Roadmap monthly newsletter - March 2013

March
2013

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue
Case Study
N.G.R.C. is reducing
Editorial operating costs with Frotcom

News and events

W
hy is Frotcom consistently being able to sell, in a world full of economic
Frotcom Angola
uncertainty and when companies fight to stay profitable?
showcased new services
The answer has three letters: ROI. Frotcom Bulgaria
In a moment such as the one most countries in the 6th edition
live nowadays, it is very rare to have a of Transport and Logistics
company buying on a product or service which
does not pay itself. Frotcom’s Return On New features
Investment leaves no room for doubt: Personalize the proposed path
companies which installed Frotcom usually
have their investment returned not in years, This and much more…
but in months.

The ROI with Frotcom happens through several components:
1. Productivity
When your fleet is controlled by Frotcom, you will know exactly how the
vehicles are being used: when, where and how. So you can optimize its use and
make the best use out of it.

2. Fuel costs
With Frotcom you can avoid unnecessary mileage; and with the Eco-driving
module you can also avoid uneconomical driving behavior which is known to
increase fuel costs by an easy 5 to 15%, according to several studies. That’s a lot
of money.

3. Maintenance costs and downtime
By monitoring driving behavior, Frotcom can also reduce the need for curative
maintenance. Maintenance costs will lower. And the less time your vehicles
spend in the workshop also means – again – more productivity.

4. Accidents, claims and insurance
What’s the potential impact of Eco-driving on the number and severity of road
accidents? According to some studies, it can be very significant. Decreases of
50-70% in the number of accidents and accident related claims have been
reported. Naturally, your insurance premiums can be renegotiated as well.

There are other direct and indirect benefits, but maybe the ones above are most
common. So, what’s your company’s ROI with Frotcom?

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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Did you know?
ISO 39001: A new safety
framework for public and
private sector organizations
Case Study

N.G.R.C. is reducing operating costs with Frotcom
N.G.R.C., an Angolan company working across multiple sectors such as
transportation and construction, relies on Frotcom - Vehicle Tracking & Fleet
Intelligence System - to reduce fuel consumption and maintenance costs.

N.G.R.C - Nelson Gonzaga Ramos Caetano, LDA., brings 30 years of experience
in fuel transportation services in Angola. N.G.R.C. also provides wholesale fuels On October 1st, 2012, the
and lubricants, installation of gas pumps and construction of gas stations. International Standardization
Organization published ISO
The company maintains a fleet with more than 200 vehicles which consists of 39001:2012 Road traffic safety (RTS)
tanker trucks to transport fuel and dump-trucks to transport water, soil and big management, a significant landmark
machinery. Its national coverage and field activities have demanded a better in the Global Road Safety Facility’s
monitoring of the vehicles for cost decrease. efforts to develop a framework for
public and private sector
organizations involved in regulating,
designing or operating road
transport. […]

Specific items include the
requirements for an organization to
adopt the Safe System goal and
decide on targets and objectives for
the interim and consider for use a
Nelson Caetano, Founder and Owner at N.G.R.C. Valério Marques, CEO at Frotcom range of measurable safety
and Aliandra Caetano, Director at N.R.G.C. International, Marco Rebelo, Fleet Manager at
performance factors covering areas
N.G.R.C. and António Barros, General Manager
at Frotcom Angola. within the organization’s sphere of
influence that are known to reduce
The fact that Frotcom provides an all-inclusive solution with no hidden or extra
the risk of fatal and serious injury.
costs was one of the reasons why N.G.C.R. decided to install Frotcom. Today,
N.G.R.C. fuel transportation services combine their dispatch methodology with
The aim is both to guide
Frotcom’s technology.
organizations through a process of
“We work with Frotcom since 2010 and taking into account the great benefits continual improvement in road
that it brought to our company, we can say that it is a good investment. Frotcom safety performance towards zero
is a company that considers our opinions and concerns, always giving death and long-term injury and
professional advices. We hope that Frotcom continues to improve and innovate, support the transfer of knowledge
about successful activity.
so we can all benefit”, said Mr. Marco Rebelo, Fleet Manager of N.G.R.C.

