Navistar awards truck to OnCommand Connection sweepstakes winner

An International ProStar over-the-road truck was delivered to the winner of Lislie, Illinois-based Navistar’s OnCommand Connection sweepstakes. Houston truck driver Jim McCauley received his prize during a ceremony hosted by Navistar and TravelCenters of America (TA), headquartered in Boston, at the TA in Baytown, Texas.

The sweepstakes, which was open to qualified truck drivers holding a commercial driver’s license (CDL), was done in conjunction with the availability of OnCommand Connection telematics, a combined hardware and software package designed to provide a stream of real-time vehicle performance data.

McCauley, a driver for Advanced Freight Dynamics LLC in Conroe, Texas, was randomly selected to win a Diamond Renewed Certified International ProStar class 8 over-the-road truck equipped with a Navistar N13 engine and with OnCommand Connection telematics.

“As a working truck driver, Jim McCauley is the perfect person to receive this beautiful vehicle,” Terry Kline, Navistar senior vice president and chief information officer, says. “In keeping with our driver first philosophy and uptime mission, we developed OnCommand Connection telematics to make this valuable data stream easily available and useable for everyone in the entire industry, from owner/operators to large fleets.”

From Aug. 1 through Sept. 8, the prize vehicle had toured multiple international dealers and 18 TA and Petro Shopping Center locations around the country, giving truck drivers a chance to see the vehicle and enter the contest in person. The vehicle was also viewed at several industry trade shows, including the Great American Trucking Show and the Mid-America Trucking Show. 

OnCommand Connection telematics is integrated with a new version of the OnCommand Connection advanced remote diagnostics system, which currently supports more than 350,000 vehicles of all makes and models.
 
“Our advanced remote diagnostics solution explains not just what that red light on the dashboard means, but also what to do about it, so the driver, fleet manager and technician can all act quickly to keep the truck on the road,” Kline says.

OnCommand Connection telematics and advanced remote diagnostics are also integrated with OnCommand Connection electronic driver log (EDL), designed to automates federal hours of service compliance requirements that are mandated for all heavy-duty trucks by Dec. 18, 2017. OnCommand Connection EDL is also designed to automate fuel tax reporting, vehicle inspection reports, vehicle idling reports and vehicle trip mapping history.

OnCommand Connection telematics, OnCommand Connection advanced remote diagnostics and the OnCommand Connection EDL app are available at select International dealers, TA and Petro Stopping Centers and other industry outlets and online.