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Phillips Connect Partners with Noregon to Revolutionize Fleet Management

Irvine, CA (February 27, 2024) Phillips Connect is...

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Phillips Connect Welcomes Five Industry Veterans to the Executive Sales Team

Irvine, CA. (February 21, 2024) Phillips Connect has...

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Phillips Connect Welcomes Industry Leader Mark Wallin as Senior Vice President of Products

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Phillips Extends Partnership with SCAG Racing’s Justin Ashley

The article highlights the advancements in trailer telematics and the ways in which fleets can benefit from them. Rob discusses how the Phillips Connect Connect1 technology continues to evolve to meet the unique needs of fleets. He says, “We continue to add software features, sensors and camera technologies all the time because our customers demand creative solutions to solve their challenges. This is all relatively new ter­ritory, but it’s expanding quickly.”

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Phillips Connect’s SolarNet™: Next Level Fleet Management

The Future of Tracking is Here: Durable, Efficient,...

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ASHLEY FINISHES CAREER BEST SEASON IN POMONA

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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ASHLEY TO HONOR VETERANS WITH WYAKIN FOUNDATION AT NHRA FINALS

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY HAS PATH TO CHAMPIONSHIP IN POMONA

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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Phillips Connect offers Smart-Trailer solutions that translate into real savings for fleet optimization. Our solutions harness cutting-edge technology that has been gaining traction and delivering impressive results. 
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Phillips Connect Smart-Trailer Technology: Fleet Optimization that Means Something

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NEVADA NATIONALS CHANCE FOR JUSTIN ASHLEY TO MAKE CHAMPIONSHIP PUSH

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY MISSES THREE-PEAT AT TEXAS FALL NATIONALS

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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Safeguard Your Trailer Loads with Phillips Connect SmartLock™ Gladhands

Phillips Connect features SmartLock™ Gladhands,...

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JUSTIN ASHLEY LOOKING FOR HISTORIC THREE-PEAT AT NHRA TEXAS FALL NATIONALS

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY RACES TO MIDWEST NATIONALS QUARTERFINALS  

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster raced to the quarterfinals today and will enter the back half of the NHRA Countdown firmly in the Top Fuel championship chase.

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Customer Service Done Right

How many of you have made a purchase you later regretted, only to realize it was “final sale?” Maybe the shoe didn’t fit. But instead of getting your money back to buy ones that do, you’re stuck with a pair that’s a half-size too small and a blister on your heel as a constant reminder.

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Rob Phillips Featured in Transport Topics Article, “Trailer Tech Capabilities Continue to Improve for Fleets”

The article highlights the advancements in trailer telematics and the ways in which fleets can benefit from them. Rob discusses how the Phillips Connect Connect1 technology continues to evolve to meet the unique needs of fleets. He says, “We continue to add software features, sensors and camera technologies all the time because our customers demand creative solutions to solve their challenges. This is all relatively new ter­ritory, but it’s expanding quickly.”

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Justin Ashley Heads to Charlotte Focused on Building Championship Momentum

With five races remaining in the 2023 NHRA Countdown Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team are in a tight battle for their first world championship.

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Phillips Connect Announces Strategic Realignment and Key Promotions

Throughout the NHRA regular season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota team were focused on consistency and excellence with the goal of entering the Countdown as the No. 1 seed.

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Revolutionize Cargo Monitoring: Phillips Connect’s CargoVision Camera

Throughout the NHRA regular season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota team were focused on consistency and excellence with the goal of entering the Countdown as the No. 1 seed.

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Justin Ashley Poised for Championship Run Starting at Maple Grove Raceway

Throughout the NHRA regular season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota team were focused on consistency and excellence with the goal of entering the Countdown as the No. 1 seed.

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Rob Phillips Receives 2023 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award

Phillips Industries, an international leader in the design and manufacturing of components and innovative technology solutions for the commercial truck and trailer industry, is thrilled to announce that Rob Phillips, CEO and President of Phillips Industries, CEO and Founder of Phillips Connect and Phillips Innovations has received the 2023 Innovator of the Year Award presented by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ).

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JUSTIN ASHLEY RACES TO SEMIFINALS AT U.S. NATIONALS

Top Fuel points leader came to the 69th NHRA U.S. Nationals with two goals in mind. The 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year and championship contender wanted to win the race and hold onto the Top Fuel point lead heading into the Countdown as the No. 1 seed.

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Justin Ashley Wins U.S. Nationals Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge

Justin Ashley wrapped up a season of dominance in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge today during the NHRA U.S. Nationals

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 Phillips Industries Announces Corporate Promotions and Strategic Restructure 

Phillips Industries, an international leader in the design and manufacturing of components and innovative technology solutions for the commercial truck and trailer industry, is thrilled to announce a series of strategic developments to propel the company into an exciting new phase of growth and innovation. 

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Justin Ashley Eyes Historic Win at U.S. Nationals

The biggest race of the year will have the eyes of the entire drag racing universe on 2023 Top Fuel point leader Justin Ashley.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY RACES TO SEMIS AGAIN AT LUCAS OIL NATIONALS

At the conclusion of qualifying yesterday Justin Ashley ran to the No. 1 qualifier spot in the Phillips Connect Toyota dragster powered by Okuma setting up an interesting race day at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

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Justin Ashley Earns No. 1 Qualifier at Lucas Oil Nationals

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Okuma saved the best run for last today at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals running to the Top Fuel No. 1 spot.

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Justin Ashley Heads North Looking to Keep Streak Alive

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Okuma are looking to head to the land of 10,000 lakes and secure a third consecutive NHRA national event win in a row for the first time in his young career as a team owner and driver at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY ADDS HIS OWN HISTORY TO TOPEKA WITH WIN

On the 30th anniversary of Jim “Mr. 300” Epler’s historic Funny Car accomplishment, the now Executive Vice-President of Phillips Connect, Justin Ashley’s primary sponsor, was able to celebrate in the winner’s circle after Ashley won for the sixth time this season at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor.

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Justin Ashley Runner-Up in Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Today at Topeka Nationals

For the first time in six attempts Justin Ashley will not hoist the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge trophy after the Top Fuel point leader dropped a close race to No. 1 qualifier Steve Torrence in the final qualifying session at the Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY LOOKING TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON AT TOPEKA

This season Ashley has continued to improve and demonstrate that he and his team are serious contenders for the Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world championship. They have a category leading six final rounds and five wins plus they have not dropped a round in the newly created Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge which will be contested again this weekend at Heartland Park Topeka.

