The show dates are 16th, 17th and 18th November at Earls Court in London. The Eco2 Transport show is a business event focusing on sustainable products within the business transport sector and operates as a market place for transport solutions to reduce emissions. Trakm8 are keen to demonstrate

to fleet managers how their fleet management packages can reduce their carbon footprint in addition to cutting fleet costs.

This exhibition is particularly relevant to Trakm8 as they can directly monitor a fleet’s carbon emissions by using their intelligent technology. This technology utilises a link to the vehicle CANBus to show exact fuel usage (MPG) and ‘true’ carbon emissions, in addition to standard tracking and reporting facilities.

Trakm8’s vehicle connectivity technology also allows fleet managers to measure driver behaviour, another major element that can affect carbon emissions and cost. Gear usage, harsh acceleration, vehicle idling and braking can all be monitored and improved by driver education with the overall objective of reducing fuel consumption.

Effective route planning is a more obvious way of reducing CO2 emissions and costs. The Trakm8 fleet management system can view exactly where vehicles are using detailed aerial photography to enable businesses to plan effective routes.

Trakm8 will be demonstrating its full range of technology on stand and explaining to customers the various packages available and how they can be tailored to meet every fleet management, reporting and carbon measurement requirement.

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Saoirse O’Reilly, from Fleetzone.ie, the show’s technology partner, told hgvireland.com that the programme will include a range of tasks to monitor and analyse the drivers’ practical and theoretical abilities.

Tasks include loading, reversing, driver beahaviour, fuel efficiency and maintenance.

As the show’s technology partner, Fleetzone.ie will use CANBus tracking and mobile CCTV systems to collect data as part of the process of monitoring driver behaviour in practical assessments.

For more information email saoirse@fleetzone.ie

Fuel to most companies is one of the most expensive consumables used. It would be normal to assume fuel consumption is based on mileage but the Trakm8 system also highlights how driver behaviour, engine idling and indeed effective route planning have a significant impact.

Trakm8 have developed advanced technology to connect to the vehicle CANbus allowing driver behaviour to be monitored.

Gear usage, harsh acceleration and braking can all be monitored and reduced by driver education with the overall objective of reducing fuel consumption.

It is also not realised by companies and drivers alike how much fuel is used when a vehicle is idling. It is a common misconception that leaving the engine on requires less fuel than a restart, in stops of over 1 minute or more. For example an existing customer of Trakm8 ‘Sydenhams’ building merchants who have 60 trucks have been quoted to say ‘Using the Trakm8 software we have now reduced engine idle time, which in some cases amounted to 2-3 hours per vehicle per week. Our trucks waste 1 gallon of fuel per hour when idling which equates to approximately £5 worth of fuel. By identifying engine idling as an area for improvement we demonstrated an instant cost saving and a return on our investment for the fleet management system ‘ Jamie Thompson, Transport Manager

Effective route planning is the more obvious way of saving fuel and probably still the most significant. The Trakm8 fleet management system can view where vehicles are, to enable businesses to plan effective routes using the impressive range of on screen reports.

Saoirse or Reilly of fleetzone.ie says there was considerable interest in the draw, and has extended a big thank you to everybody that took part.

“Given the great interest we will be running similar draws over the next few weeks…keep an eye on http://www.fleetzone.ie/free-draw/, she commented.

Trakm8, represnted in Ireland by fleetzone.ie  is keen to show fleet managers its excellent fleet management packages plus some additional options that forward thinking and proactive companies will definitely be interested in.

Trakm8 can report on Carbon Footprint, particularly useful for companies that need to publish this information to their stakeholders and can report engine faults codes on vehicles via the vehicle CANbus before the vehicle has even returned to base.

The company will be demonstrating on stand, technology that can be integrated to your own system to meet your every fleet management and data requirement. Trakm8’s vehicle connectivity technology allows measurement of everything from fuel usage, Co2 emissions to driver behaviour plus much more.

Fleetzone.ie offers an extensive range of innovative fleet solutions for managers, owners and dispatchers, all of which are displayed on the company’s new revamped website.

The purpose, of these tools, according to Fleetzone.ie is to reduce the amount of downtime for managers and drivers alike, in offering one forum to fulfill vehicle safety and security needs.

Fleetzone.ie can also reduce downtime by having all relevant aftermarket fits completed on one visit.

Fleetzone.ie is Ireland’s only independent advisors for all your Fleet Safety, Security and Management needs.

With carefully chosen partners Fleetzone.ie can offer a one stop shop for Fleet Insurance, Leasing, Risk Assessment, Driver re-training and Mobile Fleet Servicing.

The company can also arrange for a full audit on your Fleet Carbon Footprint. So, whether you have a fleet of cars, commercial vehicles, buses/coaches, HGVs or plant vehicles, one meeting will get the solution you need.

The company’s product range includes GPS/GPRS Fleet Tracking Solutions, Journey Recorders, Handsfree Kits, Rear Obstacle Detection Systems, Alarms, Vehicle After theft Recovery Systems, Sat Nav’s, Anti Siphoning Solutions.

Its R&D Department continues to expand  its range to reflect the needs and requests of its customers.  Gary McGeown, Technical Manager says:  “Many of the devices that we work with are constantly being upgraded and redesigned as a result of listening to our customers.  In most cases we can customise kits for their particular application.  Our focus is on safety and anything we can do to make that happen is worth the effort.”

