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How to avoid the dangers of tailgating
Too many drivers leave insufficient space between fellow road users, putting lives at risk. A lot can be done to avoid it.
Tailgating, the word used to describe leaving insufficient distances between drivers, is one of the biggest causes of collisions. Tailgating leaves drivers unable to carry out emergency breaks safely; it can spark road rage and retaliation, and ultimately puts lives at risk.
Sufficient distances between vehicles are vital…
Frotcom Zambia joins the Certified Partner network
Zambian fleet managers can now benefit from Frotcom’s fully integrated intelligent Fleet Management solution.
Burhan Egal, an IT specialist from Zambia, was looking for an integrated and intelligent Fleet Management solution to answer Zambian fleet managers’ needs. Still, he was struggling to find a solution that met all of their requirements until he came across Frotcom.
Frotcom was able to provide all of the requirements under one managed subscription fee, including:
Fuel usage monitoring to avoid fuel theft
Reckless driver behavior monitoring
Engine condition monitoring…
Frotcom launches Fatigue and Distraction alarms
Frotcom is delighted to launch two new alarms that detect when drivers are fatigued or distracted.
Fleet alarms are an important part of a fleet manager’s toolkit, alerting you when something is not quite right with the vehicle or its driver. Frotcom is proud to be adding new Fatigue and Distraction alarms to the extensive list of more than 30 different alarms that are already available in its Fleet Management and GPS vehicle tracking solution.These handy alarms will warn you if drivers are experiencing fatigue or distraction. Simply ensure that your vehicles are…
The future of fleet management
Why we should invent it instead of predicting it?
It is no secret to anyone that to predict the future is very difficult, if not impossible. There are usually so many different variables to take into consideration, many of them also quite difficult to predict, which makes the whole exercise a very complex one.
To predict the future of fleet management is that type of exercise. If you think someone in this world already knows what it is going to…
Frotcom welcomes Frotcom Ivory Coast as newest Certified Partner
Frotcom’s Partner Network strengthens its presence in Africa with the latest signing.
In 2019, Frotcom welcomed several new partners, and the network continues to grow with Frotcom Ivory Coast. This latest addition sees the company expand its reach to West Africa.
The Ivory Coast company is owned by Jason Hancocks, who is also a Frotcom Partner in South Africa, Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. With the network already having a…
Peru is set to go green by declaring that electromobility is of national importance
The State will look to replace traditional fleet vehicles with electric and hybrid counterparts across the public sector, reducing gas emissions by 30% by 2030.
Since 2016, Peru has only imported 32 electric vehicles (EVs) and 519 hybrids, according to the country’s automobile association, Asociación Automotriz del Perú (AAP). With 5.1 million cars globally, Peru’s imports make up a tiny fraction of this amount, something that the…
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…
Text communication with drivers
Calling drivers? Sure, that is often the only way, especially in urgent matters. But text messages have several advantages when you need to transmit information in a clear and concise way.
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…