its free Vehicle Monitoring (VM) trial following initial success
during the summer.
In an earlier launch of the product – which allows vehicles to
be tracked by satellite while they are out on the road – 200
Northgate light commercial vehicles were rented.
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Companies signing up to the scheme were able to trial a VM unit
– which also exists to help save on fuel bills – free of charge for
three months.
The system shows the location of drivers, the general movements
of fleets, the speed at which vehicles are driven, and bad
practices such as driver idling, according to Phil Moorhouse,
managing director of Northgate.
“Driver’s time sheets can also be compared to the vehicle
activity report which highlights exactly what drivers’ movements
have been and what hours have been worked,” he added.
VM uses satellite technology to track the movements of a vehicle
by picking up signals from a tiny transmitter and receiver box it
is carrying.
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By GlobalDataMeanwhile, Neville Briggs, managing director of CFC Solutions,
an IT provider for the fleet industry, said van fleet operators
need to innovate to beat the worst effects of the economic
downturn, which includes a dramatic slump in residual values.
“Operating costs are coming under the microscope,” Briggs
said.
