According to WGM, fuel efficiency has improved from 33.8 mpg to 36 mpg since the system was first installed 12 months ago, thanks to new insights on managing driver behaviour.
The company reports that idling time has also dropped by 27%, from 11 minutes per day to eight minutes per day, while speeding time has fallen by 90%, from an average 1% of driving time to only 0.10% of driving time.
WGM, which offers a complete turnkey solution for mechanical, electrical and civil engineering, has engineers on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, often travelling to remote areas to carry out repairs and maintenance.
The organisation states that TomTom’s fleet management platform WEBFLEET allows fleet managers to monitor a wide range of KPIs, including speeding incidents, idling, arrival and departure times on site and real time planning.
"We began to see results immediately,” commented Yvonne Thompson, head of HR at WGM. “Drivers quickly realised the benefits for them, as well as for the company, in making use of the OptiDrive 360 reporting tool, which monitors driver behaviour recording incidents such as speeding, harsh braking and idling.
“We are now able to show both existing and prospective customers that we can track the exact arrival times on site and the length of stay. Such transparency is a powerful tool in reinforcing our commitment to customer service and also demonstrates transparency.”
WEBFLEET also integrates with WGM's vehicle maintenance software Fleetcheck, enabling mileage for each vehicle to be updated to monitor service and maintenance.
“As a management information tool, the ease of use of the analytics and the ability to drill down and compare one vehicle trip to another, really helps us to define what is going on,” Thompson added.