Reduce idling, increase efficiencies, to improve your fleet business ROI

When it comes to fleet management, the best ones come with the GPS tracking technology to offer you all the insights you need that give you up-to-date details of your fleet, with the help of a dedicated software. The details derived from data reveal that reducing idling that creates more benefits and other details help to identify and optimise many areas of the fleet operations.

The fleet management software that Trinetra Wireless offers has an improved SMS and push notification triggering system, which has helped to optimise many areas of the fleet management and is focused to increase efficiency, reduce running costs and improve overall profitability. The software helps in Fleet Maintenance which helps to reduce downtime of vehicles and extends the life span. This also translates into better ROI for businesses.

The sync between operators and drivers is key in this transport operations. Idling of vehicles proves to be a highly non-productive activity, creating concerns of fuel wastage, air and noise pollution and unnecessary wear and tear of the engine. Heavy trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles are the highest fuel consumers, which has been widely observed. This ultimately increases fuel costs, maintenance costs and waste of time to the company’s operations.

The software generates various types of data, offering different insights to the fleet operator. Trinetra’s software helps in better routing, planning stops and thus saves fuel and time for operators. This also contribute to better fleet utilisation. Some of it go in for better managing of drivers. The monitoring system tracks a number of parameters that go into judging driver skills. Dashboard cameras can be integral into the system, which helps in the fleet manager’s driver training process and for targeted feedback from their workforce. Hard braking, hard acceleration, over speeding, hard cornering are factors that can be monitored. The monitoring and data generated goes to aiding informed decisions.

To know more about how Trinetra’s fleet management system, with customisation on offer, can help in improving safety, efficiency and productivity of your vehicle fleet, please contact us for a demo, or visit www.trinetrawireless.com. Otherwise, leave us an enquiry. online, and we’ll get in touch.

In our modern world several technologies and its upgrades have not only offered advantages like reducing equipment costs, but also provided accurate real-time data, automation and many such benefits. However, there are some disadvantages, especially like the risk we see in data security.

Telematics aids education sector

On the other hand, the school and education sector too has really benefited from the advances of telematics. The sector uses the GPS tracking device to monitor their school buses deployed on-field. The sector is primarily focused on the safety of the students using the buses. The education sector utilises high-quality devices that satisfy the standard procedures.

GPS installation certified

We offer the GPS device with an installation certification, that helps us stand out of from other GPS service providers. As Trinetra is an original equipment manufacturer of GPS devices any future technology upgrades or modifications, can be easily incorporated. School buses equipped with the GPS device can be monitored in real time with the help of the Fleet Management System of Trinetra.

System can be supported by a mobile app.

The monitoring system (FMS) can be further supported with a mobile application, which is enabled with alerts and notifications. Both administrators and parents will find it pretty useful to communicate. The alerts and notifications are sent to a handy mobile device which is easy to use by both staff and parents. The alerts can be instantly sent in case of issues/emergencies.

To know more about Trinetra’s school bus tracking system and the installation certification, which also help improve safety and productivity of your  school bus, please contact us.

Thanks to technology, the fleet management system of today’s commercial fleets is capable of getting large amounts of information pertaining to effectiveness, through hardware and software installations. But it is with difficulty that this pool of information, which is simply a cluster of data, gets assimilated for analysis and measurement, and be utilised to get inferences. However, there is a way to audit this data to measure fleet effectiveness and take action and correction to improve effectiveness of the fleet.

Audit as a methodology.

The Audit is actually a review to authenticate the data collected and data interpreted. Based on this and other factors, benchmarking of performance is done to evaluate effectiveness. Develop a consistent logical methodology to measure the sorted data is essential. The audit helps to identify a level, to help you go to the next level. Measuring the same critical factors with quality data consistently, will give you a reliable audit result. The audit is the management’s effort to plan, coordinate and direct the fleet’s efficiency, and for assigning goals.

Benchmarking the fleet performance.

