Smartrak ’ s vision : The future of fleets
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Smartrak ’ s position as an innovation leader in telematics is largely due to our commitment to forward thinking . While our products and services are geared to meeting the everyday challenges of our customers , our product development pathways are responding to challenges that are yet to arrive with full force .
An example of this is our commitment to solutions that make it easier for New Zealand fleets to reduce their carbon footprints and organisations to measure their progress to sustainability goals . Delivering an emissions measurement solution that was automated and easy to deploy , along with internationally recognised reporting standards depended on us anticipating the need . This meant that our local and central government customers had a solution ready to go when the NZ government mandated emissions reporting for fleets in this sector .
Enlisting a broader perspective of current and future challenges in solution development has also highlighted how connected they all are . Emissions reduction is a welcome additional benefit of our solutions to improve fleet utilisation . Cutting waste is good for an organisation ’ s bottom line and for the health of the planet . By making it easier for virtually any fleet to pool vehicles we are identifying underutilisation and helping our customers to achieve more with less ; we are also laying the groundwork for utilisation improvements that go beyond anything that can be achieved with a conventional fleet structure .
Smartrak ’ s Trip Planning solution , which is part of the new version of our PoolCar vehicle booking solution , will enable organisations to actively influence a booker ’ s vehicle choice to support fleet goals around utilisation , cost savings , and emissions reduction . But that ’ s just the start , Trip Planning is a stepping-stone to Journey Planning , which is the solution to bring innovations from the sharing economy into the heart of fleet management .
Whereas solutions that support corporate fleets are vehicle centric , Journey Planning anticipates a paradigm shift where transportation decisions swap to a person-
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