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Revolutionizing Waste Management through GPS Fleet Management & Telematics

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In the waste management industry, efficiency, timeliness, and precision are crucial. An unexpected issue can interrupt the entire schedule, causing an accumulation of waste, unhappy customers, and environmental hazards.

This is where GPS Fleet Management and Telematics shine, serving as a transformative solution for the waste management industry.

GPS Fleet Management and Telematics services are advanced systems that provide real-time information about vehicle location, driver behaviour, engine diagnostics, and more. By leveraging these technologies, waste management companies can optimize their operations, reduce costs, improve customer service & driver safety, and contribute to environmental sustainability. This blog outlines the key features & benefits of fleet management and explains why the waste management industry should look into fleet management today.

 

Key features

Real-Time Tracking & Geo-fencing:

geofence

These systems provide real-time updates on the location of all vehicles in the fleet. Managers can monitor routes, ensure timely pickups and deliveries, and easily respond to any changes or urgent action items. Geo-fencing allows for the creation of virtual perimeters for specific areas. If a vehicle enters or leaves these areas, managers receive instant notifications. This is particularly useful in waste management for monitoring and ensuring adherence to designated collection routes.

 

Route Optimization:

One of the major challenges in waste management is planning efficient routes. GPS Fleet Management systems can analyze traffic patterns, road conditions, and other parameters to suggest the most efficient routes. This can significantly reduce fuel costs and improve the timeliness of waste collection.

Driver Behavior Monitoring:

driver behaviour telematics

Telematics systems can monitor various driver behaviors such as speeding, hard braking, quick acceleration, and idle time. These insights help in promoting safer driving habits, reducing the risk of accidents, and prolonging vehicle life.

 

Vehicle Health Monitoring:

These systems can monitor vehicle health in real-time, providing data on engine performance, oil levels, tire pressure, and more. This helps in proactive maintenance, preventing costly breakdowns and reducing downtime.

 

Regulatory Compliance:

Many telematics systems also support compliance with local and national regulations, such as hours-of-service (HOS) rules, emission standards, and more. This can significantly reduce administrative burden and risk for waste management companies.

 

Custom Reporting:

GPS Fleet Management and Telematics provide a ton of data, but what do you do with it? Our systems offer customizable reporting features that allow you to focus on the metrics that matter most to your operations, whether it’s fuel usage, driver behaviour, route efficiency, or any other key performance indicators.

 

Questionable Complaints:

Video telematics protects waste operators from questionable complaints and streamlines the investigation of and response to genuine claims. Footage and supporting vehicle data can be accessed immediately using our cloud-based IoT platform, which can also identify areas of improvement to working and driver behaviour to improve safety and fuel efficiency.

 

 

Each of these features provides tangible benefits to the waste management industry, making GPS Fleet Management and Telematics an essential tool for companies looking to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance service quality.

 

Benefits

Operational Efficiency:

One of the most significant benefits of GPS Fleet Management and Telematics is improved operational efficiency. With real-time tracking, managers can track waste collection vehicles, ensuring they adhere to their routes and schedules. If a vehicle breaks down or a road is blocked, alternative routes can be planned instantly.

Additionally, telematics provides comprehensive data on driver behaviour like idling, harsh braking, or speeding. This insight helps in promoting safer driving habits, reducing the risk of accidents and lowering maintenance costs.

 

Cost Reduction:

Fuel and maintenance costs are significant expenditure items for any waste management company. A GPS Fleet Management system can drastically reduce these costs. It can identify inefficient routes and propose more optimal ones, reducing fuel consumption. It can also monitor engine performance, alerting you to maintenance issues before they become costly repairs.

 

Improved Customer Service:

With GPS Fleet Management, companies can provide precise collection times to customers, significantly improving service quality. If a delay occurs, customers can be informed promptly. This level of transparency builds trust and enhances customer satisfaction.

 

Environmental Sustainability:

By optimizing routes and reducing idle times, GPS Fleet Management systems can significantly reduce CO2 emissions, aligning your operations with global sustainability goals.

 

Enhance Safety:

dash camera video telematics

Waste operators are usually operated in different types of hazardous situations such as driving in narrow streets in built-up areas with parked vehicles, other road users and members of the public. If waste operators don’t have visibility of what has happened, this could lead to false claims that result in costly claims. Video telematics ensures added visibility and control, providing waste businesses with the highest levels of safety, efficiency and brand protection. Footage and supporting vehicle data from video telematics can be accessed immediately through a cloud-based IoT platform, which can also identify areas of improvement in working and driver behaviour to improve safety and fuel efficiency.

 

Staying on the Leading Edge of Waste Fleet Management Technology

Astreon fleet management

In an increasingly competitive environment, companies need to leverage technology to maintain their base and grow the business. Our GPS Fleet Management system offers advanced features like predictive analytics, which uses historical data to predict future trends and challenges. Our systems can also integrate with your existing software, creating a seamless and comprehensive management solution.

We understand that every waste management company has unique needs, and our solutions are designed to be flexible and customizable. Partner with us transform your waste management operations, creating more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly processes.

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The Benefits of Fleet Telematics in other industries

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Many of our readers are well versed in transportation telematics technology and benefit from it’s services every day.  You understand GPS Tracking, how it works, fuel data, OBDII and JBUS ports, driver behavioral data, etc.  Some may overlook a few features and services that could really benefit your business.  In this article, we cover a few topics that can benefit you.

 

Telematics Market Value

Transport telematics has grown rapidly in the last 10-15 years. This steady growth continues as it is expected to hit US$ 441.5 billion by 2030, poised to grow at a CAGR of 21.3% from 2021 to 2030.

telematics market share

The government rules and regulations for vehicle telematics, as well as a rise in the popularity of connectivity options, are propelling the market growth of automotive telematics. The automotive telematics industry is growing due to the simplicity with which vehicles can be diagnosed due to telematics systems.(REFERENCE RESEARCH)

 

Exploring the IoT landscape

Below we examine several other industries from the IoT market segments chart above to brainstorm how to leverage transport telematics expertise in adjacent fields.

Energy

Let’s take a segment that seemingly has little to do with transport telematics — Energy. Global energy prices have been soaring in the past 12 months. Historically, economically turbulent times trigger the development of versatile cost-saving products, including fleet management platforms that allow monitoring and optimizing fuel consumption, streamlining operational processes, minimizing administrative overhead, etc.

