Case Study: Tejas Distributors achieves life-saving emergency response and real-time fleet visibility with FleetLocate

Who Do You Trust When the Stakes Become High

Tejas Distributors is a family-oriented operator that places amusement vending machines across five states (about 1,000 miles east–west and 850 miles north–south), running weekly routes with low staff turnover. Their challenge was managing long-distance driver safety and operations in harsh conditions—ice storms, flooding, debris fields and areas with limited cell coverage—where rapid location and response can mean the difference between a delay and a life-or-death emergency.

Spireon’s FleetLocate provided real-time vehicle location and responsive tech support, enabling Tejas to direct tow trucks to an accident site, find a nearby tire source after a blowout, and locate a driver in a hotel who was in a diabetic coma so paramedics could respond. The result: a saved life, faster recovery from incidents, improved route visibility and safety, and a long-term, trust-based relationship with Spireon.

Tejas Distributors

Byron VanZandt

Tejas Distributors