Flynn RoadFreight Transforms Fleet Management with Frotcom

Discover how Flynn RoadFreight optimized fleet management with Frotcom's advanced fleet solutions, streamlining processes, reducing operational costs, and ensuring full legal compliance.

Flynn RoadFreight, an Irish family-owned transportation and logistics business, has been providing road transport, warehousing, and distribution services for over 30 years. Operating a fleet of 12 vehicles and 22 trailers, their operations cover the Midlands of Ireland and beyond.

 
Client Goals and Challenges
In 2023, Flynn RoadFreight turned to Frotcom to address several fleet management challenges, including compliance, costs control, and operational efficiency.
Ensuring tachograph’s legislation compliance was a top priority, and Flynn RoadFreight wanted to remotely manage vehicle tachograph files and driver card downloads. Another pressing issue was fuel management, as they aimed to reduce consumption and keep their fleet's carbon footprint in check.

Additionally, Flynn RoadFreight needed a fleet management solution that would integrate with third-party systems, such as DPD and AllRound Systems, to monitor its operations.

They also struggled with gaining visibility into fleet utilization, which impacted how efficiently they could distribute workloads across their vehicles.

Finally, monitoring driver behavior and ensuring compliance with legal driving and rest periods was critical to maintaining safety and avoiding infractions.

Client Benefits
To overcome these challenges, Flynn RoadFreight turned to Frotcom’s advanced fleet management system. The Frotcom training process was straightforward and allowed Flynn RoadFreight’s team to gradually implement new features as needed.

By leveraging advanced Frotcom features, the company saw significant improvements in its operations. Flynn RoadFreight now uses several Frotcom features, each addressing key areas of its operational needs:

• Remote tachograph download allowed Flynn RoadFreight to manage tachograph files and driver card downloads automatically and remotely, ensuring full legal compliance without manual intervention. As a result, they achieved full legal compliance, eliminating any risk of infractions related to tachograph data mismanagement.
• Fuel management provided detailed fuel consumption insights, helping Flynn cut costs and manage their fleet’s carbon footprint, leading to significant savings.
• API Integration allowed odometer data from Frotcom to be shared with AllRound Systems, which provided accurate fuel usage tracking to one of their key customers, DPD, optimizing fuel control and improving operational efficiency.
• Driving behavior analysis helped the company monitor drivers closely, reducing idle times, improving safety, and boosting overall fuel efficiency.
• Advanced dashboard provided valuable insights into fleet performance, highlighting inefficiencies in vehicles’ utilization, reducing maintenance costs, and ensuring a balanced workload across the fleet.
• CRM – Customer relationship management allowed Flynn RoadFreight to share real-time fleet data, such as trailer locations, with third-party customers, enhancing service quality and strengthening customer relationships.

 Mr. Shauna Kirby, Ops Manager of Flynn RoadFreight, said:
"Along with the benefits of remote tachograph downloads, Frotcom allows us to monitor driver times and breaks closely, helping us assign drivers without risking tachograph infringements and ensuring compliance with legal requirements. We are very excited to be working with Frotcom to implement a partnership with a leading stock and inventory management solutions provider.

Once this integration is complete, all our vehicle servicing, spare parts usage, and warehouse management will be fully integrated with Frotcom, offering even more valuable insights into how we manage our spare parts consumption and spending across our fleet."

Using Frotcom, Flynn RoadFreight has significantly optimized its fleet management processes, ensuring that its operations remain productive and efficient. Additionally, the company now has enhanced capabilities to monitor fuel consumption in its fleet and has improved compliance with legal requirements for vehicle tachograph data.

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