 

Cold chain

Traditionally, cold chain telematics is leveraged to monitor whether the temperature does not go above a certain threshold and to prevent spoilage of goods, pharmaceuticals, etc. What is often overlooked however is that it also makes a lot of sense to monitor that the temperature does NOT go below certain thresholds to save energy.

cold chain

The ideal temperature in the freezer for a retail fridge is -17°C. A fridge normally would consume 1kWh of electricity per day on average. However, if the temperature drops by just 3-4 degrees to -20 or -21°C, the energy consumption DOUBLES to 2kWh per day. Imagine if your company operates hundreds or thousands of commercial fridges or reefer trailers, you are wasting energy unnecessarily.

Keeping the temperature too low results in wasting thousands of kWh of energy per day, which translates into substantial unnecessary expenses.

Most owners or fleet managers working in this field tend to solely focus on preventing spoilage of the products as if that happens, the company’s is liable for lost goods. However, expanding the focus to also avoiding unnecessarily low temperatures can contribute to significant energy and money savings over time.

 

Telematics we offer:

GV600 LTE Series by Queclink

GV600-LTE

The GV600 series (LTE) is a ruggedized waterproof GNSS trackers specially designed for the trailer, tanker, reefer and flatbed truck tracking. This device supports both wired and wireless temperature sensors.  The series leverages LTE Cat M1/NB1 network on multiple bands for operation globally with fallback to GPRS.

 

 

TLP2-SFB by Topfly Tech

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TLP2-SFB large solar-powered asset tracker with BLE for reefers and containers not only provides real-time location updates but also transmits data collected from BLE sensors, such as temperature, humidity, and door open.

  • Limitless power from solar
  • Real-time location and temperature monitoring
  • Alerts when the device is unmounted, starts/stops moving, high/low temperature, etc.
  • Asset door status monitoring
  • Up to 40 sensors can work with the tracker at the same time, unlimited sensors can be paired with the tracker.

 

Agriculture

Agriculture has seen a big demand for optimization through smart technology under the pressure of climate change, fluctuating commodity prices, rising interest rates, growing population, and labour cost and availability.

Telematics and GPS provide agricultural workers & managers with transparent data on fields, crops, and their processing. Having specific information and insight on hand, users can effectively plan and improve agribusiness processes as well as driver further efficiencies. Monitoring and tracking the movement and location of tractors, seed planters, harvesters, and mowers or even optimizing field cultivation are now easily organized and controlled by Hecterra solution.

We posted the Hecterra in-depth article that introduces its function and benefits. Read the blog and find out how it helps improve filed works efficiency: https://www.astreon.com/smart-technology-transformation-in-the-agriculture-industry/

 

Waste management

A similar approach with BLE sensors can be applied to municipal IoT projects, e.g. in waste management — garbage trucks are equipped with GPS trackers and trash containers are equipped with BLE beacons verifying bin servicing intervals and time, along with location and identity of each bin.

 

Telematics we offer:

Blue PUCK MOV by ELA Innovation

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Blue PUCK MOV – Adapted to harsh industrial environments, the Blue PUCK MOV is a robust & compact beacon featuring an integrated motion sensor. Bluetooth technology compliant, it transmits data within a radius of 500 meters, with battery life reaching up to 19 years.

 

 

TLP1 Series by Topfly Tech

TLP1

Topflytech TLP1-P is a 4G LTE portable GPS tracker with a function button and rechargeable battery. The device features AGPS support, MQTT support, motion-controlled operations, 4800mAh rechargeable Li-Pol battery,  FOTA, an SOS button, a waterproof IP67 casing, built-in light & temperature sensor, and more. Suitable for 4G LTE Cat M1 / NB-IoT / EGPRS networks.

 

Future-proof your telematics business

These are just some basic examples of how leveraging telematics in other industries can have massive benefits and impact.

Using telematics integrated with fleet management, you can track your vehicles, monitor their performance, and ensure that they are on the right path. You can also access real-time data that will allow you to make informed decisions about how to best manage your fleet.

In addition, we offer over 20 business-specific companion application solutions, such as scheduled transportation management, fleet inspections, last mile delivery service, maintenance management, driver behaviour monitoring, transit agriculture, and much more. We help your telematics business future-proof and launch more diverse IoT solutions.

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The Benefits of Implementing Mobile Workforce Management Tools for Effective Pest Control

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Every business, big or small, understands that technology can significantly help their business. It allows them to automate processes to tackle their challenges and increase efficiency. Pest Control companies are also one of the industries seeking tools to leverage automation.

Market growth in the pest control industry

The pest control industry has been growing steadily and it is expected to increase market growth. Pest control revenue has grown 7.0% to $26.2 billion over the past five years according to an IBISWorld report.

Business owners are realizing that they can better tackle challenges in the industry through technology. This affects improving the delivery of their services.

 

Business owners in pest control companies not only have to focus on business operations, but also staff management. GPS Fleet Management Software and Telematics help bridge this gap in resources and scale your pest control company by automating processes to save you time and increase your client base.

Using fleet software and telematics enhances work productivity, improves customer service and increases revenue by reducing maintenance costs, increasing customer visits, and improving staff professionalism.

Let’s find out how fleet management and telematics are beneficial for pest control companies by exploring a day in the life of a pest control technician and a company that adopts advanced GPS fleet management and telematics.

pest control technician

Meet Joe, a pest control technician. Joe’s day starts early. He gets up at 4 am and checks his Logistics app to go through his route and customer information for the day. This process replaces all the paper and manual processes that the company used to employ. The Logistics app simplifies any paper-based process and digitizes it.

In addition, if he faces any difficulties or emergencies, he can contact and chat with his Manager via the app, which also allows him to send photos.

After he checks his schedule, he heads to his vehicle and starts a thorough pre-trip inspection. It is mandatory to do a pre/post trip inspection such as the lights, tire pressure, doors, windshield wipers, fluid levels, brakes, etc.

He used to use a paper checklist, however, thanks to technology, he can complete inspections with the Driveroo App from his mobile phone.

Logistics – Managing multiple locations & drivers

The Logistics application is designed to help organize job assignments of field workers at all stages. The application has two components: a web version for operators and a mobile version for field workers which is supported on smartphones and tablets with Android and iOS.

