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PinPoint GPS Fleet Tracking Journal: Risky Driving Behaviour
September 16, 2013 - by Vince Arone
PinPoint Journal By Bob Farrell
Case Study: Customer Identifies Risky Driving Behaviour
Industry: Fire Service Industry
Problem/Scenario: Recently, one of our customers used PinPoint’s systems to identify that it had a chronic speeding problem in its driver pool. Many of the drivers were routinely using company vehicles at speeds of 30 kmph over the limit or greater. The most egregious example was a driver that was clocked at speeds in excess of 140 kmph on multiple occasions.
The customer has now implemented several steps to cut down on this risky behavior:
• Utilization of the driver feedback mechanism to warn drivers of excessive speed;
• Email alerts to management of extreme violations so that action may be taken at the time the problem occurs;
• Routine speeding reports to capture data at a detailed and summary level by driver
• Production of speed graphs when needed for counselling purposes.
Results: The program is relatively new (< 2 months old), but has resulted in a 35% reduction in the number of recorded speed violations, and complete elimination of speeds in excess of 128 kmph.
About The Author: Bob Farrell
Bob is one of the founders of PinPoint. Prior to joining our team, Bob spent over 20 years in large multi-national telecommunications companies such as Nortel Networks, Hyperchip, and Arkipelago Inc. as VP of Finance and Sales in Europe and North America. Since Pinpoint’s inception, Bob has played a key role in building the company’s sales and operations team, and has taken an active role in the company’s work with its equipment partners, customers, and trade organizations such as Landscape Ontario, and the Ontario Road Builders Association (ORBA).
PinPoint GPS Fleet Tracking Journal: Utility Services Contractor
August 14, 2013 - by Vince Arone
PINPOINT JOURNAL BY VINCE ARONE
CASE STUDY: Safety and Improved Customer Support
INDUSTRY: Utility Services Contractor
Problem: This organization was looking at Fleet tracking for some time to provide “visibility” of its high value fleet as well as being able to provide current updates to customers and supervisors of its staff. The client wanted better understanding of its fleets operation and looked to better meet its customers SLA (Service level agreement)
- PinPoint GPS devices were installed in nearly 100 fleet vehicles;
- Minute by minute location was available to dispatch and service managers- safety of the drivers and heavy equipment was known at all time
- The client was able to quickly defend a drivers arrival and departure and satisfy an urgent request
- Fleet utilization reports were able to determine which vehicles were used most in a given month and better plan for subsequent routing
- Daily Start and End times were easily provided to supervisors for effective record keeping
Results: Clear visibility of all its drivers; supervisors are able to ensure all drivers return safely from each job
About the Author: Vince Arone
Vince, one of the founders of PinPoint, is a Professional Engineer of Ontario with MBA from Schulich School of Business at York U. Vince has over 15 years of sales and management experience in multi-national telecommunication companies such as Ericsson, Siemens and Lucent. He also spent the last 5 years working within the Telematics industry.
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