IT'S like this: you've heard of telematics; read about the advantages that it can offer your business van fleet; but you've never been convinced it's really worth it. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles telematics in brief New telematics system available from February 2015 Can be fitted to almost any vehicle; in other words you can have a mix of different van brands [...]
Understanding how to act upon the analysis is the key to gaining benefit MANAGERS are getting better at “listening” to what fleet data is telling them and making better decisions, says Chevin Fleet Solutions. In the past, explained David Gladding, sales director, there was a tendency to sometimes use operational data to underline existing policy decisions but improved [...]
Keeping a closer eye on your drivers can pay dividends Listen carefully, we will say this only once … a spy in your cab could save you money. Direct Line for Business says more than two in five (42 per cent) van drivers are unfamiliar with the concept of telematics and how it works to monitor speed, hours [...]
Arriva Transport Solutions has fitted Masternaut telematics to its ambulances, resulting in a safe drive for patients IF you run a small van fleet and have wondered about the benefits of telematics, then this demonstration of the benefits might persuade you to take the next step. Arriva Transport Solutions is a leading provider of specialist health and social transport services [...]
Lightfoot in-cab driver efficiency system details VOSPERS has signed a new three-year deal to use Lightfoot, the in-cab driver efficiency system, across its delivery fleet after a 12-month trial period which produced fuel savings of 12-14%. Their fleet of 22 vans in Devon and Cornwall make deliveries from three to forty miles, with little motorway in the area [...]
Contract Flooring Solutions is using van tracking to maximise efficiency and to reward best driving practice BIRMINGHAM based Contract Flooring Solutions discovered the benefits of vehicle tracking from a business associate of Stephen Day, one of the directors. league tables encourage friendly competition between drivers The business is now using Quartix vehicle tracking to maintain accurate time-keeping records [...]
Gravesend builder Jarek Luszcz had fitted all his vans with RAC telematics boxes - which led the police straight to the stolen van (not the one shown in the photograph) BUILDER Jarek Luszcz was “gutted” when the Vauxhall Vivaro he had bought only two months before was stolen from outside his home in broad daylight. Fortunately Jarek recently [...]
Gratte Brothers is a major building services firm and it's using Quartix tracking technology to improve efficiency and safety standards across its van fleet TRACKING technology is helping a leading building services business improve its road safety. Gratte Brothers is using the Quartix vehicle tracking system across its fleet of vans, and has halved accident rates as a [...]
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 [...]
On track: Carly Russell of Total Cleaning Company South with Tom Ross, managing director of ForeTrack WANT to make your van operation sparkle? Total Cleaning - as you would expect - know how to shine up their customers, but the van operation was looking...well, a little dusty. ForeTrack's online van tracking starts from £15 a month Total [...]
A Shade Greener says says Quartix real-time tracking has helped it to allocate vehicles in its 200-strong fleet more efficiently SOLAR energy company A Shade Greener is cutting its transport costs with the help of a tracking system from Quartix. A Shade Greener has a fleet of more than 200 vehicles operating throughout Britain in use for sales, [...]
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 [...]
