FleetMatics Releases Upgrade to GPS Vehicle Tracking System

(26/04/2008)

FleetMatics has announced the release of their new updated software. This release features enhanced web-based reporting capabilities and a comprehensive “dashboard”, an immediate representation of total fleet performance.

The new FleetMatics dashboard feature provides users a precise summary of their fleet’s activity. Fleet performance is compared against user-defined company standards through a series of simple graphs and pie charts showcasing their vehicles in each of the following categories: hours worked, excessive vehicle idling time, vehicle mileage analysis, and any speeding violations. As the FleetMatics solution can be accessed from any web connection, fleet owners can now quickly detect and eliminate non-optimum driver behavior leading to reduced fuel costs and substantially increased productivity.

Through their recent customer survey, FleetMatics found users wanted a faster way to identify costly activities such as excessive employee overtime hours, excessive time spent at a location and speeding violations. Based on these findings, FleetMatics designed “exception reporting”. Fleet owners can specify acceptable daily company allowances including working hours, vehicle idling times and vehicle mileage. Exceptions to these allowances are flagged and can be addressed to optimize performance.

Jim Travers, FleetMatics CEO said, “With this latest release, FleetMatics strengthens its stance as the industry leader in both innovation and technology. Our new fleet dashboard and enhanced reporting capabilities give our customers an unprecedented management tool that enables them to improve fleet control while reducing hard operating costs.”

Peter Mitchell, FleetMatics CTO said, "Our new dashboard feature and exception reporting are additional firsts in the industry for FleetMatics. We were industry pioneers in web-based & GPRS technology, both of which are industry standards today. In designing this new release our R & D team found patterns in the way our customers were using our previous software and, along with extensive customer feedback, we designed the upgrade to meet our customers' needs and provide an advanced cost-saving solution."

These new features are in addition to FleetMatics’ existing vehicle tracking system which includes Live Fleet Tracking, Route Replay, Key Management Reports and Real Time Alerts. Live Fleet allows fleet managers to view their vehicles in real-time, refreshed on a map every 90 seconds, and reports vehicle status, location and speed. This allows for improved dispatching efficiencies and customer service.

“FleetMatics has become a vital fleet management tool that we could not operate without. The enhanced reporting capabilities will greatly aid our fleet managers in monitoring drivers’ hours and tracking DOT (Dept. of Transportation) time to ensure compliance with regulations.” said Dave Hawkins, Director of Transportation of Sysco Food Services of Baltimore, Jessup, Maryland

“As a leading builder’s merchant running over 80 vehicles, improving operational efficiencies throughout our fleet has been a continuous goal and implementing the FleetMatics system was our greatest cost-saving decision. Through the use of enhanced exception reporting, we expect to further improve productivity and increase sales revenue.” commented Jamie Pilbin, Commercial Director of UGS Limited, Banbury, England

“FleetMatics’ new features are a fantastic improvement to what is already an excellent system. The fleet summary dashboard feature is a great management tool as we can now efficiently analyze vehicle down time and convert it into more deliveries.” concluded David Tallon, Managing Director of Tallon Ready Chef, Dublin, Ireland
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