trailer. This is another step in helping them succeed,” Franz said.
XTRA Lease will continue to offer basic trailer tracking on over-the-road dry van rentals—and now late-model reefers—at no charge.
To help fleets improve utilization, XTRA Lease is offering a free webinar, “Greater Productivity and Utilization Through Trailer Tracking,” set for September 12, 2013, at 1 pm CST. Hosted by Craig Nolle, XTRA Lease trailer tracking manager, attendees will learn how to better manage rental and lease trailers with the use of XTRA Lease’s free basic tracking service. To register, go to www.xtralease.com/bettertracking.
Based in St Louis MO and owned by Berkshire Hathaway, XTRA Lease has nearly 60 locations. The company offers a fleet of approximately 80,000 trailers, including reefers, dry vans, flatbeds, local cartage vans, storage trailers, and specialty equipment.
