Pathfinder GB were founded in 2003 and operate a cost effective parcel service in the UK, Republic of Ireland and worldwide.  Their delivery fleet includes motorbikes, vans and articulated vehicles, which are deployed according to specific delivery requirements. 

Due to the nature of their business and the value placed on the cargo being transported, Pathfinder decided to invest in a vehicle tracking solution.  After comparing a number of suppliers, Pathfinder selected CMS SupaTrak to deliver a reliable and cost effective system.

Gabriel Bogo, General Manager of Pathfinder explains that, “We needed a way to keep our customers goods secure and know where they were at all times. The vehicles were sometimes being used without our permission. This has now stopped; they know that we are tracking the vehicles”. 

Gabriel is also using the SupaTrak reporting suite to accurately manage timesheets and verify overtime payments.  The reporting system enables him to do this on demand, or has the option of setting up scheduled reports to arrive via email at any chosen time.  Either way, the system removes the need for manual recording and reduces the administrative burden.

One of the most significant benefits of the system, discovered to date by Pathfinder, has been its real time vehicle location updates. This functionality was key in the recovery of 2 their vehicles that were stolen.  The first vehicle was taken during the daytime, when a driver’s back was turned.  The driver immediately called the Transport Manager, who monitors a screen displaying SupaTrak throughout the day. The Transport Manager instantly located the vehicle using the SupaTrak web based mapping system and called the police to report the theft.  Using the location information, updated every 60 seconds by SupaTrak, the police were able to track down the vehicle and the two thieves, who were later charged.

On a separate occasion, another vehicle was stolen overnight from the Pathfinder offices.  Again, the exact location of the vehicle was pinpointed and was recovered by the police.

Visitors to the EcoTrak stand, the driver management tool which provides fleet managers with key information to ensure a fuel efficiency across the fleet, were invited to take advantage of a free fuel saving consultation and find out how EcoTrak fuel saving technology could help them to reduce their organisation’s fuel costs and lower vehicle carbon emissions with live EcoTrak demonstrations given throughout the event leading to many private and public sector organisations, including a number of local authorities expressed their interest. 

Organisations already using EcoTrak are recording fuel cost savings of up to 20 percent as a result of installing the fuel saving solution.

More information about EcoTrak is available at www.supatrak.com and www.ecotrak.co.uk

Linda Elliott, Sales Manager at Carlians, comments; “CMS SupaTrak have provided us with an improved service at an improved price and they respond very quickly to our requests”. According to Linda since Carlians’ contract began the company has built up a “very strong working relationship” with CMS SupaTrak. She adds “a good relationship is very important to the success of our operation and the subsequent service we offer our customers. We are happy if our customers are happy. They expect a high level of customer service from us and CMS SupaTrak enables us to deliver just that.”

Carlians have a dedicated Account Manager to handle all their orders and ongoing support and have access to the CMS SupaTrak helpdesk 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak states; “A strong working relationship is essential to the satisfaction of our customers. The SupaTrak solution is regarded as one of the most versatile and cost effective vehicle tracking and fleet management systems available in the UK today and we are extremely pleased that Carlains are so happy with the service that we provide.”

In addition to this, Birmingham City Council is also trailing EcoTrak fuel saving technology, developed by CMS SupaTrak, which has so far demonstrated an annual fuel cost saving of over £1,700 per vehicle.

EcoTrak reports on driver and vehicle management parameters including miles per gallon (MPG), speed, revolutions per minute (RPM), engine load, idling time and time spent in cruise control with typical savings of between 10% and 20% are being achieved by providing fleet managers and businesses owners with a simple to use fleet management tool.

Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak states; “Local Government Authorities spend massive amounts each year unnecessarily on fuel. By working with Birmingham City Council and other Local Government Authorities we are able to calculate inefficiencies in vehicle fleets then monitor, manage and resolve problems within the fleet extremely quickly. The good news is that unlike other overheads, fuel costs are not fixed. There are many variables including driving style, mileage and type of vehicle that can all affect a fleets’ overall fuel bill. Saving money and making fleets’ more cost effective is good news for the taxpayer and good news for Local Councils.”

Specialists in the supply of cost effective, flexible Vehicle Tracking, Fuel Saving and Mobile Working solutions, CMS SupaTrak have been providing services to customers for over 16 years, which are regarded as one of the most versatile and cost effective vehicle tracking and fleet management systems available in the UK today. 

