IRD debuts next generation snowplough fleet management

International Road Dynamics (IRD) will take advantage of the 2013 APWA North American Snow Conference to demonstrate FleetSphere telematics, its web-based GPS telematics system with additional features specifically designed for snowplough fleet management. The solution enables fleet managers to manage the spreading and ploughing work being done on an entire road network. FleetSphere will interface with all available components installed on a snowplough, including plough blades, spreader, blast, pre-wet, and
March 19, 2013 Read time: 1 min
69 International Road Dynamics (IRD) will take advantage of the 2013 APWA North American Snow Conference to demonstrate FleetSphere telematics, its web-based GPS telematics system with additional features specifically designed for snowplough fleet management.

The solution enables fleet managers to manage the spreading and ploughing work being done on an entire road network. FleetSphere will interface with all available components installed on a snowplough, including plough blades, spreader, blast, pre-wet, and anti-icing, and identify their status in real time.

“With FleetSphere IRD has the best snowplough telematics solution on the market,” said Terry Bergan, President and CEO of IRD. “We’re confident that FleetSphere provides the tracking and reporting features that managers in the industry want and need for their operations.”
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