Aim's Software Development Team Holds Successful Development Summit
Posted on 04/02/2024 08:05 PM
To further foster innovation, collaboration and professional growth for Aim’s award-winning software development team, Aim Transportation Solutions held its annual Development Summit.
Led by Aim’s Vice President of Software Development, Dan Kellgren, the two-day initiative was to get the team away from their day-to-day tasks to spend time learning and dreaming up big-picture ideas to better support Aim’s employees and customers.
The value Aim’s in-house software development team delivers to the customer experience cannot be overstated. Not only does the group develop technologies that address the challenges inherent in the transportation industry, but they also address the unique challenges inherent in a wide range of industries that Aim’s customers operate within.
Aim Transportation Solutions Earns CCJ’s 2024 Innovator of the Year Award
Posted on 02/14/2024 01:58 PM
Last year, Aim Transportation Solutions earned some much-deserved industry buzz with the release of the game-changing Road Rescue feature on its official smartphone app, Aim Navigator. The state-of-the-art add-on streamlines and enhances the way Aim customer drivers request roadside service and how Aim’s Road Rescue team manages and responds to over-the-road maintenance calls. Today, Aim is proud to share that the Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ), a leading authority in the transportation industry, has named Aim its 2024 CCJ Innovator of the Year for the invention of this pioneering tool.
Aim Partners with UserWay for Digital Inclusivity
Posted on 11/10/2023 02:59 PM
If you’ve recently visited the Aim Transportation Solutions website, www.aimntls.com, then you’ve probably noticed the blue accessibility icon hovering in the bottom left corner of the page. This unassuming button is actually a highly sophisticated and powerful piece of technology. More specifically, it’s UserWay’s AI-powered Accessibility Widget, known as the accessWidget, which is the most versatile solution of its kind on the market.
Aim has partnered with UserWay to ensure everyone is able to enjoy and benefit from the Aim website regardless of ability. This award-winning technology does this by simply “plugging into” the Aim website, giving visitors the ability to tailor their digital experience to their unique requirements through more than 50 innovative accessibility features.
Aim CIO & VP of Technology Hits 30-Year Milestone with Aim
Posted on 10/24/2023 05:23 PM
There are many companies that offer commercial fleet services, but there is none as innovative, as customer focused and, frankly, as good as Aim Transportation Solutions. A huge part of Aim’s success is owed to one man’s game-changing technological prowess, big-picture vision and unwavering passion: Aim’s CIO and Vice President of Technology, John Reed.
John Reed recently celebrated his 30th anniversary at Aim, a feat that by itself speaks to his steadfast dedication to and enthusiasm for Aim and its mission. Since he came on board, Reed, and the remarkable team he’s assembled, has been setting the industry ablaze with technological innovation and envelope-pushing trends. For decades, he’s been a champion for Aim, his team members and the community where he lives and works.
Aim Innovates Again, Streamlines Roadside Service with Game-changing Smartphone App Add-on
Posted on 09/13/2023 03:20 PM
Aim Transportation Solutions launched a game-changing Road Rescue feature to its smartphone app, Aim Navigator. In fact, this new Road Rescue function—which streamlines the way Aim customer drivers request roadside service—is so game-changing that it caught the eye of the industry-renowned Commercial Carrier Journal, which recently profiled this Aim Navigator add-on.
One doesn’t often think of a family-owned and -operated company turning heads when it comes to technological innovations, but for Aim, it’s business as usual. For decades and running, Aim’s Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology, John Reed, and the technology department he leads have been dreaming up revolutionary ideas and turning them into real-world applications, adding value you won’t find anywhere else but Aim.
Aim Launches Redesigned Website
Posted on 05/15/2023 07:14 PM
The Aim Transportation Solutions website, www.aimntls.com, is, for many people, their first glimpse at the Aim brand. It not only presents our full menu of commercial fleet services; it’s also a digital window into who we are and what we represent as a company, employer and community member.
To ensure we’re representing the Aim brand in its fullest, truest fashion, the www.aimntls.com domain recently underwent a full redesign. The overhaul streamlined navigation, brought the aesthetics more in line with current branding, improved and bolstered information sitewide and significantly enhanced our careers webpage (jobsataim.com).
Aim's Software Development Team Enjoys Winter Software Summit
Posted on 03/29/2023 03:45 PM
Aim's software development team recently participated in team-building activities, and studied current and upcoming technologies during the group’s Winter Software Summit.
Led by Aim’s VP of Software Development, Dan Kellgren, the goal is to get the group out of the office to spend the day training, brainstorming, focusing on growing knowledge or skill for applicable technology-related topics.
New App Feature Streamlines Road Rescues
Posted on 02/22/2023 07:25 PM
Drivers can now report breakdowns quickly and more efficiently through the new Road Rescue module inside the Aim Navigator app.
Instead of a driver having to call to report a breakdown, he or she could use the new feature to instantly send an alert to personnel in Aim's Road Rescue department, who will immediately contact the driver.
Using GPS coordinates provided automatically through the app, the Road Rescue team can dispatch a tow truck to the exact location of the impaired vehicle. The driver can also choose to receive text updates once service is dispatched.
Kellgren Named VP of Software Development
Posted on 01/09/2023 02:33 PM
Please join us in congratulating Dan Kellgren on his promotion to Vice President of Software Development. Dan started his career with Aim Transportation Solutions in 1995 as he was finishing his bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Youngstown State University. His first role with Aim was IT Tech Support on a team of three.
From that initial role, Dan worked his way up to Senior Programmer on the software development side before leaving Aim in 2008 for an IT director role at a local entrepreneurial company. Dan returned to Aim in 2013 where he has been serving as the Director of Software Development until being named Vice President of Software Development this month.
Schuyler Named VP of Technology
Posted on 01/06/2023 03:44 PM
Today, we are pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Schuyler to Vice President of Technology at Aim Transportation Solutions.
Schuyler, a life-long Mahoning Valley resident, was born and raised in Liberty, OH, where he still resides. He is a graduate of Liberty High School and Youngstown State University and is the middle child in a family of three boys.
“Aim has always been a constant part of my life throughout good times and bad,” said Schuyler. “This organization, the ownership, and the people, have given me the opportunity to grow and take what started as a job and turn it into a wonderful, engaging career.”
