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Fleet Management and Vehicle Solution

Vericom Technologies’ fleet management and vehicle security solutions increase profits for service and distribution organizations. Easily scalable to any size fleet, fleet mnagement solutions not only locate and track vehicle locations using GPS technology, but also translate vehicle activity into an easy-to-use reporting system. This reporting system enables organizations to monitor their fleet’s behavior and identify areas of savings and improvement.

Vericom's fleet management solutions help organizations to improve their profits by reducing labor, vehicle and insurance costs and increasing productivity.

Best of all, Vericom's fleet management solutions positively impact the organization and its drivers.

Benefit$ of Using Vericom’s Vehicle Tracking & Monitoring Solutions

Reduce Expenses

• Reduce overtime and unauthorized vehicle usage & mileage.
• Reduce gas purchases, due to improved efficiencies and miles per gallon.
• Decrease labor costs for drivers completing manual driver reports.
• Reduce the possibility of employee moonlighting and vehicle theft.
• Reduce the likelihood of: speeding, number of accidents, workmen compensation claims, environmental issues, loss of equipment and risk.
• Better maintained vehicles and safer driving conditions, due to automated vehicle maintenance.
• Prevent loss of perishable products.

1. Reduce Labor Costs

• Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of employees (sales, technical, delivery etc.) by reducing downtime and unauthorized work breaks and travel.
• Identify employee moonlighting.
• Facilitate automatic payroll by confirming timesheet information; reduce overtime and other labor costs.
• Reduce labor hours by utilizing automated vehicle maintenance and state fuel tax programs.
• Decrease labor costs for drivers completing manual driver reports.

2. Improve Operational Efficiencies

• Identify the amount of time needed to complete a job - helps identify training and motivational opportunities, employees with advancement potential and unproductive employees.
• Automate job time capture for accurate billing and weekly/monthly job forecasting.
• Automated Maintenance Program - Sends alerts when maintenance service is due - extends life of equipment, increases vehicle & driver safety and reduces repair costs.
• GPS mapping identifies vehicle location and allows rerouting of vehicles.

3. Improve Customer Service

• Facilitate immediate dispatching and more efficient re-routing by easily identifying the closest vehicle.
• Provide customers with a more accurate expectation, based on vehicle location and travel time.
• Provide proof of vehicle location and more accurate customer billing.
• Immediate asset location and quick resolution of billing disputes.
• Verifies visits and time spent with customers.

4. Reduce Insurance Costs

• Reduction in the likelihood of: speeding, number of accidents, workmen compensation claims, environmental issues, loss of equipment and risk.
• Monitor after hour vehicle movement and behavior - limiting excessive miles and unauthorized use.

5. Reduce Your Tax Burden

• 'On- Road' Fuel Tax Savings - Automatically capture a vehicle's idling and PTO activity for tax credits.
• 'Off-Road' Fuel Tax Savings - Automatically capture the number of miles driven per state by each vehicle, resulting in decreased tax burden.
• Decrease labor costs by automating the above processes.

6. Improve Safety & Reduce Risk

• Reduction in the likelihood of: speeding, number of accidents, workmen compensation claims, environmental issues, loss of equipment and risk.
• Automated Maintenance Program - Sends alerts when maintenance service is due - extends vehicle and equipment life, increases vehicle & driver safety and reduces repair costs.
• Eliminate unnecessary liability exposure.
• Provide evidence in fraudulent accident claims.

7. Eliminate Unauthorized Use

• Monitor after-hour vehicle movement and behavior.
• Identify and eliminate employee moonlighting.
• Eliminate unnecessary liability exposure.
• Identify side jobs using Company assets.
• Verify the accuracy of reported activity.

Helpful Ideas for Introducing A GPS Vehicle Tracking Solution To Drivers

Vericom’s Fleet Management solutions help organizations reduce costs and increase profits. From time to time, decision makers become apprehensive about adding our solution to their vehicles, as they anticipate driver dissatisfaction. To help explain how Vericom’s solutions benefit drivers, we have gathered the following information from within our organization, as well as from customer feedback.

1. REDUCED JOB STRESS
   Reducing driver responsibility and extraneous duties can lessen job-related stress. By using Vericom’s system, the following areas help increase driver’s job satisfaction.
   
   
   • Decrease the Amount of Time Spent Completing Driver Reports Eliminates the hassle & responsibility of manually reporting maintenance, state mileage, time cards.
   • More Effective Dispatching Procedures Eliminates occurrences of inefficiency and driver frustration when vehicles that are not in the closest proximity are rerouted to that call.
   • Reduced Unwanted Overtime and Weekend Work By increasing weekly productivity, drivers can keep their off days free.
   • Reduced Customer Complaints and/or Billing Issues Via automatically tracking customer visits and appointment length, drivers have to spend less time retracing their steps and dealing with customer complaints.
   • Increased Driver Safety Safer driving environment due to healthier vehicle conditions (with timely maintenance services) – better maintained functions/parts and less vehicle down time.
     
     
2. INCREASED JOB SECURITY
   Organizations that effectively utilize Vericom’s solutions can quantify their success by identifying specific instances of cost reduction and improved efficiencies.
   
