Roadmap monthly newsletter - February 2012

February
2012

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue
New Features
Nav to Nav messaging
Editorial New Daily activity start alarm

D
oes your company have a “Driving at work” Case study
policy? It should. Keep reading, because this Rubber Vulk - Reducing costs
concerns you. through routes optimization

A good “Driving at work” policy covers every element of your News and events
business vehicle operation, no matter how few vehicles are involved and who Frotcom East Africa
actually owns them – privately owned vehicles used for your business journeys
on the Road to Success
must be treated exactly the same as company owned vehicles.
New Certified Partner
It has been estimated that up to a third of all road traffic accidents involve
somebody who is at work at the time. Frotcom now in Kosova

That is why in some countries, having such a policy is actually mandatory. For This and much more…
instance, in the UK, in April 2008, the Corporate Manslaughter Act was
strengthened to target company directors as well as drivers in cases of road
deaths involving vehicles used on business, regardless of being company
vehicles or private vehicles serving the company.

The UK Police treat every road death as “an unlawful killing”. They can seize
company records and computers during investigations and bring prosecutions
against company directors who fail to provide clear policies and guidance for
their employees driving at work.

In many countries, road
fatalities are a major
reason for concern. The
following map depicts
the annual number of
road fatalities per
100,000 inhabitants.
Source: World Health Organization

With its set of tools such as online tracking, alarms and reports, Frotcom will
help you implementing a successful policy. And next month we will bring you
great news about driving behavior tools in Frotcom. For now, let me recommend
you a good source of inspiration for your company’s “Driving at work” policy
implementation: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg382.pdf

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?

New Features

Nav to Nav messaging - Drivers can now communicate
between each other using integrated navigators STARS - A European project on
speed developed by the European
Drivers can now send and Transport Safety Council
receive text messages between
them, using the integrated
navigator, at the same time
giving the administrator the STARS is an 18 month project which
ability to control individual aims at mobilising transport
permissions. research into speed management to
demonstrate how excessive and
inappropriate speed can be reduced
through existing measures.
New Daily activity start alarm STARS relies on the work of
committed young university
This alarm detects the first trip of a day, for any students who will be encouraged to
run a local speed management
vehicle. action to reduce speeding through
Some companies need to know in real time when the infrastructure projects or
communication projects in road
activity of each vehicle starts. Instead of having to
transport with the support of ETSC
constantly look at Frotcom’s interface, this alarm and its partners.
works by detecting that initial trip and sending the
START TRIP The STARS project is divided into
corresponding information by email or SMS if
three main parts: Lectures, Camp
appropriate. and Competition & Award.
First ESTC gives a series of lectures
on speed and its consequences in
New option in the Open door alarm several universities across Europe.
The second step is the “STARS
The Open Door alarm has now the possibility of being configured such that the Speed Management Camp”, where
alarm can be activated in some or all types of places. For instance, you can now students will design speed
specify that only inside places as a Warehouse the alarm should not be management projects which will be
triggered. In all other locations, if the door is open, the alarm will be triggered. assessed by ETSC experts.
The third step stands for
Competition & Award where three
students will be rewarded for their
projects´ results in their home
countries.
These events will provide good
opportunities for all actors involved
Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | roadmap@frotcom.com | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 to learn about best practice
Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com examples and to share their
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safety campaigning.
2 Source: http://www.etsc.eu/stars.php

Tip of the month

Case study

Rubber Vulk - Reducing costs through routes optimization Submitting useful links for fleet
management activities
Rubber Vulk was founded in 2001 and it soon became a leader in the marketing
of accessories and consumables directed to sales centers and tire assembly. Useful links is a section in which
users can look for information
The company´s mission is to provide security and comfort in which can be useful for their fleet
wheels mobility, generate value for the organization by management activity. Here are
offering professional technical solutions and materials for some examples: Gas price
assembly, maintenance, repair and recycling. comparison; Weather forecast;
Rubber Vulk adopted Frotcom´s Vehicle Tracking solution Traffic information; Emergency
and immediately obtained a cost reduction through routes phone numbers.
optimization. Frotcom’s Useful links list can be
seen by hovering with the mouse
As stated by David Rodriguez Muñoz, Manager Quality Control of Rubber Vulk,
on top of the black mark to the left
“After implementing Frotcom in our fleet, we were able to quickly reduce our
of the browser:
costs – fuel, maintenance, time - by optimizing the routes. Thanks to Frotcom, we
have also increased our sales productivity and customer satisfaction. In other
words, we are in full control of our fleet, which makes our lives much easier.”
For more information about the company, visit their official website at
http://www.rubbervulk.com.
By pressing on the left side-bar
ROADMAP congratulates the Frotcom Spain team for this successful project!
button a window will open
displaying online resources
News and events containing relevant information
for fleet managers. An example of
useful link to be added is: EU –
Frotcom East Africa on the Road to Success Traffic Rules.

In an interview to Kenyan’s TV show “Road to Success”, Jackson Fagio, manager
at Frotcom East Africa, talked about Frotcom and what makes it stand out in the
East African market.
Road to Success is a TV program
broadcasted by the reputable
state-run media organization of
Kenya, Kenya Broadcasting
Corporation. The program
celebrates all business owners on
their road to success, like Jackson
Clicking on any of the links will
Fagio, who set up the Frotcom direct the user to its
business in all East African countries succeeding in driving growth and value in corresponding page.
the fleet management sector.
In case you want to add a new link
You can see the full interview here. or adjust any of the links that you
already submitted, you have to
Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com click the Edit button which will
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Company profile.
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New Certified Partner
Next, on Roadmap
Frotcom now in Kosova
Frotcom International and Online-Kos
News and events,
have set up a partnership for the creation of Frotcom Kosova.
Online-Kos is a company established in Pristina, Republic of Kosova, in December more new Frotcom features
2008. The main focus of the company is to offer high quality solutions in the
and tips will be presented.
field of Information Technology and Telecommunications, OEM quality
hardware, IT consultancy, technical support and maintenance of IT systems with
modern methods and professional staff.
Knowing Frotcom International as a company that offers high quality hardware
as well as high standard solutions is one of the reasons which led Online-Kos to This and more, so don’t miss
join the wide network of Frotcom´s Certified Partners. the next issue of Roadmap.
According to Alban Hasani, General Manager at
Online-Kos, “Frotcom Kosova will be a new branch in
our country and soon will be competing in the
market. The vision of reaching the intended
destination in the market will be turned into reality
by the clear objectives we set: profit maximization, a
well-deserved place in the market, a good name and
satisfied clients.
In the future we wish to offer our clients professional services at any time, based
on quality and Frotcom International´s support.”
Nuno Liñan, Marketing Director at Frotcom International said that, “Extending
our world-wide Certified Partners team with Frotcom Kosova, strengthens once
again our international position. We will be actively involved in helping Frotcom
Kosova reach the desired destination in their market.”
ROADMAP welcomes Alban Hasani and the Frotcom Kosova team on board and
wishes them successful operations.

Some words about the Republic of Kosova
The Republic of Kosova is located in southeastern
Europe. It is largely mountainous, bordering the
Republic of Macedonia to the South, Albania to the
West and Montenegro to the Northwest.

Agriculture, stock raising, forestry, and mining are the
> Capital: Pristina
major occupations. There are rich deposits of lignite
> Population: 1,733,872 (brown coal), lead, nickel, zinc, and other minerals.
> Territory: 10, 908 km2
The most common language of Kosova is Albanian, the
> GDP: USD 5.601 billion first language of 88 - 92% of the population.

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