Kate Lloyd, Marketing Manager of CMS SupaTrak states; “We already deal with a number of clients in the waste management and recycling field and the RWM Exhibition allows us to communicate with many more fleet managers. We will be offering FREE fuel saving consultations and our fuel saving consultants will be on hand over the three days to demonstrate our vehicle tracking and fuel saving technologies. Find us on stand 300 from September 15– 17”

With a significant number of high value assets to manage, including street cleansers, refuse collection vehicles and recycling trucks, Birmingham City Council needed to find a solution that would be able to monitor and precisely locate any vehicle in the fleet, on demand. They have installed the SupaTrak vehicle tracking solution into over 300 of their Waste Management vehicles and as a result are significantly reducing their fuel costs, and improving their overall operational efficiency. 

In addition to this, EcoTrak fuel saving technology is also being trialled in Birmingham City Council’s compactor vehicles and has demonstrated an annual reduction in fuel costs of up to £1,700 per vehicle.

Mark Childs, GIS Project Manager for Waste Management Services at Birmingham City Council explains that “until now, we have had no definite way of knowing where our vehicles are at any given time. The implementation of SupaTrak has given us this capability.”

SupaTrak is a simple to use, install and can be tailored to any size of organisation.  With 60 second updates as standard your fleet is visible on the SupaTrak web based mapping system 24 hours a day 365 days a year via the internet.

Mark Child explains that “SupaTrak’s capabilities have enabled us to monitor our assets and manage them more effectively.  This has brought about increased efficiencies throughout our fleet.”

The additional EcoTrak system enables fleet managers to monitor and manage their individual drivers’ behaviours, including real time MPG, idling time, speed, RPM, carbon output, harsh braking and accelerating and identify areas that could be improved. Using this information, necessary driver training can be delivered to bring about more efficient driving, which can result in significant fuel savings and a reduction in vehicle carbon emissions.

The CMS SupaTrak Stand is M39 located in the Silver Zone and will be also be offering local authorities to take advantage of a free trial of the package so they can see the results for themselves; such as those experienced by companies within the waste sector across the UK and Ireland  who are reducing their fuel costs between 10% and 20% whilst significantly reducing their carbon emissions by using EcoTrak.

Visit stand M39 and see how much you could save!

One of the challenges facing the company was its inability to locate its vehicles at any given time, for both security and efficient job scheduling purposes.  The introduction of SupaTrak vehicle tracking immediately provided the solution to this problem.  The web-based mapping system operates in real time, providing D Hales with ability to have total fleet visibility 24 hours a day 365 days a year.  The system offers 60 second updates as standard, so D Hales are now able to determine the exact location of their vehicles and deploy jobs accordingly.  

The next step was integrating a mobile working application with their current back-end operating system.   D Hales wanted to be able send live work directly to a driver in a cab of a vehicle and the JobTrak solution from CMS SupaTrak fitted this objective completely.  JobTrak was the first application in the UK to utilise “push” communications – meaning always on and available to receive.  As soon as the job is sent from the controller, it arrives on a PDA device in the cab and schedules the job with the driver.  CMS SupaTrak built a bespoke web service to support the D Hales job allocation application.  The job allocation integrates seamlessly with SupaTrak, plotting outstanding jobs on the SupaTrak map.  The D Hales vehicles are coloured coded on the SupaTrak map to reflect their current load in terms of the number of cars on board. This allows controllers to make instant decisions regarding the nearest vehicle to an emergent job, with spare capacity to load and deliver it.

More recently, a second phase has been rolled out.  Phase II of the project saw the implementation of a Contractor Screen which allows D Hales to send jobs directly to their subcontractors, who can now accept and complete work as if they had all the functionality of the mobile PDA solution. 

A further advantage of the SupaTrak vehicle tracking system is that it provides 60 second pings as standard and the option of European mapping.

It can be integrated with other solutions from CMS SupaTrak including EcoTrak fuel saving technology, which is helping businesses across the UK and Ireland to reduce their fuel costs by up to 20 per cent and provide accurate carbon emission measurements to help businesses reduce their carbon footprint.

