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Vehic le T ra cking and F leet Int elligence N ews
Editorial
urely you have read “The adventures of Asterix” like I did. I was a complete
fanatic of this comic book series.
I guess I still am. It’s always a pleasure to revisit these stories and see how
much detail, wisdom and gems are hidden across the stories.
But as I keep reading these books, I find out that I was wrong about the
real hero. Maybe – like I did – you see Asterix as the hero. Or maybe
Obelix. Apart from those two, I’m sure you feel all other
characters have only the purpose of “filling the story”;
like the extras in the movies.
But think again. In my opinion, the real hero is not
Asterix, not Obelix. Those guys have it easy. The real hero
in my mind is no other than Cacofonix, the village bard.
Here’s my point: this guy takes a beating everytime he opens his mouth to sing. And
yet he does not give up. Episode after episode he is coming back again, trying to sing
when everybody else tells him he sucks.
What does that tell you? That this man has a purpose. A motivation. A goal.
He is my hero. He reminds me that no matter how hard things turn out to be, if
you have enough drive and a clear vision, you are very difficult to stop.
Ok, ok, I can hear you say that he SHOULD look for another job because he really
can’t sing. It’s possible. If you are driven to do something that you are not able
to do well – or learn how to do well – this drive may become your worst enemy.
Just look at all those terrible candidates in “American Idol” or similar shows.
But when you are lucky enough to align what you do well to your motivation and an
incredible will to reach your goals, nothing can stop you.
I have been lucky enough to team up with a group of people in Frotcom
International and all the Frotcom Certified Partners around the world that think like
me and have an undefeatable will to reach our common vision: to become a
worldwide reference in Intelligent Fleet Management.
I thank them. And Cacofonix, for the inspiration.
Valério Marques, CEO - Frotcom International
A note from the editor – If you would like to have your own say in the next edition of this newsletter, please
do not hesitate to get in touch at roadmap@frotcom.com.
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In this issue
News and Events
Frotcom Kosova in an interview on
Koha Vision (KTV)
Joining Us
Frotcom Sierra Leone’s team is
expanding
New features
Registration and control of user
logins
Route groups
New alarm features
Case Study
EPIPHANIOU makes significant
savings with Frotcom
This and much more…
April 2014

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News and Events
Frotcom Kosova in an interview on Koha vision (KTV)
Last March 20th
, Alban Hasani, Director at Frotcom Kosova, was interviewed on the
Siguria në Rrugë (“Road Safety” in Albanian) program, broadcasted every Thursday
by Koha Vision (KTV - a Kosovar television broadcaster), under the theme
“Intelligent systems and road safety”.
Alban Hasani made a live demo and explained how Frotcom helps companies not
only to know where and when their vehicles were travelling, but also how they are
being driven. He highlighted that, with Frotcom, driving behaviour is examined
constantly and that this lets companies cut on fuel costs, maintenance costs and,
most important, reduce the number of accidents.
Click here to watch the interview.
Roadmap congratulates Frotcom Kosova for this great interview!
Joining us
Frotcom Sierra Leone’s team is expanding
Frotcom Sierra Leone welcomed Ryan McSkimming as their new
Operations Manager. A South African born, Ryan joins the Freetown-
based team after 15 years in the UK’s Technology industry. Penny
Doyle and Jason Hancocks, Directors at Frotcom Sierra Leone, are
pleased to have Ryan and his expertise on board!
“I am really happy to be here in beautiful Sierra Leone and looking forward to a big
2014 and the years after.”, said Ryan McSkimming.
Roadmap welcomes Ryan on board!
Transport for health
Transport for Health is a new report
coproduced by the IHME and the
World Bank Global Road Safety
Facility.
The report examines the health impact
of transportation-related injuries and
air pollution, which contribute
increasingly to disease burden,
particularly in lower-income countries.
It also describes policy
recommendations for reducing the
negative health impacts of transport
to ensure everyone can safely enjoy its
benefits.
Representatives from the World Bank,
the IHME, the FIA Foundation, the
Overseas Development Institute, the
Health Effects Institute, and The
Guardian discuss trends in road safety
and vehicle emissions, and directions
for the future.
By quantifying the burden of disease
attributable to both road injury and air
pollution from vehicles, the authors [of
the Transport for Health report] have
found that motorized road transport
deaths exceed those from diseases
such as HIV, tuberculosis, or malaria.
