Roadmap - Vehicle tracking and fleet intelligence news - June 2014

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Vehic le T ra cking and F leet Int elligence N ews
Editorial
et’s suppose you are about to invest in Frotcom because you believe this
system will help your company remove inefficiencies, cut costs, improve
service and so forth. That’s just great. But you need to know what your return
on this investment (ROI) will be.
The ROI of an investment is calculated as:
A ROI above 1 means that you gain more than you spend. The higher the ROI,
the better, of course. It means you gain a lot more than what you invest.
So let’s start with the costs. The cost of Frotcom will vary, depending on the
exact tracking devices you choose and on the modules you activate. For
instance, Eco-driving or Interact messaging are specific modules in Frotcom,
which require activation before you can use them.
As for the gains, the most commonly referred after installing Frotcom are these
three:
Other benefits may be trickier to
calculate, either for being
intangible or because they
depend on variables hard to
estimate: Better business
planning, Enhanced security of
drivers, vehicles and cargo, and a Lower carbon footprint.
It is quite common to see ROIs of 5 or more with Frotcom. Fuel consumption alone
can reportedly drop by 5% or more due to better control of route executions,
better fuel management and better driving behaviour. That can represent huge
savings by the end of the month.
That is why Frotcom is clearly a good investment and it will pay for itself from day 1.
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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1. Lower fuel consumption
2. Higher productivity
3. Increased customer satisfaction
In this issue
New Certified Partner
Frotcom now in Peru
News and Events
Frotcom Colombia participates in
“Expo Transporte 2014”
Frotcom has been certified by
NTSA (Kenya)
Frotcom Team met in Milan for
the 4th
Annual Meeting
This and much more…
June 2014

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New Certified Partner
Frotcom now in Peru
Frotcom International and Boreas
Soluciones have recently embarked on a
partnership for the foundation of
Frotcom Peru.
Boreas Soluciones was created in early 2013 to provide strategic business
development services in Peru. By partnering with Frotcom International, Boreas
Soluciones consolidates its business with the addition of state-of-the-art
telematics services, adding new business opportunities for the company.
According to the International Business Times, “Peru is the unsung hero of Latin
America. With an economy on the rise and a stable government, the Andean
country has, slowly but surely, found its feet. And it looks like its rise is not
slowing anytime soon: International estimates predict that Peru will be the
second fastest-growing economy in Latin America in 2014.” Encouraged by these
favourable conditions Frotcom International and Frotcom Peru believe this is the
right time to introduce Frotcom to the Peruvian companies.
César Prieto, Managing Partner at Frotcom Peru
said that, “We are more than happy to participate in
the expansion of Frotcom in South America, and to
be part of the Frotcom team, who I had the
opportunity to meet personally in the last Frotcom
Annual Meeting held in Milan. Next year, we
certainly hope to be able to celebrate the success of
our commitment.”
Roadmap welcomes the Frotcom Peru team on board and wishes them
successful operations.
About Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in
western South America.
Peru is, as of 2011, one of the world's fastest-growing
economies owing to the economic boom experienced
during the 2000s.
Services account for 53% of Peruvian gross domestic
product, followed by manufacturing (22.3%),
extractive industries (15%), and taxes (9.7%). Recent
economic growth has been fuelled by macroeconomic
stability, improved terms of trade, and rising
investment and consumption.
> Capital Lima
> Currency Nevo Sol (PEN)
> Language Spanish
> Population 30,475,144
> Territory 1,285,216 km
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> GDP USD 368.777 billion
Source: Wikipedia
Visualizing routes
instead of legs
Frotcom gives you three forms of
visualization of routes and legs,
under the Routes folder:
 Table view
 Linear diagram
 Gantt diagram
You can select if you want Frotcom
to show you the Route legs,
individually, or associated as Routes.
Just select your option in the title
bar:
Examples of different visualization:
- Show legs
Each route leg is shown individually;
each vehicle is shown in one leg,
separately.
- Show routes
All route legs are placed along a
common line; vehicles sharing a route
are placed also along that common
line.
Similarly, if you select Show routes,
the Table view and the Gantt diagram
will show the scheduled and executed
times, for the whole routes, instead of
the individual route legs.
Tip of the month!

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News and Events
Frotcom Colombia participates in “Expo Transporte
2014”
Being the biggest transport and logistics event in Colombia, Expo Transport is an
event organized by the Ministry of Transport of Colombia since 1993, which this
year reaches its 13th
version with clear goals and a knowledge of business
dynamics in the entire production chain of the transport sector, logistics,
mobility and infrastructure.
This year's event had the presence
of the President of the Republic of
Colombia at the opening event,
who conducted a conference on
transport in Colombia; this fact
helped attracting more than 3000
exhibitors and participants from
the world of transportation,
logistics and services.
During the event, Frotcom Colombia had the opportunity to participate in the
business conference and show Frotcom’s features and capabilities to all
attendees, having received very positive feedback from them.
Roadmap congratulates Frotcom Colombia for participating in this great event!
Frotcom has been tested and certified by NTSA (Kenya)
See it on TV!
Frotcom East Africa launched a
new TV commercial after the
Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure from Kenya have
confirmed that Frotcom offers an
advanced vehicle tracking and fleet
management solution tested and
found to conform to the standards
of the National Transport and
Safety Authority (NTSA).
The new TV commercial has been running for the past months in KTN Kenya -
the leading TV station in Kenya – and has been posted on Frotcom’s YouTube
channel.
Roadmap congratulates Frotcom East Africa for this certification!
Seat-belt reminder alerts in
all car seats could save 900
lives a year
Nine hundred lives could be saved
across Europe every year if car
manufacturers put seat belt reminders
in the front and rear of all cars,
according to the European Transport
Safety Council.
The report “Ranking EU Progress on
Car Occupant Safety”, issued in the
end of April 2014, also mentions that
drink-driving and inappropriate speed
are still contributing to thousands of
deaths on European roads.
It says all European council member
states should consider introducing a
zero tolerance approach to drink-
driving for all drivers, and
recommends that 1 in 5 motorists
should be checked each year.
The report “Ranking EU Progress on
Car Occupant Safety” is based on the
analysis of EU data overseen by a
panel of 32 road safety experts from
across Europe.
Download the report
Source: European Transport Safety Council
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News and Events
Frotcom Team met in Milan for the 4th
Annual Meeting
Organized by Frotcom International and Frotcom Italy, the 4th
Frotcom Annual
Meeting was held in Milan – Italy. From May 29th
till May 31st
, Frotcom Certified
Partners from around the world came together to learn, share, collaborate and
act on all the issues facing Frotcom’s business.
Under the theme “Navigating the Future”, the agenda of the meeting was
created to encourage debate, exchange ideas and share valuable information.
The keynotes covered Frotcom’s facts and figures, the announcement of new
features and sharing business experiences, which offered a rich and helpful
insight to all the participants.
Apart from the meeting, on the last day of the event, Frotcom partners took a
walking tour through the most well known monuments of Milan, and then were
challenged to participate in a Pizza contest. The goal: making the best pizza!
The challenge turned out to be an amazing and tasty experience bringing
together the Frotcom Team in a dynamic and cheerful atmosphere.
According to the participants’ feedback, the 4th
Frotcom Annual Meeting was a
success and a source of motivation and inspiration for upcoming projects and
challenges.
Frotcom Team is navigating the future!
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.

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