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non-agreed time, we will see that
on the system,” says Julie Renshaw
of John O’Conner Grounds Main-
tenance, who uses the Quartix
system to ensure all vehicle usage
is efficient and legitimate. Helping
a driver to improve their driving
style can lower fuel costs signifi-
cantly. Maintaining a good driving
score has been shown to reduce
fuel consumption by up to 25%
(Frost and Sullivan 2015).
REAL TIME STATUS : ALL VEHICLES
PARKED ON SITE
15 VEHICLES (22%)
STATIONARY (IGN ON)
4 VEHICLES (6%)
What other fleet insights
can help reduce costly
overheads?
Real-time vehicle utilisation
reports, often extending to ride-on
equipment, ensure fewer vehicles
are out of action and reduce
unnecessary costs. Keeping all
your fleet on the road will help to
increase your capacity to service
and charge customers. Some
tracking systems also allow you to
set up vehicle MOT, service and
maintenance reminders.
A good tracking system will
help you plan, react and validate.
One of the reasons that Worces-
tershire-based Whiting Landscape
opted for Quartix vehicle tracking
was to monitor staff remotely.
With the majority of work com-
pleted off-site, the company could
be unknowingly losing a lot of
money if staff were leaving early or
arriving late.
Another feature to look out for
is the ability to identify your near-
est vehicle to a postcode, so that
you can best deal with requests in
real-time. In one instance a John
O’Conner driver had unintention-
ally parked a company van in an
unsafe place. With this feature
of the system, staff were able to
quickly identify the driver and
contact him about the issue.
How will a GPS tracking
system support and help
my drivers?
Landscape contracting is com-
petitive, and it’s critical to keep
operational costs low and ensure
quotes are competitive to help the
MOVING
22 VEHICLES (33%)
business grow. Share these motiva-
tions with your workforce and
encourage them to embrace GPS
tr acking by introducing incentives
for exemplary driving behaviour,
e.g. most improved driving style or
most jobs completed on time.
John O’Conner runs a staff
incentive scheme, whereby the
two best scoring drivers receive
cash prizes each month, provided
all drivers meet a certain standard.
With the safeguarding of a track-
ing system, your drivers are also
well covered when it comes to
false claims about their driving
or punctuality. “Quartix vehicle
tracking actually works in our
drivers’ defence, it’s their personal
protection in case of unfair claims”,
Matt O’Conner explains.
Drivers can be given access to
their own tracking data and driv-
ing scores via the Quartix mobile
app. This provides immediate
feedback on their daily trips and
PARKED OFF SITE
26 VEHICLES (39%)
“Landscape contracting is
competitive, and it’s critical to
keep operational costs low and
ensure quotes are competitive
to help the business grow.”
lets them take control of their own
progress.
How can I justify the
investment in GPS track-
ing?
With Quartix, short-term and roll-
ing contracts offer you optimum
flexibility - should your number
of vehicles change, you aren’t tied
in for several years. If you have a
fleet of 40 plus vehicles, special
rates and longer-term contracts
are optional. To put the potential
savings into perspective, ask your-
self this: “If a GPS system helped
me take on one extra job per week,
and if overtime payments could be
reduced by a couple of hours per
week, what would the return be
per employee?” It’s not hard to see
how a small monthly payment can
lead to a large return per driver. If
you then focused on their driving
style and eliminated private usage
to reduce fuel consumption by 70
litres per month. We’ll leave you to
do the maths.
INFO: www.quartix.net or [email protected] or 01686 806 663.
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