Fleet Advantage announced day its James Griffin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, has been selected as a finalist for the South Florida Business Journal’s 2018 Technology Awards.

The awards honoring chief information officers who lead their organizations in delivering business value and innovative use of information technology. He is one of three finalists in the category of private companies over $50 million in revenue.

Griffin joined Fleet Advantage as CTO in 2014 and was also appointed COO in 2016. He has built a successful career providing technology leadership development and strategic planning for large-scale technology and informational architectures. Over the last two years, Griffin’s efforts have resulted in industry-leading platforms that have enhanced customer value, data security and overall company performance.

Under Griffin’s leadership, Fleet Advantage introduced an award-winning software, ATLAAS, a one-stop resource transportation executives leverage to manage their entire fleet of trucks.

“Our entire transportation industry today is operated by technology, data and business intelligence,” said Brian Holland, President and Chief Financial Officer at Fleet Advantage. “More importantly, it is critical for transportation providers to properly analyze and interpret this data so they can make the right decisions that provide a competitive advantage. Jim’s leadership in helping to evolve these sophisticated solutions have been instrumental in positioning Fleet Advantage as pioneers in the data analytics space for transportation, and the broader economy.  We congratulate Jim and our entire technology team on their recognition and achievement.”