August 2010 - Frotcom Roadmap newsletter

August 2010

Roadmap monthly newsletter In this issue
Frotcom Macedonia
From technology adopter
Editorial to Certified Partner

F
rotcom is known for its capacity to lower fuel costs, improve the fleet’s Case study
productivity, increase customer service and enhance safety for drivers,
vehicles and cargo.
Frotcom induces
responsible vehicle usage
Yet, another important contribution of Frotcom
should deserve the same degree of attention: the New features in Frotcom
reduction on the carbon footprint. CRM and Company logo

Frotcom currently tracks thousands of vehicles: This and much more…
trucks, vans, cars, motorcycles and – believe it or not
– boats. Its adoption usually leads to a reduction in
the total mileage, not only because driver behavior
tends to improve, but also because it is possible to
choose the most adequate vehicles for each job,
according to their positions.

Fewer kilometers travelled, means less pollution. We all know that. But can
this be quantified? Let’s try.

The added trips registered in Frotcom currently total around 580 million kilometers.
We cannot know, of course, how many kilometers would have been travelled by
these same vehicles, without the improved fleet control that results from the use of
Frotcom. Certainly more. Let’s assume, for the sake of this argument, a low estimate:
only 1%. So, the total mileage saved by Frotcom, so far, was 5.8 million km.

Ok, but, what does that mean in terms of CO2 emissions, a.k.a. carbon footprint?

The emission of CO2 to the atmosphere (not the only greenhouse gas, unfortunately,
to be produced by vehicles), varies with the type of vehicle. Since there are many
different types of vehicles tracked by Frotcom, we need to simplify. Lets us consider
that, on average, the CO2 emission per vehicle is 200 g/km. It is probably a lot more,
due to the large number of trucks controlled by Frotcom.

So, by saving 5.8 million km, Frotcom also saved 1160 tons of CO2 from being
dispersed in the atmosphere. To absorb this amount of CO2 in one year, we would
need to have planted 170 thousand pine trees!

The message is clear. Go green. Use Frotcom.

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

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Frotcom’s GPS receiver more
New Frotcom Certified Partner immune to jamming than
conventional GPS devices
Frotcom Macedonia
From technology adopter to Certified Partner

One can say that Macedonian Yogi Shped, a transport
and forwarding agency, fell in love with Frotcom. The
company was founded a few years ago. The business
prospered and soon there came the need to resource
to the use of technology, like GPS and navigation
systems, to better control and manage the fleet. That’s
when Yogy started to think about getting involved,
step by step, with the technology, creating a new
company LKW Kostovski for the business area of
vehicle tracking and fleet management.
GPS satellites transmit with a power
output of roughly 30 W, similar to the
According to Dragan Kostovski and Aleksandra
power generated in a weak light bulb,
Getov, respectively CEO and Director of LKW and are 20,000 km above us. Just
Kostovski, “As our fleet got bigger and bigger, we imagine: how much strength would
started to think about joining a world leading company, the signal with the strength of a weak
having as main business vehicle tracking and fleet light bulb have after traveling that
management. That’s why we decided to join Frotcom’s distance?
network of Certified Partners. We always choose the
best!” LKW Kostovski and Frotcom International have With such a weak signal, other signals
now created Frotcom Macedonia. Dragan’s in the same GPS frequency band don’t
commitment is clear: “We are new in this business, but need to be very strong at all in order
our team consists of young, ambitious and diligent to override the satellite signals. There
people who are willing to step forward to success. We is potential for interference in a car –
have high expectations for Frotcom in the Macedonian not only from the electronic engine
market and even hope to overcome them.” controls but also from dashboard
electronics and entertainment
systems.
ROADMAP congratulates Dragan Kostovski, Alexandra Getov and the Frotcom
Macedonia team and wishes them great success.
Frotcom devices currently use the 50
Some words about Macedonia channels uBlox-5 GPS engine.
Through the use of an advanced,
The Republic of Macedonia is one of the successor states proprietary adaptive digital filtering
of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared technology, the uBlox-5 GPS engine
independence in 1991. It has more than fifty lakes and overcomes jamming signals up to 25
sixteen mountains higher than 2,000 m. Since December dB stronger than conventional GPS
2005 it has also been a candidate for joining the receivers can withstand. The result is
Flag of Macedonia
European Union and has applied for NATO membership. the most sensitive and reliable GPS
receiver technology available.
> Capital: Skopje > Language: Macedonian > Currency: Macedonian Denar (MKD)
Based on an article from uBlox
> Territory: 25,713 sq km > Population: 2.1 mln > GDP: 9.5 billion (2008)



