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Telematics Systems For Trucks

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?In this article the author discusses some of the different telematics systems for trucks. This author especially focuses on the history of telematics in the trucking industry and what some basic telematics systems are made of. As the trucking industry grows, it is important to have systems that can manage fleets of trucks to provide better customer service as well as lower costs. Read on for more about telematics systems for trucks.

Connect a satnav to a mobile phone and you have a simple telematics system that can track the progress of a vehicle in real time. People have been doing that for years now, and with great benefits, but telematics systems have continued to evolve, and these days they do much more than just give vehicle location.

On early telematics systems you could select a vehicle and be presented with a little map, showing its last reported position. Look at modern control centre software for telematics systems and you’ll see the whole fleet pinpointed on a zoomable map, updated in real time. In addition to the fleet information, the map can show traffic information with data updated in real time. It is possible to see drivers heading into problem areas and reroute them, or at least reschedule on the basis of predicted delays.

You can map the history of a vehicle’s movements throughout the day. The ignition key is monitored as well so it’s possible to check drivers hours, and see how much driving time they have left. Control centre software can also log movement data, truck miles and driver hours, and elaborate the data for both personnel management and truck maintenance purposes.

On trucks, a telematics system can be provided from just a satnav and a smartphone. These are not limited to telematics use, they can be used as an ordinary satnav and mobile phone as well. smartphone use is on the increase; they allow additional specialised software packages to be deployed. Truck drivers can use a smartphone application to make their daily walkaround vehicle inspections. Vehicle check and defect reports get sent straight back to the operations centre where they can be stored as VOSA approved electronic reports.

Another smartphone application is electronic Proof Of Delivery, the type of delivery note where goods are signed for on a touch screen. A copy of the signature goes straight back to the control centre so administration staff can close the paperwork straight away, without having to chase around for lost bits of paper. Customers can have access to a system that shows them the state of consignments in real time. Of course there are stand alone systems that can do this, but incorporating the functions with a Vehicle Tracking System is more efficient and can allow customers to view the vehicle location online to check progress.

Truck telematics systems are simple in concept, but they can be complicated to piece together. Rather than try and commission their own systems, most operators adopt a ready made and proven system from specialist suppliers. Operators often want to integrate their telematics systems with existing control centre software and administration system; control centre software allows for this with interfaces to custom software modules.

Implementing a fully featured telematics system can be a big outlay, and not just for the up front costs; maintenance and running charges must be accounted for as well. Many operators prefer to use a telematics service where they pay a fixed daily fee per vehicle for an all inclusive package.

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Telematics – Trailer Tracking Load Security Moves Ahead!

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Telematics is a key part of providing trailer tracking thus adding another level of security. Many features can provide information to the owner such as location and environmental variables. There is even a way to tell if your trailer has been opened or not and will send an alarm if it is. Of course there are alerts and alarms for any situation you wish to set up, which is what the telematics software will provide.

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Trailer tracking technology has brought major innovation to cargo transportation, ensuring constant load safety surveillance en-route and off-road.

In addition, integration of load safety and security monitoring into realtime feedback reports connected to advanced types of vehicle tracking systems, means drivers have total control of steered trailer movement, and lorries shedding their load is now a rare occurrence.

Where fixing location by GPS vehicle tracking to enable rapid decision management, trailer tracking will deploy motion sensors and door monitoring, essential to today’s load security standard.

The expansion of load capability in recent years now means that there is an estimated number of three trailers for every HGV. However, up until recently, telematics application – the sending, receiving and storing information via telecommunication devices – was split between trailer tracking and vehicle based systems. The important management reporting for the trailer load that had only been available for the vehicle itself can now be supplied by the technological advances in commercial vehicle tracking.

In addition, chilled or frozen distribution fleet industries running vital time critical delivery, can also constantly monitor temperature by independent probes or directly connected recorders.

A Fleet Director can also supply data which relays live visibility of auxillary equipment monitoring, for planning and managing servicing and compliance. Precise number of hours and distances travelled are constantly updated from the trailer on preset timed intervals, usually around every 20 seconds. Customisable location-based reporting can be calibrated for daily, weekly or monthly, even when the trailer is not in operation.

Installing a vehicle tracking device is now established as a significant method to drive down fleet-expenditure. The implementation of a trailer tracking system to supply usage reporting can enable further fleet cost reductions relating directly to critical fuel efficiency and duty-of-care management integral to vehicle safety and security.