The application allows operators and mobile workers to automate dispatch by Importing jobs or using our API to integrate with your application.

logistics route

Field workers use the app to check assigned routes, route to destinations, complete a task, capture signatures, call clients, and even attach images. Reporting and Management tools are all included in this feature-rich Logistics application.

logistics mobile

For a mobile version of Logistics, field workers can have access to the following features;

  • Delivery statuses and Call to a client
    • Assigning a status to a job like completed or not-complete and call-to-client button.

 

  • Real-time routes optimization
    • Sending the route to the mobile app and provide turn by turn directions using external navigation apps.

 

  • A detailed description of jobs
    • Address, customer requests, price, appointment time, etc.

 

  • Communication and photos
    • Two-way communication and adding comments and photos to a job.

 

  • Chat with an operator
    • A handy chat to notify an operator of any circumstances regarding the service.

 

Driveroo – Mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management

By using Driveroo, drivers will have full access to visual inspection workflows from their mobile devices. Driveroo can turn any paper form into a fast, mistake-free automated process to boost operations and lower costs. A driver can streamline the inspection process using the app with a visual, asset-specific interface that incorporates required checklists and captures details, voice, image and video. All drivers need to do is just follow the easy visual guidance and tap to check items, flag issues and share inspection data with a team or a fleet manager in real-time.

driveroo - operation management

After he checks his routes, customer info, and required services, he drops by a corporate office to collect some chemicals and takes inventory of all his stock.

 

Joe arrives at today’s first customer’s location and gets to work performing the service.

Throughout the service job, he fills in a Mobile Form that is customized by his company to perform record keeping, materials used, and report the service. He can also add photos, and sign signatures if needed. He fills in the information about the chemical he used earlier, and whether he had any specific issues.

 

Mobile forms – Seamless auditing and reporting

mobile form

Pest control technicians often need to provide reports and audits with very little notice, to show that they are complying with sustainability and safety regulations. They need to make sure the information is accurate and easily accessible.

The mobile form is a complete and fully customizable solution to transform your paper forms into dynamic, mobile forms to save time and money. Users can build their custom mobile forms using our powerful forms builder, or have our professional services team build them for you. After the form has been built, it can be dispatched or assigned to any number of users who can then complete them using the mobile forms app on their own smartphones, tablets, or through a web form browser.

Once the form has been submitted, it automatically generates reports and/or routes your data to a third party application. Field workers like Joe can submit the form from their mobile phones to make sure their performance has been reported, whereas, operators can collect data, their compliance and safety checks, and documentation related to their service. All documentation can be leveraged to analyze field workers’ performance and insights into any improvements.

 

As Joe completes his first service, he opens the Logistics app to check the next route.

During his duty, his operator monitors and tracks his progress in real-time using Logistics.

 

Joe completes his customer visits for today. His dispatcher messages him to come back to the office because his vehicle needs an oil change based on the data from the Fleet Maintenance Software.

 

Fleetrun – Fleet Maintenance Software

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If you knew when to perform maintenance, repairs, inspections, cleanings, etc, you can prolong the lifespan of your vehicles without unnecessary costs. Neglecting routine maintenance on your vehicles leads to unnecessary costs and unexpected breakdowns..

 

With Fleet Maintenance Software, operators can analyze and make key decisions on the timing of vehicle replacements by monitoring and Tracking data on Fleet maintenance, fuel usage, utility, vehicle wear, breakdown, and accidents incurred by aggressive driving behaviour.

 

Fleetrun benefits;

  • All data in a single application
    • Use Fleetrun instead of paper logs and multi-page Excel documents to plan and monitor maintenance services.
  • Maintenance management
    • Register repairs for every vehicle: maintenance work to fulfill, parts to replace, total costs, and the time when the vehicle returns from the service station.
  • Maintenance scheduling
    • Set up service reminders and specify their frequency manually, or set up automatic maintenance notifications based on mileage intervals, engine hours, or time periods.
  • Cost reports
    • Keep all your repair orders and spare parts expenses in one app. Fleetrun will calculate the maintenance costs of each vehicle individually and the whole fleet in general.
  • Process digitalization
    • Save your employees’ time and let Fleetrun automatically create services and send notifications regarding their status.

 

Get Ahead of the Curve by Installing a Comprehensive Mobile Workforce Management System Today

Our Mobile Workforce Management Systems with specialty applications offer a comprehensive solution to help you get ahead of the curve and stay on top of your pest control business. With this system, you can track your vehicles, monitor their performance, and ensure that they are on the right path. You can also access real-time data that will allow you to make informed decisions about how to best manage your fleet. This system is designed to help you save time and money while providing more efficient service for your customers. Investing in comprehensive Mobile Workforce Management Systems with specialty applications today will help you stay ahead of the competition and maximize your profits.

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Unlocking Maximum Efficiency with Bus & Transport Fleet Management Software

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Managing vehicle operations efficiently and productively is a great challenge today in the fleet industry, especially in mobile environments such as public transportation services. Passenger transport companies face many challenges. For example, vehicle inspections, route management, regulatory requirements, maintenance, and safety with over 100 busses running more than 100 routes every day.

In this blog, we explore the challenges faced in daily operations, plus solutions that maximize bus efficiency and safety with fleet management and telematics Astreon offers.

 

A typical day for a transit operator

bus transit driver

Let’s take a look at a day in the life of a transit operator.

Meet John, a driver at a local bus service company, who has worked for 5 years.

 

1.     Clocking in

After arriving at work, John prepares for the day, grabs a cash box, heads to an operation counter, and his route for the day.

 

 

2.     Inspection

John heads to an assigned bus and does a thorough pre trip inspection. He takes a couple of notes on paper checklist and makes sure the bus is safe to operate. It is mandatory to do a pre/post trip inspection such as the lights, tire pressure, doors, windshield wipers, fluid levels, brakes and etc.

 

Challenges

The company is using a paper-based inspection process, storing hard copies of all pre-and post-trip inspection forms in boxes. This process causes storage, data retention and data collection issues. The stored forms take up valuable space and are difficult to use for reporting and determining necessary maintenance and unplanned repairs. It’s easy for drivers to overlook some processes and they are not compelled to complete the inspection forms thoroughly. Overall, the paper-based inspection process is slowing down operations and creating a compliance exposure.  This type of process also increases maintenance and repairs costs as small issues not properly dealt with can turn into expensive repairs down the line.

