roadmap monthly newsletter - may 2012

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Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | [email protected] | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com Angola |Belgium |Brazil |Bulgaria |Cameroon |Cyprus |Croatia |D. R. Congo |Greece |Italy |Kenya |Kosova | Luxembourg |Macedonia |Madagascar | Mauritius |Morocco |Portugal |Reunion Islands |Romania |Rwanda |Senegal |Seychelles |Sierra Leone |Slovenia |Spain |Tanzania |Uganda | UK | 1 Roadmap monthly newsletter Editorial n most regions of the world, the price of fuel has been steadily increasing for years. Most probably you have felt it over and again. Now the really bad news: chances are the price of fuel will continue to increase for years to come. According to the US Department of Energy (Hirsch report), “The problems associated with world oil production peaking will not be temporary, and past «energy crisis» experience will provide relatively little guidance”. In other words, a sustained reduction in fuel prices is not to be expected any time soon. No wonder fuel management has become one of the biggest concerns of fleet managers. In fact, in commercial road transport companies, fuel costs are one of the top costs, often accounting for up to 30% of the fleet’s operating costs. When fuel prices increase, the total running costs of a fleet increase. There is a great website where you can clearly visualize the evolution in the price of gas over the years. Visit www.gapminder.com and pick this indicator: Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter). Although data is only available from 1991 to 2006, its animated chart is worth paying a visit. Press Play and you’ll see how gas prices have been increasing almost continuously practically everywhere: In fact, with very few exceptions like Venezuela, Iran or Turkmenistan, prices have been constantly raising. European countries, represented in orange, are the ones where gasoline prices are the highest. The fleet tracking tools provided by Frotcom allow you to control your fuel costs by reducing unproductive trips, supervising driving behavior and even detecting fuel thefts; and fuel management has never been more important than nowadays. 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]. I May 2012 In this issue New Features Frotcom’s brand new set of Wireless sensors News and events Frotcom Bulgaria – Fan and supporter of Globul Rally Team Case Study Pemagraf S.A. increases the technical staff’s productivity This and much more…

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Page 1: Roadmap monthly newsletter - May 2012

Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | [email protected] | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com Angola |Belgium |Brazil |Bulgaria |Cameroon |Cyprus |Croatia |D. R. Congo |Greece |Italy |Kenya |Kosova | Luxembourg |Macedonia |Madagascar | Mauritius |Morocco |Portugal |Reunion Islands |Romania |Rwanda |Senegal |Seychelles |Sierra Leone |Slovenia |Spain |Tanzania |Uganda | UK |

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Roadmap monthly newsletter

Editorial

n most regions of the world, the price of fuel has been steadily increasing for years. Most probably you have felt it over and again. Now the really bad news: chances are the price of fuel will continue to increase for years to come. According to the US Department of Energy (Hirsch report), “The problems associated with world oil production peaking will not be temporary, and past

«energy crisis» experience will provide relatively little guidance”.

In other words, a sustained reduction in fuel prices is not to be expected any time soon.

No wonder fuel management has become one of the biggest concerns of fleet managers. In fact, in commercial road transport companies, fuel costs are one of the top costs, often accounting for up to 30% of the fleet’s operating costs. When fuel prices increase, the total running costs of a fleet increase.

There is a great website where you can clearly visualize the evolution in the price of gas over the years. Visit www.gapminder.com and pick this indicator: Pump price for gasoline (US$ per liter). Although data is only available from 1991 to 2006, its animated chart is worth paying a visit. Press Play and you’ll see how gas prices have been increasing almost continuously practically everywhere:

In fact, with very few exceptions like Venezuela, Iran or Turkmenistan, prices have been constantly raising. European countries, represented in orange, are the ones where gasoline prices are the highest.

The fleet tracking tools provided by Frotcom allow you to control your fuel costs by reducing unproductive trips, supervising driving behavior and even detecting fuel thefts; and fuel management has never been more important than nowadays.

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].

I

May

2012

In this issue

New Features

Frotcom’s brand new set

of Wireless sensors

News and events

Frotcom Bulgaria –

Fan and supporter

of Globul Rally Team

Case Study

Pemagraf S.A. increases

the technical staff’s

productivity

This and much more…

Page 2: Roadmap monthly newsletter - May 2012

Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | [email protected] | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com Angola |Belgium |Brazil |Bulgaria |Cameroon |Cyprus |Croatia |D. R. Congo |Greece |Italy |Kenya |Kosova | Luxembourg |Macedonia |Madagascar | Mauritius |Morocco |Portugal |Reunion Islands |Romania |Rwanda |Senegal |Seychelles |Sierra Leone |Slovenia |Spain |Tanzania |Uganda | UK |

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New Features

Frotcom is the only telematics system providing fully

integrated 868MHz RF monitoring

Frotcom’s brand new set of wireless sensors includes temperature, door and

security seal sensors. All units provide data wirelessly from the trailer to the

Frotcom in-cab equipment. All sensors are equipped with a long life lithium

battery and their transmission radius is up to 400 metres. Additionally, their

protection class IP 65 allows them to be used in harsh environments.

WTS-1 Wireless Temperature Sensor

WST-1 uses the latest technology to monitor your

load’s temperature. Accurate to within ±0.5 °C, once

this sensor is paired to the in-cab Frotcom vehicle

unit, temperatures are monitored wirelessly and

breaches detected and immediately communicated to

the Frotcom Data Centre for alert.

WDOS-1 Wireless Door Sensor

The WDOS-1 sensor is a flexible programmable

wireless transmitter that can be connected to any

magnetic door switch or trigger input or other high-

grade door switch.

