Princeton, N.J.-based ALK Technologies has announced discounts and promotions in salute to America’s three million-plus truck drivers for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
“America’s very sustenance, prosperity and strength ride with our truck drivers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We understand how important their job is, and ALK solutions help them get the job done,” said Craig Fiander, director of marketing for ALK Technologies.
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week began officially on Sunday, Aug. 21 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 27. The week kicked off with the American Trucking Associations’ National Truck Driving Championships held in Tampa, Fla., and ends with the Great American Trucking Show at the Dallas Convention Center, from Thursday, Aug. 25 through Saturday, Aug. 27.
ALK will honor America’s truck drivers at the show (Booth No. 11060) with discounts and demonstrations of ALK’s CoPilot Truck navigation tools. CoPilot Truck provides truck-specific routes and directions that steer drivers clear of low overpasses and notifies them of weight, length and hazardous materials restrictions.
CoPilot Truck’s navigation system combines the truck routing, mileage and mapping capabilities of ALK’s PC*Miler and the in-vehicle GPS technology of the CoPilot product line. CoPilot Truck was the first onboard system specifically designed for owner-operators, leased-operators and company drivers. CoPilot Truck | Laptop 4 turns a laptop or Tablet PC into a complete GPS navigation system, providing spoken dock-to-dock directions and clear, color 3D maps. CoPilot Truck also is available for Pocket PC handhelds and smartphones.
At the Great American Trucking Show, ALK will offer a special Driver Appreciation Week discount of 20 percent on all versions of CoPilot Truck purchased at the show and a 10 percent discount on upgrades for existing customers.
Also at the Great American Trucking Show, ALK will introduce PC*Miler|Mobile, a subscription service available on various Nextel GPS, Java-enabled handsets that provides spoken turn-by-turn, street-level, truck-specific routing information. PC*Miler|Mobile is delivered via select Nextel handsets powered by Motorola’s Viamoto technology.