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How GPS Fleet Tracking Improves Driver and Vehicle Safety

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 04:54:35 +0000

GPS fleet tracking has many uses in both consumer and commercial uses. In the business arena, GPS Fleet tracking really allows businesses to lower operating costs and increase driver safety through behavioral modification. This article discusses how when this growing technology is incorporated into business systems, it can bring these specific benefits to the business. Read on for more.

Many people mistakenly believe that GPS fleet tracking is nothing more than a vehicle location system. GPS fleet tracking provides a wide range of information and analysis to help improve fleet performance across the board; from fuel efficiency to driver and vehicle safety.

Speeding

Speeding is one of the leading causes of accidents on our roadways. A GPS tracking system enables you to monitor the speed of each of your vehicles, in real time, and to determine if any are traveling at unlawful speeds. Alerts can be set to inform you that a driver is speeding while simultaneously reminding the driver to slow down. This reduces your liability and gives you the ability to hold your employees responsible when driving company vehicles erratically.

Location

In the event that a driver is in an accident, needs road-side assistance or has a medical emergency; your fleet tracking system can help you determine their precise location. This information will undoubtedly prove to be priceless in the case of an emergency.

Vehicle Maintenance

Alerts can be set to notify you of scheduled maintenance on each of your vehicles. Additionally, you can have diagnostic units added to your GPS fleet tracking solution to alert you when mechanical issues arise. This is the best way to avoid surprises while your vehicles are on the road and to protect your drivers from mechanical failures.

Nothing is more important than the safety of your employees. Fleet-based businesses assume a substantial risk as their employees are operating heavy machinery, often at high rates of speed. A GPS tracking system can help you protect your employees and reduce safety hazards. So what are you waiting for? Implement a GPS fleet tracking solution today.

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GPS Fleet Tracking – The Secret to Improving Fleet Response Times

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 01:12:35 +0000

Improving fleet response times not only improves customer service, but saves on fuel, and vehicle repair costs because there is less wear and tear on the vehicle. GPS Fleet tracking can reduce overall fleet costs and make the job of the fleet manager much easier. There is no need to call a driver and find out where they are, they can just look up on the screen and there they are! Read on for more on how GPS Fleet tracking can improve fleet response times.

Remaining on schedule and having a fast response time is essential to any fleet-based business. Traffic, vehicle breakdowns, sick days and inclement weather are just a few of the many issues that can arise and negatively affect scheduling and response time. A GPS fleet tracking system can help you to improve response time and most effectively address scheduling issues.

Real-Time Vehicle Tracking

A GPS fleet tracking solution will provide a real-time map depicting the locations and routes of each of your vehicles. This information is incredibly useful when dealing with unforeseen issues. Having the ability to determine which of your drivers needs to be rerouted, from a single interface, enables you to most effectively manage your fleet.

Remote Rerouting

Your GPS fleet tracking system will also be equipped with the ability to reroute your driver(s) remotely. Navigation system integration makes it possible to reroute a single driver, or your entire fleet, without ever having to call in or radio information. Your driver(s) will simply be notified by their navigation system(s) with any scheduling, priority or route changes. Having this technology at your finger tips is essential to maintaining a competitive response time and effectively managing your fleet.

Detailed Reporting

A GPS fleet tracking system provides a wide variety of reporting helping you to: identify optimal routes, track driver behavior and much more. In the case that you need to reroute a driver, you can quickly review routes, taken in the past, and identity the most efficient course for you driver(s) to take.

In order to remain competitive any fleet-based business must run a nimble business operation and have the ability to respond quickly to changes in client and/or company needs. Implementing a GPS fleet tracking solution can make this possible. Employ a GPS tracking solution today and improve fleet response time immediately.

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Automotive Telematics – Total Systems Announces Partnership With Armour Fleet Trac

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Total Systems announces partnership with Armour Fleet Trac to bring innovative telematics-based insurance proposition to market

Total Systems plc [LSE Symbol; TTS], a leading provider of policy systems to the UK insurance market are delighted to have signed an agreement with Armour Fleet Trac to market their telematics based solution.

