Skelton equips road weather alerts
Weather Telematics Inc. (WTI), a subsidiary of Predictiv AI, is outfitting Ontario, Canada-based Skelton Truck Lines’ new 70-vehicle U.S. fleet with its Alert Fleet Road Hazard mobile app.
The WTI technology package transmits real-time data that provides hyperlocal, advanced road-weather hazard alerts to identify dangerous conditions such as black ice, poor visibility and hydroplaning for drivers and dispatchers to mitigate accidents and reduce insurance costs, the company said.
“Skelton Truck Lines has a long history of being an industry leader and is looking forward to partnering with Predictiv AI to produce a truly innovative product that will promote safer transport over the highways of North America,” said Andy Skelton, CEO of Skelton Truck Lines.
Additionally, WTI is equipping Skelton with its “ground truth” sensors in each of the new U.S. fleet vehicles. WTI has been conducting in-field testing of the ground truth sensors and collecting proprietary data for more than 10 years and 100 million miles, providing unparalleled accuracy for real-time road weather conditions. Unlike its competitors, WTI does not rely only on open-source data, the company said, but rather uses proprietary historical data that meet current atmospheric temperatures to determine and predict dangerous hyperlocal hazards.
Skelton’s installation satisfies an obligation to fulfill a multi-year, seven-figure licensing agreement with geophysical data provider Synoptic Data PBC. Over the term of the agreement, WTI will launch its next generation of weather and road temperature sensors that will turn vehicles, like the ones for Skelton Truck Lines, into their own mobile weather stations.
“The Skelton partnership is setting precedents by demonstrating how our new mobile app works in tandem with our proven sensor technology in mitigating the risk of accidents in hazardous conditions,” said Michael Lende, CEO of Predictiv AI. “This is our first in-vehicle mobile app use case on a U.S. fleet, which we will present to insurance companies as a potential incentive for their clients and to fleets to lower their expenses as it relates to premiums and deductibles.
“Many fleet software solution firms have informed us that our weather technology is exactly what is missing from their suite of offerings and that their fleet customers will want our solution to keep drivers safe.”