 

Solutions

A mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management solution

Using operation management Driveroo, which is a mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management solution, drivers have full access to visual inspection workflows from their mobile devices. Driveroo can turn any paper form into a fast, mistake-free automated process to boost operations and lower costs. A driver can streamline the inspection process using the app with a visual, asset-specific interface that incorporates required checklists and captures details, voice, image and video. All drivers need to do is just follow the easy visual guidance and tap to check items, flag issues and share inspection data with a team or a fleet manager in real-time.

driveroo - operation management

3.     Operate assigned routes

After finishing the pre-trip inspection, John heads out for the day. The shift card is made up of multiple runs at multiple different locations for the day.

 

Challenges

Keeping operations on time smoothly and safely is a primary task for transportation services. The manual process could cause a delay due to traffic, weather, maintenance issues, and unexpected accidents. Those events require support from the back office to get the bus operation back to normal and in a safe manner. In addition, it is crucial for a fleet manager to monitor driver behaviour to prevent unnecessary accidents, violations and unprofessional driving behaviour, such as speeding, unnecessary acceleration, heavy braking, and acceleration while cornering. These actions often increase maintenance costs and contribute to an unsafe environment.

 

Solutions

Public Transportation Management 

Transit + bus management

Using  a Transit Management solution enables bus service companies and drivers to digitize all processes, reduce human error, reduce costs, and improve safety.

Nimbus is a public transport management system that combines location-based services with route and schedule management. It has specialized tools designed for route management and can create stops, optimize routes, distribute vehicles across routes, manage schedules, and track route performance in real-time.

A fleet manager can create routes, add schedules, and track vehicle movement in real-time. It also sends notifications to control late/early arrivals, deviations from the route and other conditions demanding immediate intevention such as an emergency.

Transit + bus management

With Nimbus reports, a fleet manager has access to Ride History and performance quality assessment in terms of routes and vehicles. Analytics allow companies to further optimize the operations of passenger transportation services.

 

 

 

 

Dash camera

Transit operators are responsible for ensuring smooth operations of a transportation service. Connected Dash Cameras capture critical driving incidents, such as lane departure, forward collision, and improper driver behaviour, and can alert users in real-time.

Dash Cameras can also be leveraged for the evaluation of drivers’ professionalism and rewards for drivers. Cloud-based dash cameras upload events to the monitoring platform to be reviewed by managers or safety and compliance to identify areas to improve and reward positive behaviour.

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Astreon’s’s built-in A.I. cameras help avoid unnecessary accidents, providing advanced active collision warning by intelligently identifying vehicles, lanes, and traffic ahead. Effectively predicting driving hazards such as tailgating, front & pedestrian collision, and lane departure.

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  • Front Collision Warning
  • Lane Departure Warning
  • Headway Monitoring and Warning
  • Pedestrian Collision Warning
  • Front Departure Warning
  • Blind Spot Detection
  • Stop Sign
  • Speed Limit Detection

 

higher AI accuracy

Intelligently identifying the driver’s behaviours such as using mobile phones while driving, being drowsy, distracted, and not wearing a seatbelt via the cabin camera. It also includes alerts that reduce traffic accidents caused by driver behaviours.

  • Phone Usage & Texting
  • Seat Belt
  • Face Recognition
  • Distraction
  • Fatigue

 

Driver Safety

Eco driving driver score

Professional and careful driving contributes to reducing fuel costs, extends vehicle service life, and improves fleet safety for passengers and drivers.

To improve drivers’ professionalism and performance, driving behaviour monitoring is a key service.

Eco Driving (Safety+) Astreon is an app that helps assess a driver’s performance. The solution evaluates driving skills based on penalty points for violations such as speeding, unnecessary acceleration, heavy braking, acceleration while cornering, etc.

Driving behaviour analysis helps operators or fleet owners discipline and educate drivers.

 

Eco driving

Eco Driving also has the following features;

  • Trip analysis
    • A detailed report on trips with a map and a violations table
    • The driver’s rating displayed regarding the trip duration in the form of a column.
  • Reports
    • Several types of reports for a comprehensive driving behaviour analysis: by a driver, group of drivers or units for any period
    • Export to PDF and XLSX files.

 

  • Driver Score
    • Eco Driving (Safety+) enables you to establish a baseline score across all drivers in your fleet based on their driving habits. It is an easy and intuitive way to provide coaching to your drivers by analyzing and highlighting top critical events that contributed to their scores.

 

4.     Final Trip and clock-out

John finished his final trip and makes his way back to the depot. He starts a post-trip check and reports it to a manager if there is any vehicle faults or damages. He returns his cash box and prepares to clock out.

 

Benefits of Using Bus & Transport Fleet Management

Using and combining powerful apps, software and telematics enable managers to quickly detect and educate ineffective drivers. Bus & Transport Fleet Management also helps companies reduce maintenance costs, improves safety and service quality. For drivers, Bus & Transport Fleet Management helps improve their driving skills, increases safety and morale.

 

Astreon – A leader in connected transportation solutions

Astreon is a Mobile Workforce management expert in custom software development and application development for Canadian Fortune 500 Companies. Our platform connects to over 3.4 million vehicles and our open platform offers options for over 20 business-specific companion application solutions. Our customers rely on our services daily as business process management tools and benefit from multiple add-on tools and applications such as Compliant ELD, Maintenance Management, Driver Coaching, Video Management Dashboard, KPI Measurement Dashboards, Logistics & Dispatch tools, plus many more.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Non-Powered Asset Tracking Solutions & How They Can Transform Your Business

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GPS Tracking can be used for various purposes and different types of assets by offering several benefits, such as reducing operating costs and improving productivity.

Non-powered asset tracking is one of the asset types benefiting from the features of GPS Tracking. Non-powered assets include trailers, water tanks, heavy equipment, trailers, bins and other types of containers. These types of high value assets are not equipped with a power source and so non-powered asset tracking is the perfect solution to streamline asset management.

 

What is Non-Powered Asset Tracking & Why is it Important?

Non-powered asset tracking is a method of monitoring and tracking assets without the need for an external power source. Utilizing a small, mountable battery-powered unit, companies can track the movement of their high value assets anywhere they may be. This allows fleet managers to keep track of their assets without having to rely on manual processes or more costly solutions.

 

By using a centralized GPS tracking software solution, your company can consolidate location and sensor data of your assets into a single portal to streamline asset management, improve productivity, billing accuracy, and reduce loss.

In addition, it provides you with full asset visibility, including location, status, usage history, and asset maintenance in a web-based dashboard. The software can generate reports for you to get insights into your assets and help you schedule maintenance at right time.

