Telematics - Page 31

When a vehicle relays its location and payload condition to the fleet automatically, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is involved. M2M makes workflows simpler and processes leaner, facilitating entirely new business models, and can be put to good use in fleet management.

Tim Eaves, commercial director, In-Car Cleverness, on why the telematics industry has been its own enemy.

Europe’s biggest insurance telematics event, Insurance Telematics Europe 2013, has announced that only 32 passes remain for the event which takes place from May 7-8 in London.

TomTom Business Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with DAKO, a European provider of solutions for regulatory worktime and driving time compliance based on the use of tachographs.

XDP Ltd is now able to offer accurate delivery and collection windows to all of its customers, thanks to introducing Route Monkey scheduling, routing and optimisation technology.

Housing and care provider Sanctuary Group is rolling out telematics to its 500-strong fleet after a trial with 80 vans slashed fuel bills by a third.

The Microlise Transport Conference 2013 is focusing on helping fleet operators reduce operating costs, improve health and safety, increase their service levels and reduce their impact on the environment.

Tracker aims to help its customers save money and improve their journeys with the launch of My Tracker.

CTrack has launched a tool that will enable fleet operators to extract canbus data from commercial vehicles without the risk of invalidating the manufacturer’s warranties

Employment lawyers at law firm Aaron & Partners LLP have developed a policy that aims to protect companies from falling foul of data protection and privacy laws when using vehicle tracking systems.

Fleet operators should soon be finding it easier to access a wide range web-based software to help them manage their vehicles.

Equipment capable of monitoring the number of times vehicle doors and bonnets are opened helped Isotrak to a £20 million turnover in 2012.

Telogis has announced plans to expand its Fuel Card integration capabilities across Europe.

Road safety charity Brake is looking at the issue of using in-vehicle technology to improve driver safety in a half-day seminar, which will take place in Birmingham on April 30, 2013 from 12.30-4pm.

Fleets have now purchased and installed over 2,000 units of the Lightfoot driver behaviour system.

Seven Asset Management is the latest vehicle leasing provider to implement the Jaama Key2 leasing and vehicle management system.

MyDrive Solutions, the insurance telematics specialist, has launched its new website mydrivesolutions.com.

Stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) and fleet telematics provider Tracker has appointed Keith Reed as head of marketing.

Platform Service & Repair (PSR), which provides mobile service engineers to users of powered access equipment (cherry pickers), has opted for TomTom WebFleet.

Celtrak has donated GPS vehicle tracking devices to Blood Bike West, a charitable organisation which provides an emergency out-of-hours free service to the HSE in the West of Ireland.

CMS SupaTrak has developed an in-cab communication device to help manage driver behaviour and enable two-way messaging between back office operators and crews to improve fleet utilisation and efficiency.

Visitors to the Isotrak stand (4G70) at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show will be able to see demonstrations of the latest in-cab camera, handheld computer and fleet management technology offered by several of Istorak’s partners.

Insurance telematics provider MyDrive Solutions has appointed Andrew Ebling as head of app development.

Security services provider Gunnebo has selected Masternaut’s telematics system to create operational efficiencies and improve customer response times.

Isotrak is offering live mobile data communications as part of its telematics solution to provide dynamic control of fleet operations.

Clare County Council has implemented a vehicle tracking and lone worker solution from Ctrack to assist with its road maintenance operation.

Tracker is incorporating Red Forge technology into its Fleet Plus telematics system to provide optional weight alerts to customers, helping them to meet legal requirements and reduce vehicle damage.

Cirrus Communication Systems (Cirrus) has successfully restructured its fleet operations, introducing TomTom business technology to improve health and safety, tackle costs and boost efficiency.

Drivers take the greatest risks between January and April, according to the latest GreenRoad telematics data.

Cobra is reporting a 100% increase in sales of speed limiters to fleet customers over the last three months.

Citroën is turning to technology to reduce the cost of younger buyers insuring a brand new car by fitting its C1 Connexion special edition with a telematics ‘black box’ as standard.

Hotel Media is the latest company to invest in Tracker Fleet to support its vision of becoming carbon neutral, whilst improving the efficiency and safety of its fleet of TV engineers.

Auto Windscreens is targeting operational efficiency savings with the adoption of a vehicle tracking solution from Ctrack.

Extensive road trials of the Lightfoot driver behaviour system have proved a real success, with average net savings of more than £70,000 per four-year term for a fleet of 50 vans.

CMS SupaTrak and Route Monkey have joined forces to launch a new product that brings together the power of real time vehicle telematics, route optimisation and scheduling.

Trakm8 has launched a feature update to its EcoN fuel saver product that provides feedback to the driver and fleet operator on the driving behaviour in their vehicles.

Satellite vehicle tracking technology from Isotrak is helping Skanska UK’s utilities business save on fuel and be kinder to the environment by reducing emissions

Cloud-based location software Telogis Fleet 10 has been certified for integration with SAP.

Ctrack has extended its range of tracking systems with the launch of a portable, battery-powered solution.

Contract hire and leasing companies are uncertain about how best to adopt and apply telematics amid increased customer demand, according to recent research.