WDOS-1 is programmed to transmit wireless data

directly to the Frotcom in-cab device; door

openings/closings will be detected and communicated

to the Frotcom Data Centre.

WSS-1 Wireless Security Seal Sensor

The WSS-1 is connected to a SecureSeal™ reusable

seal.

The sensor is a flexible programmable wireless

transmitter which detects SecureSeal’s seal openings

and closings and sends a wireless RF message to the

Frotcom telematics unit or to the gatehouse check

system. The data message contains the trailer

identification, a covert seal number and optional

alerts for open or closed seal conditions.

Did you know?

You can connect with Frotcom on various

online channels

Frotcom´s website

www.frotcom.com is the first place

where you should land if you want

to test-drive Frotcom (free trial),

check videos or address directly any

specific inquiry about products and

services.

You can Like Frotcom’s Facebook Page and automatically be updated with regular posts in your own Home News Feed.

The same goes for the Google+ page.

If you prefer a short text informing you about latest news or a freshly published Newsletter, you can Follow Frotcom on Twitter.

There is also the possibility to Follow the company and Add Frotcom team members to your LinkedIn professional network.

If you want to receive the latest news directly in your Inbox, you can Subscribe by email to Frotcom’s blog.

& When it comes strictly to

Newsletters, there is a friendly way to view, download or print Frotcom´s Newsletters either from Slideshare or Calameo.

Connect with Frotcom now using whatever method is most convenient for you!

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Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | [email protected] | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com Angola |Belgium |Brazil |Bulgaria |Cameroon |Cyprus |Croatia |D. R. Congo |Greece |Italy |Kenya |Kosova | Luxembourg |Macedonia |Madagascar | Mauritius |Morocco |Portugal |Reunion Islands |Romania |Rwanda |Senegal |Seychelles |Sierra Leone |Slovenia |Spain |Tanzania |Uganda | UK |

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News and events

Frotcom Bulgaria – Fan and

supporter of Globul Rally Team

The Bulgarian Globul Rally Team is participating in the National Rally

Championship that started in May. Among the fans and supporters of this

famous Bulgarian race team is Frotcom Bulgaria.

The racing car of GLOBUL Rally Team in 2012 is a Peugeot 207 S2000 driven by

one of the most successful Bulgarian race car drivers in recent years - Krum

Donchev. The car is specially renewed with a unique design for the new

championship. You can check here a video introducing Krum Donchev and his

racing car.

Delyan Kostov, Executive Manager at Frotcom Bulgaria said, "We are proud to

support such a successful Rally Team. This partnership is exceedingly rewarding

because it allows us to confirm our continued commitment to the Bulgarian

sports area.”

ROADMAP congratulates Frotcom Bulgaria for this successful partnership.

Frotcom Sierra Leone on the Spot… a radio spot!

During the first two weeks of April, Frotcom Sierra Leone went on air on Capital Radio with an enthusiastic commercial spot featuring a presentation about Frotcom Vehicle Tracking System in Sierra Leone. Check out the radio spot on Youtube by clicking here!

Tip of the month

Set a vehicle to privacy mode

To specify that you want a vehicle to

have its mode changed to Private

(invisible in Frotcom), go to

Administration > Vehicles. Select the

vehicle and open its details. At the

bottom, click on the More button

and pick Periods.

A dialog will open, showing three

folders:

Working periods

Permitted driving periods

Privacy mode

Choose the last folder, Privacy

mode:

To set the Privacy mode, you will

have three possible configurations:

1. Do not use privacy mode for this vehicle The vehicle will be tracked from this moment on;

2. Use privacy mode for this vehicle The vehicle will be not be tracked from this moment on;

3. Set the privacy mode automatically The vehicle will be tracked only during the permitted driving periods.

Once a vehicle is set to Privacy

mode, its tracking data will no longer

be available in Frotcom. The only

information available will be the

mileage.

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Roadmap Monthly Newsletter | [email protected] | Tel + 351 214 135 670 | Fax +351 214 135 678 Frotcom vehicle tracking system | www.frotcom.com Angola |Belgium |Brazil |Bulgaria |Cameroon |Cyprus |Croatia |D. R. Congo |Greece |Italy |Kenya |Kosova | Luxembourg |Macedonia |Madagascar | Mauritius |Morocco |Portugal |Reunion Islands |Romania |Rwanda |Senegal |Seychelles |Sierra Leone |Slovenia |Spain |Tanzania |Uganda | UK |

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Case Study

Pemagraf S.L. increases the

technical staff’s productivity

with Frotcom

Pemagraf S.L. Barcelona is a company

dedicated to the rehabilitation and

maintenance of buildings and their utility

installations: water, electricity and gas. The

company offers many services, like the

renewal of electrical wiring and water and

gas pipes; periodic technical inspections;

vertical techniques in places with difficult

access; and 24/7 urgent repairs.

Pemagraf’s activities include full installations,

maintenance and building rehabilitation.

The company has a team of highly skilled professionals, ensuring consistently

high standards of customer service.

According to Blas Sesè, CEO of Permagraf S.L., "After implementing Frotcom in

our fleet, we were able to better control the productivity on the field, resulting in

an increased efficiency of our teams and a higher customer satisfaction.

Moreover, Frotcom allows us to confirm that working times being charged to

clients are absolutely accurate."

For more information about the cmpany visit their official website here.

ROADMAP congratulates the Frotcom Spain team for this successful project!

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.