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Go Green With TomTom WORK

Amy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 07:00:23 +0000

Recently TomTom work announced a new addition to its WEBFLEET product, a vehicle, management and communication system. The addition has been designed to help businesses manage their carbon footprint and reduce the impact they have on the environment at present.

This new features means that fleet managers can run reports on individual vehicles, their entire fleet or a selected group of vehicles. WEBFLEET will then automatically be able to calculate carbon emissions from the mileage that has been recorded on that or those vehicles.

The idle feature which is part of the LINK 300 tracking device which makes part of the WEBFLEET solution is place into every vehicle. Idle time records can show the fleet manager how much time has been spent on each vehicle or a group of vehicles sitting still with the engine running and therefore burning unnecessary amounts of fuel.

As well as this WEBFLEET looks to promote a more Eco friendly style of driving by the detection and reporting of speeding and harsh braking which again increases fuel consumption and the effect of carbon emissions.

Other features of the WEBFLEET system include:

• Instant two-way communication
• Efficient planning
• Reports
• Vehicle Tracking and consignment tracing

Trafficmasters Reports and Research

Amy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:00:41 +0000

Trafficmaster are continually active in the development of a public policy agenda and therefore create reports and briefings on congestion and intelligent driving.

Please find below some examples of these:

Trafficmaster Congestion Report: This is publishes in conjunction with the RAC foundation and is produced every six months. The report looks at different aspects of congestion. Regional studies are also looked and copies of these reports can be downloaded from the Trafficmaster website.

Trafficmaster and the Environment: Trafficmaster see being green as how we drive not just as what we drive. They believe that intelligent driving technology has an impact on the way we drive and positive effects on the environment
Trafficmaster and Navigation: As we depend more heavily on navigation systems, Trafficmaster feel the more they must become smarter. Trafficmaster have involved themselves with working alongside the government, manufacturers and suppliers to help with the continuing development of these systems and helping with reviews and study’s where needed.

Trafficmaster reduction of driver stress: Driving can be stressful for anyone and even more so when it is a full time job. Trafficmaster believe that by using intelligent navigation and tracking, driving become less stressful as drivers will always know where they are, where they are going and be aware of any traffic jams.

CMS SupaTrak Case Study, S & L Catering

Amy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:00:14 +0000

CMS SupaTrak provide vehicle tracking systems for a wide range of industries and have many case studies ranging from the Food & Catering industry to passenger transport and building and construction.

S & L Catering who is a Huddersfield based business have already benefited from CMS SupaTrak’s tracking products and have them fitted throughout their chilled delivery fleet.

S & L Catering have a wide range of customers including hospitals and schools to which they deliver around eight million sandwiches every year. They needed a system that could help them make better use of their fleet of chilled vehicles and locate any vehicle at any given time.

The basic tracking system that CMS SupaTrak provides has 60 second updates as standard with an option of taking this to 30 second updates.

With commitments to stick to with customers such as the NHS, S & L Catering knew that with a tracking system installed they would be able to offer a much better service with delivery timescales being far more accurate within a tight time frame.

Tracking systems also offer increased security to both driver and vehicle and an overall streamlining of the any business making it more efficient and productive.

Whilst having this system S & L Catering continually work alongside CMS SupaTrak to further progress the system to meet their needs and introduce a number of options that will give the company accurate reporting facilities to reflect their business requirements.

S & L Catering feels that this system has not only met but exceeded their expectations.

Cut Out Customers Disputes With FleetMatics

Amy — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:00:49 +0000

A day spent without complaints or customers on the phone complaining is a day much sought after by any fleet manager. This can be achieved by simply installing a GPS Tracking system by FleetMatics.

Fleet GPS Tracking can monitor your entire fleet and provide daily reports on time drivers arrive on site, how long they have spent on site and when they started and finished their day. In the service industry this can help with billing and much more. Tracking systems provide accurate information which helps to reduce time spent on administration and therefore more focus can be put on improving customer service and providing the best service as possible.

Customer service staff using the FleetMatics system to advise customer where the driver is either an engineer or delivery will come under less pressure as they can provide accurate information that the customer requires and of course is entitled to.

Drivers can also be re routed if needed when traffic is heavy or certain roads are unsuitable to travel down.

So all in all, happy staff and happy customers make for a more successful business and all achievable by installed FleetMatics tracking units into your fleet, large or small.

Further Reports And Alerts with Navman Wireless

Amy — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:00:50 +0000

Navman Wireless have a wide range of reports and alerts built in with their tracking system that help fleet managers collect data and look back over historical data.

Among Timesheet & Idle reports there are the following reports that are beneficial to many businesses:

Maintenance Status Reports: Keeping up to date with vehicle maintenance requirements is imperative to staying legal on the road. Get reports on when your vehicles need to serviced, MOT’s are due and insurance is coming up for renewal. Running these reports can help fleet managers schedule a vehicle downtime to minimise any impact it may have on the business. Maintaining a fleet well helps a company carry out their duty of care obligations to staff.

Vehicle Trip Report: View reports on a single vehicle or entire fleet. These reports can identify jobs attended to by each and every driver and any stops taken in the day that was not on the daily plan. Length of time spend by each driver on site can also be ascertained and invoicing carried out more easily.

Navman’s tracking system also offers a number of alerts such as:

Stationary Vehicle Alert: The fleet manager can receive an alert if a vehicle has been stationary for a longer period than predetermined in the system. This is used to ensure driver safety and transparency of delays on or off site.

Geofence Alerts: Set a geofence and if a vehicle goes out of those area the fleet manager will be alerted. This can be useful in cases of theft and drivers using vehicles for personal use.

