FleetPulse, a trailer telematics solution incubated within Great Dane, announced its launch as an independent company. And FleetPulse is now capitalized with $11 million, including seed funding led by Four More Capital. The company has also named former Uber Freight executive Carl-Christoph “CCR” Reckers as Chief Executive Officer.
FleetPulse’s OEM-agnostic telematics platform provides end-to-end visibility into trailer and cargo safety and security. And the development of the platform started in 2017 to address Great Dane’s need to improve trailer data insights. In working with fleet customers, many of whom operate trailers from multiple OEMs and need to digitize and leverage data across their entire trailer fleet, the need to build the technology platform as a standalone, independent company became clear. Today, FleetPulse’s innovative approach to trailer telematics and the resulting data insights are used by some of the world’s largest private fleets of Fortune 50 companies to for-hire fleets of all sizes.
Reckers previously served as VP of Operations at Uber Freight, where he oversaw cloud-based freight management for midmarket customers, temperature-controlled freight, flatbed freight, and the drop-trailer program Powerloop. Before Uber Freight, Reckers was co-founder and CEO of the logistics technology company FR8Star.
FleetPulse’s proprietary trailer telematics platform digitizes and creates visibility on the trailer, enabling many trailer-related improvements in safety, reliability, cargo security, and efficiency that are unattainable with traditional tractor-focused telematics solutions.
Companies have historically used a patchwork of homegrown or combined systems to capture trailer data, leading to a lack of visibility. And FleetPulse turns the trailer into an intelligent asset and eliminates the need to manage multiple telematics suppliers, integrate raw sensor data, or build in-house.
The streamlined approach better informs operations, maintenance, and investment decisions. Actionable insights enable fleets to be more sustainable, from fuel savings to preventative maintenance, thus optimizing asset performance, ROI, and long-term utilization.
KEY QUOTES:
“I’m excited to join FleetPulse at this inflection point as we scale to serve more fleet customers. We have a huge opportunity ahead of us to transform the trailer from a black box to a smart and strategic asset. Building on our incredibly deep roots in the trucking industry and strong tech talent, we are uniquely positioned to create visibility into this underserved area of the supply chain and help our customer unlock the safety and efficiency improvements needed to accelerate their business.”
- CCR
“As the first OEM to develop a smart trailer solution, Great Dane is proud of the growth achieved by FleetPulse and excited that these offerings can now be made available as part of an independent company to push the broader industry forward.”
- Rick Mullininx, President and COO of Great Dane
“FleetPulse is solving a problem that costs trailer operators millions of dollars a year and is delivering real improvements in trailer safety, security and efficiency – which are only becoming more important as we see a renewed industry focus on the trailer as a strategic asset. We’re thrilled to welcome CCR to drive progress forward.”
- Dan Lewis, FleetPulse Advisor and former CEO of Convoy
