Fuel management is being dramatically improved by the latest telematics systems.<\/p>\n
According to Quartix (quartix.com\/en-gb\/), one of the UK\u2019s leading suppliers, savings of \u00a32,000 per vehicle per year, plus annual productivity improvements of more than 20 per cent are routinely being achieved by its customers.<\/p>\n
Through the Quartix system\u2019s detail and summary sheets fleet operators receive regular updates outlining each vehicle\u2019s mileage and fuel usage \u2013 these can then be verified against fuel bills and compared across the fleet, helping track and control running costs.<\/p>\n
In addition, the maximum recorded speed for each trip, each day \u2013 as well as the entire week \u2013 is reported, making it possible to check that vehicles are being driven economically.<\/p>\n
In December, Quartix Pay As You Go, the company\u2019s popular rental option, was enhanced with innovative map icons that change colour according to a vehicle\u2019s speed.<\/p>\n
Andy Kirk, sales and marketing director, said: \u201cAn operator can see from their screen whether a driver is travelling in a fuel-efficient and safe manner.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery vehicle is shown in real-time, so what\u2019s happening and where can be seen twenty-four hours a day.\u00a0All data are captured for use at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was last April that Quartix became the UK\u2019s first telematics provider to introduce pay-as-you-go, adding it to its lease-finance and outright purchase options. Since then the company has become the UK\u2019s first to provide PAYG with Google Maps and the first to offer a unique on-screen \u2018dashboard\u2019 providing at-a-glance, real-time information about a fleet\u2019s performance.\u00a0Today, Quartix Pay As You Go accounts for 67 per cent of the company\u2019s overall sales.\u00a0Mr Kirk added: \u201cThis rapid rise is being driven by strong demand.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe reason is straightforward: no-one wants to be tied to a long-term vehicle-tracking contract during a downturn. Quartix Pay-As-You-Go has proved to be just the right product at just the right time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2010, thanks to innovative features such as our latest Speeding Reports, we anticipate PAYG will account for 80 per cent of sales, with lease-finance and outright purchase taking up the remaining 20 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fuel management is being dramatically improved by the latest telematics systems. According to Quartix (quartix.com\/en-gb\/), one of the UK\u2019s leading suppliers, savings of \u00a32,000 per vehicle per year, plus annual productivity improvements of more than 20 per cent are routinely being achieved by its customers. Through the Quartix system\u2019s detail and summary sheets fleet operators […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":25177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1571],"tags":[],"topic":[],"qtx_fblgauthor":[],"class_list":["post-26093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n