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Cabotage, rest times in cabin and tachograph rules are dividing Europe
The proposal from the Austrian presidency of the EU to "unclog" the debate has not created a consensus among the member states, who can be divided into three blocks: central countries, peripherals and Eastern countries.
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Europe is increasingly failing to reach a consensus on implementing a true common transport policy. After a year of debating the European Legislative Mobility Package, the proposal…
See more detail with the Frotcom Workforce management tasks report
Frotcom’s Workforce management module allows you to dispatch tasks to your drivers and those tasks can be tracked in real time as each one progresses.
The number of assigned and executed tasks and the average execution times and mileage can be seen in the Workforce management tasks report for a period, a vehicle or a selection of vehicles.
When you generate a new Workforce management task report in Frotcom, you now have the option to choose whether or not to view it with the detailed data from all the tasks…
Notebook
As a fleet manager, you need to write this information down before you forget it: the driver just mentioned that there seems to be a problem with the back door of the trailer. You need to associate this information with the trailer and have someone from the shop inspect it.
Renewable gas will be included in truck emissions calculations
The European Parliament has voted in favor of a new regulation to establish CO2 emission standards for heavy vehicles, which includes the effect of renewable gas on the calculation.
The plenary session has decided that the European Commission will develop a methodology for 2020 that includes the effect of reducing CO2 emissions by the use of renewable gas as fuel, in the calculation of average emissions from truck fleets.Renewable gas, coming from…
Does your company suffer from NIMI syndrome?
NIMI is an acronym that stands for “Not In My Industry”. CEOs of companies suffering from NIMI syndrome are usually both optimistic and in big trouble. They basically believe that any disruption affecting other industries will not apply to them. They think they exist in a bubble, immune from changes brought about the digital transformation.
Common beliefs run along the lines of “We are the market leader, we have the best products, our industry is too traditional”…
But, guess what, the business landscape is evolving dramatically for every company, regardless of what they do or where they…
How to couple and uncouple vehicles and assets on Frotcom?
In this tutorial, you'll find how to monitor your valuable trailers and other assets with manual or automatic detection of coupling and uncoupling, and also define which vehicles and trailers will be using this feature.
How to manage subcontracted fleets on Frotcom?
The video will show you how to simultaneously access vehicles of your own company and of associated companies, that you also need to manage.
Frotcom allows you to create users that can simultaneously manage vehicles from several accounts.
Distracted driving, the leading cause of fatal accidents
There are many reasons for accidents on the road but distractions are the cause of the most fatal accidents.
Anything that takes your attention away from the road, can be considered a distraction and mark the difference between life and death for a driver or pedestrian.
It has already been proven that the biggest distraction while driving is related to the use of mobile phones.
You may have wondered why the car in front of you changed its…
What is AdBlue and why does your diesel vehicle need it?
According to a study conducted in 2018, more than 4-fifths of fleet drivers do not know that AdBlue is now standard for new diesel vehicles and is used to produce cleaner emissions.
End-user knowledge of AdBlue is weak, although most of the new diesel vehicles are equipped with an exhaust treatment system called Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR).Contrary to what many people think, AdBlue is not a fuel additive, it’s a trademarked name for a…
Frotcom brings improved fleet efficiency to Fluidi
The more efficient use of Fluidi’s 70 vehicles is the result of pioneering fleet management and vehicle tracking software.
As Kosovo’s largest producer of soft and carbonated drinks, Fluidi Shkp produces approximately 40 million liters of beverages annually, which are distributed in Kosovo, Switzerland, Macedonia, Albania, and recently in the United Kingdom. To maintain customer satisfaction and increase market share, Fluidi realized that the…