Non-powered asset tracking can help businesses save time and money by reducing labour costs, increasing efficiency, and improving accuracy in inventory management.

 

The Top Benefits of Non-Powered Asset Tracking

Non-powered asset tracking is a cost-effective and reliable way to keep track of valuable assets. It eliminates the need for expensive and complex powered tracking systems, while still providing the same level of accuracy and visibility. With non-powered asset tracking, businesses can benefit from improved efficiency, reduced costs, and increased safety. There are several advantages to using non-powered asset tracking;

 

Visibility

Asset tracking devices provide dynamic data on the location of your high-value assets and sensor data like temperature. With a cloud-based system and integrated mobile application, a fleet manager can get real-time asset tracking visibility with detailed reports on their location while field workers monitor key data like geofence status, fuel level or temperature.

 

Enhanced security

Lost or stolen equipment causes downtime resulting in loss of revenue for businesses that lease or own equipment. Asset theft is on the rise globally.

Using real-time geofence alerts to create a virtual boundary that triggers an immediate warning detects potential theft or unauthorized use. You can prevent potential loss and impact on your business by taking immediate preventative action.

 

Optimize productivity

With centralized data, managers can see quickly where they are wasting assets and money.

In addition, asset management solution can reduce paperwork, simplify workflow and optimize processes by collecting data in one application accessible anywhere anytime.

Fleet mangers can make quicker decisions with real-time insight into the company’s assets’ current location, status, and availability.

 

Enhance Asset lifetime management

When it comes to asset tracking solutions, it’s not only tracking, but also monitoring mechanical health and asset status based on usage indicators. It provides you with a clear insight into the asset status such as fuel level, temperature, speed, and other parameters. This helps manage key activities like scheduling maintenance or delivering fuel on time.

 

Options for any asset type

Choosing the best Asset Tracking Device for your business can be challenging. Especially when solutions and devices vastly vary between providers. Here are some tested and reliable options which meet different equipment needs;

 

For Construction & Trailers

Solar-Powered 4G LTE-M GPS Tracker

Topfly TLP2-SFB

This GPS tracking device is designed to track the location of assets with a large internal battery  and Bluetooth technology for wireless sensors. This is the best mount and go type device for heavy equipment because it is built to withstand the harshest environments, vibration, and dust.

For Reefers

Our Solar BLE GPS Tracker supports wireless BLE sensors for reefer and door open.  This is a simple, cost-effective solution, which doesn’t require any wiring or a costly installation.  This device is purpose-built for this type of application.

 

For Agriculture

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Our rugged tracker supports both powered and unpowered applications and comes with inputs, outputs, and an optional BLE radio for wireless sensors. With an IP68-rated casing, it is designed to operate under extreme environments against water and dust. It is also equipped with GPIOs for varieties of application expandability and flexibility by connecting to a wide range of accessories.

How to Choose the Best Non-Powered Asset Tracking Solution for Your Business Needs

Choosing the best non-powered asset tracking solution for your business needs can be a challenge. With so many options available, it can be difficult to decide which one is best suited for your needs. To make the right choice, you need to consider factors such as cost, scalability, accuracy, and reliability of the system.

With Astreon, we offer seamless integration with Asset Tracking management and devices. We provide tailored Asset Tracking Devices that are compatible with dozens of enterprise systems. Our Asset Tracking Management system also provides dynamic data including the location & status of assets in the field. By customizing the solution with specialty applications, you can customize the solution to your specific needs.

Learn more about our Asset Tracking management solution at Astreon

 

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Ways to Extend a Trailer’s Life and Save on Maintenance Costs

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According to the data from INDEXBOX, U.S. Truck Trailer Prices rose 17% to $8,791 per unit due to the higher costs of raw materials that are used to make a trailer and labour shortages. This is causing challenges for the truck industry as inflation and lack of supply are causing haulage companies to extend their trailer life cycle beyond their normal operation.

 

What is the average lifespan of a trailer?

When you purchase a modern trailer, you can expect it to last at least approximately 8 years or about 40,000 engine hours. With proper maintenance, you can extend these averages significantly.

 

What can you do to extend your trailer’s lifecycle?

Every trailer has a maintenance schedule that should be followed. You should service your trailer at least every six months.

 

Tips on how to maximize a trailer’s longevity

Increase inspections and maintenance

In addition to the annual safety inspection and driver pre-trips, additional preventive maintenance inspections are recommended throughout the year. The more inspections, the less of a chance of a roadside breakdown and unexpected repair costs.

 

Check your tires regularly

Tire monitoring or inflation systems are recommended. Include a check of tire condition avoiding blowouts on the highway. These preventive measures save fuel, loss revenue from unexpected breakdowns, and lives.

 

Thoroughly wash your trailers

Always keep your trailer clean to reduce maintenance cost. A range of problems can be caused by unclean trailers including mold and mildew, cross- contamination, food borne illnesses, including rodent and insect infestation.

 

Lube it correctly

The correct lube in appropriate quantity is a must for proper trailer operation. Enough new grease must be added to purge the old grease. The debris that cling to old grease makes it ineffective. Adding new lube removes dirt and ensures safe operation.

 

Take time for brakes

The first sign that it’s time to replace your brake pads is if you hear persistent squeaking or squealing. Another sign is when you see the indicator light on, or when it’s taking longer to stop and the pads appear to be thin.

 

Ultimate Preventive Maintenance Measures

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Combining more advanced digital tools and fleet management software will make monitoring your trailers easier. This will help extend their lifespan.

Astreon is one of the leading providers of fleet management solutions, such as GPS tracking, dashcams, ELD compliance, and trailer tracking.

We offer tracking devices purpose built for dry vans, reefers, flat beds, and more, helping you make the most out of your equipment.

Asset Management Software gives you deep insight into your assets. It enables you to control every aspect of your equipment from maintenance to fuel management and make use of cost-effective and reliable remote monitoring.

 

 

 

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FMCSA considering ELD rule revisions

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration(FMCSA) has published a list of ELD mandate changes their goal is to improve the clarity of current regulations on the use of electronic logging devices (ELD’s) and address certain concerns about the technical specifications raised by industry stakeholders. FMCSA seeks industry comments on this public notice by November 15, 2022.

Some of the potential changes could improve ELD functionality and its standards. This will eventually help industries choose the right ELD when shopping for a suitable product.

