Air pollution from traffic congestion is shortening our lives!

What are we doing to fight with it?

India is a multi-cultural, religious and lingual society where various communities thrive in harmony with each other. No matter how different the habits of all the people living in this country are from one another, there is a common sentiment that echoes amid them. This is about the concern for everlasting air pollution in the country! Irrespective of regions people are staying all are becoming progressively fretful about the environment they are living in and the consistent burden added to it by the gases emitted from increasing number of vehicles on roads, industries and other sources. Air pollution needs to be dealt with iron fist & robust wit! Are you worried?

All are worried about the fast paced growth of pollution but the question here is what can be the best alternative solution that can best fit their lifestyles and also balance eco-system for us and for our coming generation. After all isn't Gen Y entitled to clean air?

Various cities across India are coming up with innovative ideas for reducing the level of pollution in the environment and make the daily life of citizen’s pollution and traffic free. These innovators are not just coming up with brilliant ideas and services to offer, they are also educating, informing and motivating people for using better alternative to avoid the hazards of pollution, which certainly is wreaking havoc beyond explanation on the overall health and wealth of our surroundings and its people.

Delhi, the national capital, for example, experimented with the odd even formula on private vehicles. This odd-even drive rule, whose pilot phase was implemented for 15 days as a New Year resolution from January 1 to January 15, 2016 witnessed a mix bag of responses. Although it's impact on curbing pollution was marginal but it was a huge success in cutting road traffic. Delhi people welcomed it with open heart with a staunch fervor. Based on its success, the 'odd-even' policy will be back in force from April 15 to 30. This time the government is more prepared to deal with the overwhelming demand. The idea has infused a new ray of hope among Delhi people.

Likewise, the neighboring city Gurgaon, the tech hub of North, conceived the idea of declaring Tuesdays as car-free days in the city. This surely has promoted the idea of carpooling and sharing bus rides on the said days. This has instilled not only a sense of responsibility in the common citizens about their environment but has also encouraged them for sharing and caring for the society in a span.

Equally, various car aggregators like Ola and Uber have come up with car share concepts that allow corporate to hitch-hike their ride to workplace.

Bangalore, the Silicon Valley of India has seen an influx of people from all over the world thronging its premises for greener pastures. The cosmopolitan city has, over the few years, lost its charm as the green and peaceful city of India. Traffic congestion has become a norm and regular deforestation to accommodate various infrastructure projects has made way for felling of trees adding to the soaring temperatures and pollution.

However, of late the battle between various car aggregators has turned even hotter with the launch of JustRide that is offering the sweet deal of hiring a car for INR 4,000 a week. This move is to promote the concept of carpooling amongst corporates and dissuade individuals to buy a new car. Their aim is to ensure lesser cars on the roads, lesser pollution and clean air on the city roads.

All these novel ideas make sense in the present scenario and by engaging and encouraging people to share a ride and help contribute to the cleaner environment in their own small way!

Written  By:

Sakshi A Mattoo

Content Specialist

Fleet Robo

How can Cab service providers improve women safety?

Relevant Govt. agencies has ordered for installing GPS Tracking Devices yet the organization flout the legal guidelines which raise security concerns. The Tracking device can help in avoiding the crime against women thus save the organization from unnecessary hassle and shame of poor standards. Here are few advantages you get with GPS Tracking devices:

1. Real Time Vehicle Tracking

2. SOS Panic Button for Women and Children at Rear Seat

3. Way-Point Setting

4. Geo Fencing

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Vehicle Tracking System in City Buses

Telematics industry is one of the fastest growing sector in automotive accessory market. Innovation and advancement in technologies, especially in hardware has led manufacturing of compact devices that are faster. Vehicle tracking industry has expanded very well in short span of time and offers lot more than customary GPS navigation and tracking to point a vehicle location. The gamut of vehicle tracking includes supporting features to track the load, temperature, riders, movement and many other related vehicle information.

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Role of Telematics in Transport Management

The progressive development of any country can be confidently inferred through how well the transportation services are available in the country ensuing the latest technological development that gives operational efficiency and business productivity with shared resources for transportation of goods and public services. The recent disruption in vehicle technologies and vehicle telematics coupled with mobility solutions have given patronage and has equipped business enthusiasts with unrivalled attitude to endeavor to bestow quality customer services.

