Africa Automotive May-June digital issue 2019

platform. Car track not only tracks the
vehicles but the transit goods as well,”
says Anthony Waikwa, of Shield Car
Track.
Shield Car Track Fleet Tracking technology
provides GPS+LBS tracking
and asset management solutions tailor
made to fit wide range of business
customers from startup companies,
to mid size companies and to the
transport and haulage giants – our
internet based fleet tracking system
gives entrepreneurs full access, full
control from anywhere in Kenya and
from their phone and any computer
that is connected to the internet.
“Through Shield Car Track phone app
or online vehicle tracking platform
our customers can track their vehicle
through their mobile phones, by using
our vehicle tracking app or through
our online GPS car tracking website.
Our vehicle tracking technology updates
the location of the tracked vehicle
every 10 seconds so as to provide
24 hours vehicle surveillance,” adds
Mr. Waikwa.
Leon Mynhardt Technical Manager
– South Africa Electronic Tracking
Systems Ltd, says, apart from the
obvious theft recovery aspect of using
tracking devices, they have many
other features through their telemetry
information that make them essential
in today’s commercial applications.
Safety: By getting live GPS speeding
reports from the system, fleet controllers
can react immediately to speeding
alerts generated, ensuring drivers
are driving safely. Fleet Managers can
also receive daily, weekly or monthly
speeding reports with this information
target and train repeat offenders
ensuring the safety of the drivers and
other road users.
Reduce vehicle maintenance: Tracking
devices give Fleet Managers
vital driver behavior telemetry like
harsh-braking, harsh-acceleration,
harsh-cornering and excessive idling
events. By monitoring these events
live or historically thought reports,
fleet owners can train specific drivers
to reduce these events and as such
reduce overall maintenance and fuel
costs on their fleet. The system also
provides for a driver scoring system
based on these exceptions and
makes it very easy to see who are the
problem drivers and who might need
additional training and in what areas
they need help.
Increase productivity: By being able
to monitor the where about of your
entire fleet live at all times is essential
to make sure your vehicles
are where they are supposed to be
and are productive. There are also a
whole host of reports which allows
fleet managers to ensure their fleet is
being utilized to its full potential and
then identify possible problem areas
that are affecting productivity. One
example is our Zone Report, which
details which vehicles have entered
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