FLEET MANAGEMENT
Telematics results in performance boost for Lincolnshire council
North Lincolnshire Council and Masternaut Three X have developed a web-based telematics solution to help maximise refuse collection and gulley cleansing performance.
The system helps manage the coun-
cil’s fleet of 66 refuse and highways vehicles and the investment is largely self-funded through operational cost savings. Since going live, the council and its stakeholders have been benefit- ing from significant service improve- ments through more efficient use of resources and access to real-time infor- mation. The system provides an up-to-
The new telematics system is helping the council to maximise its refuse collection
the-minute view of activity, and live data is instantly accessible by managers and contact centre staff. Managers can also access the system using their Blackberry mobile phones when work- ing remotely.
Graham Sykes, council operations manager, says: “Masternaut is an excel- lent management tool. It helps us max- imise the use of our vehicles and people and it saves time by reducing adminis- tration. Our crews update the system using the in-vehicle terminals and our contact centre has real-time access to data, which helps when responding to
customers. This is important in helping us to achieve national indicator 14. Part of this is being able to give a first-time response to customer queries and avoids any secondary contact.” Shortlisted for the past three consecu- tive years as ‘best performing service’ by the Association for Public Service Excellence, North Lincolnshire uses the Masternaut system to help maintain its leading position in waste management. Sykes continues: “The council has successfully extended recycling to over 51% of collected waste. Masternaut is key to this as we use it to audit the effi- ciency of the collection rounds.” Currently, the development team is exploring the possibility of using Masternaut’s GreenerFleet environmen- tal management tool for recording the fleet’s carbon footprint. This is an excit- ing development as the council’s needs are significantly different from other fleet operations. “Our services mainly involve low speed, stop-start driving with higher speeds between certain points,” explains Sykes. “Our challenge is to develop GreenerFleet to monitor this mixed driving and provide accurate measure- ments. Once we have completed the work, North Lincolnshire will be among the first to be able to provide accurate
CO2 measurements for its waste and highways services.”
www.masternaut.co.uk
Oran navigates cost and mileage savings
Vtec Solutions, UK reseller of TomTom Work vehicle tracking sys- tems, has completed a deal with Oran Environmental Solutions to supply Oran with technology to help manage and control its fleet of vans and trucks, and make savings on mileage, fuel labour, insurance and overtime. TomTom Work combines plug and play fleet management technology with smart navigation and communication
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tools that enable organisations to pin- point their vehicles’ location to as close as three feet away, while supplying real- time vehicle information such as main- tenance, speed, location and direction. Vtec Solutions has supplied Oran with 100 TomTom Link 300 tracking units, which combine the TomTom Navigation technology to help navigate Oran’s trucks. Peter Deighan, fleet man- ager for Oran, says: "We are delighted
with the increased benefits we are see- ing from our new vehicle tracking solu- tion supplied by Vtec Solutions. “The real time mapping, reporting and alert features help us to streamline and better manage the day-to-day opera- tions, allowing us to take full control of our fleet vehicles and our drivers, and drive down costs across the business.”
www.vtecsolutions.com
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