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Vehicle tracking solution provides cost-saving benefits Established in 1993, TRACKER’s 18 years’ experience has made it the UK’s number one supplier of vehicle tracking services. With over a million market-leading and award-winning devices fitted to cars, motorcycles, HGVs, LCVs, plant and construction equipment, TRACKER continues to lead the market today. Working alongside its customers and drawing on the requirements of today’s telematics user, TRACKER has developed a suite of products that overcome the diverse needs of organisations of all sizes. Designed following a comprehensive consultation programme with fleet managers, TRACKER Fleet is a telematics product that provides real time fleet tracking, enabling users to keep control of their assets and make informed business decisions. The award-winning telematics solution enables fleet managers to meet the financial, legislative and duty of care challenges facing them by offering the most comprehensive telematics system available on the market.
“TRACKER worked in partnership with its customers to deliver a robust fleet offering.” TRACKER Fleet’s Dashboard provides users with the ability to create a customised single view of their fleet’s activity.
TRACKER Fleet provides important cost-saving benefits, not just for the short-term, by identifying fuel inefficiencies, but also longer-term, by providing valuable insights into driver and business behaviour, enabling fleet managers to: reduce fuel and overtime costs; reduce CO2 emissions and carbon footprint; optimise fleet utilisation and complete more jobs; ensure best driving practices; and deliver improved service levels.
The TRACKER Fleet solution comes with numerous advanced features, including: • Transient Voltage Detection – unique, patented technology provides a true measure of engine idling time by sensing the electrical noise created when the vehicle’s engine is running • Battery Powered Modules – this ensures assets that have no built-in power supply, such as mobile units and trailers, can be monitored. It is also a cost-effective and convenient solution for
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managing short-term fleet contracts due to its long-life battery and ease of install Single and Multiple Inputs – by using Single or Multiple Inputs, TRACKER Fleet Plus can connect to a number of external devices such as gritters, sweepers, power take-offs and vehicle doors. Alerts can be set to show instant and real time usage of external devices and reports created to show detailed usage patterns Key Performance Indicators – set by fleet managers to reflect their own needs, including whether vehicles are exceeding their daily mileage allowances or going over the set speed limit for various areas, allowing managers to identify any inefficiencies in routes and any drivers who may be taking risks on journeys Driver Identification – in businesses where drivers have access to multiple vehicles, identifying who is driving which vehicle and when is essential. With TRACKER Fleet Plus Driver Identification, each driver uses their personalised tag to identify him or herself to the vehicle before starting the journey. This allows the TRACKER Fleet website to be viewed from a driver perspective rather than by vehicle Fully customisable Dashboard – TRACKER Fleet’s Dashboard provides users with the ability to create a customised single view of their fleet’s activity. The Dashboard can include information on KPIs, maps and reports Driving Style – this module allows fleet managers to review the overall driving style of their fleet and evaluate individual driving behaviour. Driving Style creates a driver score per vehicle, based on acceleration, braking, cornering, speeding and idling, which can then