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Frotcom in the USA, complying with the ELD mandate

With an international presence in more than 30 countries, Frotcom recently entered the world's largest fleet telematics market, capitalizing on the recent US ELD regulation that requires trucks to carry an electronic logging device (ELD), which records truck drivers’ work and rest times. Similar to the European tachograph, the ELD includes onboard devices/tablets connected to the vehicles’ electronic systems that obtain online data on location, movement, and other metrics. The new ELD legislation is an improvement to previous regulations that required the registration of driving and rest…

Protect your fleet against vehicle theft

In the past two years, truck thefts on the roads of Chile averaged 60% of all incidents that ended in truck or cargo losses.Decapack - a company dedicated to providing professional services at all stages of the moving process, and a client of Frotcom in Chile – is not part of these vehicle theft statistics, thanks to their use of Frotcom’s technology, which triggers the alarm when a truck is stolen along with its cargo. These crimes directly affect the operating costs of road transportation companies, for example, increasing insurance premiums and the expense incurred to recover vehicles and…

Europe on the Move: Modernizing the fundaments of European transportation

The first initiatives specifically dedicated to road transport were presented by the European Commission and included a package of measures designed to redefine European mobility and transportation. The set of initiatives named 'Europe on the Move' aim to: Make traffic saferReduce CO2 emissions, air pollution and congestionEncourage smart road chargingCut red-tape for businessesFight illicit employmentEnsure proper conditions and rest times…

Rundu Bus Service reduces its fuel costs with Frotcom

The Namibian passenger transport company uses Frotcom’s fleet management system to reduce fuel costs and mitigate risks.   Known as “Emangweni Transport”, Rundu Bus Service founded in 1994 has been specializing in staff transportation for the past five years. Nowadays, they employ 4 buses dedicated to staff transport mainly in Rundu, the Okavango region, Windhoek and the Khomas region of Namibia, transporting more than 500 commuters a day. After being contacted by a Frotcom sales representative, Abraham Nkomo, Branch Administrator of Rundu Bus Service, went through the demonstration…

Arval: Clearing the air around diesel

Arval has released a white paper clarifying the current status of diesel in Europe and outlining the potential alternatives. The leasing firm expects the percentage of diesel vehicles in its UK fleet to fall from today’s 90 percent figure to 78 percent in 2020.The paper titled ‘Clearing the air around diesel’ highlights how Arval believes that in the short-term, diesel remains instrumental to the reduction of CO2 emissions. Diesel is providing…

Rundu Bus Service reduces its fuel costs with Frotcom

The Namibian passenger transport company uses Frotcom’s fleet management system to reduce fuel costs and mitigate risks. Known as “Emangweni Transport”, Rundu Bus Service founded in 1994 has been specializing in staff transportation for the past five years. Nowadays, they employ 4 buses dedicated to staff transport mainly in Rundu, the Okavango region, Windhoek, and the Khomas region of Namibia, transporting more than 500 commuters a day. After being contacted by a Frotcom sales representative, Abraham Nkomo, Branch Administrator of Rundu Bus Service, went through the demonstration process…

Fleet management software: The numbers don’t lie

Frotcom International carried out a 2017 survey among the CEOs and general managers of forward thinking European companies, to provide insight into their uptake of GPS Vehicle Tracking and Fleet Management software.   The majority of respondents (58.2%) did not use a fleet management system, (47.9%) considering it to be too expensive; but (85.7%) would be interested in installing fleet monitoring equipment without initial investment, as…

Retail chain Maxi increases fleet efficiency with Frotcom

The constant support of the Frotcom team in Angola has helped Maxi to increase efficiency and make positive improvements to the management of its fleet. Maxi has 20 years of experience in Angola, with over 1,500 employees, who carry out daily operations for 15 retail stores in Luanda, Porto Amboim, Sumbe, Lobito, and Benguela.In line with its mission to provide outstanding products to its customers, the company follows a Quality and Food Safety…

Retail chain Maxi increases fleet efficiency with Frotcom

The constant support of the Frotcom team in Angola has helped Maxi to increase efficiency and make positive improvements to the management of its fleet. Maxi has 20 years of experience in Angola, with over 1,500 employees, who carry out daily operations for 15 retail stores in Luanda, Porto Amboim, Sumbe, Lobito, and Benguela. In line with its mission to provide outstanding products to its customers, the company follows a Quality and Food Safety…

Frotcom TV

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.