The live traffic information service has been added to the CMS SupaTrak portfolio of vehicle and asset tracking solutions to help businesses keep moving.  It provides traffic information to help fleet and transport managers direct their drivers to avoid congestion and long delays. 

Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak comments; “This is an additional tool for businesses to use to keep their vehicles moving and avoid costly traffic jams.  The Dft initiative, Freight Best Practice, states that engine idling uses the equivalent of two litres of fuel per hour.   Across a fleet of vehicles, idling in traffic soon becomes a costly business.”

Each traffic alert is displayed using an appropriate icon to represent the type of incident that has occurred.  By hovering over the alert, which is displayed on the SupaTrak mapping system, a brief description of the incident, including the reason for the delay and the area which it is affecting is displayed.  For ease of planning, if a section of road is affected, as opposed to just one specific location, the affected part of the road will be highlighted. 

Additional features that will be available to users in the New Year include integrated route planning and journey restrictions, such as bridge dimensions which will help fleet and transport managers to optimise their driving routes for their specific fleet.

SupaTrak is a web-based vehicle and asset tracking solution which enables real time fleet visibility with updates every 60 seconds as standard.  Other solutions include JobTrak; job allocation and scheduling for mobile workers and EcoTrak; fuel saving technology which, using CANbus technology is saving businesses in the UK and Ireland up to 20 per cent of their fuel costs.

EcoTrak is an innovative solution, which in addition to providing vehicle tracking, can allow fleet operators to measure actual fuel usage and carbon emissions of each journey by recording and reporting on vehicle management parameters, including mpg, cruise time, idling time and engine load.

Until the end of October, UK businesses are invited to trial EcoTrak fuel saving technology for FREE in order to see their fuel savings for themselves. This is a fantastic opportunity to save your business money.

Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak comments; “The success of Boarhunt is reflective of the reality that is being experienced by clients across the country. I urge all fleet managers to take the EcoTrak fuel saving challenge today!”

In today’s economic climate, fuel costs are at an all time high and represent, according to the Road Haulage Association, an average of 40% of a haulage company’s operating costs. Through vehicle tracking and effective driver management, EcoTrak can save you up to 10% on fuel. This is true for Boarhunt, who’s diesel costs have been massively reduced for the whole of their specialist haulage fleet.

Take the fuel saving challenge today.

For further information call SupaTrak on 0844 477 4870 or visit www.supatrak.com

Swindon based CMS SupaTrak is hoping to prove to fleets across the country just how much money they can save by using their fleet management solution.

In addition to providing vehicle tracking, EcoTrak allows fleet operators to measure actual fuel usage and carbon emissions of each journey through recording and reporting on vehicle management parameters, including mpg, cruise time, idling time and engine load.

Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak comments;

“This is an excellent way for businesses to experience the cost savings that are possible using EcoTrak fuel saving technology.   Many of our clients are already experiencing the benefits of EcoTrak and we’re urging fleet managers to take the EcoTrak fuel saving challenge today. Fuel prices and the economy are currently so unstable, EcoTrak makes good sense.”

The effective management of driver behaviour allows operators to reduce fuel usage and typical savings of up to 10 per cent on fuel costs have been experienced.  Real time identification of vehicle abuse and faults also increases the operational efficiently adding further reductions in vehicle running costs and off road time.  By opting for the EcoTrak+ solution, CMS SupaTrak claim businesses can save an additional 10 per cent, meaning that when the two solutions are combined, a total saving of up to 20 per cent can be achieved.

To take the fuel saving challenge today, click here for CMS SupaTrak contact details.

EcoTrak is an innovative solution, which in addition to providing vehicle tracking, can allow fleet operators to measure actual fuel usage and carbon emissions of each journey by recording and reporting on vehicle management parameters, including driver style, MPG and engine load.

Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak comments;

“This is a completely no obligation trail. We are so confident with the products that we offer that we guarantee to save you money. Many of our clients are already experiencing the benefits of EcoTrak and our other tracking solutions so now we’re urging all fleet managers to take the fuel saving challenge. Fuel prices and the economy are currently so unstable, your business can not afford to be without an EcoTrak vehicle management and tracking solution.”

The effective management of driver behaviour allows operators to reduce fuel usage and typical savings of up to 10 per cent on fuel costs have been experienced. Real time identification of vehicle abuse and faults also increases the operational efficiently adding further reductions in vehicle running costs and off road time.