From an assessment of the fleet management systems currently on the market, Otis recognised clear advantages in the Fleetstar product. Otis was not only seeking an increase in productivity but was also looking to provide in-cab communications and improved security for their drivers.
The Fleetstar system provides a comprehensive solution to many of the day to day problems encountered by managers of vehicle fleets, by combining the ability to view both historic and real time activity and providing a range of reports on key aspects of driver and vehicle performance. Fleetstar enables users to optimise the control and management of their vehicle fleet, helping to improve fleet efficiency and productivity, whilst delivering enhanced customer service and potentially significant reductions in fleet operating costs.
Otis’s UK Field Service Manager, David Leah, commented: The information available from the Fleetstar system appears to match our business requirements. It can provide comprehensive reports on all vehicle movements, allowing us to identify areas for improvement; he continued some of our mechanics spend a large proportion of their working day on the road, so the added benefit of live traffic information and control allows us to both improve response times to customers and also potentially improves their safety by us knowing where they are.
Peter Johnson, Managing Director, Fleetstar Information Systems Ltd, concluded: This is significant for Fleetstar. Otis is the world’s largest company in this sector with operations in more than 200 countries and territories. Fleetstar’s expansion into Europe and the US presents us with a number of exciting challenges and opportunities to offer a global solution to fleet management.