Benchmarking is an important element of the audit process by taking into account a number of elements crucial to the process of measurement in the context of best practices. It’s a standard point of reference to measure quality of performance. It can be chosen for any area of the operations, based on your experience. It can be in reflection of past maintenance costs or on reports of the industry publications or surveys. Sometimes, it could be legal standards, like emission guidelines. GPS enabled devices integrated to the fleet management system can generate useful data inputs for benchmarking.

Choose types of Benchmarks.

Businesses or organisations can define benchmarks, based on various aspects of operations of the fleet. Operational costs can be used for maintenance, driving safety, vehicle utilisation and fuel efficiency. Even customer satisfaction can be measured by response to inquiries by customer service. According to the industry or trade, types of benchmarks can be chosen to develop metrics. A fleet management software can be of great help here.

Grouping the fleet information.

The regular flow of data needs to be sorted to be helpful in evaluation. Fleet information systems can include, besides operational data, financial data, maintenance data and telematics. The system should be developed to capture, record and report information relevant to the goals with help of technologies and solutions. As on-board and telematics solutions offer or provide data without human interaction this increases accuracy. This helps in improving maintenance, routing, engine diagnostics, vehicle utilisation, etc.

Interpreting a picture.

The audit process and benchmark analysis and filtering of data, all help in creating a picture of fleet operations. The data-driven picture is built from the consistency of key elements in the methodology. Metrics don’t give answers but only lead you to it. The audit and benchmarking data is used to quantify and qualify the data. The contextual picture is important to answer the questions of efficiency and effectiveness of the business and operations.

The Audit process and Benchmark analysis help fleet managers and owners to interpret the health of the business and the fleet. To know more about Trinetra’s fleet management system and the installation certification, which also help improve safety and productivity of your fleet, please contact us for a demo, or visit www.trinetrawireless.com. Or just leave us an enquiry and we’ll get in touch.

The technology in logistics and transportation has advanced greatly over the recent years. This has also benefited school bus transport for pupils. For any school the safety of school children is a top priority and so the GPS tracking device can help the school be actively and practically use this.

Installing the right GPS device and software can help the school get all the info they require, such as, driver behaviour rash driving, if a wrong route is being taken or delays. It can also be tailored to serve a wide range of needs for the school authorities.

Advantages of GPS Tracking system for school bus include:

Safety of Students

Every parent would want all possible precautions taken to ensure their child’s safety whether at home, at school or while on the school bus. A GPS device installed on buses can ensure that the school administration have a way to gather all the info they need, minute by minute. Parents too look for such facility when they send their kids to school, with reliable monitoring of arrivals and delays.

Driver Behaviour

Monitoring the school bus driver’s behaviour is a priority for every school, in order to assure the safety of school children. Accidents have happened because of rash driving of drivers. Now, schools can keep a vigilant eye on drivers to detect over-speeding, reckless driving, sudden acceleration, braking and cornering. Even a detour from the route and unnecessary stops, with the device installed on-board the bus\, can be noticed.

Arrival and departure monitoring for parents

One of the most loved features of the GPS tracking system by parents, is the reliable info of arrival and departure of the vehicles. Instead of getting fed up with waiting at a stop point for the school bus for hours, they can schedule their day accordingly. Parents can be relieved of the anxiety and have peace of mind, with the help of this monitoring device working on GPS technology.

Cost Saving tech

The GPS Tracking system undoubtedly helps in reducing the costs of operations of buses for schools. They can cut down on unnecessary fuel, repairs and maintenance, as the GPS device helps improving route efficiency, reduce idle time and prevents misuse of the bus by its drivers. The fleet management system also helps in checking vehicle performance and maintenance needs, reducing maintenance costs.

Enabled with mobile app and alerts

The FMS can be further enhanced with a mobile application, which can be enabled with alerts and notifications. Both the school staff and parents will find it pretty useful, as alerts and notifications are delivered to a mobile device which is handy to use by both staff and parents. The alerts can be instantly sent in case of issues and emergencies. This results in the quick response and action taken.

