Aperia Technologies and Fontaine Fifth Wheel announced a partnership on Wednesday to integrate fifth wheel data into Aperia's fleet management suite.
"Integrating SmartConnect with Halo Connect brings fleets a powerful new layer of insurance and operational intelligence," says Aaron Puckett, senior vice president of business development at Fontaine Fifth Wheel. "By unifying fifth-wheel lock status with other mission-critical data, we're giving drivers and fleet managers clearer, faster insight into every connection they make. This partnership ensures that the value of a connected fifth wheel is fully realized in the digital tools fleets already rely on."
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Fontaine's SmartConnect monitors the fifth wheel lock position and provides confirmation of secure coupling. Halo Connect, from Aperia, will receive the signal from SmartConnect and display it directly in the Halo Connect ecosystem. Drivers and operators using SmartConnect will be able to confirm successful tractor-trailer coupling in the Halo Drive app.
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"Fontaine has engineered a groundbreaking connected fifth wheel and we're proud to partner so that this intelligent solution can be integrated into an easy-to-use digital format," says Ralph Dimenna, chief commercial officer at Aperia Technologies. "Halo is designed to unify critical vehicle data in one place. By visualizing SmartConnect information in our app and portal, we make it easier for drivers and fleet managers to act on that information quickly and confidently."
