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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Satellite Security Systems Demonstrates Shut Down of Tanker Truck Via Satellite Communications
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3 -- Satellite Security Systems (S3), a
global provider of asset security and logistics control, in cooperation with
the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and InterState Oil Company, dramatically
demonstrated the first wireless remote shutdown of a fully loaded moving
petrochemical tanker truck.
From S3's headquarters in San Diego -- 530 miles from the demonstration
site -- satellite communications were used to disable the truck in seconds,
proving S3's GlobalGuard(TM) and FleetGuard(TM) a viable solution to the
challenge of controlling rogue hazardous waste vehicles that could pose a
threat to homeland security.
The event, conducted on CHP Academy grounds in Sacramento and administered
by the CHP, addresses ongoing concerns about the affordability of effective
security technology, stealthiness of such a security device, and how GPS
monitoring can be incorporated safely into law enforcement protocol.
The need to secure trucks carrying hazardous-waste or petrochemical
products is of paramount concern to trucking companies, California Independent
Oil Marketing Association (CIOMA) members, and State and Federal departments.
While the California state government may be voting as early as January on
Assembly Bill (AB) 575 (requiring truck disabling devices, global positioning
or other "location reporting systems" on hazardous material haulers), the CHP
has been tasked with researching various technologies to support these
regulatory initiatives.
InterState Oil Stays Ahead of Legislation
InterState Oil Company is one enterprise focused on day-to-day homeland
security needs. A full service, multi-line wholesale distributor of petroleum
and related products, the company recently deployed S3's GlobalGuard and
FleetGuard to its entire fleet of trucks.
FleetGuard is a desktop application that works with GlobalGuard to view,
command, and control each vehicle in an entire fleet at once. GlobalGuard is
a security communications system, based on ReFLEX(TM) technology and Global
Positioning System (GPS), providing up-to-the-minute vehicle location and
control of fixed and mobile assets.
"InterState Oil has already gained significant operational efficiencies
since implementing FleetGuard," said Brent W. Andrews, vice president of
InterState Oil Company and board member of the California Independent Oil
Marketers Association (CIOMA). "We researched a variety of technologies and
S3 was the only one with an affordable, scalable, and commercially viable
solution that improves everyday efficiency and provides the level of security
that will soon be required for all HazMat transportation operations."
"Companies like Interstate Oil that are proactive in installing these
enterprise-wide oversight systems are making a contribution to the security of
the nation and realizing operational efficiencies in the process," said John
Phillips, president and chief operating officer of Satellite Security Systems.
About GlobalGuard Technology
The communications backbone for the GlobalGuard(TM) system is the Motorola
ReFLEX(TM) satellite communications system. The ReFLEX system is a secure,
two-way messaging infrastructure that stretches across North America (U.S.,
Canada, and Mexico) and is also available throughout Europe and Asia.
Compared with competing data networks, ReFLEX's capabilities provide a wide
range of crucial technical and economic advantages. S3 adds the government's
GPS data to keep decision makers fully aware of operational circumstances.
Lastly, a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week Monitoring and Support Center (MSC) is
staffed with trained professionals to respond immediately to emergency
situations.
About Satellite Security Systems (S3)
Satellite Security Systems' GlobalGuard(TM) technology secures, tracks,
and controls assets throughout the US, Mexico, and Canada for clients
including military, government, police, and the consumer market. With
GlobalGuard, users can communicate with, monitor, track, analyze and control
the movement of virtually any object in transit. The integration of
Motorola's two-way satellite communications, on-board CPU and an integrated
Global Positioning System (GPS) make it possible for GlobalGuard users to send
data back and forth from a central command unit or monitoring center while
being continually alerted to new or dynamic changes. The GlobalGuard active
communication and GPS system can be incorporated into unlimited applications.
For more information, log onto http://www.satsecurity.com or call (877) 437-4199.
For further information, please contact Jean Walcher, jean@jwalcher.com ,
or Liz DeBord, liz@jwalcher.com , both of JWalcher Communications for
Satellite Security Systems, (619) 295-7140.
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