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Eight reasons why electric vehicles are the future
Falling battery costs, rapid charging networks, and zero-emissions zones are some of the reasons why electric vehicles are destined to take off.
Plummeting battery pricesResearch by Bloomberg New Energy Finance indicates that in the 2020s, EVs will become a more economical option than petrol and diesel vehicles, largely due to massive reductions in the cost of batteries over the next few years. Sales forecasts from the same research predict…
Sharing, collaborating and pushing the Frotcom team to the limit
Our seventh annual meeting was held in Cascais outside the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, from May 25-27, 2017. It was a highly interactive meeting with emphasis on sharing, collaborating, building teams and accelerating growth. And in the process not forgetting to have fun.
Frotcom International’s Chief Marketing Officer, Nuno Liñan introduced the meeting welcoming more than 30 partners and Chief Executive Officer, Valério Marques, who…
Turn on Frotcom TV! The channel that puts you in control
Broadcasting now, Frotcom TV is a phenomenal breakthrough in vehicle tracking.
Based on a TV newscast format and providing panoramic street views, it lets you co-drive every vehicle in your fleet, without moving from your desk.
If you manage your fleet through Frotcom, then from a screen in your dispatch room you can watch the progress of each trip. It’s just like sitting next to your driver.
Designed for a large screen, with…
Vehicle access control system
You find out at the delivery point that part of your cargo is missing. You don’t know where, when or how it went missing. The lock on the door of the semitrailer seems to have been tampered with. You will have to indemnify your customer, who is obviously quite upset.
CRM – Customer relationship management
Your customer wants to be permanently informed about the whereabouts of his goods, which are being transported in your trucks. You don’t want to designate an employee to remain in touch with this customer to let him know where the vehicles are at all times, but you want to satisfy the customer’s request.
Frotcom migrates data center to Microsoft Azure
Frotcom and Microsoft have strengthened their partnership by moving Frotcom’s Data Center to Microsoft’s Azure platform.
Frotcom, the global provider of cloud-based fleet management systems, is excited to announce the migration of its data center to Microsoft Azure.
According to Valério Marques, CEO of Frotcom International, “We are positive that our users will benefit immensely from this change. Frotcom has significantly grown its number…
Matatus: Much more than just a mode of transportation
For any fleet manager who has pondered how branding can make their offering more attractive to customers, Nairobi has the answer, be bold.
Matatus, public transport buses/vans are iconic on the busy streets of Kenya’s capital. Graffiti artists compete to make each matatu louder than the next with custom designs covered in flashy colors. The more glitzy and effervescent the matatu, the more passengers it attracts. Matatus have long been a…
Intelligent Fleet Management. What you need when every minute counts!
Interview with Daniel Paniagua Fernandez, Peru Country Manager for Help Life.
With more than 30 years experience in ambulance cover and the transport of patients, Help Life provides life saving services to both the public sector and private customers in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Brazil and Peru. The company has 1.500 ambulances and more than 400 employees worldwide.…
Autonomous Vehicles - Driving the future of commercial fleets?
With the excitement around driverless vehicles growing daily, should the fleet industry welcome the new opportunities the technology offers with open arms? Or adopt a more cautious approach?Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Google all hope to have fully autonomous vehicles on the road by 2020. Ford says it will deliver a high-volume vehicle for ride-sharing by 2021. As the driverless era grows closer, the fleet industry is considering its reaction.…
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…