TravelCenters of America to Service and Install LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach App
Mobile solutions provider LinkeDrive Inc. said it reached agreement with TravelCenters of America, operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, for technicians at some locations to be trained on installing and servicing LinkeDrive’s PedalCoach mobile app.
PedalCoach provides real-time, adaptive feedback for improving fuel efficiency and safety, LinkeDrive said. The application can be deployed on LinkeDrive’s Android device as well as integrated on Android-based tablets installed within cabs. Installations take under 15 minutes per truck, according to the company.
The service will be available at TA Truck Service Centers throughout the United States and Canada, it said.
The app’s proprietary algorithms set a unique fueling target for each driver communicated in a simple red-yellow-green interface that allows drivers to earn ‘points’ for achieving optimal behaviors and patterns, LinkeDrive said.
Linking that to pay-for-performance programs enables drivers to be financially compensated on their ability to meet pre-established goals related to performance and safety, the Boston-based company said.
“This partnership greatly expands our resources and enables us to focus more on growing our business and maintaining the highest levels of customer service,” Jeff Baer, LinkeDrive’s CEO, said in a statement.
He said, “TA Truck Service Centers are staffed with the most highly trained and certified technicians anywhere.”
TravelCenters of America had 255 stations in 43 states and the province of Ontario, Canada, as of March 31, according to the company’s latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It said 178 are operated under the TravelCenters of America and TA brand names, and 77 operated under the Petro Stopping Centers and Petro brand names.
