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MAGTEC CITED AS 'BEST IN CLASS' IN
2009 TRANSIT SECURITY TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
On Friday, May 29th, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released their
Surface Transportation Security Technology Assessments in their
final report on Task 2: Bus Communication and Control (BusC2). This
report is a technical assessment meant to: - identify leading
vehicle immobilization technologies - recommend a concept of
operations and related operating procedures - describe related
issues such as integration into existing bus operations technologies
including Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) and Computer Aided
Dispatch (CAD) and integration with biometric identity
authentication - describe applicability to diesel locomotives in
light rail systems
MAGTEC Products (USA), Inc., provided the
leading technology throughout this assessment and met all core
functional requirements. In the event that passenger or public safety is
compromised, our technology provides authorities and law enforcement
with the ability to act immediately to secure the bus remotely and bring
it to a safe and controlled stop. In the report you will read that the
MAGTEC solution was:
“…more reliable, safer and more
predictable, allowing law enforcement a greater chance at choosing
where the bus might actually stop…” Bus Security and Control
(BusC2) Report (P.8)
Additionally, MAGTEC’s Transit Security Solution
falls under the guidelines for the Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)
for Tier I and Tier II agencies - for both current and prior year
allocations.
MAGTEC is providing the only Positive Bus
Control technology available and is consistent with Section 1406 of
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
(Public Law 110-53) (the 9/11 Act) and the Department of Homeland
Security Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-83).
More information is available at
http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/index.shtm. Information on the
Bus Communication and Control Technology Assessment is available from
MAGTEC or DHS on request.
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
Vehicle Immobilization Technologies: Best Practices for Industry and Law Enforcement – Final Report – February 2008
MAGTEC Products, Inc. meets the high standards outlined in a new FMCSA Best Practices Report on vehicle immobilization technologies. With more than 800,000 hazardous materials shipments on U.S. roads per day, companies like MAGTEC are offering necessary security solutions.
"MAGTEC, one of two vendors of the original 28, to prove its capabilities of meeting all five functional requirements at an FMCSA test performed at the Michelin Test Tract in Laurens, SC in February 2007. They are also the only I.P. vendor to score 9 out of 10 on overall requirements."
"The major difference between MAGTEC and the other vendor was the manner in which the vehicle shut down occurred. MAGTEC’s Acceleration Control System™ technology allows for a gradual speed reduction during the shutdown process in which all of the vehicle functions are available to the driver. The simplest VST demonstrations consisted of technologies that shutdown the engine completely, with the consequence that the vehicle mechanical functions cease to operate."
PRIVATE MOTOR TRUCK COUNCIL HONORS MAGTEC TRUCK GRAPHICS
The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) announced the winners of its 23rd Annual Vehicle Graphics Design Awards Competition on Friday, June 20, 2008.
Co-sponsored by 3M Canada's Commercial Graphics Division, the Vehicle Graphics Design Awards recognize fleet operators and graphic design companies who graphically enhance their vehicles.
Awards are presented in six categories: Tractor Trailer Combination; Straight Truck; Special Events/Promotion; Night-Time Safety, Light Duty Commercial Truck and Identity Fleet Graphics.
MAGTEC is proud to be a winner in the Light Duty Commercial Truck category, along with Turbo Images of Saint-Georges, Quebec, the graphic house who designed and applied the image.
MAGTEC's Mike Farrell and Esther Morissette from Turbo Images, accpet PMTC
graphic award.
MAGTEC MEETS WITH THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRY CHALLENGES
Executives of MAGTEC Products, (USA), Inc. met with senior executives of the ATA on Monday, May 5th, 2008, including ATA President and CEO Bill Graves, to present its technology solutions for addressing security, safety, and fuel cost challenges in the transportation industry.
Presentations and demonstrations were conducted of MAGTEC’s FleetControl and M5K capabilities – with particular emphasis on MAGTEC’s new Speed & Idle Management (SIM) feature in light of the fuel crisis the ATA is addressing.
Feedback from the ATA has been very positive as they were impressed with what they learned about MAGTEC.
“We look forward to building our relationship with MAGTEC... As fuel prices continue to cut into motor carrier profits, the trucking industry has a vested interest in exploring all solutions to address the fuel crisis. A number of us experienced first-hand the technology they are bringing to the market, and it was enlightening to see they have one solution to address the fuel situation we are currently facing.”
Bill Graves
ATA President and CEO
ATA President and CEO, Bill Graves, going for a demo ride in “Rocky”, MAGTEC’s new Freightliner Sportchassis™.
Photo provided by the ATA
SPEED & IDLE MANAGEMENT™ (SIM)
MAGTEC recently announced that its M5K onboard safety and security device has a new Speed and Idle Management™ feature. SIM enables the carrier to remotely set and control speed thresholds and idle time – all in real time.
While speed limiters are already built into most engines, it requires someone to service each truck to set or adjust them. With SIM, the dispatcher simply sends a signal to the M5K on a vehicle to remotely and instantly set or adjust speed thresholds or idle time – which enforces calculable savings in fuel and operational costs. SIM also allows for geo-fencing capability.
* Please note that this feature not currently available with some MAGTEC OTA partners.
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