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Spiralling fuel costs, rising staff costs, greater contract flexibility and toughening competition have increased pressure on margins and driven the need for greater management control. The Working Time Directive and drivers' hours compliance have also added to the administrative workload.
More and more operators are now looking to telematics to provide real time visibility, measurement and management capability to help reduce this burden.
Whatever the make up of your fleet, the ability to track trailers and tractor units independently with equal visibility is a big win, even when trailers can stand idle for days or weeks at a time.
Case In Point
We worked with the Sales Director of a UK haulage company whose business was under pressure from competitiors offering lower cost budget services.
He wanted to differentiate the level of customer service available to his potential customers by providing them with estimated vehicle arrival times on-demand, enabling them to prepare for the delivery or collection appropriately.
Through the adoption of Eagle Eye, customer service staff were able to pass on precise positional and other information for any fleet vehicle at the click of a button, enabling them to act less as a sub-contracted haulage supplier and more as an outsourced part of the customer's business.
The Sales Director has seen not only an improvement in customer loyalty, but reduced downward pressure on service pricing, resulting in a
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