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Sara Wissmueller Named Phillips Connect VP of IT

Phillips Connect is pleased to announce Sara Wissmueller has joined the company as vice president of information technology. Wissmueller's visionary approach to IT strategy will continue to strengthen Phillips Connect's technological infrastructure.

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ATA Announces Corporate Partnership with Phillips Family

We are pleased to announce that Phillips is now a Corporate Partner of American Trucking Associations (ATA). ATA is the largest national trade association for the transportation industry. It develops policies promoting highway safety, security, environmental sustainability and profitability, and is considered the voice of the American trucking industry.

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Rob Phillips Recognized as a Nominee for the 2023 OCBJ Innovator of the Year Award

We are pleased to announce that Rob Phillips, CEO and President of Phillips Industries, CEO and Founder of Phillips Connect and Phillips Innovations has been nominated for the ninth annual Innovator of the Year Award presented by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ). 

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JUSTIN ASHLEY WINS IN SONOMA, RETAKES POINT LEAD

After a dominant weekend, championship contender Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Okuma raced to victory today at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Ashley picked up his fifth win of the season in his sixth final round appearance defeating Doug Kalitta, Austin Prock, Josh Hart and Antron Brown to secure his tenth career Top Fuel win.

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$69,000 Raised In Honor of Eric Medlen

On a night filled with stories, memories and highlights about the late Eric Medlen, over $65,000 was raised Thursday through a charity karting event at the Sonoma Raceway Karting Center, donations and an animated live auction for the Sonoma chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities.

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ASHLEY LEAVES SEATTLE WITH QUARTERFINAL FINISH

Justin Ashley rolled into Pacific Raceways looking to build some momentum in the middle of the historicNHRA Western Swing

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Justin Ashley Looking to Feast in Seattle

At the halfway point of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel powered by Okuma team have experienced the best of times and the worst of times. There has been almost zero middle ground for the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year.

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ASHLEY SHIFTS FOCUS FROM DENVER TO SEATTLE

The Western Swing is underway and Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team had a bittersweet start to the grueling three race in three weeks schedule. Ashley picked up his fifth win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday at Bandimere Speedway, but he was eliminated in the first round of the Mile-High Nationals today in a tough race against four-time world champion Steve Torrence.

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Justin Ashley Wins Fifth Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge

Justin Ashley closed out Top Fuel qualifying at the NHRA Mile-High Nationals powering his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster to his fifth consecutive Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victory. Ashley outran Brittany Force, his Summit Racing Equipment Nationals semifinal foe, in the first round of qualifying today and in the final qualifying session he defeated Force’s teammate Austin Prock to collect the $10,000 top prize and three critical championship points.

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Illuminating Excellence: Utilizing Phillips Lighting, Phillips Connect Smart7 Nosebox and Connect1 Monitoring Platform

Phillips Industries PERMALITE XT Trailer Lighting and the Connect1 monitoring platform - revolutionizing the trailer industry.

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Justin Ashley Looking to Carry Success into Western Swing Starting in Denver

With the Top Fuel points leader Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster are in a strong position to make a run at sweeping the historic Western Swing. Ashley, the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year, has raced to three consecutive final rounds heading into the Mile-High Nationals at historic Bandimere Speedway and has also collected the past two Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge specialty race victories.

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Phillips Featured in FleetOwner

Rob Phillips, is featured in a recent FleetOwner article, "Keeping Connected: Trailer Tracking, Planning, and Future-Proofing."

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JUSTIN ASHLEY RUNNER-UP IN NORWALK

Justin Ashley raced the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Okuma to his fifth final round of 2023 and for the first time the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year did not emerge victorious exiting Norwalk with a runner-up finish.

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Justin Ashley Wins Fourth Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge at Norwalk

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota dragster powered by Okuma continued their hot streak in the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge winning the big money race for the fourth time in 2023.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY LOOKING TO KEEP STRONG RUN GOING IN NORWALK

Two weeks ago Justin Ashley turned on every win light available to the third-year pro winning the rescheduled NHRA New England Nationals, the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals over a three day stretch at Bristol Dragway.

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Phillips Connect Smart Trailer Kits for Fleets of Any Size

Phillips Connect has assembled four powerful IoT: Internet of Trailers™ kits, allowing fleets of all sizes to seamlessly convert to Smart-Trailers. Smart-Trailer technology enables real-time diagnostics, fault detection, and trend reporting - increasing transparency and maximizing efficiency.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY WINS BRISTOL CAPS DOMINANT WEEKEND

There was a lot on the line heading into the Thunder Valley Nationals and championship contender Justin Ashley and his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team had a lofty list of goals for Bristol Dragway. Competing in the rescheduled New England Nationals, the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and the 22nd NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals all in one weekend, the three-time 2023 winner was hoping to grab three more event wins and accelerate his championship hopes.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY WINS DELAYED NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

For the third time this season Justin Ashley and Maynard Ashley Racing Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster defeated a gauntlet of tough NHRA Top Fuel competitors and world champions enroute to victory. The second-generation driver moved into the NHRA Top Fuel points lead with his win at the postponed and relocated NHRA New England Nationals outrunning Dan Mercier, two-time world champion Brittany Force, four-time world champion Steve Torrence and finally in an all JCM Racing final eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher.

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MONSTER WEEKEND LOOMS FOR DEFENDING THUNDER VALLEY CHAMP ASHLEY

There are big time weekends in motorsports where national events add specialty races to the mix, but this weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 9-11, will raise the stakes for 2022 New England Nationals runner-up and 2022 Thunder Valley Nationals winner Justin Ashley and his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team.

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A Legacy of Entrepreneurs: The Phillips Family Road to Success

The International Roadcheck is a high-visibility, high-volume 72-hour inspection and enforcement event that takes place this week, May 16-18. CVSA-certified inspectors in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and drivers at weigh/inspection stations, designated inspection areas, and along roadways

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JUSTIN ASHLEY LOOKING TO NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS FOR MORE SUCCESS

Last year Justin Ashley used a runner-up finish at the NHRA New England Nationals as the launching pad for a summer-long surge of consistency. This year the third-year professional is the only multi-time Top Fuel winner so far this season, has picked up two Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge victories and two weeks ago announced the formation of Maynard Ashley Racing to make his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team even stronger for the foreseeable future. The 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year is eager to get to a track that is one of the closest facilities to his hometown.