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Fleet Management Solution for Transportation, Logistics & Vehicle Tracking

Fleet Management Solution for Taxi, Car Rental,Transportation, Logistics and provide safe and secure mode of transportation with vehicle tracking system to fleet owners.

Features:

1. Automatic Dispatching

2. Mobile Application

3. Real Time Tracking

4. Intuitive Reporting

5. Call Center Support

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Automation in Vehicle Dispatching for Taxi and Dial-a-Cab Service Provider

Gone are the days when one has to stand on the side of road and wave at passing taxi to ride to the destination. Nowadays, just with a phone call and with a click of a button on internet, we get cab or Taxi at our Doorstep. Moreover, the automated systems introduced by organised Taxi Service Provider and Cab Management companies’ gives prompt information and details of Cab booked for requisite destination automatically to the customers. Involvement of larger players in taxi and cab service ensures introduction of latest technologies within their fleet in order to have that all important edge on existing taxi and cab fleets on the road.

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Demand for Telematics for Vehicle Tracking and Fleet Management in India

As a company, we get numerous no. of enquiries for vehicle tracking system and fleet management systems. We not only get enquiries from big enterprises and companies with large fleet of trucks and load vehicles which they use to transport products and the local radio cab and taxi service providers, but large chunk of requests for Vehicle tracking and fleet management devices comes from small and mid segment transportation companies and enterprises.

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Automate Your Cab Services and Taxi Management

“Cab and Taxi” are getting popular these days for transit from one place to another. People are thinking beyond Auto’s and prefer professional cab for day to day commuting because of safety and security ensured in professional cabs and what lacks in Auto Services by individual drivers.

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School Bus Fleet Management

School Bus Fleet Management Solution with Vehicle Tracking System

How GPS vehicle Tracking System Work ?

GPS Vehicle tracking system works with syndication of electronic device installed in vehicle, or fleet of vehicle with ICT (Information and communication technology) Infrastructure. The electronic device with GPS receivers installed in Vehicle helps to define the latitudinal and longitudinal degree of location, while they receive signals from satellite. The locational data and other information is sent to the base station (where the server and purpose-designed computer software are developed and installed) to collect and arrange all the information.



The collected information can be viewed using Software system installed on computer with internet connectivity. There are lot many companies that provide different interface to view and monitor the vehicle across different terrain. The data can be view in tabular form and also one can track & monitor the remote vehicle location on digital map also.

Devices used in Vehicle Tracking System:

GPS Tracking Unit: It uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the precise location of a vehicle, person, or other asset to which it is attached and to record the position of the asset at regular intervals. The recorded location data is transmitted to a central location data base, or internet-connected computer, using a cellular (GPRS or SMS), radio, or satellite modem embedded in the unit.

Immobilizer: It is installed inside the vehicle along with the device and gives access to the end user to control vehicle during abnormal activity, during theft and undesirable movement through remote vehicle immobilization.

GPS Antenna: Antenna helps to receive signals through satellite and it is connected with the GPS Tracking Unit. A good quality antenna helps to receive signals and provide seamless data stream.

Application of Vehicle Tracking System:

1. Load Vehicle Tacking: For inter-state transport companies, load tracking is very important. The companies have to ensure vehicle safety along with the expensive material they carry through roads.

2. School Bus Fleet Tracking: Because of increasing incidents with girls and children, as an enterprise, you need to ensure safety to the school students while carrying them from home to school then back to home. You can monitor Over-Speed and rash driving by School Bus Driver and proactively take measure to ensure safety.

3. Delivery Vehicle Tracking: On-time service is what everyone seeks today and especially with eatables and perishable items, time-bound delivery is very significant.

4. BPO Cab Tracking: Safety to Night BPO Cab is very much required. One cannot take chances and to provide the employee satisfaction and safety, vehicle tracking devices are very important.

4 things you should see in Fleet Management Software

1. Robust Application

2. Complete Solution

3. Customizable

4. Service and Up Gradation



Robust Application: The software you are selection for your enterprise fleet, it should be robust and must be capable enough to work seamlessly in big data environment. If it is a web application, it should be fast (Minimum Load time) with capability of real time data access and up gradation.

As a Business organization, you cannot afford a single day system downfall. So, robust fleet management software should be your first priority.

Complete Solution: You must select a Fleet Management Software Vendor who offers you a complete solution. The software must possess all features and functions that can add business value. It must posses feature set to manage end-2-end fleet management activities that comprise vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, speed management, fuel management, customer record management and health & safety management.

