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TAXI vs. UBER
Arguably one of the companies with more visceral enemies, Uber has been increasing its footprint around the world. Taxi operators and drivers, the ones more negatively impacted by Uber’s advance, have been gathering in massive demos, with no significant results, at best forcing Uber’s expansion to momentarily slow down.
The fact of the matter is, in general, the public seems to favor Uber over taxis. For many reasons, from convenience…
Do Weather Conditions Affect GPS Accuracy?
We know that GPS (Global Positioning System) was originally developed as a military application, but has since been mainstreamed to serve the needs of the consumer.
We also know that it is a satellite-based navigation and surveying system designed for locating someone or something in three dimensional space.GPS location tracing power is extremely accurate; the same cannot be said about the weather… So, there is the question: Do snow, sun, wind or…
How to increase fleet and driver productivity with Frotcom?
In the last issues of the Roadmap newsletter, we’ve been providing readers with an updated overview of the Benefits of Frotcom:
- Comply with legislation
- Control your fleet operational costs
This month, we'll be shifting focus slightly, and moving from savings to improving performance and productivity:
Increase productivity
With your company operating in a very competitive market, you will want your drivers to be able to carry out…
Frotcom East Africa's eye-catching new outdoor
Frotcom East Africa is taking aim at potential new customers and targeting key concerns with a new outdoor campaign.
The new outdoor is strategically located on Mombasa Road. Linking Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Nairobi's city center, this major artery is travelled by the bulk of Kenya’s visitors, business people and casual travelers alike.
Spotlighting Frotcom's “Intelligent Fuel Monitoring”, the ad targets a major local concern and…
Does your client want to track its cargo in real time?
In this tutorial you will be showed how to create a tracking ticket, so a third party can follow temporarily one of your vehicles. For instance, it is helpful if your client wants to keep an eye on the delivery of their cargo.
How can you measure and improve driving behavior in your fleet?
This video covers the Driving behavior module in Frotcom, which provides you feedback concerning the driving style of each one of your drivers. With that, you will be able to coach them to achieve a high performance and great team spirit.
Is the consumption of your fleet above expected?
This tutorial - will cover a couple of situations that you might be interested to check, if you are experiencing a fuel consumption above expectations. We will go through all the steps of creating the Idling alarm.
All hands on deck at Transport and Logistics 2016 in Macedonia
From left to right: Eva Popova, Dragan Kostovski and Maja Domazetovska from Frotcom Macedonia.
Frotcom Macedonia makes its debut at Skopje’s biennial Transport and Logistics Fair with live demos, one-to-one meetings and a full battery of feature presentations of Frotcom’s fleet management solution.
In its fourth edition, the Transport and Logistics Fair took place at Skopje Fair from the 18th through the 22nd of October…
Dash Camera integration within Frotcom improves road safety
Speeding and dash cam events detected by Garmin PNDs can now be configured and analyzed in Frotcom.
Having a Garmin connected to Frotcom's GPS tracker, that’s nothing new.
But now you can have your Garmin transmitting speeding alerts to Frotcom. These speeding alerts consider the local speed limit of each street and road where known. So Garmin PNDs* connected to Frotcom’s GPS trackers will now be able to help you further improve your drivers’ safety.
Moreover, with an onboard Garmin device equipped with a dash cam, like the Garmin dēzlCam™ or DriveAssist™, your company will be able to…
Be Safe! Frotcom Indian Ocean committed to Road Safety Awareness
The number of road accidents in Mauritius from January to June 2016 increased by 8.8% when compared to the same period in 2015 (13,779 compared to 12,668). In the first semester of 2016 alone, 66 persons died as a result of road accidents, against 41 during the corresponding period of 2015, showing an increase of 60,98%.
Due to these statistics which show that road accidents are increasing at an alarming rate, the Mauritian Police Central Division organized multiple events throughout the country to sensitize the population on the way that the Mauritian roads should be used, with the main…