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Tip of the month
How to really improve
customer service
Case Study
Frotcom induces responsible
vehicle usage Note: this tip is only valid for vehicles
equipped with a CANBus device.
CONEXPERT GROUP is a Romanian company founded in 2003. The company is Frotcom’s CANBus module can read
active in the sale and mounting of high quality windows and doors in PVC and data such as fuel level in the tank,
aluminum – ALUCOBOND, ETALBOND and VEKA, for which PVC profiles Conexpert engine speed, engine temperature and
is an authorized partner in Romania. tachograph information.

In the specific case of fuel, two graphs
According to Mr. Adrian Margarit, CEO of the Conexpert Group, “Our business has
are available: Fuel level (%) and Fuel
been under continuous development and this requires a good balance between
The new CRM(%).
level variation module in Frotcom
expenses and the need for expansion. The growing fleet and an increasing number of includes Tracking Tickets, a way for
sales agents resulted in the need for vehicles monitoring. Searches on the internet The fuel users to prepare and send,the
Frotcom level (%) graph shows by
pages led us directly to Frotcom. The clear presentation and the offered services for the level of an authorization (ticket) total
email, fuel as a percentage of the to a
requested price led us to choose Frotcom.” capacity of the tank. The fuel level
customer.
variation (%) shows very clearly when
This are sharp fuel will allow the
there tracking ticket level variations,
We asked Mr. Margarit whether or not Frotcom filled his expectations: “Once our
customer, by simply clicking on a link
either positive (refueling operation) or
drivers were informed about the existence of Frotcom system, we observed an increase
received (sudden fuel to automatically
negative by email, level drop in the
of responsibility in vehicle usage and fuel spending. In fact, the presence of this enter
tank). Frotcom and see the exact
tracking system maintains good and trustful relationships between our employees. whereabouts of a vehicle transporting
Technically, we are very happy with the detailed reports, fast exports and very good If you take the next graph, for of road
its goods, in the case instance,
coverage.” you will see that a refuelingaoperation
transportation, transporting parcel, in
took of courier services or distribution,
case place (positive peak). By right
ROADMAP congratulates Ciprian Ionescu and the Frotcom Romania team for clicking transporting a technician called
or even on the peak, you can now
choose the Showmaintenance or repair
for some sort of this moment on map
this successful project.
operation.
service.

Until now, only big companies such as
Mapping sudden
New features in Frotcom DHL, Fedex or TNT could provide this
fuel variations
type of service to their customers.
CRM – Clients and Tracking Tickets
With Frotcom, it is now possible for
CRM is Frotcom’s new module focused on Frotcom users to provide a similar
Customer Relationship Management. The first service to their customers.
two tabs available in this new module are
Clients and Tracking tickets, but other In fact, Frotcom’s tracking ticket service
features will be added later on. is a you choose in option, you will
Oncebreakthroughthatthe sense that it
provides tovery the exact place in the
be able see accurate information
The Clients tab allows users to enter about the that operation occurred:
map wherecurrent location of vehicles.
information about each Client, including name, For customers, this is a great benefit
address, contacts and contact people, and a clear increase in customer
association to places in Frotcom, etc. service.

Tracking Tickets in Frotcom are part of
Tracking tickets are a way of allowing external users – for instance customers of the basic solution. No additional fee is
the Frotcom user company – to follow up the whereabouts of their cargo. Just like With this so startyou can easily check
required, option, exploring this new
whether or not this is a valid place for
feature right away!
loading/unloading fuel.


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In the next issue

the big overnight courrier companies such as DHL, Fedex or UPS offer this parcel
News and events,
tracking possibility, now every Frotcom user company can do the same. Actually,
better, because their customers can very easilly see on the map where the cargo is at more new Frotcom features
any given moment.
and tips will be presented.
Once an addressee receives a tracking ticket by email, clicking on the embedded link
will immediately open a special Frotcom interface dedicated to tracking tickets:
This and more, so don’t miss

the next issue of Roadmap.

The authorization to track a vehicle, as well as their expiration time, are fully
controlled by the Frotcom user who creates and sends the ticket.

Company logo
Wouldn’t it be nice to have your company’s logo on top of the Frotcom web
interface? Well, now you can. Just contact your Frotcom Certified Partner and ask for
your logo to be displayed on the top of the Frotcom interface and also on the header
of all reports.



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