Mycompanyfleet, the fleet software specialist, are aware that not all vehicle recalls are as widely publicised as the recent events in the national and international press. With any vehicles being missed by fleets leading to potentially disastrous consequences it is no surprise that the fleet and automotive arm of global HR software provider NorthgateArinso provides fleet managers with the systems capable of tackling major issues such as vehicle recalls with ease.
Fleets that rely on contract hire companies for their information, or keep records on old manual XL spreadsheet systems, are often in danger of missing vehicles that may require remedial work.
But having vehicle records on a central database, including their locations giving fleet managers the capability to control a recall operation with ease is not only administratively more effective, it is reassurance for both managers and drivers.
Automated email alerts can be sent to all drivers identified as driving a particular make or model, and then records updated once the work is carried out. Any vehicles that are missed are automatically flagged up in exception reports so that managers can see at a glance which vehicles are involved and take immediate action.
Mycompanyfleet business manager Andrew Leech said: “Unfortunate as the Toyota situation is, fleet managers can mitigate the affect of any manufacturer recall by maintaining the proper fleet records online.
“We have designed our fleet management systems to allow fleet managers to keep a constant and up to date record of the whereabouts of their vehicles and their drivers, and to be able to respond quickly and effectively in situations like this,” he said.
Mycompanyfleet’s two main software solutions, FleetHR and FleetAcumen are designed to help fleet managers manage and track all the vehicles on their fleet, and to keep up to date vehicle and driver records and locations.