Mobility

The NexTraq Connect is available on the iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones, and aims to close the information gap between office and field employees.

Tags: smartphone, NexTraq, mobile app, NexTraq Connect

FleetSafer Mobile, from Zoomsafer, automatically promotes safe, legal and hands-free use of smartphones and tablet computers while employees are driving on the job.

Tags: small business owners, ZoomSafer, smartphone, managing small fleets, Sprint, FleetSafer Mobile, mobile app

ZoomSafer announced on March 13 the release of its FleetSafer Mobile safe driving software, SafeDial, which is compliant with new FMCSA regulations.

Tags: ZoomSafer, Distracted driving, smartphone, SafeDial

ZoomSafer Inc. and Drivewyze Inc. announced their intent to work together to ensure product compatibility, combining Drivewyze's toll road info and ZoomSafer's distracted driving technology.

Tags: Tolls, cell phone use, ZoomSafer, Distracted driving, smartphone, FleetSafer Mobile, cell phone laws, Drivewyze

Fleet professionals said drivers of fleet vehicles are also adopting new types of mobile technologies, with 25% of respondents saying their drivers are using a “job-specific” smartphone or other mobile app, and that 14% intend to increase driver smartphone and mobile app deployments.

Tags: GreenRoad, smartphone, mobile app

The report also notes that a much higher percentage of employees are carrying tablet devices, which grew to 64% of respondents as of February 2012, up from 41% during the second quarter of 2011.

Tags: driver behavior, social media, workforce mobility, smartphone, Tablet PC

AAA Auto Buying Tools iPhone app allows users to search for car info from their smartphone, look at AAA reviews, as well as save searches and compare vehicles.

Tags: AAA, iPhone, mobile application, smartphone, vehicle buying guides

REDWOOD SHORES, CA – iPass Inc. released its quarterly Mobile Workforce Report, which provides statistics about the productivity of employees who work remotely and use mobile devices for work.

Tags: workforce mobility, smartphone