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The benefits of a mobile fleet management app

Being able to count on a tool that allows you to manage and monitor your fleet through your smartphone offers great freedom and a way of dealing with problems before they become issues.It’s not always possible to be at your desk, in front of your computer, as you manage your company’s fleet of vehicles. Unable to address an issue because you’re on the move, can mean unnecessary expense for your company, hamper the performance of your fleet and drivers, or lead to dissatisfaction among your customers.The Frotcom App for smartphones gives you access to detailed information on each vehicle in…

Multi-fleet management

If you have to manage your own fleet and also subcontracted fleets, you need to monitor all vehicles at the same time. You need to access the whereabouts and activities of all the vehicles, receive notifications when something is quite not right, or even interact with drivers through messaging, in a single system. Know exactly what you can demand of your fleet and subcontracted vehicles.

Fifteen steps for safer roads

The European Commission has proposed that 15 new advanced safety features should be fitted as standard to new cars, vans, trucks, and buses. The Commission says that the new features, allied to safer road infrastructure, could save 10,500 lives and avoid 60,000 injuries between 2020-2030. Its long-term goal, Vision Zero, is to eradicate all road deaths and serious injuries by 2050.The proposals include advanced emergency braking, lane-keeping…

Orkan Impeks reduces fuel costs by more than 15 percent with Frotcom

The road transportation company, Orkan Impeks, uses Frotcom to reduce fuel costs and improve driving behavior. Established in 1994, in Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia, Orkan Impeks is an international transport company. It counts on a fleet of 45 trucks, all certified to the highest Euro 5 and Euro 6 standards and in possession of a variety of CEMT (Conférence Européenne des Ministres des Transports / European Conference of Transport Ministers)…

Orkan Impeks reduces fuel costs by more than 15 percent with Frotcom

Frotcom premiers new features at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018

Frotcom is getting ready for the 67th IAA, the world's leading trade fair for mobility, transportation, and logistics. The IAA Commercial Vehicles will take place in Hannover, Germany, from 20 to 27 September 2018. We are pleased to announce our participation in this prestigious event, where we will be showcasing the latest innovations and developments in Frotcom’s vehicle tracking and fleet management system. Here are some of the Frotcom…

HCapital acquires minority stake in Frotcom International

We’re pleased to announce that Frotcom International and HCapital reached an agreement for the acquisition of a minority stake by the latter. Valério Marques, CEO of Frotcom Internaitonal and João Arantes e Oliveira, Founding Partner of HCapital. In the scope of this operation, HCapital will subscribe a rights issue of Frotcom International, thus fostering its capacity to expand to new geographies and keep launching new…

Spanish government to remove road tolls

The new Spanish government will end road tolls where the existing 50-year concession is due to finish before 2021. In an interview to “El País”, José Luís Ábalos, the new Minister of Development said that the decision would affect a total of 468 km of AP-1 (Burgos-Armiñón), AP-7 (Alicante-Tarragona) and AP-4 (Sevilla-Cádis). There will be an audit of the costs of toll motorways “rescued” by the previous government, which they put out to tender.…

Road transportation: More sustainable and more digital (Part I)

In the medium to long-term, we will see an entirely new way of thinking about transport in the distribution sector. Climate change, the development of new technologies, digitization of industry, logistics, and supply chains are creating the conditions for a real revolution in the distribution sector, which will affect both long-distance and urban deliveries. Sustainability and respect for the environment The transport sector generates a quarter of all CO2 emissions making it an absolute pre-requisite that the industry complies with the United Nations Paris Agreement in reducing greenhouse…

Integrated navigation system

Your trucking company has to pick up a load from a customer’s premises. You check the closest available truck. With the click of a button, you send the pickup location to your driver along with clear instructions. As soon as he stops, he will be able to accept and initiate the job. Do you see how simple, clear, safe and economical it is?