Telematics - Page 24

Vospers has signed a new three-year deal to use Lightfoot across its delivery fleet.

Benfleet, a family run business and buyer and provider of recycled manufacturing materials, has improved fleet visibility and customer service after deploying a telematics system from Masternaut.

Reducing fuel costs is the biggest motivation behind fleets investing in tracking, a new survey suggests.

Microlise has welcomed a delegation of senior management from Indian company Tata Motors, one of the world’s largest truck manufacturers.

Trimble has introduced its new cloud-based platform for field service management — Trimble Horizon.

Industry analysts Ovum has judged Octo Telematics to be a 'strong market leader' in terms of the competitiveness of its usage-based insurance (UBI) offering and ability to support insurers in launching a UBI product.

UK-based fleet management and telematics company Airmax Remote has achieved its ‘third in a row’ ISO accreditation within a 16 months.

Two-thirds of drivers (68%) would be comfortable with telematics being installed in their vehicles, according to research from Masternaut.

Intelligent Telematics has upgraded its maintenance monitoring and reporting capabilities to protect against the risk of lost video footage and minimise vehicle downtime.

Vehicle tracking provider Quartix has won the Growth award at the Powys Business Awards for the second year running.

Octo Telematics has broken its connected vehicles record by announcing their three-millionth customer.

Toshiba’s European retail and sales and service support division has increased fleet mpg by 27% following the fitting of TomTom Telematics’ Webfleet system.

Crystal Communications says it has improved driver safety with in-depth feedback provided by Masternaut’s telematics system.

The vehicle module of In-Car Cleverness' service is now transferable between vehicles.

Since installing the Fleetmatics mobile workforce solution on its 50 strong fleet, Berkhamstead-based Framework (Specialist Works) has significantly reduced vehicle idling time and out-of-hours use.

Fleet decision-makers across the UK’s largest fleets are anticipating a rise in expenditure on telematics products in the next 12 months, according to research by Fleet News sister brand Sewells.

Masternaut is promising a minimum 10% cost reduction by using its telematics consultancy service, which aims to help businesses implement telematics and get as much benefit as possible from the system.

Ford Motor Company and Telogis have launched Ford Telematics for its commercial vehicles to help reduce their environmental impact and increase driver safety.

Bailey Steeplejacks, industrial chimney and tall structures sector, has awarded a contract extension to Ctrack for the provision of vehicle tracking across 18 vans and cars within its fleet.

The Edinburgh branch of NBC Bird and Pest Solutions has installed the Fleetmatics mobile workforce solution on its 20-strong fleet to improve productivity and efficiency.

Telematics take-up in the UK fleet market could accelerate significantly with Arval set to be the next contract-hire company to enter the fray.

Telematics provider In-Car Cleverness has signed its hundredth rental operator since entering the market at the start of the year.

Masternaut has launched Masternaut Pro, a new driver navigation and communication device which is used in conjunction with Masternaut Connect to provide users and businesses an all-in-one solution for real time telematics, communication and navigation.

Trakm8 has signed a contract with Norwegian company SAGAsystem AS (SAGA) to distribute the T8 tracking units and real time driver behaviour feedback product, ecoN throughout its network in Scandinavia, representing a new territory for Trakm8.

Trakm8 will be exhibiting at the Fleet Van Summit on Thursday September 18, at The International Centre, Telford.

Intelligent Telematics has launched a dedicated nationwide service for the supply and installation of vehicle technology solutions.

Quindell, a global provider of professional services and digital solutions, has bought the RAC’s stake in their joint telematics venture, Connected Car Solutions (CCS).

Trimble has teamed up with Ryder, which provides and manages the fleet of administrative vehicles for the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) based in Germany.

RoadHawk is aiming to build on the success of its DC-1 black box camera system within the commercial, insurance and fleet sectors with its latest version, the DC-2.

Trakm8 has signed a new tracking deal with CM Downton.

Masternaut has launched a new module which offers customers automated and completely accurate mileage logging to support expense claims and compliance regulations.

National Windscreens (South East) has adopted a vehicle camera system from Intelligent Telematics with the aim of reducing fleet costs and protecting against fraudulent insurance claims.

Skyguard has partnered with a provider of vehicle tracking and workforce management solutions, Quattro Telematics.

Fleetmatics Group, a global provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based mobile workforce solutions for service-based businesses of all sizes, has announced it has exceeded a milestone of 500,000 active vehicles under subscription.

Canal & River Trust says it has made significant efficiency gains since installing Navman Wireless vehicle tracking across its fleet of 420 vehicles and 217 boats, which make up the front line maintenance force working on 2,000 miles of canals, rivers and locks.

Crosswater has achieved a 20% improvement in MPG across its vehicle fleet over a two-year period by using TomTom Telematics technology.

Trakm8 has launched a new website with user-friendly navigation and the latest information about their telematics devices, bespoke engineering services, fleet management solutions and big data analysis.

George Kyriatzis has been appointed as head of information technology at Rico Logistics.

Research from SSP - a provider of general insurance technology solutions - suggests significant untapped demand for telematics among older drivers.

Car parts distributor Andrew Page is using Masternaut’s fleet management solution to monitor, manage and improve driver behaviour, create a more efficient fleet and provide environmental cost savings.