Emma Howell, Marketing Manager at Total says “the use of telematics in UK insurance is the most innovative product development of this year, as ratified by Datamonitor in their Product Innovation in General Insurance report. We researched the market to find the most advanced provider of not only the GPS devices, but the software to provide the richest functionality and management information. Armour Fleet Trac (in partnership with Vehicle Location Systems Ltd) demonstrated to us that they have the technology, the experience, a referenceable customer base (which includes Brit Insurance, one the Uks leading Fleet insurers) and the in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry to be an extremely valuable addition to the Total Systems portfolio”

The agreement will see Total initially marketing Armour’s proposition to Fleet insurers. John Kowalyk, Managing Director of Armour says “The UK Fleet market would benefit enormously from more insurers adopting telematics as a way of enriching the information available to both Fleet Managers and Insurers. In addition to standard Fleet functionality, the wide range of alerts the software can trigger enable Fleet Managers to track driving patterns, facilitate faster recovery and offloading of vehicles and accurately track the position of the fleet”

The proposition offer insurers an exceptional and unique opportunity to draw on the Management Information to underwrite risk more effectively, fully automate their fleet processes and ensure compliance with the Motor Insurer Database (MID).

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Telematics Solutions – Moving Beyond Vehicle Tracking to Protect Non-Vehicle Based Lone Workers

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:12:18 +0000

Telematics services and GPS Location Technology is moving beyond the traditional domain of fleet tracking and fleet management into the tracking of assets and even people. In certain parts of the world, the ability to track people can be a life saving if someone was to be kidnapped or caught in a dangerous situation. This technology will allow companies to better protect their employees. In the following article, the author discusses how this telematics service is used to protect the worker who is out there on their own. Read on for more.

The use of GPS Fleet Management, also known as Vehicle Tracking or Vehicle Telematics, is increasingly common in today’s business environment, both in the private and public sectors.

As the use of GPS Location technology has developed and become more widespread, so has the scope of its use widened. Once the domain of the Fleet Manager used as part of Vehicle Tracking system, GPS Location technology has now extended beyond the fleet department and into the hands, literally, of non-vehicle based staff.

Many organizations with a reliance on a vehicle based workforce have invested in GPS Vehicle Tracking technology to help administer a number of functions related to fleet and driver management, including: Vehicle journey time calculations, Vehicle mileage monitoring, Route planning, two way messaging, Driver behaviour analysis, Fuel usage reporting, Vehicle Service Scheduling and Job Schedule Adherence reporting.

Being able to monitor the real-time location of vehicles across a fleet, means organizations are now more able to respond dynamically to changing events and meet the increased expectations of their customers. Assigning the nearest available fleet asset, based on actual and accurate information produced by a vehicle tracking system improves response times and improves customer service levels.

The advent of person based GPS Tracking can complement existing Vehicle Tracking systems and ensure that non-vehicle based mobile personnel, such Street Cleaners, Park Rangers or Community Support Officers can now also be efficiently deployed, based on precise and accurate Location information.

Increasingly defined rules and guidelines pertaining to employers responsibilities under Health and Safety and Duty of Care legislation, means the benefits of this technology is increasingly being as much more than just a tool used to increase efficiency and productivity.

Advice published by both the HSE and Business link says that if you employ lone workers, you have the same responsibilities for their health and safety as for any other employees. You may, however, need to take extra precautions to ensure lone workers are at no greater risk than your other employees.

What is a Lone Worker? According to the same advice, a lone worker is anybody who works alone. The term itself makes is quite clear. The advice continues; A Lone Worker can include; self-employed people and employees who work away from their business base. This occurs in a wide range of business activities, such as transport, construction, maintenance and repair.

In addition to being a tool that provides a location and journey history, Lone Worker GPS Tracking devices, now also serve as personal security devices and include the ability to make and receive voice calls, send a Panic Alarm, which when pressed, transmits an Alarm message with the precise location of the device carrier. Many units also include a Motion Sensor which transmits an alert location if the carrier falls, is lying prone and perhaps requires emergency assistance.

Businesses and organizations, who may have initially introduced GPS Location technology such as vehicle tracking, primarily to maximize the efficient use of their fleet and drivers, are now finding that GPS Location and Tracking technology can also help them meet their other duties and responsibilities.

About the author

Matthew Wright is the publisher of the UK Telematics Online website. Vehicle Telematics solutions such as vehicle tracking are now widely available from a huge number of suppliers; many of whom promote themselves as the “market leader” and promise to deliver ‘cost benefit’ and ‘return on investment.’ With extensive experience of working with both suppliers and customers “I feel that users of vehicle telematics, if they are actually to see the benefits promised by suppliers and manufacturers, want and need to be better informed.”

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Using GPS Fleet Tracking to Reduce Fuel Costs

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:39:45 +0000

Telematics and fleet tracking have come a long way in terms of usability and the features they offer. When use in con cert in a certain way, a business can create overall strategies and plans to reduce costs, improve customer service, or other tactics that allow them to be more productive and efficient. One of these is using this technology to reduce their fuel costs. In this article, the author discusses the different ways in which using the fleet tracking features can reduce the fuel costs of a business. Read on for more on this topic.

