New Certification Gives Satamatics’ TAM More Responsibilities (CORRECTED RELEASE)

Satamatics is a global provider of satellite telematics, asset tracking and monitoring services. The company has just announced that they are supplying to Tank Service their new Class 1, Division 2 certified TAM-120 tracking and monitoring product. In recent years Tank Service has, as part of its offering, supplied Satamatics’ products and services. Many of its clients routinely transport hazardous materials both inside and outside of the United States.. This requires real-time fleet tracking. Chevron operates a fleet of 150 aviation fuel containers that travel throughout the Caribbean and South America and were the first to use the TAM prototype several years ago. Now, with Class 1, Division 2 certification, many other companies with large HAZMAT fleets are likely to follow in Chevron’s footsteps.




Class 1, Division 2 certification has given Tank Service the ability to extend its service offering to its customers who distribute volatile hazardous materials, chemicals, gases and fuels. The TAM-120 provides global GPS tracking and sensor monitoring for fixed and mobile assets, such as trailers, containers, tanks and rail cars. With a typical battery life of five to ten years, there is no need for an external power source. The Class 1, Division 2 certification, part of the United States hazardous areas classification system, guarantees the intrinsic safety of the TAM-120 when in hazardous environments. It ensures the electrical and thermal energy in the system will always be low enough to prevent ignition inside the explosive atmosphere from occurring—Tewkesbury, United Kingdom & Washington DC