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ASHLEY TAKES POSITIVES FROM BUSY, PRODUCTIVE CHICAGO RACE

Justin Ashley’s bid to double up a second time, combining a Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win with a Top Fuel race win came up short today at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals. Through three rounds of qualifying at Route 66 Raceway Ashley and his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster were never slotted lower than fourth in qualifying.

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Justin Ashley Wins Second Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge

During the final day of qualifying for the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team took another win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge outrunning Antron Brown and Austin Prock in rematch races with his Winternationals foes. For his efforts Ashley collected another $10,000 payday and equally as important as the cash was an additional three Camping World championship points.

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JCM RACING and MAX OUT MOTORSPORTS Announce Formation of MAYNARD ASHLEY RACING

Today, during the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Max Out Motorsports (formerly Justin Ashley Racing & Davis Motorsports) and JCM Racing jointly announced the creation of Maynard Ashley Racing, a new organization which will campaign the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel entry piloted by Justin Ashley, starting with this weekend’s event.

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JUSTIN ASHLEY EXCITED FOR RETURN TO CHICAGO

Top Fuel standout Justin Ashley is ready to return to Chicago with his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster and the rest of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Ashley competed in two national events in the Top Alcohol Dragster category at the stadium style facility located in Joliet, Illinois when he was getting his career started.

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Are YOU Ready for Inspection?

The International Roadcheck is a high-visibility, high-volume 72-hour inspection and enforcement event that takes place this week, May 16-18. CVSA-certified inspectors in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. will conduct inspections of commercial motor vehicles and drivers at weigh/inspection stations, designated inspection areas, and along roadways

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Product Spotlight: The latest in fleet safety technology

It’s in fleets’ best interest to consistently reassess their operations to reduce collisions, improve Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) scores, and ensure their drivers and assets make it back to home base safely and in the same condition as when they left.

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Ashley Makes Progress at Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals

Justin Ashley wrapped up a two race swing of four-wide national events with a strong showing at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals today at zMax Dragway. As the No. 2 qualifier Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster earned qualifying bonus points with a strong pass on Saturday and went into race day with momentum. His first round quad featured three tough competitors including Mike Salinas, Austin Prock and rookie Jacob McNeal.

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Justin Ashley Looking to Pick Up Pace in Charlotte

Heading into the fifth race of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team have been hitting on all cylinders. Through the first four races Ashley has collected two wins, a No. 1 qualifier, won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and held the points lead. Success at the unique four-wide racing format is the last hurdle for the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year and championship contender to clear.

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Four-Wide Continues to Challenge Justin Ashley

The four-wide format has been a work in progress for Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster. The four-year pro rolled into The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the points lead and a two-race win streak. Through two days of qualifying Ashley made four runs with the final three positioning the 2020 Rookie of the Year as the No. 4 qualifier coming into race day.

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Justin Ashley Looking to Keep Rolling in Las Vegas

Fourth year pro Justin Ashley is heading to Las Vegas trying to keep his hot streak rolling with the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster. The past two races have seen Ashley turn on ten consecutive win lights in competition, score a No. 1 qualifier and pocket $10,000 as the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge Top Fuel winner.

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Phillips Connect Hires Former Fleet Executive as Vice President, Enterprise Sales

Phillips Connect has hired Jerry Mensinger as vice president, enterprise sales. Mensinger worked for more than 25 years at Werner Enterprises in a variety of sales leadership roles, most recently as associate vice president of specialized sales.

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Justin Ashley Wins Winternationals Again; Takes Points Lead

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by National Debt Relief roared to victory today at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in front of packed grandstands and a host of sponsor representatives from Phillips Connect, Phillips Industries, Toyota, Lucas Oil, Mac Tools, KATO Fastening Systems and National Debt Relief.

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Surf’s Up for Phillips Connect CEO Rob Phillips Following Gift from Justin Ashley

Yesterday before Justin Ashley won the Mission #Fast2Tasty Top Fuel Challenge and raced to the No. 1 qualifier position at the NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals the rising star  presented a custom surfboard to Phillips Connect CEO Rob Phillips to commemorate last year’s win at the NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals.

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Justin Ashley Wins #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and Goes to No. 1

Reigning NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals winner Justin Ashley saved the best for last today at In-N-Out Dragstrip racing to the No. 1 qualifier position and winning the $10,000 top prize in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge outrunning Leah Pruett in the final round.

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Busy Justin Ashley Looking to Repeat at Winternationals

On the heels of his first win of the season team owner and Top Fuel racer Justin Ashley is heading into arguably one of the busiest weekends a defending event champion could face.

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Justin Ashley Wins Final Arizona Nationals Top Fuel Title

Championship contender Justin Ashley bounced back from a disappointing start to the 2023 NHRA season at the historic Gatornationals by winning the final Top Fuel title at the fabled NHRA Arizona Nationals today.

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Justin Ashley Eager to Take Final Arizona Nationals Win

Heading into the second race of the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series this weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team powered by National Debt Relief are looking to write their name into the record books.

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Ashley Takes Experience, Motivation From Gatornationals

The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series started today in earnest at the 54th NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. For championship contending team Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by National Debt Relief the take-aways from the first weekend might not be reflected on the points sheet.

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Justin Ashley Starts Championship Chase at Gatornationals

As the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series opens this weekend with the NHRA Gatornationals, March 9-12, championship contender Justin Ashley and his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team will be looking to start the season once again with a victory.

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Justin Ashley Secures KATO Fastening Systems for 2023 and Beyond

Justin Ashley today announced the extension of his relationship with KATO Fastening Systems and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team. In 2023 Ashley was in Top Fuel championship contention until the final day of the season leading the points throughout the NHRA Countdown.

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Phillips Connect Announces Key Promotions as Business Expands

Phillips Connect announces the promotion of five key employees to support the expansion of its business, critical customer relations, and future product development.

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Justin Ashley Looks Back at Successful 2022 Season

Third year Top Fuel team owner and driver Justin Ashley raced his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy to three wins and seven final round appearances.

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CAN: Explained

Today, most passenger vehicles consist of numerous controllers that communicate with one another through something called Controller Area Network (CAN). In most modern vehicles, when you press on the brake pedal, the pedal position sensor data is transmitted through CAN to allow many controllers to make decisions at the same time.

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The Great Data Connection

“We wanted to provide better service, but there just wasn’t time….” No one has ever said that to a customer (hopefully). In the services sector,  it’s usually not too little time that causes a poor experience, but an inefficient use of time.