Vehicle Tracking Reports With Navman.

Amy — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:00:03 +0000

Managing a fleet is a task not to be taken lightly and with a Navman Tracking System can be made so much easier.

Navman’s tracking systems come with a range of reports and alerts which are all designed to make a fleet managers life much easier.

Below you will find some of most popular reports that Navman offer:

Timesheet Reports: Much time is spend on the administration of timesheets and the tedious task of calculating how many hours each driver has worked, overtime and pay. With Navman’s tracking system a timesheet report can be simply generated. This report highlights when a driver has started and finished his day and gives a daily total. There is also the ability to run comparisons such as the time drivers spend on the road against time on site which can be a great help in locating inefficiencies within the business.

Idle Reports: Idle reports can be generated on each vehicle and show where and how long each driver has stopped for with the engine running. A pre determined idle limit can be set for each vehicle and if the vehicle goes over this it can be recorded in a report. Excessive idling results in increased fuel consumption.

Overspeed Report: This allows you to set a maximum speed that drivers can go and identifies when this is broken. The report will show how many times it has been broken and where which helps to identify high risk drivers. Speeding can result in accidents and higher fuel consumption. Driving at 50mph rather than 70mph saves around 30% of fuel.

Masternaut Help Fleets Reduce Fuel Costs

Amy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:00:27 +0000

If you are looking for a tracking system then one place to start is with Masternaut. Masternaut currently track around 100 million fleet miles saving companies a massive four million pounds a year!

Masternaut Three X offer a web-based vehicle tracking systems and using this helps companies to achieve savings in fuel of around ten percent, become more productive and efficient and provide safer and more eco friendly driving.

Vehicle Tracking is really now essential to any business as the need to reduce fuel use and to cut costs is vital to sustain trading for some. Vehicle tracking can promote better route planning and improve on driver behaviour. There are so many positive benefits to installing your fleet with a tracking system.

Masternaut also offer their GreenerFleet environmental management tool which is there to record and monitor CO2 emissions and importantly driver behaviour.

Fleet operators are keen on this product as it gives a clear overview with both live and historical data. Masternaut have in fact launched and run a safe driving competition due to the success of this which was one by one of United Biscuits truck drivers.

Masternaut are certainly one of the leaders in this industry, providing products that reduce fuel costs and promote safer driving which is exactly why more that 60,000 vehicles are fitted with their tracking units in the UK.

TomTom Launch Sat Nav For HGV’s

Amy — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:00:12 +0000

For all HGV fleets needing tracking TomTom WORK is certainly a solution to be consideredat.

The TomTom GO 7000 TRUCK offers a smart solution for tracking your trucks with little hassle. Fleets are up against issues every day such as road diversions and size restrictions leaving the company under pressure and the customer wondering what has happened to their goods.

In general satellite navigation systems don’t plan ahead for the larger and bulkier vehicles but the TomTom GO 7000 does. It provides the driver with a route that they are less likely to come up against delays on and or get stuck!

When this system provides the driver with a route it will take into account the trucks dimensions and avoid roads that are too small or sharp corners that could pose a problem.

By using this system, customers can be provided with a better idea of when the truck will arrive on site and when their goods will be with them. The driver will also be less stressed whilst driving as he will have a clear instruction on where to go and how to get there. Manoeuvring large vehicles in small areas is a highly skilled task and can be stressful to the driver if this is made difficult.

This solution is an additional option to the TomTom WORK active solution.

Satmo Launch Two New Products

Amy — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:22:16 +0000

Satmo have recently launched two telematics products, SATMO4COURT and I-SATMO.

I-SATMO is an i-phone application which is said to be available to customers from June 18th 2010 and also available to download from the official apple site. I-SATMO will bring to customers their live tracking dashboard to their phone anywhere they are in the world.
Satmo are right up there in providing customer and consumer demands that are forever changing and moving and a rapid pace. This is an exciting new feature that Satmo have to offer.

SATMO4COURT is the second of the two new solutions to be released by Satmo. SATMO4COURT has been introduced to support those companies that provide their staff/drivers with fuel cards. The system has been set up to monitor the vehicle every time it is taken to a fuel station and cross references all the information i.e. driver, vehicle, fuel used etc. If there are any discrepancies throughout the checks the system automatically alerts and detailed reports will be generated as this could be a case of theft or misuse.

Gary Thompson, Satmo’s Managing Director is welcoming these two new products alongside two new members of staff. Samantha Crabtree is to be the Office Sales Manager and David Boon is to take on the position of their new Corporate Sales Manager.

Navman Wireless Join With Apex Networks

Amy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:59:28 +0000

One of the leaders in Vehicle Tracking Navman Wireless have joined together with Apex Networks, a Recovery Management Software and IT support provider to provide a solution and system to companies that can help recovery firms meet performance targets set of breakdown service providers such as the RAC and AA.

The software is said to integrate two technologies which will allow recovery agents to receive sub contracted job requests and either accept or decline them, route and send job details, generate invoices and manage the repair, salvage and storage of a vehicle.

This is seemingly a unique partnership for Navman Wireless and they will work closely with Apex Networks to provide businesses with a number first time tools for recovery management software.

With all this information at their fingertips Recovery firms should be able to turn around their operational efficiency sand improve on their bottom line.

On screen maps will provide users with vehicle locations at the touch of a button and management reports will enable managers to analyse driver working hours, speed travelled and jobs carried out as well as much more.

This system will also provide in cab messaging and satellite navigation units so technicians will be able to receive job details and if accept a job be shown an on screen map which can guide them to the location.