Roadmap monthly newsletter - February 2013

February
2013

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue
Case Study
Avtotransport Čampa
Editorial increases Quality
of Service with Frotcom

Y
ou would think that the number of road fatalities worldwide is decreasing, New features
right? After all, vehicles are getting safer, and so are roads. Unfortunately, Eco-driving report
on a global scale, reality is somewhat different. According to the World and driving recommendations
Health Organization (WHO), while road traffic death rates in many high-
income countries have stabilized or declined in recent decades, data suggest that in
News and events
most other regions of the world the global epidemic of traffic injuries is still
Frotcom East Africa
increasing; usually because the number of vehicles in those countries is growing
has partnered with Airtel
faster than the necessary counterbalancing improvements in infrastructures and
and 2NK Sacco to launch
road safety measures.
a Road Safety Initiative in Kenya

This and much more…

Estimated road traffic death (per 100,000 inhabitants) per annum (2006/2007). (W.H.O.)

In fact, the WHO estimates that in 2030 road traffic injuries will be the 5th cause of
death, leaving behind other causes such as lung, liver or colon cancer, diabetes,
hypertensive heart disease and many other serious “contenders”. This is a very
serious problem we all must address, as drivers, as pedestrians and as
stakeholders.

That is why Frotcom International fully supported the joint Road Safety Initiative of
Frotcom East Africa, Airtel and 2NK Sacco, in Kenya (see article on the 4th page of
this newsletter). Kenya has been paying a staggering high toll on road carnage. This
initiative will not solve the problem on its own, of course: the decrease on road
deaths requires many joint efforts. However, this initiative is a great push in the
right direction, using state of the art technology to detect and correct aggressive
driving.

In the end, if Frotcom can help reducing just a little the number of people who die
each year on the road – 1.2 million – our commitment will be definitely worth.

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 roadmap@frotcom.com.
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Did you know?
Good health is prospectively
associated to drivers’ safety

New Features

Eco-driving report and driving recommendations
The new Eco-driving report displays
information about how vehicles were driven,
in a given period of time. Simultaneously, in
both the report and the Eco-driving folder,
The University of Minnesota-Morris
Frotcom shows some personalized driving
decided to study drivers’ Body Mass
recommendations to drivers, as a consequence
Index (BMI) and the impact related
of the driving behavior observed in the period.
to crash risk. They followed drivers
Recommendations intend to minimize fuel of heavy commercial motor vehicles
consumption, risk of accident, pollution and for 2 years and used the Multivariate
mechanical wear out. Poisson regression and Cox
proportional hazards models to
estimate the relationship between
crash risk and BMI. Both models
Frequency charts (pie charts) now available concluded that drivers with a BMI
higher than 35 (severe obesity) were
A new set of pie chart graphs is now available, allowing users to see at a glance more likely to crash than drivers
how frequently digital and analog values, such as ignition status, vehicle speed, with normal BMI.
engine speed and engine temperature are recorded, for each vehicle.
Some possible factors can be
This view option may be useful for fleet associated with drivers’ obesity,
managers to spot abnormal driving behavior. contributing to higher accident rate:
For instance, one thing is for drivers to over
speed every once in a while, while generally  Sleep apnea;
keeping a safe speed. Another thing is to  Limited agility;
always be pushing the limit, which increases  Fatigue.
the possibility of accidents and increases fuel With today’s focus on safety and
consumption. Frequency graphs allow fleet cost-cutting, drivers’ behavior is
managers to understand at a glance how often closely related to their health
vehicles are driven at each speed range. condition. Therefore, for the sake of
The same holds true for RPMs, in terms of fuel the safety of all road users, it’s
important that drivers:
consumption.
 Never drive under fatigue or
bad health condition;
Useful engine related alarms  Go for regular body-check to
ensure they are fit for driving;
Now it’s possible to detect and report
abnormal conditions concerning vehicle  Practice exercise;
engines, with two new alarms: Engine  Eat a balanced diet;
overspeed alarm and Engine temperature
 Keep hydrated for the day;
alarm.
 No drug or drink driving;
The first detects excessive revolutions per minute (RPM) and the second
excessive temperature in the engine coolant.  Stretch several times a day. It
may keep them from neck,
Both alarms only work for vehicles with Frotcom’s CANBus interface.
shoulder and back pain resulted
from long hours of driving.
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roject/results/obesity.php
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Tip of the month