Fuel is one of the most costly expenses a fleet-based business faces. Ensuring that each of your drivers is taking the proper steps to conserve fuel, while operating company vehicles, is essential to running a cost effective business operation. A GPS tracking system can help you monitor driver behaviors and hold them accountable for irresponsible fuel consumption.

So how can a GPS fleet tracking system help monitor fuel consumption?

Monitoring Speeds – Speeding is a major waste of fuel. Your GPS vehicle tracking system can be set to alert you when any of your drivers are exceeding the legal speed limit. The driver will be alerted as well, encouraging them to slow down. This functionality also helps you ensure that company vehicles are being operated safely.

Unauthorized Vehicle Usage – GPS fleet tracking enables you to monitor the usage and location of each of your vehicles, at all times, thus making it impossible for an employee to use a company vehicle without your knowledge. The reporting functionality of your GPS tracking solution will enable you to definitively prove when a vehicle has been misused helping you to eliminate unauthorized vehicle use.

Reduce Time Spent Idling – Allowing a vehicle to idle is an unnecessary waste of fuel. Your GPS tracking system can also be set to alert you, and your driver, when a vehicle has been left idling for a given period of time. This functionality often proves to save businesses a substantial amount of money.

Identify Optimal Routes – A GPS vehicle tracking solution makes it simple to review past trips and identify the most wasteful as well as the most efficient routes your vehicles have taken. This information can then be used to plan future routes, save on fuel costs and assist in project bids.

If you are considering the implementation of a GPS fleet tracking solution, keep in mind that many businesses report saving enough, in fuel expenses alone, to cover the cost of their tracking system.

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How GPS Fleet Management Can Make Your Job Easier – Part 2

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:26:53 +0000

This is part 2 on GPS Fleet Management and how it can make your job easier (as well as your life). This part of the article discusses the benefits and some of the features that these fleet management systems provide. Read on for more!

Many GPS fleet management systems also allow you to disable your vehicles to prevent theft, as well as tracking with minute-by-minute pinpointing if a vehicle should be stolen. This capability alone will qualify your fleet for a discount on the insurance rates charged by most leading insurance companies.

Many of these capabilities of GPS fleet management systems will also allow you to monitor and coach driver behavior. The reports available for instant download can be used to coach drivers in achieving better response times, more efficient travel routes, greater fuel efficiency, safer driving habits, and more. This is a wonderful contribution to the efforts of many organizations to improve employee productivity. You will have the added opportunity to improve vehicle productivity, extend vehicle life, and operate the vehicles in the fleet in ways that help to protect the environment with the various benefits of GPS fleet management.

If, for example, you notice when you monitor the vehicles leaving the garage each morning that most of the vehicles travel the same route for the first eighteen miles, but one driver takes a different route, not only is your curiosity engaged, but you wonder why this is happening. Further investigation reveals that this particular driver takes the same route every day. As you review the reports from your GPS fleet management system, you discover that this driver is your most productive driver and reaches his first stop first with uncanny consistency. You decide to download a customized report that shows the progress of each vehicle on a minute-by-minute basis. Your analysis reveals that while the other drivers spend 37 minutes idling in traffic, your lone wolf is making uninterrupted progress toward his first destination. GPS fleet management has demonstrated a way to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

GPS fleet management will make your life easier. It can help you:

- track all movements of every vehicle and maintain a full history on the movements of every vehicle

- monitor driving habits for use in coaching drivers in achieving greater efficiencies and saving fuel, time and costs

- manage maintenance of the fleet with greater ease

- protect vehicles against theft or find them quickly if stolen

- improve employee productivity

- manage vehicles for greater efficiency and longer life.

For a small investment in the GPS device, a minimal monthly monitoring fee, and a few minutes for installation, you can be saving time and money instantly. Most companies that install GPS fleet management equipment find that they save enough in the first 90 days to pay for equipment, installation and the first year of monitoring.

For more information about GPS fleet management, get the free report “7 Ways Your Company Can Save Thousands of Dollars With GPS Fleet Tracking.” Many companies have substantially increased their revenue and lowered their costs by installing a GPS tracking system for their fleet. To calculate the ROI for your company in under 30 seconds, see the Fleet GPS ROI calculator.