To learn more about Trinetra’s school bus tracking system and fleet management solutions that enhance the safety and productivity of your fleet of buses or cabs, explore our offerings today.

Logistics and transportation play a crucial role in any economy. In the present scenario this sector is confronting a number of challenges. There is a need for change ant that brings with it both risks and opportunities. Challenges the sector faces include new technology, higher customer expectations, changing business models and new entrants and competition. The growing pressure on the sector is to offer better service at even lower cost.

However, the logistic and transport industry is increasingly using technology to their benefit and improvement. Digital technology has become a boon. Supply chain functions, delivery processes, vehicle management have all become digitally enabled with telematics technology and players in the sector are benefited. The Indian logistics sector has great potential to expand but only with greater adaptation of digitalisation and telematics for better management can make a breakthrough.

Challenges being resolved by the sector.

• With improved communication infrastructure, connectivity for telematics has been improving constantly along with new technology introduction and innovation.
• With wider acceptance and usage of more stakeholder, it will improve the economy of scale for the industry.
• Further improvement is needed in integrating information, transport networking and the warehousing/distribution facilities.

Training of workforce and building a trustworthy team of personnel is another challenge faced by the manpower-oriented sector.

Another challenge is the variety pf rules and regulations of different states and the need for more uniformity, simplicity and focus.

Telematics has brought about a healthy change in the logistic sector and improved fleet management positively. It has the potential to organise the sector better and improve productivity and profitability.

Advantages of telematics include:

• Tracking the fleets in real-time improves speed, safety and quality of operations.
• Transportation is improved by better route planning, analysing vehicle performance and better demand forecasting.
• Improved monitoring of fleet minutiae, such as mileage, idling time, harsh braking, engine behaviour, etc.
• It helps resolve workforce issues, such as driver training, driver behaviour, performance statistics, etc.
• It has greatly improved recording of data, of both basic and complex information, like average speed, distances travelled, etc.

To know more about Trinetra’s fleet telematics solution  can help improve safety and productivity of your fleet, contact us, or visit www.trinetrawireless.com. Or just leave us an enquiry and we’ll get in touch.

Impacts of ignoring Fleet maintenance

Fleet managers and owners always run effective maintenance programmes to keep profitability up, maintain RoI, improve efficiency, keep costs down and maintain fleet safety. The fleet management programme has inbuilt periodical checks and on-going maintenance schedules that have to be adhered to by the concerned staff. It is a good way to optimise resources for the company and to maximise fleet safety for the benefit of employees, customers and other road users. Although this is a simple strategy, ignoring fleet safety could be dangerous and expensive error too.

If vehicles being operated are not roadworthy, or are in poor condition, it could cost the fleet operator a lot of money. If your fleet has poorly maintained vehicles and they stop while on road, you not only spend money on repairs but lose vehicle productivity for the period it is off the road, besides affecting operations. Furthermore, in some situations you could face legal problems and have to pay fines too. So make sure your vehicles are maintained to perform regularly and safely.

Studies State that Telematics technology adoption can reduce maintenance/ repair costs by about 14%. Telematics can have a significant positive impact on a fleet’s overall operating costs. By undertaking a strategic business investment in using Trinetra Fleet Maintenance Software you can maximise bottom-line returns.

Few steps you can take to ensure fleet safety, plus overcome fleet maintenance problems and by adopting a fleet management software.

• Ensure that drivers follow the traffic rules and regulations; monitor them (using telematics) for driver behaviour; send alerts or notifications to minimise violations and maximise safety of public road users.
• Ensure the loads are safely secured in transit and vehicles are not overloaded, or maintain the stipulated weight, as it reflects in cost of maintenance too.
• See that the vehicle’s papers, insurance cover and driver’s papers are all in order, currently.
• Compliance is followed not because of the threat of sanctions, but as mandatory and for safety of the public using the road.
• GPS Tracking helps in tyre management, to monitor an expensive and wearable part, to increase tyre life and avoid risks of tyre failure or blowouts, which is a safety issue too.

