Why the ST System?

•Increase productivity by up to 10%
•Save £000’s in wage & overtime payment errors
•Reduce fuel & mobile phone costs by up to 10%
•Save on insurance premiums

Benefits of the system

•Improves customer service through fleet deployment & journey planning
•Saves management & driver time reducing operating costs
•Start – stop reports verify timesheets and reduce wage & overtime errors
•Site reports allow accurate customer billing
•Supports duty of care by monitoring speeds, hours, remote and lone workers.
•Reduces off-journey travelling, fuel, phone costs & private mileage claims
•Reduces insurance premiums where applicable
•From 69p per day per vehicle

There are a number of factors that can effect productivity such as route selection, running order, start times, loading and unloading times, driving speed, off journey travel and downtime. Here’s 15 questions the ST vehicle monitoring system would answer for you:

1. Where is the vehicle now?
2. How far is the vehicle from the depot or from the customer premises?
3. Which is the nearest vehicle to the emergency call out we just received?
4. What is the exact position of the new job on the map?
5. Will the vehicle make its next appointment, or should we dispatch another?
6. When did the vehicle reach the site? How long was it on site for?
7. What exact route did the vehicle take? Is this the most efficient route?
8. How many customer premises did the vehicle visit on that day?
9. Do we need to change the number of deliveries per day the driver makes?
10.Exactly how long does the driver spend loading / unloading?
11.Which vehicles drive too slowly under heavy loads?
12.Where and how often is the vehicle idling excessively, and for how long?
13.Which drivers or vehicles deviate from known benchmark times on regular routes
14.Which drivers regularly stop at unknown locations and for how long?
15.Which drivers are our most productive and which drivers are least productive?

How can you cut down on your operating costs? Here’s 15 questions the ST vehicle monitoring system will help you answer:

1. Does the vehicle start time coincide with the driver’s timesheet?
2. Does the vehicle arrive on site on time or is it always late?
3. If a customer queries your vehicles arrival on site - Is it valid?
4. Does the vehicle leave site early?
5. What time does the vehicle arrive back at the depot or the driver’s home?
6. How long was the vehicle in transit for to pay the driving rate?
7. How long was the vehicle actually on site to pay the site rate?
8. How much overtime or under-time did the vehicle operate for?
9. When did the vehicle attend an emergency call out to qualify for higher pay?
10. Was the vehicle used outside of permitted hours?
11. Has the vehicle been stationary for long periods of time at unknown locations?
12. Was the vehicle used at weekends?
13. How often does the driver exceed the time allowed for breaks?
14.What was the private mileage for the week for this vehicle?
15. Are the claims for waiting times valid, or are they excessive?

How do you know you are fulfilling your responsibilities under the Duty of care Act and Health and Safety Regulations? Here’s 15 ways the ST vehicle monitoring system will help you:

1. What speed is the vehicle doing or how often does it exceed the speed limit?
2. How long has the driver been driving for today?
3. When did the driver last take a break and how long for?
4. How often has the driver exceeded the driving times in recent weeks?
5. Which drivers never exceed the speed limit?
6. Which vehicles or lone workers have not ‘reported in’?
7. How often does the vehicle attend unauthorised locations?
8. How often is the vehicle used after hours, and for how long?
9. Is the vehicle parked in unsafe areas and for how long?
10. Did the vehicle enter an unauthorised zone at any time?
11.Was the driver really late for yesterday’s delivery following a complaint?
12. How late was the driver for the delivery last Friday?
13. A 3rd party claims a vehicle has been damaged – was your vehicle in the area?
14. What was the speed of the vehicle prior to an accident collision?
15. What route should a lost driver take to get to the destination?