StarTrak Systems Wins Contract for Wireless Tracking of Refrigerated Containers
Alanco Technologies Inc., a leading provider of wireless tracking and asset management solutions, disclosed today that its StarTrak Systems subsidiary has begun delivery on a single contract valued at greater than $10 million for its GenTrak wireless tracking system and related monitoring services. The StarTrak contract represents one of the largest single industrial deployments of wireless tracking and monitoring systems on refrigerated assets anywhere.
GenTrak is a GPS-based, wireless monitoring and control system, initially deployed on marine gensets to monitor the location, operating condition, fuel levels, etc., of both the genset and any connected refrigerated container. A marine genset is a portable generator temporarily connected to a refrigerated container to provide power during the land-based portion of the transport cycle. The GenTrak system provides significant operational savings and quality improvements to global shipping companies in their refrigerated container operations.
Tim Slifkin, StarTrak’s president and CEO, commented, “StarTrak currently has a fiscal year 2007 total order backlog of over $13 million, including approximately 4,000 units remaining on the GenTrak contract. The backlog consists of approximately $8 million in hardware deliveries, plus annual subscription management services in excess of $5 million, which will continue to grow annually with increased system deployments.
“The GenTrak contract is our initial entry into the marine cold-chain shipping market which includes over 700,000 refrigerated containers globally. By providing a high value solution for the refrigerated container shipping industry, GenTrak has further solidified StarTrak’s leading position as a wireless solutions provider to the refrigerated transport industry.”
Alanco Technologies Inc., headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., is a rapidly growing provider of wireless tracking and asset management solutions through its StarTrak Systems and Alanco/TSI PRISM subsidiaries. Corporate Web site: www.alanco.com.
StarTrak Systems is a leading provider of GPS tracking and wireless asset management services to the transportation industry and the dominant provider of tracking, monitoring and control services to the refrigerated or “Reefer” segment of the transportation marketplace. StarTrak products increase efficiency and reduce costs of the refrigerated supply chain through the wireless monitoring and control of critical Reefer data, including GPS location, cargo temperatures and Reefer fuel levels. StarTrak offers complete integrated solutions for tracking, monitoring and controlling refrigerated trailers, trucks, railcars, and containers.
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Written by GPS Tracking Guy on August 26th, 2006 with
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