To know more details about Trinetra’s fleet management system and how it can help you in safety and productivity of your fleet, contact us, or visit www.trinetrawireless.com. Or just leave us an enquiry and we’ll get in touch.

We could see many companies struggle managing their fleet operations, to grow your business and stay on top, track your vehicles instantly through advanced GPS facilities. Every fleet manager / operator knows the complexities in operating a fleet of vehicles efficiently and productively, laden with the tasks of proper planning of deliveries / pickups and /or service calls. By using an advanced fleet management software, you can minimize downtime, you could increase fuel efficiency, improve mileage, watch driver safety, smooth running of your vehicles etc seamlessly.

Simple and comprehensive management of day-to-day fleet operations, assigning and planning daily tasks, scheduling routes and drivers, all help to maximize resources utilization and to drive up productivity. Undoubtedly optimized schedules and planned routes, live tracking, geo fencing, facilitates you to keep track of each and every information regarding the fleet.

Benefits of Fleet Operations with FMS

• Identify and use the most cost-effective route options.
• Ensure quick response to last minute scheduling changes
• Accommodate more delivery/calls in real-time.
• Spend less time in planning routes using updated data available.
• Optimize on Driver Utilization boost their morale and improve productivity.
• Reduce mileage of vehicles and thereby save in maintenance and fuel costs.
• Optimizing routes improves arrivals and delivery, thereby increasing Customer Satisfaction.

With Trinetra FMS you can get rid of Chaos in Fleet Management, besides Get control over your maintenance and service repair processes that can assist you streamline your operations, cut Needless costs and run a better business. The smart fleet management system provides you with the insights required to helps you make better decisions, reduces manual data entry, avoid vehicle downtime, give you on the go access, to run your operations as smoothly as possible. To know more in detail about us, visit us @ https://www.trinetrawireless.com/  or leave us an enquiry and we will get back to you.

As the consumer goods market expands, more and more refrigerated trucks and trailers move perishable goods and foods on wholesale basis under a clock, which is serious responsibility. As more products are shifted from fields to shelves, an increasing number of people, like farmers, marketers, retailers and restaurants are getting involved in shipping perishable goods like fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy products and others.

On one side is the responsibility of food safety and on the other side is the profitability of the operations. Both greatly depend on temperature monitoring! Key to this kind of operation is the monitoring system of temperature sensors set on fleets of refrigerated trucks.

GPS Temperature Monitoring

GPS assisted Temperature monitoring solution helps maintain food safety and quality, and also profitability of the operations for fleet managers/owners. It can be additionally tracked using mobile application.The fleet management system has integrated various monitors to observe and track on many parameters that the operator critically requires to access. The web- based wireless system can be customized and installed to meet the client’s specifications. It provides not only the live temperature status but can also locate each vehicle, in real time position and location online.

Alerts & Notifications

The system can also trigger real-time alerts and notifications if the temperature limits exceed the pre-set limits. The sensors send readings at regular intervals about ongoing temperature updates and enables managers to gain complete control, protect refrigerated cargo and deliver safely everytime.

Vehicle Tracking & Maintenance

The fleet management solution helps fleet managers monitor and track the trip history of each vehicle, and enables access to accurate reports for the whole fleet. The live monitoring on factors like speed or idling time, also assists in better driver assessment & management which also goes to improve the fuel efficiency and maintenance of the fleet.

Maximize productivity

Trinetra fleet management software can help reduce product loss and spoilage of perishable cargo, in compliance to many objectives of the company, standards, regulations and to the cold storage industry. Managers and supervisors can extract reports on vehicle usage, overtime, real time tracking of consignment, delivery efficiency and plan delivery routes, plus identify logistical inefficiencies.

To know more about the best fleet management solution and how Trinetra can be your Fleet Management , Mobility and IoT Partner, please visit www.trinetrawireless.com. Or leave us an enquiry.

