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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Phillips Connect expanded its business facilities to accommodate explosive growth since 2020.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Utility Trailer and Phillips Connect Team up to Launch 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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As Trailer Tracking Matures, Fleets Are Utilizing This Data to Extract More Insights and Drive Further Efficiency Gains
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Phillips Connect Releases Two New Products That Safeguard Trailer Loads
Newport Beach, CA (September 7, 2021) – Phillips...
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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 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’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 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 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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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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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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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 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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Integrating Data from an Infinite Number of Partners
Over the course of the last 92 years, Phillips has...
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Input your fleet’s historical data and receive ROI projections. Most customers have a payback period within months.
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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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