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Ashley Wraps Up 2022 With Another Top Five Finish

A dramatic and positive season for team owner and driver Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy came to an end today at the Auto Club Finals.

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Top Fuel Championship Within Grasp of Justin Ashley

The NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway brought the drama and high stakes to the Top Fuel points battle. Through two days of qualifying points leader Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy worked their way through each session.

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Phillips Continues Transformation of R&D Capabilities with Forthoffer at the Helm

Under the leadership of Dan Forthoffer, corporate director of R&D, Phillips Industries and Phillips Connect are transforming their R&D capabilities to meet the current and future challenges facing vehicle operators in the evolving transportation industry.

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Ashley Leaves Vegas with Pomona Battle Looming

The NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway brought the drama and high stakes to the Top Fuel points battle. Through two days of qualifying points leader Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy worked their way through each session.

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Justin Ashley Racing, Phillips Connect Team up with Wyakin Foundation to Support Veterans

Championship contending NHRA Top Fuel driver, Justin Ashley along with primary sponsor Phillips Connect are teaming up with the Wyakin Foundation in the weeks leading up to Veterans Day to raise money and honor our servicemen and servicewomen.

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Justin Ashley Riding Wave of Success into Nevada Nationals

With two NHRA Countdown national events left on the schedule Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy are in control of the Top Fuel championship race sitting in the No. 1 spot.

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Phillips Connect Quickly Hits Milestone

On October 14, Phillips Connect delivered its 150,000th smart-trailer gateway, creating significant productivity, safety, and cost savings gains for fleets using its cutting-edge transportation technology and generating an unparalleled level of actionable data from its Connect1™ platform.

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Geotab and Phillips Connect Address Transportation Sector Challenges Through the Availability of Asset Tracker

Global IoT and connected transportation leaders, Geotab and Phillips Connect announced today that StealthNet™ and SolarNet™ asset tracking and management solutions are now available through the Geotab Marketplace Order Now program.

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Ashley Wins Texas Fall Nationals Again, Extends Points Lead

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy  won the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals today at Texas Motorplex, defending their 2021 title and extending their points lead.

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The 1%: Understanding Trailer Utilization 

It’s safe to say that ROI is a crucial factor in any educated business decision - especially in transportation. Fleets want to know that their investments are worth the financial commitment. But what they don’t know is that the “seemingly smart” investment of a new trailer might in fact cost them money. 

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Points Leader Justin Ashley Eager to Defend Fall Nationals Title

Top Fuel points leader and defending Texas Fall Nationals champion Justin Ashley can’t wait to get back to Texas Motorplex to defend his 2021 Countdown win.

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Justin Ashley Doesn’t Lose Ground at Short St. Louis Race

The Phillips ConnectToyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energyand driver Justin Ashley escaped the NHRA Midwest Nationals holding onto the Top Fuel points lead and they are heading to the next Countdown race as the defending champion.

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Justin Ashley Ready for Next Step at Midwest Nationals

The NHRA Countdown is racing to the midpoint with the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the third of six NHRA playoff national events, this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway.

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Justin Ashley Captures Second Consecutive No. 1 at zMax Dragway

Justin Ashley drove the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy to the No. 1 qualifier position at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals today at zMax Dragway.

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Justin Ashley Extends Points Lead with Runner-Up in Charlotte

For the second consecutive NHRA Countdown race Justin Ashley drove the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy to a runner-up finish. This weekend Ashley raced from the No. 1 spot, the second of his career, to the final round against technical research and development alliance teammate Antron Brown.

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Justin Ashley Heads to Charlotte with Goal of Keeping Points Lead

Justin Ashley will be returning to the track where his professional career started this weekend for the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals. The second-generation driver has made huge strides in his young career and he will enter this weekend’s race as the Top Fuel points leader and most recent Countdown race finalist.

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Runner-Up Finish Moves Justin Ashley into Points Lead

Justin Ashley drove the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy to a runner-up finish at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals for the second year in a row.

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Justin Ashley Starts Championship Run in Reading

Last year Top Fuel driver Justin Ashley started his first Countdown with a runner-up finish at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway. This weekend the Top Fuel championship contender will be looking for a repeat performance with one additional win light from the first of six NHRA national events that comprise the NHRA’s Countdown playoff.

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Phillips Connect promotes Cliff Creech to Vice President

Phillips Connect has promoted Cliff Creech to Vice President of Customer Engineering. In this role, Cliff will be responsible for customizing telematics solutions to meet customer needs, leading product/feature development, integrating third-party products, and other support functions within Phillips Connect to deliver the highest quality and best solutions for their customers.

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Semifinals Bittersweet for Justin Ashley at US Nationals

For the fourth national event in a row Justin Ashley drove the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy to a semifinal finish.

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Justin Ashley Racing and Phillips Connect Announce Multi-Year Marketing Relationship

As the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series regular season concludes this weekend at the historic NHRA U.S. Nationals, Justin Ashley Racing and Davis Motorsports announced a multi-year extension to its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect, a national leader in semi-trailer tracking and sensor technologies.

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NHRA and Phillips Connect Partner to Create “Phillips Connect 300 at the 1/8” Program

NHRA officials today announced a partnership with Phillips Connect, along with the formation of the “Phillips Connect 300 at the 1/8” program, a special club that will honor the first 10 drivers in either Top Fuel or Funny Car to reach the 300MPH milestone in the 1/8-mile.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Has Chance For First Indy Double Up

This weekend as a third year Top Fuel team owner and driver it is the son who will be looking to add to the family trophy case with the U.S. Nationals title and an $80,000 win during the delayed Top Fuel Pep Boys Callout.

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Ashley Lands Semifinal Finish at Brainerd

Today at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Ashley, the No. 3 qualifier, outran Krista Baldwin and Shawn Langdon before dropping a close race to eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher in the semifinals.

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Lucas Oil Nationals Chance for Ashley to Make Move

With two regular season races remaining on the NHRA schedule Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy are looking to secure eight more win lights starting with this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.

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Ashley Closes Points Gap with Semifinal Finish at Topeka

With former Heartland Motorsports Park track record-holder and barrier-breaker Jim Epler looking on, Justin Ashley drove his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy into the semifinals at the 33rd Menard’s NHRA Nationals presented by Pet Armor before losing to three-time former world champion Antron Brown with whom his team maintains a technical alliance.