Customizable: The fleet management processes are different for varying requirement for managing Fleet of diverse commercial motor vehicles that comprise cars, ships, vans and trucks, as well as rail cars. The operational process for a Taxi Management Service Provider and Cab Management service provider will not be similar to Inter-State Transporter involved in load transportation. Also, the requirement will be different for small and large enterprise fleet owners. The service provider you are choosing must have capability to offer you package with customized Software product. It will help your organization to continue with existing operational processes.

Renewal and up gradation: The requirement changes with time and so are the Business Needs. The software product vendor must come-up proactively with new advanced features and functions that can further help Fleet Service provider to improve his services and bring operational effectiveness. You must select that software which offers you services with market trends and requirement. For Example, 21st century is an era of mobility and mobile application for information access and dissemination. The fleet management software solution must have accessibility on smartphone moreover on other smart devices.

These are 4 requirements you must check in fleet management software. But, you must also ensure the Post sales services and previous experience of the software product service provider. It is very important to select vendor who is receptive to your requirement and feedback with prompt services in case of breakdown.

Fleet Robo – Fleet Management solution has been providing vehicle tracking and end-2-end fleet management solutions to taxi service provider, car rental companies, transporters and logistic companies and to small scale companies involved in transportation business with quintessential capability to provide customized fleet management software solution that suits both the requirement and budget of the company.

Fleet Management Software System

Fleet Management is not a jargon to denote Fleet Monitoring and Control (Vehicle Tracking and vehicle dispatching) only. It is a much broader term that encompasses all related activities that help in managing vehicle financing, vehicle maintenance, vehicle telematics (tracking and diagnostics), driver management, speed management, fuel management, customer record management and health & safety management. It is a challenge in itself to manage the plethora of activities involved manually. If you are not able to manage it effectively, believe me, you will be losing somewhere and hampering your business landscape!!



Fleet Management Software has emerged as powerful tool to streamline operational processes involved in Fleet Management. In fact, they are shaping the success path for leading Transport organizations by cutting down overhead expenses, bringing efficiency and increasing returns. How the Fleet Management Software is helpful for Transporters and Big Enterprise Fleet? Fleet management software is computer aided software that enables fleet operators to accomplish a series of specific tasks in the management of any or all aspects relating to a fleet of vehicles operated by a company, government, or other organization. These specific tasks encompass all operations that are involved in managing Vehicle Life Cycle to extract sustained outcome and Business value from it.

There are many companies existing with small service packages naming it as fleet management software but it hardly comprise elements to cater to need of big enterprise fleet and in fact not able to needs of Small enterprise fleet management also. Moreover, there are different requirements for managing Fleet of diverse commercial motor vehicles such as cars, ships, vans and trucks, as well as rail cars. But where is the solution for such dissimilar customer requirements?

As an enterprise what 4 things you should see in Fleet Management Software:-

1. Robust Application

2. Complete Solution

3. Customizable

4. Renewal and Up gradation

Fleet Robo is a set of solutions which aims at optimizing the usage of shared resources of transport industry. It empowers the fleet owners and operators with IT driven system which helps in managing and controlling the fleet across different terrain during transit.

It has functionality to analyze and optimize route for goods and personnel transportation by vehicles consequentially which saves time and fuel for ecological aims of reducing organizational carbon footprint on earth. It automates manual processes with IT Enabled solutions which nullifies the use of physical maintenance of records thereby saves time and brings operational efficiency. You don't have to ask chauffer for trip related information. It is an end-to-end solution of fleet management for fleet owners.

Benefits of Fleet Management Software Solution

Fleet management Software can effectively fine-tune organizational activities, operations and resources (Vehicles and Driver) to bring out maximum output to increase profitability for the organization. It has several benefits that not only saves time but can handle complex fleet management operation activities to bring ease in work. Since we all know that Time = Money, so a time saved is the money saved. Thereby, it reduces expenditures and contributes to overall profitability of the organization.

Following are the benefits of fleet management solutions:-

1. It reduces the time consumed in operational activities and reduces employee overtime. It adds to the productivity with efficiency.

2. The software solution can improve record keeping and can reduce paperwork by utilizing the report options. These reports help in understanding patterns in mileage, speed, number of stops and time at each stop which further helps in improvising decision making.

