If your business uses rental vans, you'll now get all the business van benefits of tracking the vans you rent BUSINESS van managers trying to keep track of their vans will welcome the latest innovation from Practical Car & Van Rental. The firm, one of the largest vehicle rental companies in the UK, has partnered with, In-Car Cleverness [...]
Tracker systems help police recover £1 million-worth of stolen vehicles every month WITH an impressive record of £479 million-worth of stolen vehicles recovered over its 20-year history, there's no doubting the effectiveness of the Tracker telematic system. More than one million vehicles have been equipped with the company's security and fleet management systems helping police recover an average [...]
Telematics can help van operators manage congestion as just one tool in improving efficiency THERE can't be many van operators out there at present who don't want to cut their costs, despite the Government's assertion that the economy is on the up. One way of keeping an eye on your van operation is by installing a telematics system [...]
RAM Tracking has surveyed its 3000 customers and come up with some surprising results for efficiency improvements THE Government may be talking up the economy at present but from where we sit, we still see a lot of firms struggling to make ends meet. If you're one of them and we told you that you could save 23% [...]
Tracking the vehicles used to transport athletes and officials during the games was a mammoth task DID you marvel at the smooth running of the vehicles involved at the Olympic and Paralympic Games? It was all down to telematics firm Quartix. For the length of the Olympics, the BMWs and MINIs used during the games were tracked with [...]
Installing the Quartix telematics system has allowed Gratte Brothers to manage the vans much more intelligently, saving money, and improving the safety record HERE at Business Vans, we often bang on about the benefits of telematics and how installing systems in vans can save cash and reduce accidents. (Click here for more on telematics.) the annual accident rate [...]
Telematics is in for an explosion in use according to ABI Research. It allows business van managers to see exactly where their vans are located IF you’re not using telematic systems with your small van fleet, you soon will be. New research suggests that there will be an explosion in use. ABI Research reckons that subscriber units will [...]
The latest Trafficmaster Smartnav system has a larger, higher-resolution colour screen to give greater clarity for the map display, as well the system's functions, displayed across the bottom THERE’s a good chance that your business vans are already equipped with satnav – its obvious advantages are in saving money by finding the best routes to a job, and [...]
It can be prohibitively expensive to insure under 25s to drive vans, but 'black box' insurance can help INSURING younger drivers for business vans can be expensive. Many insurers ramp up the cost if you need to insure under-25s for a business van. But in a smaller business, people often need to perform several roles. You may have [...]
Telematics sytems hook up with GPS and wireless communications so you can keep track of your business vans MANAGING your business van fleet is important. But is it your top priority? Probably not. Running a small business pulls you in lots of directions. So you’re unlikely to devote more time to fleet management than is strictly necessary. But [...]
Story: COLIN DAWSON PROUD of your road safety record? Sure that you apply best practice when it comes to the operation of your vans and drivers? If the answer is yes, there’s still time to enter your business for RoSPA’s Management of Occupational Road Risk (MORR) Awards. Registration for the MORR Awards, part of The Royal Society for [...]
Story: COLIN DAWSON Van operators could reduce risks to vehicles and drivers and potentially cut business van insurance costs, thanks to co-operation between telematics provider Quartix and Towergate Insurance. The companies have joined forces on Towergate’s Fleetcare+ product. Quartix offers advanced driver behaviour reporting with both its InfoPlus and Corporate packages, along with a range of online vehicle [...]
Author: ROBIN ROBERTS It’s a sign of the times! Telematics have been adopted to protect employees working on nationwide contracts for a signs’ company. Bristol based Create Signs has invested in TRACKER telematics to reduce fleet and fuel costs, as well as meet their Duty of Care obligations. A small business specialising in the production and installation of [...]
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