Telematics uptake growing among hauliers
Date: 13 July 2007
Only half of the haulage industry in the UK has invested in telematics technology, a study by financial advisor Grant Thornton reveals.
However, despite the seemingly lacklustre uptake of the positioning technology, almost a third (32 per cent) of UK haulage firms are thinking of investing in telematics in the coming year.
Companies with medium-sized fleets are most likely to implement the system, with 69 per cent of these firms having done so. Among larger firms, only 37 per cent have put the technology in place. This is perhaps surprising, but the survey also reveals that this group of logistics firms also has the largest number of companies looking to use it in the future (47 per cent).
The cost of fitting out one vehicle with telematics is £800, but it can pay for itself in less than a year in some instances.
"Monitoring a wide range of journey factors in real time has created immediate productivity pay-offs within the haulage industry, including improved service standards through information sharing with clients, reduced fuel consumption through monitoring engine behaviour, and assistance in conforming with the increasingly strict regulatory environment," said Grant Thornton partner Ian Carr, International Freighting Weekly reports.
Telematics enable haulage firms to track vehicles, including backhaul trucks and those with return loads, using a GPS receiver and PC-based software.
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