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Mr. 300 Jim Epler returns to HMP, site of landmark racing achievement

Last year Justin Ashley made his first runs at one of the quickest, fastest and historic tracks on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Heartland Motorsports Park–Topeka racing to a quarterfinal finish.

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South Carolina Ports Chooses Phillips Connect as Telematics Provider for New Chassis Pool

South Carolina Ports has chosen Phillips Connect as its telematics provider for its new port-owned and port-operated SMART Pool™ chassis fleet.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Taking on Topeka for Strong Regular Season Finish

Last year Justin Ashley made his first runs at one of the quickest, fastest and historic tracks on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Heartland Motorsports Park–Topeka racing to a quarterfinal finish.

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Another Western Swing Semifinal for Justin Ashley at Seattle

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy started the Western Swing with a semifinal finish in Denver and they capped the three race stretch with another semifinal today at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways outside of Seattle.

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Ashley Eager to Finish Western Swing with Victory

Two races into the Western Swing Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy are battling with the elite Top Fuel teams at the top of the point standings.

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Justin Ashley Adds Ashton Paving for Seattle’s Northwest Nationals

As the historic Western Swing concludes this weekend at Pacific Raceway Justin Ashley will be adding some local flavor to his Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy.

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Justin Ashley Has Hands Full Leaving Sonoma

As the Western Swing has unfolded from Colorado to California Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy raced to the quarterfinals today at the Sonoma Nationals.

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$50,000 Raised for Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities in Honor of Eric Medlen

Earlier this season Davis Motorsports team owner Dustin Davis along with Justin Ashley and Antron Brown made the commitment to reboot a special charity dinner and golf event in honor of Eric Medlen.

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Press

Phillips Industries and Phillips Connect CEO Honored by L.A. Times with Visionary Profile

Phillips Industries and Phillips Connect CEO, Rob Phillips was nominated and selected to receive a Visionary profile in The C-Suite: Trends, Updates, and CEO & CFO Leadership Awards magazine produced by the L.A. Times.

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Racing Updates

Heading to Sonoma Justin Ashley Looking to Close Points Gap

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy raced to the semifinals today at his first NHRA Mile High Nationals.

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Justin Ashley Races to Semifinals in Denver

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy raced to the semifinals today at his first NHRA Mile High Nationals.

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Justin Ashley Focused on Tackling Western Swing with First Stop in Denver

Already in the thick of the NHRA Top Fuel championship battle, Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy will tackle a new challenge on the side of the mountain at Bandimere Speedway this weekend.

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Press

Phillips Connect Announces its “Trade Show on Wheels”

Phillips Connect is bringing its innovative technology to the front door of North American fleet operations with its state-of-the-art, solar-powered tech trailer.

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Racing Updates

Early Exit at Norwalk Nationals for Justin Ashley

After back-to-back final round appearances including a win last weekend on Father’s Day at the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals championship contending driver Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy were upset in the open round at Summit Motorsports Park.

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Bendix CVS Joins the Phillips Connect Motorsports/Justin Ashley Racing Partnership

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) has joined the partnership with Phillips Connect Motorsports and Justin Ashley Racing. Bendix’s involvement for the remainder of the 2022 NHRA Camping World drag racing series will offer its customers a VIP look into the world of racing with exclusive access to the hospitality suite.

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Justin Ashley Wins Thunder Valley Nationals

For the second time this season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy raced to victory. Today at the 20th Thunder Valley Nationals Ashley raced through a gauntlet of tough competitors to secure his fourth career Top Fuel title and move up to third place in the Camping World Drag Racing Series point standings.

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Blog

Moving the Industry Toward Autonomous

When I was growing up, the “future” was thought to be a technologically advanced paradise. It was often dreamt up in movies like Back to the Future with flying cars that could transport you through space and time. It seemed nearly impossible - and at least a few hundred years away. But the future is here. And it’s not slowing down.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Taking Momentum to Thunder Valley

Two weeks ago at the New England Nationals Ashley just missed picking up his second win of the season and heading into the Thunder Valley Nationals the 2020 NHRA Rookie of the Year is poised to get on a hot streak rolling into the heart of the summer.

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Press, Racing Updates

Phillips Connect Announces Sensata Technologies Partnership with Justin Ashley Racing Team

Phillips Connect is pleased to announce that Sensata Technologies will join the Justin Ashley Racing team as a partner for the remainder of the 2022 NHRA Camping World drag racing series.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Runner-Up at New England Nationals

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Energy raced to their third final round of the season and seventh overall. Ashley entered race day as the No. 8 qualifier after a tough two days of qualifying.

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Press, Racing Updates

Velociti Joins Partnership with Phillips Connect and Justin Ashley Racing

Velociti announced its partnership with Phillips Connect and Justin Ashley Racing for the remainder of the 2022 NHRA Camping World drag racing series.

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Racing Updates

Ready for a rebound: Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley

Winning the first race of the 2022 season of NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series put 27-year-old Justin Ashley in a favorable position that set the bar high.

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Racing Updates

New England Nationals Jump Start for Success for Justin Ashley

After a two week break Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster team powered by Vita C Energy are ready to roll into New England Dragway for the NHRA New England Nationals.

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Blog

Keep your “BLT” fresh 

We’ve all heard of the acronym “BLT”. But this time, I’m not referring to your favorite childhood sandwich. In the trucking world, BLT stands for brakes, lights, and tires. These three things are important safety components to any commercial vehicle, and when malfunctioning, could cause harm to your trailer, driver, or other vehicles on the road. 

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Makes Early Exit in Virginia

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot came out of their hauler at Virginia Motorsports Park ready to make a run for the points lead.

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Press, Racing Updates

Wyakin Foundation Partners with Phillips Connect and Justin Ashley Racing

Phillips Connect and Justin Ashley Racing announce their partnership with the Wyakin Foundation, a nonprofit organization that connects wounded and injured veterans with the resources and opportunities to have a better future.

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Racing Updates

Richmond Next Stop for Justin Ashley and Phillips Connect

Six races into the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot are battling for control of the points lead.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Races to Second Round of Charlotte Four-Wide

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot made two major steps forward this weekend at the Circle k Four-Wide Nationals. The third year pro earned his first No. 1 qualifier and also won his first round of racing in the unique four-wide format.

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Justin Ashley Secures His First Career No. 1 in Charlotte

Third year pro Justin Ashley continued his hot start to the 2022 NHRA season with his first career No. 1 qualifier at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals today at zMax Dragway.