For a complete profile, click here for the company’s official website. For further information on the ISO
39001:2012 standard, please visit
Roadmap congratulates the Frotcom Angola team for this successful project! http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_d
etail?csnumber=44958
Angola |Belgium |Brazil |Bulgaria |Cameroon |Cyprus |Croatia |D.R.Congo |Egypt |Georgia |Greece |Italy |Kenya |Kosova |Luxembourg |Macedonia Source: World Bank Group

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Tip of the month
Monitor your engine
Do you want to avoid over-revving
News and Events in your vehicles?

Or making sure the engine does not
Frotcom Angola showcased new services exceed the maximum
recommended temperature?
On March 7th, 2013, Frotcom Angola was honored to receive the visit of around
20 of their esteemed clients in an event focused on reviewing Frotcom’s offer In the Administration > Alarms list,
and showcasing two of Frotcom newest modules: Eco-driving (driving behavior) select the vehicles you want to
and Workforce Management. apply the alarm to, click New and
choose the engine alarm you
pretend:

Once you open the engine alarm
details, you will be asked to fill in
the parameters. Here’s an example
The event also included the participation of Frotcom International, represented for the Engine over speed alarm:
by its CEO, Valerio Marques, who introduced those modules and described their
benefits.

Both modules were shown wide acceptance by the participants, including very
encouraging feedback about their plans for adopting one or even both.

In the case of Eco-driving, companies clearly saw the direct impact on fuel
consumption and, maybe as important, on maintenance costs. As for the
a. In Maximum speed (RPM),
Workforce Management module, its capability to improve job control was
enter the maximum number of
widely recognize as an important benefit for many of the companies present.
revolutions per minute that
The session then continued with some Q&A you want to allow. Consult
and the presentation by Antonio Barros, your vehicles’ manual to check
what could be an adequate
CEO of Frotcom Angola, of the new
value.
extended support and monitoring
services, which will help clients to use b. In Minutes in over speed to
Frotcom for the full optimization of their trigger alarm, enter the
fleet’s productivity and the reduction of number of consecutive
its costs. minutes in which you allow the
maximum limit to be exceeded,
Antonio Barros also described the strategy before the alarm is triggered. If
followed from the very beginning by you enter 0 (zero), a single
Frotcom Angola, with a very strong focus sample/record with engine
on a high level support to clients. over speed will trigger the
Roadmap congratulates Frotcom Angola alarm.
for this very successful event.
Note: Both engine alarms only work
Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | roadmap@frotcom.com | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | www.frotcom.com for vehicles with CANBus interfaces.

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News and Events
Next, on Roadmap
th
Frotcom Bulgaria in the 6 edition
of Transport & Logistics
News and events,
The 6th International Specialized Exhibition TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS was held
more new Frotcom features
from March 6th to 8th 2013 at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Traditionally this B2B Forum creates an ideal environment for professionals to
and tips will be presented.
see new proposals, product innovations, technologies and services, and to
contribute to the growth of the South East Europe market.
Frotcom Bulgaria was present at this
year’s TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS fair and This and more, so don’t miss
showed the latest updates in Frotcom. The
new features included the new Workforce the next issue of Roadmap.
Management interface for smartphones
and tablets, which will improve
communication between the office and
the drivers/ workforce, by allowing the
company to interact with them in several
Delyan Kostov, General Manager at different ways and managing closely the
Frotcom Bulgaria assignment of jobs and their execution.
This year’s exhibitors came from Bulgaria, Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy,
Switzerland, USA, China, among others. To know more about this event, click
here.
ROADMAP congratulates Frotcom Bulgaria for the participation at this great event!

New Features

Personalize the proposed path
Frotcom already included a feature
which allows you to calculate the best
path between any two points on the
map, passing through any other group
of points (From here – To here –
Through here).
Now Frotcom allows you to change
the path proposed by Google Maps or
Bing Maps, by dragging points on the
path until you reach your preferred
configuration. This allows you to adapt
the proposed path to your needs.


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