The potential changes are the followings;

  1. Applicability to Pre-2000 Engines
  2. Addressing ELD Malfunctions
  3. Removal Process
  4. Technical Specifications
  5. ELD Certification

 

ELD Certification

Unlike Canada’s ELD Certification process, FMCSA accepts a self-certification process for ELDs. What is self-certification?

In the U.S., ELD’s are certified by service providers working with manufacturer’s hardware, not the FMCSA. In order to get certified, service providers are required to register their own ELD service, with compatible devices. They self test their ELD devices to meet all technical specifications detailed in the ELD Rules provided by the FMCSA. After they meet all requirements, verified ELDs can be self-certified and registered with FMCSA.

 

This process has been highly criticized. In Canada, an ELD must be certified by a third-party verification agency approved by the government. The third-party evaluates the service provider’s chosen ELD device, or devices, to determine whether they meet all regulatory requirements. In the list published by FMCSA, FMCSA is asking if it should establish a certification process for ELDs here in the U.S., and if so, what a certification process should consist of, and what would be the impact to the industry with existing services in operation today.

If the certification process is implemented, it’s going to be a big change in agency staff, state enforcement personnel, ELD providers, and the industry.

 

Removal process from FMCSA’s list of ELD-certified devices

There are several questions about the process for revoking non-compliant ELD from the list of registered self-certified ELDs.

  • If an ELD provider goes out of business and fails to self-revoke, should FMCSA be able to immediately remove the device from the registered ELD list?

 

  • The ELD rule requires ELD providers to keep their information current. However, the rule does not include a time restriction. Should FMCSA require ELD providers to update their listing within 30 calendar days of any change to their registration information found in section 5.1.1? Additionally, should ELD providers be required to confirm their information on an annual basis? Should an ELD provider’s ELD be removed from the FMCSA list if it fails to confirm or update its listing on an annual basis?

 

  • Providers must respond to the Agency’s written notice of required corrective action within 30 days to remain on the list. Additionally, the provider is given 60 days after the Agency provides a written modification to the notice of proposed removal or notice to affirm the proposed removal. Should FMCSA consider decreasing the 60-day period to 30 days, in order to more timely remove an ELD listing found with non-compliance issues that could adversely impact highway safety?

 

  • Should FMCSA consider any other factors related to a carrier’s continued use of a device that has been removed from the FMCSA list due to a provider’s status (out of business or failure to file an annual registration update)?

 

ELD Technical Specifications

FMCSA is requesting information on the impact of including the following data elements in every message.

  1. Actual odometer
  2. Actual engine hours
  3. Location description
  4. Geo-location
  5. VIN
  6. Power unit
  7. Shipping document number
  8. Trailer number
  9. Driver
  10. Co-driver if there was one
  11. Which driver was driving at the time if there was a co-driver

 

There is also the question about the frequency of intermediate recordings whether they should be more frequent like the quarter hour, half-hour, three-quarter hour, and hour to more efficiently monitor a vehicle over the course of a driver’s cycle.

This question could ease the industry’s administrative struggle. It says that FMCSA should consider allowing a driver to change his or her ELD configuration to exempt status to help reduce the administrative burden noted by the industry.

 

ELD Malfunctions

Currently, drivers are required to document their RODS to switch to paper logs when an ELD malfunctions. The drivers are also required to follow the motor carrier and ELD provider recommendations when a data diagnostic event is logged. Whenever an ELD fails to record a driver’s hours, enforcement personnel must be able to review the driver’s paper logs. In contrast, when an ELD device malfunctions, but continues to record the driver’s hours accurately, the driver should not switch to paper logs. FMCSA is asking for more clarification surrounding this topic as it can be very confusing.

 

ELDs and Pre-2000 Engines

Many vehicles with pre-2000 engines and most vehicles with rebuilt pre-2000 engines have engine control modules (ECMs) installed that could accommodate an ELD. FMCA is asking if FMCSA should re-evaluate or modify the applicability of the current ELD regulation for re-built or re-manufactured  pre-2000 engines.

See the full proposed rule from the FMCSA here.

 

Big change is coming

If these proposed rules are implemented, it will be a massive change for the industry, especially the proposed rule regarding ELD certification. Applying a stringent ELD certification process like Canada could avoid potential violations of ELD compliance and ELD replacement.

Astreon has a partnership with fully certified ELD service providers in Canada and the USA, such as Apollo ELD, brought to you by Astreon. They are an industry-leading ELD provider that is driver-friendly and well recognized in the USA and Canada.  They have also already gone through stringent certification in Canada, and are well prepared if this becomes necessary in the USA.

In addition to certification, leverage our ELD solutions to provide continuity and risk mitigation for your business with HOS, IFTA reports, Driver Vehicle Inspection Reports, Engine Diagnostics, and many more powerful features.

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Make the transition to automated digital processes with our new app, Driveroo

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Are you tired of looking through stacks of paper on your desk to find a work order?  Are you a Fleet Manager working to analyze data based on paper processes and fighting to find improvements in your business?  Are you fighting to get field workers to fill out accurate pre and post trip vehicles inspections?

Paper based and manual processes create massive issues in any business. From lost forms, to non-compliance, to driving operating costs up, this just doesn’t work in today’s competitive landscape.

For repair technicians, repairs based on paper inspections is outdated and inaccurate.

Fleet Managers need access to reliable information to aid in making the best decisions for your Fleet.  Fleet metrics provided by a fully integrated Fleet Management solution is what you need.

 

Driveroo: A new mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management solution

Astreon is excited to introduce Driveroo, a Digital inspection application with built in workflows to automate and streamline business processes.  A proper solution to solve the manual process and paperwork headaches many businesses still suffer from.

 

Inspection management

Driverooo takes your business to the next level with streamlined digital workflows that improve efficiency and productivity, while providing immediate visibility to the condition of your assets.

The Driveroo app has many features that save time and money in the inspection and repair process, including text-to-speech functionality and electronic reports that streamline the inspection process. Driveroo provides the tools to present a clearer picture to clients, which helps to ensure that preventative maintenance does not lapse, leading to major repairs and/or catastrophic failures down the line.

In addition, the Driveroo app allows repair technicians to scan the VIN information instead of typing it in manually. Graphic icons of damaged parts can be used to help clients understand areas in need of repair. By visualizing every problem, you and your clients can see where the issues are and what needs to be fixed quickly.

