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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…
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…
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.
Client Goals and Challenges
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 systems and tracking in Namibia, Mr. Tikila Munashimwe,…
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…
Maximizing your Frotcom vehicle info box
You can visualize Frotcom’s vehicle info box in two modes, the floating mode, and the docked mode.
In the floating mode, the info box is placed near the vehicle icon over the map screen, it opens next to the vehicle marker and you are able to change its location by dragging and dropping to any new location on the map.
The docked info box stays fixed on the top-right part of the screen, and you can get great results if you work with this mode all…
Frotcom launches a new operation in Senegal
Senegal’s capital Dakar is one of West Africa's major ports, in a country where construction, agriculture and mining continue to flourish. With over ninety transport companies formed in the last year and an economic boom in the private sector, big things are on the horizon.
Frotcom Senegal’s highly experienced Operations Team are there to ensure that all Frotcom’s clients get the perfect solutions for their business needs.
James Marshall,…
Fleet management dashboard
Your management team wants a simple visual way to know how the main performance indicators for the fleet are evolving. Is the fleet near its workload limit? How much further can it perform? How’s the current activity in comparison to the last months?
Peru introduces mandatory GPS tracking for heavy goods vehicles
Since July 1, 2017, all vehicles in Peru involved in road transportation and freight distribution have been required by law to send GPS location feeds to the SUTRAN Monitoring and Management Center.
This legislation seeks to prevent heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) from exceeding national speed limits, helping to bring down the high incidence of road accidents in Peru.
The country’s passenger transportation network is already regulated in this way…
A New Hi-Tech locking system operated via Frotcom
Want improved safety and control over your goods?
Container and trailer doors can now be secured and operated both locally or remotely, via Frotcom, with ELB-Lock®, by Trans-Safety LOCKS® GmbH.
The locking system is waterproof, suitable for a variety of different climatic conditions and despite its high-security protocols, easy to use. In addition to our software, the system ensures a sheer force of 4.000kg - the most important factor…