Telematics - Page 20

TomTom Telematics has announced that it has surpassed 700,000 subscriptions to its connected car and fleet management solutions (FMS).

Mix Telematics has announced that as of December 2016 it had accumulated more than 600,000 active subscribers across its combined fleet and consumer customer base.

Lightfoot is partnering with Allianz Insurance to launch a new programme to encourage and reward better driving among UK fleets.

A speeding driver has been found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and serious injury at the Old Bailey where telematics data provided vital evidence in support of the police investigation.

Telematics provider Ram Tracking has donated 11 vehicle trackers to a blood supply charity, minimising the time it takes to deliver critical supplies to hospitals.

A new service which will provide feedback and driver coaching based on data from telematics systems has been launched by The Driving Doctor.

Argos is implementing a new transport management tool from Microlise to give transport teams live visibility of vehicles and expected estimated times of arrival.

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions is installing RAC telematics devices in all of its new commercial vehicles to obtain data on vehicle condition and health.

Installing the technology can have a significant influence on the incident rate of a fleet. Here Andrew Ryan looks at how you should use the data

Telematics provider Lightfoot has welcomed the news that NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) is calling on organisations to cut harmful emissions from vehicles through the adoption of smoother driving styles.

Teletrac Navman is supporting road safety charity Brake as corporate donors, to coincide with Road Safety Week.

VisionTrack has been crowned regional winner for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the Gartner Financial Services Eye on Innovation Awards.

Ctrack has launched a commitment-free option for its telematics system, so fleet operators can adapt their tracking without paying for devices not in use.

Property management and construction specialists Oakley Industrial Services has kept driver hours in check and premiums down by fitting Routemaster Tracking.

Trakm8 wants to find partners to jointly sell its telematics, route optimisation, and vehicle camera solutions through its Partner Program, which launches today (October 19) at Fleet Management Live, Birmingham.

Appy Fleet is to announce that fleet operators of any size, anywhere, can now use the app-based product entirely free of charge, on a permanent basis.

Radius Payments Solutions has acquired telematics provider Trackyou in a deal that will add more than 20,000 vehicles to its rapidly growing tracking business.

Making telematics mandatory for young drivers could save hundreds of lives and the Government millions of pounds each year, says Wunelli.

Fleet managers are being bombarded with so many different messages about how to make their fleets and drivers safer that it is causing confusion in the marketplace, Chris Horbowyj of GreenRoad Technologies claims.

The M606 has been named the slowest motorway in the UK, with an average speed of 24.62mph, according to RAM Tracking.

Collision investigation from an overtaking driver that damaged two vans was simplified by dashcam footage from a commercial vehicle.

Hubio has launched a new fleet tracker called Hubio Fleet at the Commercial Fleet Van and Truck show at Millbrook Proving Ground.

Quartix has launched a new dashboard feature which allows customers greater flexibility over how they view their fleet’s activities in real time.

Independent consultancy Telematics Pro is partnering with GreenRoad Technologies to advise customers on the best use of telematics.

More than half of businesses say they are concerned about their company drivers being distracted by in-car technology with the introduction of connected cars to their fleet, according to new research by RAC Business.

Cape Industrial Services has turned to FMG to introduce driver behaviour telematics to improve driver safety for its van fleet.

While dashboard cameras have been available to fleet operators for decades, it’s only been in the past five to 10 years that advances have made the units’ costs low enough and their screen resolution high enough to be widely available.

Fleet managers can find out about the important role that telematics has to play in mobility management at a free best practice session taking place at Fleet Management Live next month.

The number of UK businesses using telematics vehicle tracking technology in 2016 has almost doubled since last year, research suggests.

Greenroad has won a contract to install its driver behaviour and fleet management in-vehicle solution within Bristow and Sutor’s fleet of 155 cars and vans.

Police fleets are increasingly adopting telematics to cut costs in the face of austerity. Andrew Ryan asks two police fleet operators how the technology has helped them

Crown Commercial Service hopes the launch of a new telematics agreement will help public sector fleets focus on wholelife cost improvements.

Telematics provider Trakm8 has launched a low cost and cloud-based 'virtual fleet manager' system.

Intelligent Telematics has teamed up with Sopp+Sopp and Collision Management Systems to launch an integrated 3G vehicle camera and claims handling service.

RAM Tracking is moving to a new purpose-built 5,000 sq ft office in Leeds which will allow the company to grow over the next three years.

Markerstudy has confirmed the acquisition of UK telematics motor insurance business, Drivology Limited.

Northern Powergrid is predicting telematics data will deliver fuel savings of more than £140,000 a year after fitting the technology to almost half its fleet.

TomTom's Webfleet telematics management system will soon be available on connected Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars in Europe.

TCH Leasing has launched its TCH Clarity telematics service.

By Jakes de Kock, group marketing director, UK Fuels