Fleet owners and managers always need to prioritise and optimise truck maintenance, to get the best ROI and reduce operating costs, on the long run. Types of maintenance approaches include – proactive, predictive and reactive. They also have to consider factors like the fleet size, which influence costs of maintenance. Small fleets may find it economically not feasible to maintain infrastructure and inventory, when considering an in-house truck maintenance facility.

Reactive maintenance is a sort of ‘fire-fighting’ job, as the Fleet Manager responds to concerns currently happening, or those raised by the drivers. At this point, there could be a risk to the vehicle and driver and could lead to downtime of the vehicle (going out of service). So, this approach isn’t advisable.

The right maintenance approach

The right approach is to opt a proactive maintenance approach, which is based on a strict maintenance schedule, where the vehicle is inspected regularly, and repaired if needed, before a problem might actually arise and this will extend vehicle life greatly.

An in-house fleet maintenance system has some good advantages over an outsourced service. The Fleet Manager can set schedules/procedures according the mileage or needs of their vehicles deployed. Control of costs can be with them and a lesser dependence on external vendors can help.

A wireless solution to help maintenance

A wireless monitoring system for fleet management is a boon for in-house truck maintenance. The team can create better schedules, as unlimited number of schedules can be made, to support a proactive approach. If breakdowns increase, rescheduling can be done easily as per the case warrants.

The Fleet Manager can set preferences when scheduling maintenance plans, like for tyre management. Via the system, they can view maintenance history as per vehicle type, plus keep a track on the vehicle’s unplanned service. To help fleet maintenance, some procedures can be automated by the fleet maintenance software, Reminder Alerts can be triggered, like Temperature Alerts, Long Stop Alerts, Speeding Alerts Excess Idle Alerts and Maintenance Status Alerts.

Statistical reports can provide insight for better management of the fleet. Regular feedback can be generated and reports can be customised. It can help track the budgeted cost against actual costs. This will support in taking appropriate business decisions quickly.

Partner with Trinetra Wireless, a reputed fleet management solution provider, to get the most out of your fleet. To find how you can enhance fleet maintenance and to know more, visit www.trinetrawireless.com, or leave us an enquiry.

The world is getting smaller and more connected, thanks to technologies taking giant strides and that’s changing our lifestyle too. The concept of connected vehicles is fast catching up as more fleet and passenger vehicle stakeholders adopt advanced technologies, owing to various reasons and the generic benefits.

Advancing mobile communication systems and the fast penetration of mobile devices into more geographic regions, across large sections of the population, for personal, social and commercial reasons and usage, have virtually led to a revolution. Hence the IoT factor is fast becoming a reality and as a host of services now get connected to cloud platforms.

Connected transport vehicles

The transport industry has been fast in adopting connected vehicle tech, as it has many benefits to the organisation, be it fleet owners, or logistics companies, operating in the industry. Open platforms are being used at professional levels to revolutionise fleet management capacity. The platforms go beyond just GPS tracking to bring about a more proactive management of the fleet and resources. Vehicles in leasing and rental services have also been benefited by this connectivity.

Using the Cloud and Big Data

Cloud-based platforms are being increasingly used for various applications and married to devices with connected technologies (including IoT). The data generated in many business operations have been analysed and put to use, thanks to Big Data applications.

In future, this tech usage can contribute to a unique competitive advantage. The increasing automation in most processes can improve critical factors to result in efficiency, productivity and sustainability. The fleet management solution provides an intelligent asset, vehicle monitoring and tracking system, to optimise operations, reduce cost and maximise utilisation.

Smart city objectives in future

In the future, cities will transform into smart cities, with mostly common objectives of safety, efficiency engagement, equality and sustainability. The integration with remote (IoT) devices is part of that smart city concept.

The objective is to improve safety by reducing accidents and fatalities to reduce emissions and pollution. Monitoring and analysis of road/highway conditions, improve city operations, traffic management, citizen engagement and social interaction besides creating opportunities for all.

Trinetra Wireless, a reputed fleet management solution provider, integrating cloud hosted software with hardware, will meet many of your future objectives with customisation. To extract the best out of your fleets visit www.trinetrawireless.com, or leave us an enquiry.