With the UK recording the seventh highest unleaded price in Europe and the second highest diesel price, plus latest UK petrol prices costing 12p a litre more than this time last year, SME business owners and larger fleet managers, alike, are acutely concerned of the impact that fuel costs are having on their bottom line.
According to the AA Motoring organisation, since May, the petrol price gap between the North and South of England has widened from 0.9p a litre to 1.7ppl whilst London notched up the highest price for unleaded at 117.5ppl and Northern Ireland recorded the highest diesel price at 120.0ppl.
As the UK enters five years of unrelenting coalition government budgetary cuts across the public sector, with the fallout spreading right through the private sector, many businesses running fleet operations will be looking to cut even more costs and maybe unwilling to prioritise an investment expenditure.
However, that’s precisely where the answer lies! The implementation of a vehicle tracking solution from a number of customisable and versatile telematic technologies to fit any size fleet serving any industry, can realise a remarkable 30 per cent saving on a fleet fuel bill.
The installation of mobile workforce tracking is proven as an effective means to significantly improve driver behaviour and habits.
Driver Performance: Inevitably the number one consideration, driver behaviour is always seen as directly affecting the profitability of a business. Lateness leading to speeding to make up time, could use up to 35 per cent more fuel than driving at the speed limit. Unnecessary engine idling and stress induced behaviour such as forced acceleration, harsh breaking and over revving are also known causes for frequent maintenance and increased fuel costs.
The ability for a fleet owner to immediately be in possession of realtime tracking data can be client critical and gps vehicle tracking is indispensable for faster decision making.
Operating Efficiency: Using the right person for the right job, ensuring geographic areas are fully controlled and fleet is always productive saves fuel, reduces payroll costs and increases the number of jobs completed.
Pump Price Reduction: Absolutely essential, fuel cards allow fleets to fix their prices across the whole of the country, obtain significant discounts of up to 5 per cent on forecourt pump prices, and thus, avoid being caught by big price differences between forecourt prices.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Fleet Tracking Mapping Options For All Budgets
Today’s hardening economic climate requires a rigorous approach to running a cost efficient fleet operation, irrespective of organisation size, from SME to corporate. Putting into place a Fleet GPS tracking solution can often require a level of complex answers to meet the challenging demands of operator and client, alike.
The ability to respond effectively to specific, daily company work needs is key to specifying a customised vehicle tracking system for a modern company to run the most cost efficient, secure and visible mobile workforce solution they can.
Evolving from a simple, universal vehicle tracker, it is now possible to choose to run different configurable fleet tracking options, each according to a company requirement : Digital mapping, Google Maps with Street View and 20-second vehicle update technology.
Mapping technology is a versatile GPS vehicle tracking solution, especially attractive to SMEs, as customisable choice is possible to specify according to individual, daily business need. Highly detailed visual location updates aid with monitoring all areas, from driver safety to real-time traffic.
Mapping tailored to suit individual needs can allow delivery / distribution to benefit from the optimised security and safety of upgrading to a live vehicle update option.
A home delivery businesses gains total destination imaging visibility over the locations visited from Google Street View, whilst traditional digital mapping remains the clearest option for monitoring routes and measuring to plan.
This type of sophisticated online live vehicle tracking is fully scalable, allowing additional services to be quickly taken up extremely cost-effectively within one single Telematics unit. Additional modules can be installed enabling advanced and user driver reporting, automatic links to power take off, integrated satellite navigation and duty of care and data analyses.
The logistics of modern industrial and commercial transportation clearly demand and have shown proven bottom line benefits from integrating back office service management to accessing mapping technology.
24hr real-time location visibility, managed fleet data, eliminated wasted mileage and 20 second data capture, are a few of the realtime tracking properties now available from leading telematics suppliers.
The ability to respond effectively to specific, daily company work needs is key to specifying a customised vehicle tracking system for a modern company to run the most cost efficient, secure and visible mobile workforce solution they can.
