Great new features in Frotcom just before Christmas

It is a pure coincidence that Frotcom was upgraded to include two great brand new features just before Christmas: the possibility to control the association of vehicles and assets (e.g. trucks and trailers); and a completely redesigned tool for managing the execution of planned routes by the vehicles. The control of the coupling/uncoupling operations between vehicles and assets is a tool which allows professional transportation companies to control where and when trailers were coupled to the tractor units and then decoupled from them. In case of large fleets, knowing the whereabouts of trailers is a serious issue. It is not unheard of for trailers in large companies to simply be left somewhere and then forgotten simply because the operations did not register that uncoupling event. This new feature in Frotcom allows fleet managers to know exactly where each trailer, container or swap body is; and when it was left there, by whom. Simultaneously, Frotcom was also upgraded to include a very powerful mechanism to create and control planned routes. You will be able to spot right on any vehicle not following a predefined, approved route. You will know how far a vehicle is from its destination and when its arrival is estimated. Benefits do not stop here. You can even program Frotcom to alert your customers a few minutes – or a few kilometers – before the arrival of your vehicle. Imagine a school bus collecting the kids on its way to school, and warning the parents, by SMS, of its arrival in 3 mns? Or a distribution company warning customers that they will arrive to pick up the parcels in 5 mns? This is real service. And is now available to you in Frotcom! Although I cannot see the future, I’m sure you will enjoy many other features we have already planned for 2014. Finally and foremost, let me take the opportunity to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Valério Marques, CEO - Frotcom International