The solution will provide a more detailed level of communication to its customers through accurate vehicle tracking. The Masternaut Connect platform is being used across the SRCL Group, including in ERS Medical’s patient transport ambulances and courier vehicles, to track drivers’ behaviour, engine idling and reduce fuel expenditure across the fleet.
With SRCL and ERS Medical’s customers ranging from private hospitals to large NHS Trusts across the UK, vehicles undertake thousands of journeys each year. The data collected from the group’s fleet will be used to analyse where any problems may be occurring and create solutions to further improve the performance and efficiency of the group’s vehicles.
Since installation, SRCL Group has reported improving vehicle utilisation and cost savings – particularly in areas such as driver behaviour and safety, reducing fuel spend and tracking fleet distance for contract management. SRCL Group is also due to introduce a driver profiling program in February 2015 to reward its safest fleet drivers.
'While it’s only been a few months since implementing Masternaut Connect, we’ve already been able to better analyse our services thanks to high visibility of driver behaviour, fleet distance and any wastage,' commented Lee Jackson, group head of fleet services at SRCL Group. 'We look forward to further analysing the results once we’ve used Masternaut Connect for a longer period, and implementing a driver profiling program in February 2015.
'We wanted an all-in-one solution that could help us use our assets better, run an efficient fleet, and improve communication of essential information with customers.'