3. Improve Vehicle life by analysis of vehicle history. Full life cycle of vehicle performance helps determine the possible breakdown and helps to take remedial action in advance.

4. Visualization of the drivers’ route, allow you to analyze the best route and reduce fuel and cost and improve on-time deliveries.

5. With fleet management software solution you can automate vehicle dispatching by knowing the location of all your vehicles automatically and assigning the job based on intelligent business rules.



6. Ease in Multiple location loading and unloading. You can schedule stoppages and ensure vehicle movement as per way points.

7. Ease in multiple vendor management and optimal use of fleet: The software solutions can be customized as per requirement. You can manage records as per vendors, payment schedules, previous payments, daily trips and many more that too with bifurcation for each vendor separately.

8. MIS tools: Timely notification for Insurance, Challan, Payments, Service etc. helps in maintain the vehicle efficiently.

9. Financial Management: With fleet management software solution you can manage payroll, bookkeeping and billing. It will save you time and ensure accurate disbursements.

10. Help schedule routine maintenance, control breakdowns

11. Curb unwanted driver behavior: Personal Errands, Excessive Idling, Speeding or other erratic driving. You get a hawk eye vehicle tracking system to keep check on abnormal vehicle activity.

12. Increase safety, reduce accidents, and possibly lower vehicle insurance rates: As rightly said “Customer is God” and the system help you manage all activity efficiently that improves overall reporting and customer services. It can bring customer delight and thereby make Loyal Customers.

Is your vehicle safe on roads of Delhi? Think again!!

Vehicle safety in Delhi is a big issue. Every now and then we have a newspaper coverage of vehicle been snatched from chauffeur while driving on road or been theft from parking. It is becoming a daunting task for the vehicle owners to ensure safe transit and parking of vehicle in Delhi. As per new reported on 3rd July 2012 in TOI “Every day, more than 40 vehicles get stolen in Delhi. The city accounts for 9.7% of motor vehicle thefts in the country, second only to the much larger states of Uttar Pradesh (14.1%) and Maharashtra (12.7%), says the latest National Crime Records Bureau report. Only 20% of these stolen vehicles are recovered, say cops.”

It is shocking to see that motor vehicle thefts comprise of 27% of the total IPC crimes in Delhi.

The shortage of parking space and customary habits of vehicle owners to park at road side with any anti theft precautionary measures with comprise installing gear lock; anti vehicle theft equipment have given impetus to thieves to dare to do such criminal acts. Our indifferent attitude has some where causing problem to our business. If you have a fleet of hundreds of vehicle, you cannot let them be on roadside without any precautions. Any thet of vehicle will not only result in business loss but can cause unwanted hassle beacuse of any unauthorised misuse for criminal activity. How to avoid such unwanted hassle?



One cannot afford to loose valuable assets just like that. The installation of Vehicle tracking system ensures you 24 X 7 accesses to track real time location of vehicle. The device is securely installed that it should not get in hands of thieves and any other user so easily. Any unauthorized usage can be halted by user siting anywhere with an easy to use software application. These vehicle tracking system are significantly reliable that just not give you an access to monitor your vehicle but provides advanced options like remote vehicle immobilization to switch off the ignition, geo fencing to gauge and ensure vehicle movement in desired region. You vehicle get off with your instruction and automated rules of security breach which ensures 100% safety.

Next time you are sleeping, you need not to worry about your vehicle!!

Fleet robo – Vehicle tracking system is one such advanced solution that gives you visibility to track and monitor all your chauffeur driven vehicles ANYTIME!! ANYWHERE!! Now, get Real Time Information accesses using 24 X 7 Call Center Support or via internet connection on your Smartphone Device, Desktop or Laptop.

How does GPS Vehicle Tracking System Work?

Vehicle tracking is an IT Driven telematics solution to monitor vehicle on Digital Map with real time information of location, speed, movement and operation. Telematics is an integrated use of Telecommunication and informatics. It is applied in vehicles for monitoring the real time information and controlling them during transit. The signals are transmitted by GPS based Vehicle Tracking System paired with multiple Sensors.

It’s a system which works with convergence of GPS Receivers, GPRS Signals and Information and Communication Technological Infrastructure.

Real Time tracking of Vehicles is done through GPS receivers which provide longitudinal and latitudinal location, which is displayed on Digital map. User friendly Web interface on PC and Mobile could be used to monitor and control Vehicle.



