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With 40,000 students and 8,000 staff, the University of Birmingham is the fourth largest UK university, so large, in fact, that it has its own train station.  Chris Lane, Operations Manager, directs the university\u2019s fleet of 100 vehicles out of the Postal, Portering & Transport Services Department.  Consisting of mostly of leased delivery vans and mini-buses with a few tippers, pickups and refrigerated vehicles, the fleet generally stays within the boundaries of the campus, keeping mileage to a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost half of the university\u2019s vehicles are now electric following a pledge to convert to a 40% electric fleet by 2020, a feat earning Chris and the university high praise and recognition in the fleet industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chris discovered Quartix in 2017 and decided to trial the system on a few vehicles in the fleet.  \u201cWe needed a way to keep tabs on all our vehicles around campus and see if we could improve our services,\u201d he says.  \u201cUsing the system was so easy and the customer service we got was so friendly, we quickly decided to go with Quartix and got our entire fleet fitted with its vehicle tracking system.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A huge benefit for Chris and his transport department is the ability to locate vehicles quickly with Quartix\u2019s live tracking maps<\/a>.  This helps with their delivery schedule and to get help to a driver in case of breakdown.  The system has also helped Chris and the team recover stolen vehicles by aiding the police in investigations with data from the tracking system.  \u201cBefore we had Quartix, one of our vehicles was stolen and we were never able to recover it.  Since Quartix, we\u2019ve had some attempted thefts, but no losses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris recalls one instance where a member of the university\u2019s staff was hit by another driver whilst stationary.  \u201cIt was only due to Quartix data that were able to show what really happened,\u201d he says.  \u201cWithout vehicle tracking, it might have been a long and expensive fight to prove that we weren\u2019t at fault.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cUsing the system was so easy and the customer service we got was so friendly, we quickly decided to go with Quartix and got our entire fleet fitted with its vehicle tracking system.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/blockquote>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWe see vehicle tracking as an industry standard,\u201d Chris says.  \u201cAnd as a high-profile organisation, we are expected to adhere to industry standards and best-practices.  Quartix helps us live up to that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the reduction in fuel and increase in efficiency that we\u2019ve seen, not to mention the help the system has provided in unfortunate situations like theft and false insurance claims, we\u2019ve already seen a huge return on our investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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