Create and send

Case Study a Tracking ticket

Avtotransport Čampa increases
Quality of Service with Frotcom
Avtotransport Čampa, a Slovenian company based in Ortnek, specialized in auto Tracking tickets are a way of allowing
transport service, prides itself of using Frotcom to deliver an excellent customer
external users, for instance customers
service.
of companies using Frotcom, to follow
Using Frotcom’s tracking tickets, the company provides to all its clients the location up the whereabouts of their cargo.
of their freight in real time and other relevant information related to their cargo; for
instance loading / unloading times and warnings about delays. Tracking tickets are a part of the CRM
module in Frotcom.
Avtotransport Čampa also use Frotcom to generate and send to clients simple and
useful reports, providing them with 'Proof of Service' evidence based on GPS data.

To create a Tracking ticket click the
New button on the bottom right corner
of the page.

Tracking tickets can also be created
from the Map views. You just need to
right click on top of the vehicle you
want to associate the Tracking ticket
with.

Avtotransport Čampa truck equiped with a Frotcom GPS tracker.

According to the Avtotransport Čampa Managing Director, Mr. Gregor Čampa: “I
first was shown Frotcom’s tracking system 2 years ago and test it at once in our
company. Frotcom is a sophisticated GPS tracking system, which helps us save time
and money. The biggest advantage is that it’s simple to use and works without any A window will show up displaying
errors. Tracking accuracy is very good in all countries our vehicle travel to. We Tracking ticket details to be filled in:
recommend Frotcom to all companies that would like to ease their work in
transports and logistics.”

Despite fierce market competition, the company is now providing a quicker
response to service demands, as well as providing a true, solid and trustworthy
service to their clients, with prices based on factual and reliable data, including
vehicle waiting times. In a few easy steps you can create,
For a complete profile, check here for the company’s official website. send and manage your own Tracking
tickets.
Roadmap congratulates the Frotcom Slovenia team for this successful project!

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News and Events
Next, on Roadmap
Frotcom East Africa has partnered with Airtel and 2NK Sacco
to launch a Road Safety Initiative in Kenya
News and events,
Airtel Kenya has announced a
road safety initiative in more new Frotcom features
partnership with Frotcom East
Africa in a bid to encourage safe and tips will be presented.
driving of public service vehicles
in order to reduce accidents on
Kenyan roads.
This and more, so don’t miss

The initiative has been launched the next issue of Roadmap.
jointly with 2NK SACCO, one of
Kenya’s leading public service
transport provider and it will target
550 public service vehicles plying
the Nyeri-Nairobi route.
The new system, which is being fitted by Frotcom East Africa Ltd and Airtel Kenya,
will allow the management to track all vehicles within the country.
Airtel Kenya Managing Director Shivan Bhargava said that the company believes that
business is not an end in itself, but rather a means to helping the society achieve
more, and added that Airtel has a special role in helping Kenyans accomplish more
in their daily lives. “This initiative will help to reduce road accidents on Kenyan roads
whose significant direct cost in lives lost, social and economic implications cannot be
ignored”, he said.
“We are pleased that this new product and partnership will contribute to the much
needed preservation of lives by reducing the speeds and improving the safety of
passengers in the vehicles, thereby reducing the risk of road accidents that threaten
the lives of the thousands of Kenyan commuters including children using the roads
on a daily basis”, he added. [...]
According to the 2NK SACCO chairman, James Kahiro, the SACCO is embracing the
new system to help reduce accidents on Kenyan roads and enable them to manage
the vehicles professionally. He added that: “ICT is the way to go in business today
and we want to do this to further enforce compliance to traffic rules rather than
evasion.”
The 2NK chairman urged other transport SACCO’s in the country to follow suit and
acquire similar management systems.
The project is set to be rolled out to other parts of the country.
[...] To read the full content of the article, click here.
Source: CAPITALFM BUSINNESS. By CHARLES GICHANE

ROADMAP congratulates the Frotcom East Africa team for this successful initiative!

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