Saoirse O’Reilly, Director added: “We established Fleetzone.ie in 2007 to offer the fleet industry competitive products and choice through independent recommendations.  We have since become a reference point to many on a variety of topics from Duty of Care obligations to Driver Behaviour analysis and correction.  We have been fortunate in being able to attract leading partners in many of the additional services that are detailed as a result of implementing many of our recommendations (eg Driver Retraining).”

She continued: “ I believe that our new website offers not only a shop front for our range but also invaluable advice on vehicle safety, accident recording and how to choose products.  I am confident through dealer and customer feedback that we have achieved many of our initial goals in presenting Fleetzone.ie to market and we look forward to reaching our new challenges for 2010.”

For further details visit www.fleetzone.ie or contact Saoirse O’Reilly on 01 8704940. Fleetzone.ie, Unit 3c Technology House, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co Dublin.

The Smart Witness Vehicle Journey Recorder incorporates the latest CCTV and GPS data recording technology. The unit simply mounts on to a vehicle windscreen and requires no tools for installation. With the Smart Witness Vehicle Journey Recorder hauliers can capture accidents & dangerous driving and fight incorrect speeding fines or convictions, helping drivers to protect their no claims bonus and licence.

When used in commercial vehicles the unit captures poor driving, unauthorised use of company vehicles and provides vital evidence in the event of an accident.

The unit is extremely compact measuring just 3.19” x 1.97” and mounts onto the windscreen behind the rear view mirror. No tools are required for installation and it can be moved between vehicles.

The unit has a built-in high resolution wide angle CCTV camera, designed to record the view directly in front of the windscreen (for front and rear coverage two units can be used in the same vehicle). It records this CCTV footage directly on to SD card along with GPS data (which provides details of the vehicles speed, location and direction of travel). In addition to this the unit has a 3G shock sensor designed to both trigger recording in the event of an accident (the unit can be also be set to record continuously if required) and to provide data about the braking force, acceleration force and general quality of driving.

Smart Witness says its Vehicle Journey Recorder acts like a black box for motorists allowing them to supply evidence in the event of a car accident or other event on the road. The unit is easy to use and can be tailored to record continuously or when the G-Sensor measures a pre-determined amount of G-force. To ensure that no vital evidence is lost the unit features a buffer which records 15 seconds prior to the G-Sensor being triggered and 5 seconds after.

The unit is supplied with a 2GB SD Card and will operate with compatible cards up to 32GB, allowing a continuous recording time of around 40 hours, when the memory is full the unit will overwrite or alert the user. The SD card can be easily removed and will connect to a Windows PC via USB (using the USB SD Card Reader supplied). The powerful Smart Witness Analysis Software provided will playback recordings and shows the vehicle direction and location on the embedded Google Maps display. It will also allow searching of the data by time/date, speed or amount of G-force. The software is further enhanced with one touch reporting which will show report title, subject, speed, location, and map and snapshot image of the accident or incident. The software also allows easy exporting of required video footage as an AVI file which will play in standard media players and exporting of the whole journey to Google Earth, allowing you to see the whole route quickly and easily.

Saoirse O’Reilly, Director of Fleetzone.ie, the Irish distributor of the unit said “The range of uses for this fantastic little unit are endless, as well as being used to provide motorists with vital evidence of what really happened in an accident, analysis of the graphs available will improve driver behaviour resulting in fewer accidents and convictions, it can provide proof against incorrect Speeding Fines and Convictions and for the commercial sector it allows Fleet Managers & Companies to monitor journeys, routes taken by employees, Excessive Speeding, Acceleration and Breaking, and in a world looking to reduce its carbon footprint and improve efficiency, the Vehicle Journey Recorder can provide vital data which can be analysed and then used to implement improvements”

The Vehicle Journey Recorder is available from Fleetzone.ie priced at €249.99 for the non GPS version and €349.99 for the GPS version, for further details visit www.fleetzone.ie

Fleetzone.ie claims that, that the FuelGauge fuel management system is designed to significantly cut the fuel overheads of transport companies.

To date FuelGauge has saved customers as much as 18 per cent on their fuel.

With FuelGauge, transport operators can put a cost-reduction plan in place that specifically targets the company’s biggest cost – fuel.

How does it work?

The whole FuelGauge principle is as easy as 1,2,3…

1. Each vehicle in the fleet is fitted with a FuelGauge Fuel Monitoring Unit, which monitors fuel use and driving style 24/7

2. The FuelGauge Reporting Suite highlights individual areas of each driver’s driving style that can be improved to increase their fuel performance.

3. Using customised driver reports, each driver can make small changes to his or her driving style in order to save massive amounts of fuel.

Owner Saoirse O’Reilly and her team offer in excess of 20 years experience in the Motor and related industries. “She commented: “We believe, (through customer and dealer feedback alike, that Fleetzone.ie achieved this fundamental goal within the first six months of operation.

Through continued expansion into other segments of the vehicle enhancement industry, Fleetzone.ie are now able to provide our customers nationally with a large range of vehicle enhancement packages.”

She added: “We provide installations of all types of communication equipment into all makes of vehicles; plus the sales and installation of hands free kits, security systems, car audio, car entertainment, 4wd accessories, reversing aids, cruise controls, window tint, interior protection, satellite navigation, satellite tracking and specialised vehicle safety equipment.”

“Our Installation technicians are fully trained in all aspects of our installation services, with a combined experience in this specialised field totalling some 20 years.”

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