Working of GPS Vehicle Tracking System”

It works with convergence of GPS/GPRS and GSM signals. A signal is sent by multiple GPS satellite which covers the globe. Minimum 3 satellites are required to cover the globe. The GPS transmitted signal are received by tracking device installed in all vehicles. These devices can work at high temperatures, could be installed below the steering. The signal received by the tracking device helps GPS satellite to map its exact location and hence the location of vehicle.

The tracking device also fetches information from various sensors installed in vehicle. The information is then transmitted using GSM/GPRS in the form of packets, via cell phone infrastructure, to the Application server for further processing of information. The information packets are transmitted every 15 seconds.

A GPS device is installed in your vehicle with a SIM to transmit information through GPRS.

Sensors are installed in Vehicle which gives signals about the following:-

• Air Conditioner On – Off

• Fuel level in Car

• Ignition of Vehicle

• Door Open – Closed

• Seat Occupied

Live Tracking of Vehicle: - This real time processed information is accessible through Web Interface on PC or Mobile. The real time positions are mapped on City Map and any unwanted activity could be controlled through the interface which gives liberty to immobilize Vehicle by controlling ignition/Fuel ON/OFF.

How vehicle dispatching software can save time and money?

There is no doubt that IT Software Systems have made Industrial processes more efficient and at many places have increased the profitability of organization. Similar way, implementation of software systems and solutions in fleet management are very vital in saving time consumed in managing the activities and reducing the overheads and increasing the profitability.

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How GPS Vehicle Tracking saves Money?

Improved efficiency:

Installing GPS Vehicle Tracking helps in route planning and finding the best responder to an event at any given time in case of Fleet Management. It helps in reducing time delays in reaching the destination because the right person is traveling to the right place; it also reduces fuel consumption as routes are shorter.

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GPS Vehicle Tracking for Business Logistics Management

Managing Business Logistic is not layman job anymore. It is becoming imperative discipline to cut cost and thereby maximize organization profits. In order to meet challenges of On-Time Delivery of Order/Stock, it is very important to understand the following points: -

1. When does we face difficult in managing Logistic and Delivering Order?
2. What are the actual shortcomings in Logistic Management?
3. How it can be optimized and improved to improvise our services?

Answer to these three questions can help you understand the problem, reason for its existence and possible effort required to overcome the same.

I am here giving a generic opinion for logistic management system that includes delivering Courier, Home Delivery Orders, Inter State Load Transportation and fleet management for chauffeur driven vehicles in Car Rental Companies, Taxi Management and Personal Vehicles. One thing is common is delays which there by cause time and cost overrun both.

How? For Car rental companies, without external aided mechanism to keep track on vehicle, it is very difficult to find the where the vehicle was traveling at what time. There could be instances the chauffeur wasted time for his personal reasons. Real time Information for such situation can not only help to understand things but to increase the Vehicle Trips for a day there by increasing output.

Let’s understand for Home Delivery Service provider. The best example is Domino’s Pizza Delivery, how they ensure order to be delivered with 30min of its login and How the no. of Shortfall in meeting the said time are very less. If we have minimum time delays, our services will be optimum thereby increase our efficiency and outcome contributing it to overall Profit.

GPS Vehicle Tracking System is answer for the 3 questions I raised in initial, answer to which can enhance the efficiency of business process in logistic and transportation management and help increase returns on Investment.

Fleet Management Software can help you manage preventive maintenance record that may help you optimize the resources. The Proper management can not only help increase the efficiency but also help you find possible and existing reasons for breakdown and downfall.

Fleet robo – Fleet Management Solutions are the end to end solution for managing vehicle effectively and efficiently. It is an IT enabled Solution that streamlines day to day process of managing, controlling and maintaining the fleet of vehicle for continuously running.

Efficient Driving Reduces Fuel Consumption and Enhances Vehicle Performance

Giving a personal care to your vehicle not only increase its life but also can help reduce daily running cost. You may reduce up to 30% of fuel consumption with simple driving etiquettes. Following are the simple steps to take care :-


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Fine Tune Your Vehicle for Better Performance

Proper Inflated Tyre

Under inflated: The under inflated Tyre increases drag on car and therefore it requires more fuel. The Tyre gets heated and increases rolling resistance there by require more push to maintain speed therefore require more fuel consumption. Properly inflated Tyre may increase efficiency by up to 3 %. You may check in 1-2 week, the proper Tyre pressure usually mentioned below side of car door.

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