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How GPS Fleet Management Can Make Your Job Easier – Part 1

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:41:19 +0000

GPS fleet management is the use of GPS tracking technology and software to keep inventory and tabs on all of your vehicle assets. For businesses with larger fleets, this technology tool can make a world of difference in the bottom line. All kinds of costs can be saved, from the reduction of lost assets, to lower insurance rates. Many more savings can be had as well. This article talks about some of the features GPS Fleet Management software gives a company and how it can be beneficial. This is a great starter article for those that are looking for solutions for their own company. Read on for part 1, part 2 will be coming shortly.

Managing any fleet of vehicles is a complex and stressful job. The larger the fleet, the more valuable the cargo, or the more critical the fleet to business operations, the more stressful the management task will be. If you manage a fleet of vehicles of any size you need to know that GPS fleet management makes your life easier.

You might know that GPS fleet management equipment allows you to see (on your laptop) exactly where every vehicle is at a particular point in time. But do you know that this same equipment also maintains a complete history for each vehicle of where, when and how that vehicle has traveled over any time-frame? If you notice an anomaly at any time, you can download a report of the history of each appropriate vehicle and analyze the cause for the anomaly and determine what corrective action is appropriate.

You probably know that GPS fleet management equipment allows you to watch your computer screen and see movements of your vehicles in “real time” in order to monitor everything that is happening with your fleet. You might not know that GPS fleet management equipment also allows you to receive alerts or historical reports when drivers are speeding, idling, stopped, traveling, moving outside a predefined area or driving unsafely in a number of other ways. You can also track driving habits that negatively affect fuel efficiency or the useful life of the vehicle.

If you choose a GPS fleet management system that includes a maintenance scheduling system, you will be able to keep track of maintenance needs of each vehicle organized into an easy-to-read report whenever you want an update. This feature of the GPS fleet management system also alerts you to a number of maintenance problems when they begin instead of when the vehicle breaks down at an inopportune time.

GPS fleet management will also help you save a bundle of money and run your fleet in ways that are environmentally friendly. You can monitor fuel mileage reports and compare the data to maintenance schedules and engine tuning details. You can compare fuel mileage with actual routes traveled by individual vehicles and/or drivers.

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Fleet Management and Tracking Using GSM and GPS Location

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:48:59 +0000

There are a number of different technologies that businesses can use to track their fleets. GPS and Telematics is a popular technology, but there is also GSM location tracking. Sometimes, multiple technologies are used depending upon the type of business it is. This is a good article that discusses how these technologies work and also employing asset location technology as well. Read on for more info on how these technologies work together and the benefits that fleet managers get when using this technology.

FLEET MANAGEMENT using GPS Tracking & GSM TRACKING

Whether your vehicle fleet operates Regionally, Nationally, in Europe or Internationally a modern vehicle tracking service that provides pin-point location, snail trail facilities and a communications platform in one complete solution improves performance, reduce costs and give you a real competitive advantage in the marketplace.

About the technology

Fleet Management uses asset location technology that employs both a combination of GSM (CELL-ID) & GPS Tracking to locate company vehicles in real-time anywhere in the world. Individual vehicle locations are plotted against a visual map displaying geographical location of each vehicle in relation to each other. Location history enables a snail trail to be viewed, showing the vehicle route and waypoints passed.

No capital investment required

Although Asset Location Units can be installed into individual vehicles, iTrack also offer the facility for mobile phone users to be located using an existing handset. Whether you are buying for people location or asset location iTrack has the complete solution.

Lower communications costs

The asset location service can reduce communication costs allowing the control centre to send messages direct to the company vehicle or vehicle driver using a one touch system. This facility reduces the need for costly telephone calls and other non-integrated solutions. iTRack duplex communication system allows fleet operatives to communicate with the control centre via their handset or location device.

Red-Alerts & Lone Worker Protection

Fleet operatives also have the facility to send red alert and amber alert messages to the control centre in the event of accidents, assault, injury or any other pre-defined event. The iTrack asset location system is completely customisable to your business requirements. Lone Workers have an additional layer of protection using the iTrack asset location service and your company is will be protected from the new Corporate Manslaughter bill.

Better operations performance

Pin point location 24hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days year provides real-time management information enabling decision makers to react better under operational pressures. Management information of this nature will give your business a real advantage in the market place.

iTrack, the only Worldwide GPS Tracking Solution

iTrack is the only Fleet Tracking solution on the market today that will allow you to locate your workforce anywhere in the world on the GSM & GPS Network. Our secure Java based platform enables you to locate assets and people via a combination of GSM and GPS Locations. To find out more and book a live demonstration please see the links below:

A full demonstration for fleet managers is available at:

www.itrackonline.co.uk/fleet-tracking

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Spencer Sharpe,
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