 

Driveroo App Features at a Glance:

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  • Instant VIN scanner
  • VIN-based Inspection and financial transaction history
  • Speech-to-text customer contact
  • Email quotes to customers with photos
  • Automotive icons to streamline inspections
  • Turbographics to help customers quickly understand repair issues
  • Universal Mobile Receipt, (Communicate with customers through text, email, phone)
  • Customers receive an interactive repair report
  • Unlimited tracking of vehicles (subscription service)
  • Unlimited statistics (subscription service)

 

Other asset-specific inspections with Driveroo

Driveroo enables you to inspect other types of assets and fleets.

  • OSHA Compliant Forklift Inspection
    • Empower your operations to complete fast forklift inspections
  • DOT eDVIR Inspection
    • Streamline your inspection process to ensure DOT compliance
  • School Bus Pre-Trip Inspection
    • Ensure your school bus fleet is well-maintained, safe, and always ready for action
  • Vehicle Condition Report
    • Inspire customer confidence with detailed pre-purchase inspection reports.

 

Fleet and Asset Management

Driveroo can turn any paper form into a fast, mistake-free automated process to boost operations and lower costs. Driveroo enables you to customize exact visual representations of your vehicles, and tailors every workflow to fit your unique process with as many or as few steps that you need. It’s the easiest way to get the exact solution for your fleets.

 

Driveroo Astreon Bundled Features

eDVIR: Verified Inspections

Streamline the vehicle inspection process and ensure legal compliance. The intelligent mobile app empowers drivers to complete inspections without the paperwork – all in a few quick and easy steps.

 

Scheduled Maintenance

Design preventative maintenance schedules based on vehicle mileage or vehicle inspection data. Set up custom vehicle maintenance reminders for managers, drivers and everyone in your team.

 

Proactive Driver Management

Empower your drivers and operators with a powerful, visual mobile app that’s easy to adopt and simple to use. Zip through reports, and put everything they need on their smartphone. Receive notifications of missed or incomplete tasks.

 

Geofencing

View the real-time location of your vehicles. Get alerts when drivers stray outside designated zones, or when vehicles leave a specified location without a completed vehicle inspection.

 

Document Management

Ensure that all licensing and registration documentation stays up-to-date. Securely store and manage any records online, and assign individual access rights to drivers, managers and other members of your team.

 

Asset Assignment

Assign vehicles or equipment to your team members and manage assignments in real time. Search by operator or by asset to access scheduled assignments. Quickly add, edit or move assignments and send automatic notifications to drivers and operators.

 

Safety and Incident Reporting

Quickly guide your operators through every step of important checks and reports. Driveroo Fleet is easy to adapt to your specific needs to make sure all checks are complete and all the necessary information is captured for reporting purposes.

 

Custom Fleet Dashboards

Analyze data and design easy-to-read custom reports to gain a deeper insight into your business operations. Make decisions driven by reliable data collection and thorough analysis of cost and efficiency.

 

Transform your business to digital workflow today

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Our mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management solution, Driveroo, enables your business to transform digital streamlining, including saving time and lowering operational costs.

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How to advance driver safety and coaching

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There are over 3.5 million trucks on North American roads that cross international borders.

According to the statistics from Nation’s trucking alliance, 90 percent of all consumer products and food are shipped by semi-truck throughout Canada, and approximately two-thirds come from the United States.

 

Trucking accidents in Canada

The OPP (Ontario Provincial Police) statistics show a significant increase in commercial motor vehicles (CMV) with collisions resulting in fatality. CMV-involved fatal crashes went up 40% last year in Ontario. Based on OPP statistics, 78% of CMV collisions occurred on provincial highways.

This leads us to believe that drivers have a low awareness of safety and employers are not taking these risks seriously.

 

Costs associated with fleet accidents

The average cost of a loss related to a fleet vehicle accident is between $16,000 and $75,000. This increases drastically if there is a fatality involved, according to an article from automotive fleet.

As an example, the average cost of insurance for semi-trucks has increase to between $12,000 and $16,000 in the U.S. and $15,000 and $20,000 in Canada.

 

The roadmap to an advanced safety program

It’s important to establish clear goals, and policies to demonstrate the company’s commitment to building a company safety culture.  This increases safety awareness among every member of your team and helps prevent future accidents. Not only improving drivers’ behaviour but the back-office can also contribute to creating a safety program for drivers. There are two effective approaches fleet companies can take to establish a safety culture in their business.

 

On the road: prevent incidents with video-based technology

Over 80% of all accidents involving passengers and trucks are the fault of passenger vehicles.

This is a significant number. Protecting your drivers is important, providing proof of not-at-fault ensures they continue driving (productivity) and that you are retaining talent (finding good drivers is always a challenge).

The following are major causes of CMV accidents;

  • Distracted driving
  • Road and weather conditions
  • Speeding and driving recklessly
  • Failing to properly train drivers

What can fleet companies and drivers do to avoid these causes? Here we explore how they can detect and change these behaviours and why video-based technology is a key to preventing incidents on the road.

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Astreon’s A.I. Dashcam captures critical incidents in super high definition. It also provides advanced active collision warning by intelligently identifying vehicles, lanes, and traffic scenes ahead via the ADAS camera and effectively predicts driving hazards such as tailgating, front & pedestrian collision, and lane departure.

 

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With a driver-facing camera, it is possible to identify the driver’s behaviours such as using mobile phones while driving, being drowsy, distracted, and not wearing a seatbelt via the cabin camera, and giving an alarm in combination with the vehicle operation status which comprehensively reduces the traffic accidents caused by driver misconduct.

 

At the office: Improve safety awareness with reporting and coaching tools

Identifying and addressing unsafe driver behaviour is the center of an effective fleet safety program. Using the data collected by a dashcam and telematics, you can analyze and assess driving behaviour. By leveraging Astreon fleet management software, you can get full visibility into countless useful data points across your operations from anywhere anytime. Reports from fleet management and analysis tools can help you approach actional insights to establish a safety culture.

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Our cloud-based web portal enables fleet companies to monitor live critical events such as accidents, crashes, or dangerous driving from any devices and those uploaded videos can be used for training purposes or insurance claims.

To establish a safety culture, here are some effective actionable plans;

Monthly reporting

Leverage advanced data from telematics and fleet management software. Reporting the rate of unsafe events or reckless driver behaviours can be the best benchmark to compare the monthly report which contains safety and efficiency data by month.

