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How can automated driving make our roads safer?
Automated cars have the potential to save millions of lives. Discover how automated driving could reduce car crashes to virtually zero.Road traffic puts lives at riskTraffic accidents kill 1.25 million people a year worldwide, that equals 7 Boeing 747–8 airplanes crashing every day. Human error is crucialWhile man is currently still the absolute best driving machine out there, human error still accounts for 90% of all road accidents. Driver distraction is increasingAn estimated 26% of car crashes in the USA involve drivers texting and talking on cell phones. Technology already…
The efficiency benefits of route planning and monitoring
Route planning and monitoring is the first step for fleet companies in creating optimized journeys.
For fleet companies of all scales and sizes, ensuring that journeys are time-efficient and cost-effective is always the objective for more successful business performance. So how can fleet managers create journeys that travel shorter distances but still maximize productivity?
The key to an efficient journey lies in intelligent route planning and monitoring. An optimized route is vital for companies to increase productivity and provides a better customer experience. While this can be…
Panic button alert
Simultaneous alarm messages on your computer and mobile phone leave no room for doubt: your driver has pressed his panic button. You try to call him, but his phone is dead. Fortunately, you have another vehicle in the vicinity, which you redirect immediately to the location where the panic button was activated. Help is on the way.
New safety measures are put in place in Accra (Ghana) after traffic collisions increase
The capital of Ghana’s local government enforces measures to tackle a dramatic rise in traffic collisions and improve policy outcomes.
Traffic crashes are claiming more than 1.35 million lives around the world and are the leading cause of death for children and young adults*. In Accra, Ghana, more than 13,000 traffic collisions have led to almost 1,000 deaths, with speeding, drink driving, the non-use of helmets by motorcyclists and the refusal…
Phone addicts are worse threat than drunk drivers, study finds
Distracted driving has surpassed drink driving and speeding to become the top roadway threat.
Drivers are 10% more distracted behind the wheel than last year and the number of cell phone addicts has doubled, according to Zendrive's third annual "Distracted Driving Study," which analyzed over 160 billion miles of data.
Key among the findings was that "phone addicts" have replaced drunk drivers as the top roadway threat today, according to…
Frotcom holds its ninth annual meeting
The picturesque village of Ericeira in Portugal hosted the ninth Frotcom Annual Meeting, gathering Certified Partners from around the world.
Frotcom’s ninth annual meeting took place in the beautiful village of Ericeira in Portugal from May 23rd to the 25th. The three-day annual event brought together Frotcom Certified Partners from all over the world, as well as the Frotcom International team.
Attendees had the opportunity to discuss the fleet management market globally, and the issues facing Frotcom’s business. A variety of keynote speeches also took place, with guests sharing ideas around…
New filters now available on Frotcom’s Interact
Frotcom’s Interact messaging has been updated with a new interface and range of helpful message filters to improve communication with drivers.
Interact is a messaging system with a range of channels to help your back office communicate with drivers, as well as supporting text messaging between drivers. There is a variety of functions to suit your objectives, including integrated navigation, where text messages are sent from the office to onboard navigation devices, with drivers also being able to send text messages to one another when permitted by the company.…
Constantinos Christodoulides signs a new sponsorship agreement with Frotcom
Frotcom is thrilled to announce that it has signed a new sponsorship agreement with professional kart driver Constantinos Christodoulides, who the organization has been sponsoring since 2016.
Christodoulides is set to be a major contender for victory in the 2019 Pancyprian karting Championship, with Frotcom supporting him all the way.
Constantinos has been racing since the age of 11, and currently holds 12 National and one International Title.…
Drivers’ bad posture can cost your business a lot of money
New survey reveals that drivers’ back pain is costing billions in time off work.
A survey undertaken by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has found that back pain is costing van drivers in the UK a staggering £21 Billion per year. 70% of those surveyed have admitted that they needed to take time off work averaging anything up to three weeks. Smaller businesses find the loss of manpower particularly challenging to deal with; can you imagine if just one in every ten people were absent at any one time? The cost to your business would be huge.
With some drivers spending at least seven hours in a…
Improve fleet productivity and efficiency with an Automatic Driver ID system
The Automatic Driver Identification system is a useful method of security but can also help you run the fleet more productively and efficiently.
In many companies, drivers are allowed to operate different vehicles depending on the type of job that they need to complete. Sometimes it is necessary to reassign drivers, so it is essential to be able to identify which driver is in which vehicle so that you can communicate with them effectively, as…