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Press

Phillips Connect’s New Facilities Support Remarkable Growth of the Commercial Vehicle Technology Company

Phillips Connect expanded its business facilities to accommodate explosive growth since 2020.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Taking Momentum to Circle K Four-Wide Nationals

After a strong showing last weekend at the NHRA SpringNationals in Houston, third year pro Justin Ashley will head to the Circle K Four-Wide Nationals in search of his first four-wide win at the unique event.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Runner-Up at Final NHRA Springnationals

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot showed they will continue to be a team to be reckoned with as the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series heats up.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Looking to Keep Texas Win Streak Alive

Four races into the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season has already shown that Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect/Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot team are squarely in the middle of one of the toughest seasons in the category’s history.

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Blog

Telematics Made… Understandable

Telematics. A word that you see trending on the Internet. A word that you know carries significance. A word that you “should” know… but maybe you don’t. And that’s because the term telematics isn’t so simple. 

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley and Phillips Industries Raise over $30,000 for Ukrainian Families

Over the past two weeks NHRA Top Fuel driver Justin Ashley has been promoting a fundraising effort spearheaded by the parent company of his primary sponsor Phillips Connect. His efforts fundraised over $30,000 from 75 donors and the front wing of his Top Fuel highlights each donor.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Ready to Roll Dice with Las Vegas Four-Wide Win on the Line

Headed into the fourth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event of the season Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel team powered by Vita C Shot are No. 2 in the points, coming off a semifinal finish at the Gatornationals and looking forward to the challenge of the first four-wide race of the season.

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Phillips Connect Extends Relationship with Justin Ashley Racing for Full 2022 NHRA Season

Today, Justin Ashley Racing announced that its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect, a national leader in semi-trailer tracking and sensor technologies, will be extended for the full 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

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Justin Ashley Races to Semifinals Today at Gatornationals

For the second year in a row Justin Ashley gave the historic Gatornationals a strong run for its money. Today as the No. 6 qualifier the third year driver drove the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot to the semifinals for the second year in a row outrunning defending winner Josh Hart and four-time Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence before losing to veteran Doug Foley in a wild semifinal.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley to Amplify Phillips Connect Efforts to Support Ukraine

Justin Ashley will be adding a new rally of support to the people of Ukraine on his Phillips Connect Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot at the NHRA Gatornationals this weekend, and is putting a program in place for the NHRA community to join him.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Chasing Double Win at Gatornationals

This weekend at the historic NHRA Gatornationals Ashley and his Davis Motorsports team will be looking to add another ‘major’ title as well as a bonus payout from the $130,000 Pep Boys Allstar Callout specialty race to the win column.

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Press

Phillips Connect Introduces Smart Nosebox GPS Gateways at TMC ’22 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition 

Phillips Connect introduced three new Smart nosebox GPS gateways during a press conference held today in conjunction with the TMC ’22 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition.

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Press

Utility Trailer Connect Launches Advanced Trailer Telematics Platform

Utility Trailer today announced Phillips Connect as its exclusive partner for trailer telematics with the launch of its advanced trailer telematics platform.

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Press

Phillips Connect’s Smart7™ Telematics Hub with Connect1™ Health Monitoring Recognized by Heavy Duty Trucking with a 2022 Top 20 Products Award

The Smart7™ telematics hub with Connect1™ health monitoring from Phillips Connect has been recognized this year with a 2022 HDT Top 20 Products award from Heavy Duty Trucking magazine.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Leaves Phoenix Focused on Gatornationals

The most important thing from each event is to learn from it. We are going to do just that and move on to the next race. I am so proud of our Phillips Connect Vita C Shot Toyota team. Despite the end result, they did a great job all weekend.

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Justin Ashley Secures No. 4 Qualifier in Pep Boys Allstar Callout Race

Justin Ashley and the Phillips Connect Top Fuel dragster powered by Vita C Shot will be one of eight teams competing for $130,000 in prize money as part of the first Pep Boys Allstar Callout specialty race in two weeks.

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Justin Ashley Wants to Keep the Momentum Moving in Phoenix

The third-year pro will roll into the multi-use facility with momentum and the Top Fuel points lead after opening the 2022 NHRA season with a dominating win at the NHRA Lucas Oil Winternationals last Sunday.

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Phillips Connect Sponsored NHRA Top Fuel Car and Driver to Make Appearance at TMC 22

Phillips Connect kicks off the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season as a primary sponsor to Justin Ashley Racing and its Davis Motorsports 11,000 horsepower Top Fuel dragster.

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Press

Evolving beyond ELDs and into Connected Trailer Telematics

It seems obvious. The tractor connects to the trailer, why shouldn’t the telematics? ELDs that provide fleet management solutions beyond electronic logs are ubiquitous now (Thanks, FMCSA) and smart trailer technology that looks beyond location services are finding their way into more and more fleets. In order to connect the two, it takes a partnership. Enter EROAD’s integration with Phillips Connect devices.

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Racing Updates

Justin Ashley Wins Winternationals

For the second consecutive NHRA Winternationals Justin Ashley raced his way to the final round and today the young driver from Plainview, New York, drove all the way to the winner’s circle.

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Tough Class, But Justin Ashley Ready to be at Top

When Justin Ashley won the Top Fuel final at last October’s NHRA Texas Fall Nationals Stampede of Speed, he got the dubious treat of donning a cowboy hat, straddling a mechanical bull while trying to handle a 12-pound Wally trophy, and celebrating like a city-slicker Suburban Cowboy.

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New Season has Justin Ashely Ready for New Challenges

After one of the busiest off-seasons of his young career team owner and Top Fuel racer Justin Ashley is ready to focus on chasing down his first NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world championship.

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Blog

Cybersecurity: Is Your Data Safe?

In today’s ever-evolving society where data is now the world’s most valuable asset, securing information has become a critical component to any business.

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Racing Updates

Phillips Connect to Start Season with Justin Ashley Racing

Justin Ashley Racing announces its primary sponsorship agreement with Phillips Connect, a national leader in semi-trailer tracking and sensor technologies, to begin the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

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Press

Smart trailers are making trucking more efficient

As trucking rolls into the high-tech 21st century, more advanced trailers are gearing up to make fleets more efficient, safer, and smarter.

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Press

Trailer Intelligence: How SMART are today’s solutions?

Trailer maker Hyundai Translead unveiled a smart trailer system called HT LinkSense, which is intended to provide connectivity for all sensor and telematics providers.

