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Toilets+ is one of the UK’s biggest portable toilet providers and they are benefitting from having installed Quartix’s vehicle tracking system. It is estimated that approximately £400 a month is being saved across the fleet through fuel efficiency savings such as reduced engine idling. (more…)
A poll of drivers in the UK has revealed that 8 out of 10 drivers will race through traffic lights when they are on amber just so they can save a few minutes of time on their journey. As many as 16% will treat an amber light as a green light, risking going through a red light and the possibility of causing an accident. (more…)
Road transport is the second largest contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, the first being electricity production. With this in mind, businesses are turning to ‘telematics’, or vehicle tracking as it is more commonly known, to combat the environmental impact of their fleet. (more…)
WEBFLEET Mobile gives Tom Tom customers anytime access to their fleet data. Now they can access it anywhere too, thanks to their new WEBFLEET Mobile app. It’s all they need to manage the business they already have, whilst out on the road.
Tom Tom have responded to the demands of their customers, who are mostly small and medium sized businesses run by entrepreneurial owners and managers who aren’t specifically tied to an office, or a desktop, and allowed them to manage their fleet on the move. Now with WEBFLEET Mobile they can manage key aspects of their fleet from an iPhone or Android Smartphone. So when their own customers ring with queries, they can log in to their WEBFLEET account from the road and find the information they need at a glance.
Tom Tom’s latest app can be downloaded to your device from either the Apple App store or the Android Market. To find out more about Tom Tom’s vehicle tracking solutions visit their supplier page on www.trackcompare.co.uk. Here you can learn about their products in more detail, view the features they have to offer and request directly from them a no obligation vehicle tracking quote based on your company’s exact fleet size and requirements.
Masternaut is celebrating the outstanding achievements of a number of its vehicle-tracking customers in the 25th Motor Transport Awards. United Biscuits Logistics, ByBox Field Support, Indesit Company and TNT Express Services UK & Ireland all won top awards, presented at the black tie “Oscars” style event held at Grosvenor House – AJW Marriott Hotel in Park Lane, London, on Wednesday 6th July 2011.
The Keystone Fuels sponsored Low Carbon & Efficiency Award went to United Biscuits Logistics. The Jaffa Cake and Hula Hoop manufacturer has proven the effectiveness of Masternaut in driving down fuel consumption and cutting emissions by using the system to improve vehicle utilisation. United Biscuits has a history of scooping Motor Transport Awards over the years.
ByBox Field Support won the Bridgestone sponsored Best Use of Technology award. The company is not only a Masternaut customer; it also supplies in-night delivery services to its installation-engineering department. The Hankook Tyre sponsored Fleet Engineer award went to Paul Pinfold of Indesit Company. Indesit uses Masternaut as part of its innovative multi-drop delivery solution. This year’s win adds to previous Motor Transport awards won by Indesit.
The Training Award, sponsored by CRH Transport Training, went to TNT Express Services UK & Ireland. The company uses Masternaut to boost customer service levels for its Special Services department by monitoring its entire fleet live on screen. TNT’s Special Services vehicles carry time-critical packages, including donor organs and vital blood supplies for National Blood Service and the NHS.
“We are delighted that so many of our customers have been recognised by the national Motor Transport Awards. The Masternaut system allows them to maximise the use of their fleets, reducing running costs while improving service. We’d like to think that our advanced vehicle tracking and resource management solutions have helped them to win the accolades and that they will continue to lead their respective fields with our technology,” says Steve Towe, Managing Director, Masternaut.
A Cambridgeshire based company is benefitting from efficiency savings as a result of installing Quartix vehicle tracking into their fleet of 44 vehicles. Chaps of Bar Hill’s fleet consists of both cars and vans and their decision to switch to Quartix’s 24 hour vehicle tracking solution was based on the realisation that their current tracking system was not working as effectively as they would have hoped. (more…)
Mobile Resource Management specialist Masternaut has launched a new patented contactless CANbus connector for commercial vehicles and cars. The Masternaut Engine Management Unit (or EMU for short) collects information and reports on driver behaviour, fuel consumption and the status of essential on-board safety systems. (more…)
Patient First has boosted ambulance service performance with a high-tech fleet control system from Masternaut. Combining satellite vehicle tracking, environmental management tools and fuel card integration, Patient First uses the system to provide high quality non-emergency transport NHS Trusts. (more…)
Satellite tracking and a mobile PDA system has helped heating and plumbing company L&W Heating & Plumbing boost productivity, reduce fleet fuel consumption and improve its carbon footprint. (more…)
