Drivers will receive PrePass weigh station bypass alerts on the Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition, a rugged smartwatch designed for the trucking industry
PHOENIX – February 9, 2022 – PrePass Safety Alliance announced today that PrePass weigh station bypass notifications will appear on the Garmin® Instinct® 2 – dēzlTM Edition, a rugged smartwatch created for professional truck drivers. The wearable helps increase efficiencies by providing bypass alerts when approaching a weigh station and encourages a healthy lifestyle with all-day health monitoring and workouts for short breaks.
Truck drivers keep America moving, and their health and wellness are an essential aspect of the trucking industry. The fully loaded Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition smartwatch makes it simple for drivers to access a multitude of health metrics directly from their wrist, including:
- Detailed short-break workout tutorials via Garmin’s dēzl app on a driver’s smartphone
- All-day monitoring of heart rate[1], stress levels, hydration, and Pulse Ox[2] readings for altitude and sleep monitoring
- Take a break from the cab with daily step tracking, calories burned, intensity minutes, and more
” PrePass and Garmin share a common goal to provide innovative products and services that promote highway safety, save motor carriers time, and support a healthy lifestyle for drivers,” said Bob Trent, Vice President of Communications for PrePass Safety Alliance. “Integrating PrePass bypass notifications seamlessly into the Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition helps keep driver’s eyes on the road, support the Alliance safety mission.”
Customers using the PrePass weigh station bypass app with Garmin’s Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition and dēzl OTR series of GPS truck navigators can also add a PrePass Plus RFID transponder and enjoy the cost saving benefits of our electronic toll payment service. All PrePass services include access to PrePass INFORM™ software. INFORM helps motor carriers analyze bypass and toll activity to spot trends, improve safety scores, reduce the risk of toll fraud and provide new data insights into their operations.
Garmin products have revolutionized the truck driving experience with portable navigation solutions that provide time- and fuel-saving benefits. With the addition of PrePass weigh station bypassing to Garmin’s Instinct 2 – dēzl Edition, and dēzl OTR series of truck navigators, owner-operators, and fleets of all sizes can get where they are going quicker and more efficiently, saving them more time, fuel, and money.
View a photo of the Garmin® Instinct® 2 – dēzlTM Edition smartwatch.
About PrePass Safety Alliance:
PrePass Safety Alliance is a non-profit public-private partnership working to make highways safer and more efficient through innovative data-driven solutions. The Alliance owns the U.S.-based PrePass weigh station bypass system and data platform. To date, the Alliance has invested more than $800 million nationwide to deploy services to improve safety, reduce truck-related emissions and preserve highway infrastructure. For more information, visit PrePassAlliance.org.
About PrePass:
PrePass® is the leading truck safety bypass and data platform in North America. The PrePass service helps states to preclear qualified commercial motor carriers to safely bypass ports of entry and weigh station facilities at highway speeds. This minimizes delays in freight movement while saving PrePass carriers time, fuel, and money. It also helps government entities improve highway safety by focusing agency resources on at-risk carriers. More than 700,000 commercial vehicles in 77,000 fleets use PrePass services based on safety compliance and up-to-date credentials. For more information, visit PrePass.com.
About Garmin:
Engineered on the inside for life on the outside, Garmin products have revolutionized the aviation, automotive, fitness, marine and outdoor lifestyles. Dedicated to helping people make the most of the time they spend pursuing their passions, Garmin believes every day is an opportunity to innovate and a chance to beat yesterday. For more information, visit Garmin’s virtual Newsroom, email Garmin’s press team, connect with @garmin on social media, or follow our adventures at garmin.com/blog. Garmin Ltd. (NYSE: GRMN) is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin and Instinct are registered trademarks, and dēzl is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
[1] See Garmin.com/ataccuracy
[2] This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
CONTACT PREPASS SAFETY ALLIANCE MEDIA RELATIONS: 602.601.4779 or Media@PrePassAlliance.org