FLEET MANAGEMENT
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NOT JUST FOR NAVIGATION GPS systems can be i n c re d i b l y u s e f u l i n allowing companies to ensure their fleets are working to maximum efficiency. In the p ro f e s s i o n a l s e n s e , they are more than just navigation equipment.
H
owever, implementing and
To meet these objectives, Forum Group’s
maintaining such a system can
fleet division, Forum Fleet, installed the
be complex. These real-life ap-
TomTom Telematics LINK 530 Track and
plications show how efficiency
Trace systems as well as the PRO 7150
gains can be achieved using
Navigation system with traffic updates.
GPS both on and off the road.
The LINK 530 and PRO 7150 devices provide a range of options that help
Southern Tyre Services
improve overall vehicle management by
Southern Tyre Service (STS) is a mobile tyre
providing driver IDs and detailed tracking.
fitting and repairs provider operating across
TomTom Telematics also provides drivers
Sydney. The company wanted to maximise
with an accurate GPS system that helps
productivity and efficiency of its vehicles
them to navigate and reduce their time
on and off the road and was searching for
spent in traffic delays.
a solution to facilitate this. STS was looking
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to increase the number of jobs its mobile
Southern Tyre Service now has 15 of
tyre fitter vehicles could attend per day and
its vehicles installed with Forum Fleet’s
to improve customer service by providing
telematics solution. Since April 2013, the
accurate ETAs for clients. Other priorities
implementation has seen an increase of two
were to improve driver safety and mechani-
additional jobs per vehicle per day, or 30
cal wear on vehicles by reducing fuel and
jobs per day in total. The fleet management
mileage, as well as minimising the number
solution enables the company to accurately
of accidents and infringement notices.
record fuel and maintenance costs as well
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