"Any company that fails to invest in technology to comply
with the Working Time Directive will face real problems in the long term,”
commented Ray C Smith’s Managing Director, Donald Sang. “The reports produced
by Fleetstar-Online act as a check on compliance with the Directive by
monitoring time spent working and enabling us to verify tachographs and time
sheets. The complete visibility offered by the solution enables us to maximise
our fleet usage within the legal limits of working hours giving us a real
competitive advantage.
"There is also an important customer angle to our
implementation. Fleetstar-Online’s real-time location facility allows us to be
more flexible with our routing to meet customer demand. We have witnessed a
considerable reduction in telephone traffic since introducing the system
because we are now able to give our customers far more accurate ETAs and tell
them exactly where our vehicles are. The importance of this for maintaining
good customer relations cannot be underestimated,” continued Donald Sang.
“We have seen a marked increase in the interest in
telematics following the introduction of the Working Time Directive,” commented
John Wisdom, Director Sales and Marketing at Cybit. “Fleetstar-Online offers
organisations an Internet-based fleet and asset management solution that allows
them to optimise operational efficiency within the legal guidelines set out by
the Directive. Ray C Smith has recognised the importance of telematics as a
means to deliver an optimised service to its customers which also aids with the
verification of compliance in areas such as working time and Duty of Care.”
Fleetstar-Online is Cybit’s scalable Internet-based
telematics solution that features real-time vehicle tracking, exception
reporting, replay mode, customised reports, mileage information, SMS messaging
and live traffic information. By implementing Fleetstar-Online organisations
are able to take advantage of the Norwich Union’s Fleet Telematics insurance
offering. Fleet Telematics offers organisations that install Cybit’s telematics
platform improved insurance premiums for the two to three year duration of the
agreement and also gives them the ability to earn a Risk Recognition Rebate of
up to 16 per cent per annum for meeting risk management KPIs.
About Ray C Smith:
As an independent, family owned business, Ray C Smith was
first established over 30 years ago and has enjoyed impressive growth by
providing efficient transport and quality warehousing solutions. Operating on a
24 hour, 365 day a year basis, its service reflects a total commitment to
customer needs. For more information see www.r-c-s.co.uk.
About Cybit:
Cybit is a leading Internet-based Telematics Service
Provider (TSP) and supplier of fleet and asset management solutions to the
business-to-business sector. Cybit’s solutions portfolio includes vehicle
tracking and management, lone worker support and car pool management. Hundreds
of companies across a wide range of industries already use Cybit’s online
solutions to improve the management and control of their fixed and mobile
assets. Additional information is available at www.cybit.co.uk
Contact information:
Andy Gray
IBA - PR for Cybit
Tel: 01780 721 433
Email: agray@iba-europe.com