Ctrack adds On-the-Road technology to its fleet product portfolio offering

By Akhona for Ctrack
Pretoria, 11 Dec 2013

Ctrack On-the-Road (OTR)

Ctrack, a global leader in vehicle monitoring and fleet management technology, unveiled a new product to enhance its portfolio, called Ctrack On-the-Road. Designed with road safety in mind, Ctrack On-the-Road (OTR) is based on Android and uses a full colour touch-screen to enhance the driver experience.

This complete onboard messaging and navigation system assists fleet operators in saving time and money through advanced navigation, optimal routing, voice functionality, task management, messaging, and driver behaviour attributes, ensuring improved productivity and operational efficiency.

The product offers task management, which is integrated with navigation functions to assist fleet managers with route planning and assignment of tasks for the day. By optimising drivers' routes, OTR helps lessen distance travelled and cuts fuel and maintenance costs. With real-time traffic information, drivers are routed around roads with congested traffic, and a built-in front-view video camera for recording or taking snapshots of an accident helps determine what might have gone wrong.

For heavy or special sized commercial vehicles, the onboard route navigation can be set to include the truck's weight and size constraints for its route planning and navigation.

The OTR communication system integrates seamlessly into a fleet and is easily configured into cars, vans, trucks and heavy duty vehicles, providing an all-in-one vehicle tracking and fleet communications solution. The terminal includes voice communication and allows voice calls to predefined numbers or instant messaging, which can only be accessed by the driver if the van or truck is stationary, promoting safety, better driving and efficiency.

Benefits include:

* Reduced or optimised driving distance
* Reduced fleet cost and fuel usage
* Improved productivity
* Increased customer service by faster task completion, deliveries and turnaround times
* Increased safety and better driving habits
* Cost saving features by means of lower vehicle maintenance and services expenses

"Ctrack is continuously identifying and redefining innovative applications and future telematics trends. The concept of a total fleet management is gathering momentum, offering deeper fleet analysis and a productive measure to improve operational efficiencies," says Nick Vlok, CEO of DigiCore, supplier of Ctrack.

DigiCore/Ctrack

Ctrack is part of JSE listed DigiCore Holdings and specialises in vehicle tracking, fleet management and insurance telematics for a global client base. With more than 28 years of innovation, technical and implementation experience, Ctrack is recognised as a world-leading provider of advanced machine-to-machine communication and telematics solutions that adds value to this global base of customers with mobile assets.

Ctrack's end-to-end research, design, development, manufacturing, sales and support of customised solutions for customers is serviced by a global network of staff and team members in more than 50 countries. The company's technology and electronic division designs and develops a robust range of asset management and monitoring systems using GPS satellite positioning, GSM cellular communication systems and other advanced communication and sensory technologies. The result is innovative and advanced machine-to-machine communication that provide Ctrack customers with 24x7x365 information and monitoring of their mobile assets that help them to achieve operational efficiencies and cost reduction targets.

Operations span six continents, with over 1 000 employees and more than 750 000 systems sold.

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