roadmap monthly newsletter - march 2012

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Roadmap monthly newsletter

Editorial

s you will read in the next pages of this issue of Roadmap, Frotcom is now available in the United Kingdom too. Officially, Frotcom UK started its activities on March 1

st this year, although preparatory activities started long

ago, in mid-2011.

I’ll bet every Frotcom Customer or Partner will tell you that Frotcom goes all the way to excel its services, regardless of how large or small the fleet of vehicles that customer has, regardless of what kind of business sector that customer is in and – last but not least – regardless of where in the world this customer is located. We do practice the “think global act local” motto.

So, is the UK any different?

Well, Frotcom’s launch in the UK represents a presence in a very mature market, where customers of fleet management systems have had access to many solutions for years; moreover, many of these companies do not just want basic tracking and tracing; they are already familiar with services such as navigation and messaging or integration with ERP, to name but a few. The UK telematics market is striding towards the future with enhanced features, such as wireless cargo temperature monitoring and door checks, and even reading security seals data directly into the system automatically.

Frotcom International’s strategy has been to create a very competitive product and service before venturing into markets such as the UK. Now, we are ready and feel very confident in Frotcom’s ability to compete in the UK as effectively as it has already proven in other markets.

Frotcom UK also brings to the market Frotcom’s full integration with SecureSeal’s latest wireless RF trailer monitoring equipment. This places the Frotcom system at the cutting edge of trailer monitoring as the only telematics system available with fully integrated wireless trailer sensors. Customers will benefit from the total control of their cargo without the expensive, high maintenance and intrusive wiring operations in trailers which have been traditionally troublesome. This innovative new system has been eagerly awaited in the tough fast-moving UK market and has already been field tested by customers, with excellent results.

Once again, Frotcom sets a high standard and paves the way to third generation fleet management.

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 [email protected].

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March

2012

In this issue

New Features

Setting a vehicle to the

Privacy Mode is now possible

Using Cost/hour instead of

Cost/km

News and events

Frotcom Bulgaria exhibiting at Transport & Logistics

Always on the run to meet clients´ needs

New Certified Partner

Frotcom now in UK

This and much more…

mailto:[email protected]


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New Features

Setting a vehicle to Privacy Mode is now possible

Some companies have a vehicle usage

policy for some of their vehicles in

which the drivers are allowed to use

the vehicles out of the working period,

as their private vehicles. For instance,

during weekends, holidays, or simply

after the working hours. Once a vehicle

is set to privacy mode, tracking data

will no longer be available in Frotcom. The only information available will be

the total mileage.

Using Cost/hour instead of Cost/km

You can now configure Frotcom to

calculate the cost of each trip based

either on distance or on time.

Select, copy, cut and paste values and texts

Active input text boxes have a context menu you can use to help you select,

copy, cut and paste values and texts. For instance, when you are sending a

message to a driver, in Interact, you can right click on the message field and

paste a text previously copied from other software.

Did you know?

Preventing Road Accidents and

Injuries for the Safety of

Employees

It is estimated that in Europe six out

of ten work accidents resulting in

death are road crashes, including

both crashes while driving for work

and commuting crashes. (Eurogip)

ETSC (European Transport Safety

Council) has launched PRAISE, a 3

year project addressing all safety

aspects of driving ‘at’ work and

driving ‘to’ work.

PRAISE aims to:

- advance the need for work-related

Road Safety Management and

provide the know-how to employers

who must take on that challenge.

- raise the work-related road safety

standards of EU Member States and

carry out advocacy work at the EU

level: work-related road safety is an

area of road safety policy that needs

renewed political commitment.

- communicate the message that

work-related road safety should

include road safety ‘at’ work (driving

on duty) but also road safety ‘to’

work (commuting).

Using the roads is a necessary part of

everyone’s daily business,

increasingly for work-related

purposes. It is therefore unacceptable

that an ordinary activity leads to an

incredibly high level of injury and

death.

To put it shortly, PRAISE is about

“Mobilizing knowledge to create

work-related road safety leadership.”

Source: http://www.etsc.eu/PRAISE.php

http://www.eurogip.fr/en/

http://www.etsc.eu/PRAISE.php


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News and events

Frotcom Bulgaria exhibiting at Transport & Logistics

Frotcom Bulgaria exhibited at the 5th

Edition of the International Specialized

Exhibition Transport & Logistics.

Transport & Logistics has established

itself as a professional business-to-

business forum, providing

opportunities for direct contacts,

exchange of experience and

prerequisites for successful

cooperation with clients and partners.

In the eye-catching stand of Frotcom Bulgaria, Delyan and his teammates

received many visitors and showed them the latest features in Frotcom.

ROADMAP congratulates Frotcom Bulgaria for the participation at this great event!

Always on the run to meet clients´ needs

Frotcom Macedonia have recently transformed their vehicle in more than just a

means of transportation. With such a beautiful wrap, Frotcom Macedonia’s

services car surely cannot pass unnoticed. And it can be seen as a genuine way

to transmit the clear message that Frotcom Macedonia is always on the run to

meet the clients’ needs.

Tip of the month

Play vehicle route movie

Having access to a vehicle route

movie from one place to another

can be very interesting for users

who want to follow closely the

route of a specific vehicle.

To be able to do this you have to

select from the map the vehicle

you want to track and then press

the Movie button placed on the

right side bar.

On the left side a floating panel

will pop up. Also, on the map you

will see a moving representation

of the vehicle’s path:

Now, press the Play button on the

floating panel. The vehicle will

start to move as the time bar

progresses. You can pause or

reset.

With just a few clicks you can play

your own vehicle route movie!


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New Certified Partner

Frotcom now in UK

Frotcom International and SecureSeal Systems create joint venture for the British market.

Frotcom International is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with

SecureSeal Systems Ltd for the launch of Frotcom UK. The partnership also sees

the integration of the very latest wireless RF trailer monitoring equipment into

the standard Frotcom telematics system.

UK-based SecureSeal Systems Limited is

part of the OEM Group of companies

established in 1976. SecureSeal’s

reusable security seal is already standard

specification on some of the largest

global fleets such as Massmart,

Walmart, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, among

others.

For more information about SecureSeal Systems visit their webpage here.

Cameron Grant, Managing Director at SecureSeal Systems, said that “This new

introduction and partnership with Frotcom goes hand in hand with the launch of

the brand new RF trailer monitoring equipment placing the Frotcom system in a

unique position as the only telematics system providing fully integrated wireless

RF monitoring for temperature, door and security on trailers.”

Regarding the new partnership, Valério Marques, CEO at Frotcom International

communicated that “Having Frotcom UK as our new partner is a very important

step in Frotcom’s positioning as a global provider of advanced fleet

management. SecureSeal’s impressive track record and market vision

strenghtens our confidence in this great partnership for the demanding UK

market.”

ROADMAP congratulates Cameron Grant, Ron Dimelow and the Frotcom UK

team and wishes them great success.

About UK: The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional

monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of

London. The UK has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and seventh-

largest economy by purchasing power parity. UK remains a great power with leading

economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence.

> Capital: London > Currency: Pound Sterling

> Language: English > Population: 62.26 mln

> Territory: 94,060 sq mi > GDP: USD 2.253 trillion

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.

Ron Dimelow, Business Development Manager Secureseal and Valerio Marques, CEO Frotcom International

http://www.secureseal.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_power

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