   This type of successful activity leads to a more financially healthy company and increased job security. Cost reduction efforts help drivers by:
   
   
   • Eliminating the hassle & responsibility of manually reporting maintenance, state mileage, time cards.
   • Notifying your insurance carrier that due to utilizing a fleet management solution, you should qualify for an insurance discount.
   • Reducing the number of customer complaints and unwarranted claims of no service when it’s your word against theirs
   • Potential to reduce driver liabilities
     
     
3. INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
   Some organizations employ incentive programs to ensure that their drivers share in the savings proceeds and/or that they recognize the positive situations that the Vericom solutions create.
   
   
   • Insurance Reductions
     Organizations with fleet management solutions often recognize insurance discounts. Create a
     program that rewards the drivers that help reduce insurance rates with a % of that savings.
   • Profit Sharing.
     This solution will help to increase profits and put more money in the driver’s pocket.
   • Awards & Incentives
     Reward performances: increased efficiency, safe driving, driver’s who positively change behavior, etc.
   • Employee Recognition and Promotions/Raises, etc.
     Employees with outstanding performance will be recognized and rewarded.

How it works

Customers utilize a wide-range of tools, including activity work flow, mapping and event and exception-based reports. These reports and tools are easily filtered and analyzed, and by modifying vehicle and driver behavior, lead to decreased costs and improved efficiencies.

VeriVision™ Series

The VeriVision Series provides customers with a flexible and customizable portfolio of fleet management solutions - so that customers select the type of service they want. Our powerful event and exception-based reports also allow the viewer to create reports that display only the requested information; all other information is filtered out.

VeriVision Benefits & Advantages

• Increases Driver Efficiency & Profits - Increases the number of deliveries/jobs for the same time period.
  
  
• Eliminates Unauthorized Travel - Eliminates unnecessary liability exposure.
  
  
• Limits Speeding Episodes - Decreases: the likelihood of speeding, number of accidents, workmen compensation claims, environmental issues, loss of equipment and risk.
  
  
• Increases Customer Service - Enables immediate dispatching, manages
  customer expectation and provides proof of service/vehicle location.
  
  
• Eliminates Unauthorized Use of Company Assets - Monitors after hour vehicle movement and behavior.
  
  
• Ability to Identify Location & Progress - Allows for immediate asset location, quick resolution of billing disputes.
  
  
• Maximize Vehicle Performance - Optimizes fuel usage and increases miles per gallon by controlling speeding episodes.
  
  
• Stop Location Identification - Eliminates side jobs, theft & identifies unproductive and dishonest employees.
  
  
• Optimize Employee Efficiency - Identifies the amount of time needed to complete a job - helps identify training and motivational opportunities, employees with advancement potential and unproductive employees.
  
  
• Monitor Job Start & Stop Times - Automates job time capture for more accurate billing and weekly/monthly job forecasting.
  
  
• Exact Vehicle Location - Provides evidence in fraudulent accident claims.
  
  
• GPS Mapping - Identifies vehicle location and allows rerouting of vehicles.
  
  
• Report Download Functionality - Allows the customer to download reports and save them for future reference in the event of an audit, lawsuit, theft, fraudulent claim etc.

 

Enhanced Customized Solutions

For organizations that require customized services, Vericom is well-equipped with solutions to ensure an effective fit

Enhanced Customized Solutions Features & Benefits

• Automated DOT Hours of Service Logs - By tracking vehicle activity and location, this automated, paperless DOT Hours of Service Log program helps organizations comply with Department of Transportation (DOT) Hours of Service regulations. Viewable in the cab of the vehicle, the Log program includes log session signatures, road-side inspection 7-day log views, wireless log transmissions and more.
  
  
• DOT Driver Compliance - This 21-point driver compliance program is DOT-compliant and provides instant access to: the overall organization’s compliance with driver regulations, certification status and details about which locations and/or drivers are out of compliance and why. Includes password protected Internet access, document storage and viewing.
  
  
• In-vehicle Communications - Using a non-proprietary device, Wi-Fi and the VeriVision™ solution, Vericom enables two-way messaging and more, in and around the vehicle by creating a wireless hot spot.
  
  
• Automated Maintenance - Tracks fleet vehicles and alerts designated parties when recorded maintenance items are due for action by monitoring months, miles and/or engine hours.
  
  
• IFTA Reporting/State Mileage - Calculates the number of miles a vehicle travels per state and assists organizations with reducing their tax burden by generating automated state mileage reports. Increases accuracy, saves time and eliminates driver paperwork.
  
  
• Real-time Temperature Sensors - Tracks temperature-controlled vehicles/assets and provides real-time temperature updates for up to two zones (inside/outside, cold/freezing etc.), significantly reducing the possibility of damaged cargo.
  
  
• Door Sensors - Monitors door movement & provides notification if a door is not closed or is opened without authorization.
  
  
• PTO Monitoring - Tracks Power Take-off (PTO), or 2nd engine activity and displays reports that summarize activity for pumping & fuel usage tax credits.
  
  
• Time Card Management (Driver ID) - Assist organizations with tracking employee work hours and job times by accurately monitoring an employee’s work schedule via remote card swiping.