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Sharing, collaborating and pushing the Frotcom team to the limit
Our seventh annual meeting was held in Cascais outside the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, from May 25-27, 2017. It was a highly interactive meeting with emphasis on sharing, collaborating, building teams and accelerating growth. And in the process not forgetting to have fun.
Frotcom International’s Chief Marketing Officer, Nuno Liñan introduced the meeting welcoming more than 30 partners and Chief Executive Officer, Valério Marques, who…
Turn on Frotcom TV! The channel that puts you in control
Broadcasting now, Frotcom TV is a phenomenal breakthrough in vehicle tracking.
Based on a TV newscast format and providing panoramic street views, it lets you co-drive every vehicle in your fleet, without moving from your desk.
If you manage your fleet through Frotcom, then from a screen in your dispatch room you can watch the progress of each trip. It’s just like sitting next to your driver.
Designed for a large screen, with…
Frotcom migrates data center to Microsoft Azure
Frotcom and Microsoft have strengthened their partnership by moving Frotcom’s Data Center to Microsoft’s Azure platform.
Frotcom, the global provider of cloud-based fleet management systems, is excited to announce the migration of its data center to Microsoft Azure.
According to Valério Marques, CEO of Frotcom International, “We are positive that our users will benefit immensely from this change. Frotcom has significantly grown its number…
Matatus: Much more than just a mode of transportation
For any fleet manager who has pondered how branding can make their offering more attractive to customers, Nairobi has the answer, be bold.
Matatus, public transport buses/vans are iconic on the busy streets of Kenya’s capital. Graffiti artists compete to make each matatu louder than the next with custom designs covered in flashy colors. The more glitzy and effervescent the matatu, the more passengers it attracts. Matatus have long been a…
Intelligent Fleet Management. What you need when every minute counts!
Interview with Daniel Paniagua Fernandez, Peru Country Manager for Help Life.
With more than 30 years experience in ambulance cover and the transport of patients, Help Life provides life saving services to both the public sector and private customers in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil and Peru. The company has 1.500 ambulances and more than 400 employees worldwide.…
Autonomous Vehicles - Driving the future of commercial fleets?
With the excitement around driverless vehicles growing daily, should the fleet industry welcome the new opportunities the technology offers with open arms? Or adopt a more cautious approach?Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Google all hope to have fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020. Ford says it will deliver a high-volume vehicle for ride-sharing by 2021. As the driverless era grows closer, the fleet industry is considering its reaction.…
Innovation in motion at the II National Transport Industry Trade Show
Frotcom exhibited at the II National Transport Industry Trade Show, from June 2 to 4, in Pombal - Portugal. Frotcom presented its latest innovations in monitoring and intelligent fleet management, with particular attention to the CANBus reading and routing system, as well as workforce management integration with Garmin navigators.
Manuel Gomes Mota, Managing Director of Frotcom Lusitana summed things up saying "Frotcom’s a leader in the field…
New car safety standards. At last?
After many years of delay, the European Commission (EC) is being called upon to introduce new minimum vehicle safety standards, and motoring groups, consumer representatives and industry bodies are expecting the announcement of a new package of transport legislation very soon.
In 2016, the EC published a list of 19 safety technologies it is considering making mandatory. The Commission could now turn this into a formal legal proposal.In a joint…
Acacia Car Rentals sees constant improvements since fitting Frotcom
Acacia Car Rentals based in Namibia, offers brand new, top of the range vehicles, at the same time prioritizing their drivers’ safety and service experience, to give them an unforgettable holiday.
With the goal of continuous improvement, Acacia’s desire for safety is at the forefront of their vision.
After a thorough web-based research for car monitoring and tracking systems in Namibia, Mr. Tikila Munashimwe, Vehicle and Rented Properties Administrator of Acacia Car Rentals, chose Frotcom because “we needed accurate records of the speed travelled by each vehicle and complete details of the…
For fleets cleaner could be meaner
According to figures from the European Environment Agency, air pollution causes 467,000 premature deaths each year, with significant costs to health-care and productivity.
Across Europe, over 200 different urban access regulations are already in place designed to rapidly promote air quality and public road safety. Increasingly, urban access must be seen - by fleet managers - as key criteria and they should actively seek alternative forms of…