Evolving from a simple, universal vehicle tracker, it is now possible to choose to run different configurable fleet tracking options, each according to a company requirement : Digital mapping, Google Maps with Street View and 20-second vehicle update technology.
Mapping technology is a versatile GPS vehicle tracking solution, especially attractive to SMEs, as customisable choice is possible to specify according to individual, daily business need. Highly detailed visual location updates aid with monitoring all areas, from driver safety to real-time traffic.
Mapping tailored to suit individual needs can allow delivery / distribution to benefit from the optimised security and safety of upgrading to a live vehicle update option.
A home delivery businesses gains total destination imaging visibility over the locations visited from Google Street View, whilst traditional digital mapping remains the clearest option for monitoring routes and measuring to plan.
This type of sophisticated online live vehicle tracking is fully scalable, allowing additional services to be quickly taken up extremely cost-effectively within one single Telematics unit. Additional modules can be installed enabling advanced and user driver reporting, automatic links to power take off, integrated satellite navigation and duty of care and data analyses.
The logistics of modern industrial and commercial transportation clearly demand and have shown proven bottom line benefits from integrating back office service management to accessing mapping technology.
24hr real-time location visibility, managed fleet data, eliminated wasted mileage and 20 second data capture, are a few of the realtime tracking properties now available from leading telematics suppliers.
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Telematics Set For Global Growth Decade!
A recent study, entitled “The World Market for OE In-Vehicle Telematics Systems”, by IMS Research, a consultant supplier of global electronics market research, suggests that the telematics vehicle tracking industry is about to enter “a new, dynamic growth phase”, increasing from 9% in 2009 to 46% in 2017.
Although the term “telematics” can mean slightly different things to different people and there is no consistent industry definition, it is broadly defined as integrated, two-way data communications between a vehicle and an outside network, often associated with location by employing a gps vehicle tracking system.
Increasingly considered vital to the fleet industry, mobile worker solutions often employ wireless technology to connect in-vehicle entertainment and information systems to outside networks, providing essential, additional functionality.
Various telematics solutions can differ according to how a wireless technology is enabled and the applications they provide. Some solutions employ an embedded wireless communications module while others make use of mobile phone tracking via the driver’s own cell phone.
Applications may include emergency calling, stolen vehicle tracking, and Internet access, which provides drivers and fleet managers with valuable weather reports, traffic, road and parking conditions, and remote diagnostic data. The number of vehicles with internet access is predicted to grow from 1.1 million in 2009 to 6.0 million in 2017.
As the UK endeavours to recover from recent recession yet facing further economic slowdowns, and fleet directors ratchet up the demand for an ever greater cost efficiency across their operations, they will be no doubt heartened by the optimistic forecast.
It has long been recognised and constantly proven that real efficiency benefits can be implemented by adopting a telematics solution that enables 24/7 real-time visibility, managed fleet data, elimination of wasted mileage, and access to real-time travel updates.
Although the term “telematics” can mean slightly different things to different people and there is no consistent industry definition, it is broadly defined as integrated, two-way data communications between a vehicle and an outside network, often associated with location by employing a gps vehicle tracking system.
Increasingly considered vital to the fleet industry, mobile worker solutions often employ wireless technology to connect in-vehicle entertainment and information systems to outside networks, providing essential, additional functionality.
Various telematics solutions can differ according to how a wireless technology is enabled and the applications they provide. Some solutions employ an embedded wireless communications module while others make use of mobile phone tracking via the driver’s own cell phone.
Applications may include emergency calling, stolen vehicle tracking, and Internet access, which provides drivers and fleet managers with valuable weather reports, traffic, road and parking conditions, and remote diagnostic data. The number of vehicles with internet access is predicted to grow from 1.1 million in 2009 to 6.0 million in 2017.