 

Show drivers video footage in coaching and training program

Showing actual video footage when an unsafe event occurred is the best way to educate drivers on safety and how to take the right action proactively. With Astreon’s cloud-based web portal, you review all important videos with the driver, providing a coaching and training program.

 

All-In-One Driving Recorder Designed for Safe Driving

Astreon’s A.I. Dashcam is an all-in-one recorder designed to increase safe driving. It has not all the features of a regular dash camera, and also supports intelligent driving assistance. It has the advantages of a powerful telematics tracker, competitive price, and low cost, secure installation.

Learn more at https://www.astreon.com/a-i-dash-cams/.

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Leveraging Mobile Workforce Management Systems to Automate and Streamline Your Business Processes

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The needs of modern field service operations have changed due to new technologies, changes in consumer expectations, and the economy.

Companies with field operations are equipping their workforce with digital tools like intelligent devices, real-time monitoring, IoT, and artificial intelligence enabled tech to cope with these changes by improving operation efficiency & productivity.

By integrating more advanced digital tools and field service management software, companies can sync workflows and create more effective strategies based on real-time data. This will help your field workers accomplish more by working smarter instead of harder, as well as helping office staff by eliminate paper-based processes as well as manual data entry that cause delays and introduce human error.

 

A key management solution for field service operations is Mobile Workforce Management (MWM). MWM Solutions provide visibility to field workers, optimize and control field operations & mobile staff performance. According to the report by verified market research, the Mobile Workforce Management Market size was valued at USD 3.89 Billion in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 10.46 Billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 13.16% from 2021 to 2028.

 

What is MWM and MWMS?

MWM is the management of a mobile workforce with the help of tools such as apps, software, and processes or networks.

MWMS (Mobile Workforce Management Software) is a solution integrated with MWM that enables businesses to manage their employees while they are on the go. For mobile workers, it’s a tool that assists them in performing their job more effectively throughout their day. For a manager, it’s a visibility solution that helps them keep track of field worker productivity.

In today’s global workforce, 80% are deskless workers. According to the survey from EMERGENE, the top deskless workforce industries are: Agriculture, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Transportation, and Construction, that employ 2.7B employees.

This survey also shows that 82% of respondents from those industries are planning to increase spending on technology for their deskless workforce. Transportation and Manufacturing are the two leading industries. In addition, these industries are willing to invest in new technologies to assist their employees with productivity and keep them happy.

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Businesses Can Save Time and Money with a MWMS

There are common struggles that companies running field services operations face: controlling costs, improving resource allocation, and streamlining business management. Implementing MWM provides a solution to these common factors, and provides a competitive advantage.

 

Key Benefits of Implementing a MWMS

Increase Efficiency

Efficiency is essential as it impacts productivity. With MWMS, managers can monitor the actual time employees spent on tasks and their progress. The telematics data and reports enable managers to analyze working processes, optimize and organize the field workers. In addition, managers can provide training and support their employees when issues are identified early.

MWM streamlines scheduling, dispatching and communication through centralized tools. The result is reduced downtime, increasing efficiency and productivity, ultimately impacting your bottom line.

 

Reduces Operational Errors & Increase Customer Satisfaction

Operational errors and process complexity negatively impact all aspects of finance, management, and overall business operations. Many of these issues stem from paper-based processed. This can also lead to lower customer satisfaction due to process and timeline management challenges.

MWMS enables the back-office to simplify processes by streamline payroll and invoicing that will result in lower administrative costs and errors. In addition, it provides greater accuracy and reduces overhead expenses, ultimately resulting in an improved customer experience, employee satisfaction and lowered operating costs.

 

How Astreon can help improve your business

Astreon Mobile is a fully-featured and effective mobile workforce management service.

The application is installed on a mobile device, transforming it into a part of a comprehensive personal monitoring system. With Astreon Mobile, you can track field employees’ productivity, schedule & dispatch tasks, and monitor their completion. With the Configurator web app integrators also have 24/7 remote access to the app configuration and diagnostics.

Astreon mobile is designed to provide visibility to field workers, optimize and control field operations and mobile staff performance.

 

Features

Access to relevant data

Astreon provides relevant and usable data in an easy-to-read format. Information is automatically updated and displayed in a user-friendly interface. View the main tracking parameters on the home screen for quick checks as well as status and alerts. Everything is automatically updated based on the latest message from the device.

 

Supports various communication options

Employees can chat, send photos, SOS messages, or location data by office staff by simply tapping a button. The back office is notified when personnel needs help or further instructions. Whatever happens, the employer will be aware of what’s going on.

 

User Statuses

Manage user status (Busy, Available, Away, etc.) to make better decisions by staying informed about your team’s activities. You can further tailor to your needs by creating your own custom statuses, and runs detailed reports to simplify payroll, differentiate what activity is personal or business related for costing purposes, and much more.

 

QR codes

Leverage QR codes to provide employees a means to log in by a simple scan, or changes status (for example at the end of a route or a task).

 

Remote control

An integrator or employer can change settings, download logs and troubleshoot issues without physical access to the employee’s smart devices. Request actions such as a camera snapshot or a service stop and change app settings remotely to proactively guide and help your team.

 

BLE beacons

The user’s smart device can be connected to a BLE device, and Astreon Mobile will detect such a beacon nearby and send this information to the monitoring system.

 

What to look for in MWM solutions

An MWMS is a critical aspect of digital transformation. By investing in MWM solutions, companies can embrace digital transformation and reap the benefits of an accelerated ROI.

When implementing, it is essential to take some initial steps:

You should identify :

  • What are your business goals?
  • How easy is it to implement?
  • Whether it can be integrated with other digital tools, such as GPS fleet tracking?

 

Through integration, managers & employers can access relevant data via a more centralized way, as well as providing deeper insight into the data to make better informed and faster business decisions.

 

Astreon offers MWM solutions tailored to your business. With solutions such as mobile forms, scheduled transportation management, delivery monitoring service, maintenance management, driver behavior monitoring, transit solutions, agriculture solutions, and much more. Astreon has the right solution for your business needs.

 

Astreon Mobile is a fully-featured and effective mobile workforce management service. We capture accurate speed and detailed location throughout the day. For the back office, it is designed to quickly, conveniently, and easily connect any number of employees to the monitoring system without the need for specialty hardware, simply leverage your existing smart devices in the field and off you go.

Don’t know where to start or need more details? Our dedicated representative will help you find the best solution. Contact us today!

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