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Blog

Vehicle Preparations for the 90-Day Sprint During the Winter Season

With the transitioning of seasons, it’s imperative to equip your tractors and trailers for the changing weather. Phillips Industries and Phillips Connect can help you prepare.

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Press

Phillips Connect Welcomes Todd Wazny as Vice President of Channel Sales

Todd Wazny has joined Phillips Connect as vice president of channel sales. He brings more than twenty years of experience in telematics, logistics, and location services to his new position with Phillips Connect.

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Velociti Installation
Press

Hyundai Translead introduces a new open-platform smart trailer solution: HT LinkSense™

Phillips Connect is partnering with Velociti for installation and post deployment proactive technology monitoring and repair service support for their trailer telematics solutions.

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Press

Hyundai Translead Launches HT LinkSense

Trailer maker Hyundai Translead unveiled a smart trailer system called HT LinkSense, which is intended to provide connectivity for all sensor and telematics providers.

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Phillips Connect Booth
Press

The Smart Trailers Cometh (And Three Other Takeaways From TMC’s Fall Meeting)

It was the “technology” portion of ATA’s Technology and Maintenance Council’s namesake that took center stage at its 2021 Fall Meeting held in Cleveland this week. While that should come as no surprise, the focus of the technology might: trailers. From electrification to service to telematics, trailers saw a huge focus in boosting fleet productivity.

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Trailer Cover Phillips Connect
Press

Rise of the Smart Trailer

As Trailer Tracking Matures, Fleets Are Utilizing This Data to Extract More Insights and Drive Further Efficiency Gains

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SmartLock Door and SmarctlLock Gladhand - Phillips Connect
Press

Phillips Connect Releases Two New Products That Safeguard Trailer Loads

Newport Beach, CA (September 7, 2021) – Phillips...

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Phillips Connect CargoVision
Press

Introducing the Industry’s First Wireless & On-Demand Cargo Camera

Phillips Connect is introducing an economical and easy-to-install interior cargo camera that captures the status of the load in real time.

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Phillips Connect Roads
Press

Trailer telematics: Beyond smart

"There are a lot of companies that are selling a connected or a GPS-enabled trailer and calling that a 'smart' trailer,” Phillips said. “The focus that we have at Phillips Connect is so much beyond that and so much greater. I think that we're light years beyond anything else that's coming out in the industry.”

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Velociti Installation
Press

Phillips Connect Partners with Velociti for Installation and Post Sales Support

Phillips Connect is partnering with Velociti for installation and post deployment proactive technology monitoring and repair service support for their trailer telematics solutions.

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Phillips Connect Trailer and Telematics Dashboard
Press

How To Win The Trailer Utilization Game With Telematics

With telematics dashboards, not only can a fleet catch a problem by monitoring real time conditions, but with historical data analyzed, trends can be seen that ultimately give a good basis for long-term adjustments that improve the ratio of benefits to liabilities for those trailers.

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EROAD Partnership
Press

EROAD partners with Phillips Connect to add market-leading trailer and asset monitoring

Adding Phillips Connect trailer telematics lets EROAD customers maximize trailer health and safety, uptime, and driver time.

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Phillips Connect Jon Morrison
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Jon Morrison Tapped as Strategic Executive

Jon Morrison, previously president of WABCO Americas and now CEO of J&M Strategic Insights LLC, has been tapped by Phillips Connect as strategic executive.  In this engagement, Phillips Connect will draw on Jon's extensive experience in electronic vehicle control, electrification, vehicle telematics and advanced technologies to move Phillips Connect ahead as they significantly grow their market share in smart trailer solutions.

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Cloud Software
Press

Phillips Connect Wows Fleets with its Smart-Trailer Software

Phillips Connect’s cloud software was designed by fleets to provide simple GPS tracking and real-time visibility of trailer sensors.  Easy to create customized dashboards with information that’s most important to each fleet, with the ability to easily diagnose and understand what’s happening with each trailer or the entire fleet of trailers. 

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ROI Assist Phillips Connect
Press

Now Offering Advanced ROI Analysis Tool for Selecting Smart-Trailer Sensors

Phillips Connect unveils ROIAssist™— a highly advanced and un-biased tool for accurately projecting cost savings and revenue impacts that come with various smart-trailer sensors. 

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Phillips Connect Hiring and Careers
Press

Phillips Connect Hires Vice President of Operations

Phillips Connect has hired Greg Jones as vice president of operations.  In his new role, Jones will be responsible for directing the company’s operations to meet the increasing demand for their integrated fleet asset management suite of products.

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Phillips Connect Partners Capital Group
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Phillips Connect Offers Flex-Pay Finance Options

Phillips Connect is partnering with Partners Capital Group to offer its customers Flex-Pay financing options for the purchase or lease of their trailer telematics hardware as well as data plan costs.

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Phillips Connect Smart7 Device
Education

The Power of the Pre√

Phillips Connect’s Smart7™ Remote Pre√, powered by an on-board battery, delivers a full scan of trailer load status and health, even when the tractor is unavailable.

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Phillips Connect Smart7 Device
Press

Phillips Connect Recognized by Heavy Duty Trucking as a Top Product Introduced During 2020

The Smart7™ Remote Pre√ from Phillips Connect has been recognized by Heavy Duty Trucking with a spot on their Top 20 list for products introduced in 2020.

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Phillips Connect TPMS
Press

Phillips Connect Offers 8-Year Warranty with New Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor Technology

Phillips Connect has entered into an exclusive agreement with STE North America LLC for their new TPMS sensor based on Micro.sp® technology.

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Phillips Connect Tire View
Press

Importance of advanced trailer technologies for maintenance

Smart trailers can give fleets unprecedented access to the secret lives of trailers, but future connectivity needs will change the way we connect to trailers.

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Phillips Connect Smart7 Device
Press

New Smart7™ Integrated Telematics Hub Now Available for Installation on New Trailers

The Smart7 delivers a real-time comprehensive view of the status of a trailer using one integrated telematics hub, with all of the data available in one clean and consolidated web or mobile device user interface.

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Phillips Partners
Press

Hirschbach Selects Phillips Connect and ConMet Smart Technologies for New Refrigerated Trailers

The sensor technologies chosen by Hirschbach will give them increased visibility to the health of their refrigerated trailers resulting in a significant increase to uptime and driver satisfaction to support their strong customer service initiatives.

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Phillips Connect Smart7
Press

Phillips Connect Unveils Revolutionary Smart Trailer Solution

A tour of the website shares the results of a 5-year vision to simplify smart trailer technology creating unmatched cost savings and operational efficiencies for fleets.