As the UK endeavours to recover from recent recession yet facing further economic slowdowns, and fleet directors ratchet up the demand for an ever greater cost efficiency across their operations, they will be no doubt heartened by the optimistic forecast.
It has long been recognised and constantly proven that real efficiency benefits can be implemented by adopting a telematics solution that enables 24/7 real-time visibility, managed fleet data, elimination of wasted mileage, and access to real-time travel updates.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Mobile Workforce Tracking - Versatile Applications!
It is not always understood or appreciated just how versatile GPS vehicle tracking can be. First adopted by large fleet operating companies and service organisations to radically improve fleet management, driver communications, running costs and fuel efficiency, a mobile workforce tracking system can be found in use across many different types of organisations.
As a mobile worker solution, technologies can be customised and integrated, from GPS and two way wireless communications, to realtime data reporting. Businesses of all sizes, from SMEs - with a small on the road workforce - to larger scale enterprises, all substantially benefit from reduced operational, fuel and emission costs. The strategic real-time data that can be received enables crucial decision making on time critical schedules, and when managing daily resources.
As the UK slowly recovers from recession, yet faces the effects of severe cut backs, the vital need to increase the productivity of employees, and stay ahead of competitors, will become an all-consuming preoccupation, whatever the size and operating market of a business.
Three key areas where a vehicle tracking device can be a vital resource tool :
Transportation and Distribution : Fleet GPS tracking enables managers to be in contact with latest location and travel data in real time, and can enhance employee productivity, i.e. driver behaviour, speed and direction monitoring. Distribution firms are helped by route optimisation, service alerts, driver monitoring, effective navigation, and efficient dispatch process etc.
Construction : Contractors can complete their projects on-time and within budget. Efficient vehicle tracking, exact location of vehicles and assets, pin pointing of tools and equipments at various sites, and responding to emergencies in unexpected situations. Other key areas of data capture by engine diagnostic/telemetry tools provide alerts on engine performance, coolant temperature, oil pressure, etc, which helps to avoid engine breakdown at work sites and costly repairs.
Service Organisations: Once again, provision of real time routing and engine diagnostic/telemetry tools, which help personnel reach their destination quickly when problem arises. Routing tools can help plan an optimised route, reducing fuel consumption and time, and increases driver productivity. A web-based mapping feature can also provide information on worksites, technician names, two-way messaging, etc.
As a mobile worker solution, technologies can be customised and integrated, from GPS and two way wireless communications, to realtime data reporting. Businesses of all sizes, from SMEs - with a small on the road workforce - to larger scale enterprises, all substantially benefit from reduced operational, fuel and emission costs. The strategic real-time data that can be received enables crucial decision making on time critical schedules, and when managing daily resources.
As the UK slowly recovers from recession, yet faces the effects of severe cut backs, the vital need to increase the productivity of employees, and stay ahead of competitors, will become an all-consuming preoccupation, whatever the size and operating market of a business.
Three key areas where a vehicle tracking device can be a vital resource tool :
Transportation and Distribution : Fleet GPS tracking enables managers to be in contact with latest location and travel data in real time, and can enhance employee productivity, i.e. driver behaviour, speed and direction monitoring. Distribution firms are helped by route optimisation, service alerts, driver monitoring, effective navigation, and efficient dispatch process etc.
Construction : Contractors can complete their projects on-time and within budget. Efficient vehicle tracking, exact location of vehicles and assets, pin pointing of tools and equipments at various sites, and responding to emergencies in unexpected situations. Other key areas of data capture by engine diagnostic/telemetry tools provide alerts on engine performance, coolant temperature, oil pressure, etc, which helps to avoid engine breakdown at work sites and costly repairs.
Service Organisations: Once again, provision of real time routing and engine diagnostic/telemetry tools, which help personnel reach their destination quickly when problem arises. Routing tools can help plan an optimised route, reducing fuel consumption and time, and increases driver productivity. A web-based mapping feature can also provide information on worksites, technician names, two-way messaging, etc.
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