As a result of the fuel savings, the company has awarded a five-year contract extension to Ctrack to provide advanced telematics technology across 252 vans within its fleet operation.
The Ctrack solution is designed to allow fleet operators to better manage mobile resources by knowing the precise whereabouts of vehicles and employees in real-time.
Bell Group has utilised the system to more effectively deploy mobile resources to customer sites, achieving faster response times and less mileage per job, by identifying the nearest vehicle and ensuring the employees have the appropriate skill set. Meanwhile, operational insight provided by historical reporting and trip analysis has enabled the company to identify and reduce unauthorised and out-of-hours personal usage, which has helped lower overheads and support legislative compliance.
Ian Henderson, group managing director of Bell Group UK Ltd, said: ‘The Ctrack system has become embedded within our operation because of the simplicity, functionality and flexibility of the tracking technology. By optimising our mobile resources, it has allowed us to address key fleet issues by keeping costs under control and enhancing the service to our customers.’
John Wisdom, managing director of Ctrack, added: ‘We have an increasing number of longstanding customers that recognise the value our vehicle tracking brings. Company’s such as Bell Group are using the technology to underpin their fleet operations to make best use of mobile resources, boost performance and achieve measurable improvements to their business.’