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The fleet manager of the future - is the role changing?
New technologies have been transforming fleet management in recent years, but what is the impact on the role of the fleet manager?
It was once the case that fleet managers relied upon manual tools such as a thick specification book, green sheets, and calculators to run their fleets. Yet fleet management technology has progressed at an astonishing pace in the last few decades. Developments such as real-time data analytics and reporting have become…
European Commission sets out its future policy for road transport with new Green Deal
The European Green Deal looks at how the EU will tackle its ambitious decarbonization goal, expecting to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
The European Green Deal sets out policies designed by the EU to help tackle decarbonization, taking into account key provisions and the future impact these will have on passenger and freight transport. Requirements of the deal that set forth a legislative framework to guide the 2050…
Exland adopts Frotcom technology to monitor fleet and detect cargo activity
Spanish civil works specialist, EXLAND has been collecting valuable information about its fleet’s trips and loaded and unloaded cargo since adopting Frotcom’s fleet management software.
Exland, based in Barcelona (Spain), helps organizations across a number of civil works industries, from earth movement and urbanization to road maintenance and transport service networks. Its fleet of specialized machinery is continuously renewed with the latest…
European Commission to make a huge investment for the improvement of the truck-safe network
The EU’s ambitious truck-safe network across the TEN-T core network corridors to benefit from a €60million investment.
The European Union’s plans for a safe truck park every 100km of the TEN-T core network corridors has received a huge financial boost, with €60million being made available under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The money will also improve the safety, security, and services of existing rest areas.
€20million is available for…
A new version of Frotcom’s Company Card reader App is launched
The App is responsible for communicating with in-vehicle tachographs and allows retrieval of downloaded files from Frotcom’s data center to local computers.
Frotcom is delighted to launch its Company Card Reader App 2.0. The App can be installed in one of your company's computers, which must be connected to a Smart Card Reader. With this new version, apart from the new installer, you will be able to run more than one instance of the app on the…
Grow your Fleet business with Frotcom
Frotcom’s innovative software solutions can help you to increase productivity, provide exceptional customer service, ensure traceability and scale-up operations.
For companies who are required to carry out onsite servicing, effective supervision of staff distributed across a wide area can be challenging. Being able to coordinate the work of your team, such as planning job assignments, making sure services are on time, and accepting last-minute…
BMW and Daimler pull out of mobility projects
The German automakers announced the shock decision citing a lack of infrastructure and the high costs of electrification.
In February 2019, automotive giants BMW and Daimler teamed-up to combine their mobility solutions Car2go and DriveNow, with the pledge to expand services to 90 cities, investing $1.1 billion into infrastructure. However, as of February 2020, BMW and Daimler announced they are abandoning their mobility services in the US,…
Frotcom RS d.o.o is the new Frotcom partner for Serbia
Serbian companies with fleets of vehicles can now take advantage of Frotcom's fleet tracking and management features.
Ivan Blagojevic from Frotcom Serbia and Trajche Nikolov from Frotcom North Macedonia.
The wide experience acquired in the Macedonian Market, led Dragan Kostovksi, Executive officer of Frotcom North Macedonia, to launch Frotcom in Serbia.
Dragan has already spent many years promoting and marketing…
2020 will witness the beginning of connected mobility
Tech Market advisory firm ABI Research has released a report saying that 10.46 million more connected cars will be added to roads across the globe this year, making 2020 the year of connected mobility.
In its 54 Technology Trends to Watch in 2020 report, ABI research analysts have identified 35 trends that will shape the technology market and 19 trends that are unlikely to make a dent.
Many of today’s accidents happen due to a multi-agent problem, such as poor communication and coordination between the various road users. Nevertheless, 2020 will see more cooperative forms of…
82% of drivers admit to aggressive driving
Some 82% of U.S. drivers admit to having road rage or driving aggressively in the past year, according to a recent survey from The Zebra.
Eight out of 10 drivers admitted to aggressive driving, and 90% said they witnessed someone else doing it.
The data indicates that aggressive driving and road rage are becoming more commonplace - and more dangerous for everyone on the nation’s roadways.
The survey report explores the prevalence of road rage…