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A potential customer visits to find out if your services are as excellent as you claim. You want to impress them. That’s why you have a big screen on your meeting room wall, featuring your own TV network, showing the current information on your fleet and the company. 

Tesla Semi truck preorders set to beat expectations

PepsiCo has just made the largest preorder to date of new Tesla electric trucks, joining companies like Walmart, DHL, and Anheuser-Busch.    By integrating electric vehicles like the Tesla Semi into their fleets of trucks, the distribution and logistics giants are ensuring the electric and autonomous future of mobility, in a bid to reduce fleet emissions and cut down on fuel costs.   Elon Musk's strategy of…

New Benelux business partner for Frotcom

We are excited to announce that an agreement recognizing Javaco as a Frotcom Business Partner for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands was signed in December 2017. For 25 years, Javaco has been focusing its business on the sale and installation of automotive multimedia, alarm systems, and vehicle tracking technology. Market expert Alain Jacobs, Director of Javaco, recognizes that there still is a great opportunity for growth in the fleet…

Reduce excessive idling and see the fuel consumption benefits

Understanding the real cost of idling is essential to protecting your vehicles and your fleet budget. When a vehicle is idling, it translates into unnecessary fuel costs; leads to increased maintenance costs and may even reduce engine life. Studies also show that idling vehicles emit large amounts of NOx and CO2, with local government bodies already passing anti-idling policies to counter the negative impact these emissions have on the…

Crash risk doubles when using a cellphone while driving

A study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, examined the impact of cellphone use on crash risk, under realistic driving conditions. Erratic driving can occur for many reasons, but smartphones are the cause behind the majority of incidents.   The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study compared drivers’ odds of being involved in a crash when using a cellphone, relative to driving without performing any observable secondary…

Frotcom International awarded “PME Excelência 2017”

Recognized once again as a company with superior performance, Frotcom International has been awarded 2017 “PME Excelência” (SME Excellence) status. For the 4th year running, the Portuguese Ministry of the Economy through IAPMEI (The Public Agency for SME and Innovation) has recognized Frotcom International as a company with superior performance and awarded “PME Excelência” status. SME Excellence status recognizes strength, reliability and strong…

How much will fleet management software save you?

While values differ from case to case, with the help provided by our White Paper – ROI (Return On Investment) calculation with Frotcom, you can apply our methodology to your own circumstances, working with the specific costs that apply to you.   To help your company eliminate fleet and driver inefficiencies, cut costs and improve customer service, you need to take advantage of fleet management software. The question is how much money…

How to zoom, locate and review information on Frotcom graphs

You can now zoom your Frotcom Graphs in a user-friendly way to locate and review information about your fleet. Using the grey bar at the top of the Graphs view, or from inside any of the graphs, you can drag and drop a line in which you want to have the zoom in for all the graphs. Drag and drop the grey bar on top of the Graphs view:   Drag and drop inside the graph…

Research shows over three million EVs on the road worldwide

There are now more than three million electric vehicles (EV) on the road globally, according to new research collated by ZSW - the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg. As reported by Zap-Map, the organization shows that there were 3.2 million EVs sold globally at the start of 2018. China is leading the EV market, accounting for more than a third of total sales, with 1.2 million EVs. The USA and Japan complete the…

Fleet alarms

One of your trucks has been stopped with its engine running for 10 min. The driver receives a notification to shut down the engine to avoid wasting fuel. Five minutes later, the engine status hasn’t changed. At this point the fleet manager is alerted to contact the driver, so as to avoid wasteful consumption.