That is a powerful wake-up call."
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank
Group in the foreword to Transport for Health
Source: www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org
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New features
Registration and control of users logins
Frotcom allows users to log in from any location, as long as they use
the correct credentials (username and password). Now it is also
possible to know when and from where users have logged in and
even to control from which IPs logins can take place, for each user.
Route groups
Sometimes, especially in the
urban passenger
transportation sector, the
assignment of a single route to
a vehicle (bus) is not efficient.
Because the bus will go back
and forth a number of times,
the assignment of routes to the
vehicle must be done in groups.
In Frotcom, it is now possible to assemble Preferred routes in these route groups,
specifying, for each route, the corresponding departure time.
New alarm features
Frotcom has a large set of powerful alarms based on vehicle positions, vehicle
speeds, driving behavior, vehicle ignition, sensor data and driver ID, time and
mileage (Appointments alarm), etc.
Now Frotcom increases the possibilities for alarms, by
adding new elements:
Supervision level - When things go really bad, it is possible to send alarms to a
supervisor; until then, alarms will be directed to other operational personnel.
Time to trigger - In many alarms Frotcom now allows the definition of a minimum
time before the alarm is triggered; this already happened with some alarms, but is
now generalized to other alarms as well.
Geographical locations - Users can also define, for many alarms, in which
geographical locations the alarm will be triggered and where it will not; this already
happened with some alarms, but is now generalized to other alarms as well; users
can specify places, zones and regions.
Reminders - Users can request some of the alarms to notify them periodically until
the alarming condition goes away; until now, Frotcom would only trigger once.
Configuring the colour code
for speed in waypoints
Frotcom associates a default set of
speed intervals to the colour codes in
way points. The default is:
You may want to alter this
segmentation and to use a
personalised set of speed intervals.
To do it, open the Map options, from
the map or in Administration > My
profile > Map Options. Then click on
the Vehicles separator. You will be
shown the following panel:
At the bottom, enter the speed limits
for the green and blue representations.
The red representation does not
require you to enter any limit, because
it will use the same value entered for
the upper limit of the blue
representation of a waypoint.
Have in mind that the speed for a green
representation will have to be smaller
than the speed for a blue
representation.
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Case Study
Phano N. Epiphaniou Public Ltd (EPIPHANIOU) makes
significant savings with Frotcom
EPIPHANIOU, the leading supplier of a comprehensive range of materials, including
building construction materials and machinery, adopted Frotcom vehicle tracking
and fleet management system to control their fleet and reduce fuel costs.
It all started in an automotive exhibition, where Mr. Alex Baker, Fleet Manager, and
Mr. Petros Kerkides, Logistics Manager at EPIPHANIOU, had the first contact with
Frotcom. “Once we saw the demo, we realized how easy it is to use Frotcom and the
amount of information provided by the system that can really help us to control our
fleet”, said Mr. Alex Baker.
After a meeting and a trial period, in which Frotcom proved to be the solution to
their fuel management and vehicle maintenance program needs, the solution was
installed in all their vehicles.
Working all over Cyprus through a network of stores, distribution centres and
warehouses, the company’s fleet is responsible for delivering their products to
customers.
According to Mr. Petros Kerkides, Logistics Manager at
EPIPHANIOU, “we are very pleased with Frotcom; the
continuous upgrades of the system and the technical
notes provided by Frotcom, are very helpful. Let me
highlight that our main objectives were to control
vehicle movements, reduce fuel costs and ensure timely
fleet maintenance. But we have much more with
Frotcom, like, for instance, full control of our fleet’s
costs”.
He also stated that “other modules in Frotcom are helping us to improve driving
behaviour and to choose the best routes for our deliveries and monitor routes
execution. With Frotcom, and other improvements made in our company, we have
already saved up to 35% in fuel costs.”
About Phanos N. Epiphaniou Public Ltd
EPIPHANIOU has operated for over 45 years in the Cypriot market, being the
pioneer and leading supplier of a comprehensive range of materials, including
building construction materials and machinery.
For a complete profile, click here for the company’s official website (in Greek).
Roadmap congratulates Frotcom Cyprus for this successful project!
Next, on
Roadmap
News and events, more
new Frotcom features and
tips will be presented.
This and more, so don’t
miss the next issue of
Roadmap.
Mr. Petros Kerkides, Logistics
Manager at EPIPHANIOU