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Phillips Connect Press Release
Uncategorized

Integrating Data from an Infinite Number of Partners

Over the course of the last 92 years, Phillips has...

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Phillips Connect ROIAssist
Tools

ROI Calculator

Input your fleet’s historical data and receive ROI projections. Most customers have a payback period within months.

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Phillips Connect Install Assist
Education

InstallAssist™

InstallAssist™ was created to make the installation of high-tech trailer solutions simple for trailer builders and fleets. In mere minutes, learn how to easily connect InstalAssist and verify your fleet's devices, sensors and circuits.

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Smart Trailer Driving Away
Press

Smart Trailers Face a Huge Hurdle

Smart trailers can give fleets unprecedented access to the secret lives of trailers, but future connectivity needs will change the way we connect to trailers.

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Phillips Connect Trailer Telematics
Press

Trailer Telematics: Where to Start and Where it’s Going

Trailers have been historically low tech, but now many fleets want to take advantage of high-tech telematics capabilities to upgrade these assets to get more from them. Where to start?

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Phillips Connect Smart Trailer
Education, Press

Don’t Overlook These Trailer Maintenance Items

Trailers are often out of sight, out of mind, there are several areas that are often overlooked. We talked to fleet maintenance experts to uncover areas that may suffer from neglect.

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Phillips Connect Smart Trailer
Press

Phillips Connect Technologies launches expandable asset tracking solutions on Geotab Marketplace

With the addition of Phillips Connect on the Geotab Marketplace, the company says Geotab customers can access a suite of solutions that help to maximize driver time through enhanced asset visibility and utilization.

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Phillips Connect Smart Trailers
Press

Carriers accelerate tech strategies to emerge stronger from crisis

Load and route planning tools are far from the only technology fleets have been using to adapt to changes during the pandemic. Another area of focus has been using telematics data from truck and trailer assets.

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Rob Phillips CEO of Phillips Connect
Press

Phillips Connect expands trailer connectivity product line

CEO Rob Phillips outlined the company’s data communication roadmap for 2020 during a press conference in conjunction with the TMC Annual Meeting.

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Phillips Connect Sensors
Press

TMC20: Phillips Connect Debuts Remote Pre-check Capabilities For Fleets

Kicking off a year that will be filled with telematics-related product introductions, Phillips Connect made several announcements at the TMC Exhibition, none more important than the debut of Remote Pre-Check.

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Phillips Connect Pre-Check
Press

From tractor-trailer pairing to security: Phillips Connect details telematics solutions

Phillips Connect said that SmartPair enables tractor/trailer pairing. When the asset is attached to tractor power, the SmartPair will immediately start looking for nearby sensors.

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Phillips Connect Telematics
Press

CIE Manufacturing, Phillips Connect partner up

Phillips Connect and CIE now will team up to deliver high-quality OEM chassis with “best-in-class” telematics solutions, offering end users intermodal chassis that meet today’s logistics and operational environment.

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Aperia
Education, Press

New Tire Management Systems Go Beyond Traditional TPMS, ATIS

Jim Buell's data shows that best-in-class fleets run far more miles between tire-related roadside breakdowns than the average fleet in his database.

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Phillips Connect Smart Trailers
Education, Press

Realizing the Future of Smart Trailers

Do you know the locations of all your trailers and what conditions they are in, at all times? The answer for most fleets is no, meaning millions of drivers and pieces of equipment across North America are not fully optimized.

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Phillips Connect IoT
Press

Phillips Connect Technologies develops a comprehensive IT System to help trucks and trailers communicate

One of the largest trends in technology today is connecting machines directly — without humans in between. This is what IoT is all about, and it’s happening widely in the heavy duty trucking industry.

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Phillips Connect Telematics and Fleet Management.
Press

How smart cities will improve trucking and the supply chain

A smart city is a framework, largely composed of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), to develop, deploy and promote sustainable development practices to address growing urbanization challenges.

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Phillips Connect Telematics and Smart Trailers.
Press

Phillips Connect acquires Connected Holdings

Phillips Connect has completed the acquisition of Connected Holdings, an industry-leading IoT (Internet of Things) intelligent services provider in North America.

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MarketWaves
Press

Phillips Connect to demo ChassisNet™ at the Marketwaves18 Conference

Phillips Connect will demonstrate ChassisNet™ as they strive to make the next cut to the Freight.Tech 25 list.

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Phillips Connect Trailer Tracking.
Press

Internet of Things Arrives in Intermodal

The domestic intermodal industry has long been plagued by an inability to accurately track and report, the status of a container in transit. Historically, that’s put intermodal at a disadvantage compared with over-the-road trucking, in which GPS-enabled cargo and equipment-tracking sensors have been widely adopted for over-the-road trailers of all types.

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Phillips Connect Cargo Sensor
Press

Carriers, Suppliers Work to Boost Utilization of Cargo Sensors

The use of cargo sensors with trailer tracking is on the rise, suppliers said, while motor carriers work to improve utilization and boost driver satisfaction with the technology.

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Phillips Connect Fortech Partnership
Press

Phillips Connect acquires Polish electrical components company

Phillips Connect, completed the purchase of Fortech Poland LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of quality 24v electrical connectors and cables for commercial vehicles with a broad and established customer base primarily in the European Union market.

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Phillips Connect Trailer Telematics
Press

The Tales Trailers Tell: High-Tech Communications

Integrated trailer networking systems are streamlining the information flow from sensors throughout trailers today to make obtaining and acting on data easier for drivers, fleets, shippers and receivers.

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Phillips Connect Trailer Tracking and Fleet Management
Press

Taking On The Challenge of Creating the Ultimate Connected Smart Trailer

Phillips Connect, is developing TrailerNet™, an open, completely agnostic platform for consolidating all smart-trailer sensors (from any supplier) into one central hub, using one data plan to deliver alerts to the driver, and customizable fleet management dashboards to the fleet’s operations or dispatch teams.

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Phillips Connect Trailer Tracking
Press

What trailer tracking technology can do for you

Why are more and more fleets investing in telematics? A telematics presence can provide valuable insight into trailers maintenance needs, help verify deliveries, measure trailer temperatures, and support dispatch teams in understanding how to maximize the efficiency of their fleets.

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Phillips Industries launches newest division

During a press conference held here at TMC’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, Phillips Industries announced the launch of its newest division, Phillips Connect.

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