Technology

3G vehicle cameras are increasingly being used to challenge fraudulent insurance claims, false driving allegations and disputed liability, providing added protection to commercial fleet operations and their drivers. Intelligent Telematics has released a number of recent videos to demonstrate how footage from its industry-leading connected camera solutions is helping companies to guard against avoidable insurance costs by proving exactly what happened. “Our cameras are capturing thousands of driving incidents every week, many of which are being used…

Logistics operations can avoid plans unravelling when vehicles leave the depot by taking advantage of improved reporting functionality within Paragon’s routing and scheduling software. Mapping images can now be embedded into manifest and debrief documents to provide added guidance and feedback to drivers in an easy-to-understand format. This will help companies better engage with drivers to ensure that planned routes are followed and associated efficiency, performance and service improvements are achieved. “This is another example…

Organisations across the world have fallen victim to cyber-attacks recently, with Petya and Wannacry being the latest major global ransomware attacks to exploit vulnerabilities within operating systems. It is believed the viruses were seeded through hijacked software updates and via phishing emails. This could be a big concern for the courier industry which, having seen developments in technology improve processes over recent years, could be stopped in its tracks if targeted by phishing. Worryingly, one…

Bruce’s Doggy Day Care is rolling out a connected vehicle camera solution across its fleet after footage of a serious road collision involving one of its vans was captured during a trial of Intelligent Telematic’s 3G devices. The IT1000 vehicle camera recorded the moment a vehicle jumped a red light and crashed into the company’s van as it joined the A3 in Wandsworth, south west London. Bruce’s Doggy Day Care was able to use the…

Paragon has enhanced the reporting capabilities of its fleXipod electronic proof of delivery software with the launch of a new dashboard function. This latest development will enable logistics operations to access key reports at-a-glance to support trend analysis and the performance management of delivery teams. The reporting dashboard will be available as standard to all new and existing customers via fleXipod’s browser-based central management console. It will be possible to customise the tool initially across…

First Insurance Solutions, a specialist commercial insurance broker, is using 3G vehicle cameras to implement risk management that is reducing insurance premiums for its fleet clients by as much as 55% in some cases. The company uses Intelligent Telematics’ industry-leading IT1000 devices to help lower claim frequency, better defend fraudulent claims and improve driving styles. As a result, one London-based fleet has reduced its annual claims costs by 85% in year one of having them…

Paragon can now help logistics operations gain added visibility of sub-contracted loads through its advanced routing and scheduling software. Following enhancements to the company’s Route Execution module, data can now be combined from as many as 35 different telematics systems, making it possible to see in real-time how third-party vehicles are performing against plan in addition to the in-house fleet. “Logistics operations typically have little or no view of sub-contracted, one-way vehicle movements once they have…

Paragon has launched a fuel usage enhancement to its routing and scheduling software that will enable logistics operations to accurately compare planned versus actual levels of consumption leading to greater fuel savings. This latest update to Paragon’s Route Execution module means fuel data can be taken directly from an approved, CANbus-integrated vehicle tracking system and analysed against predicted consumption figures, calculated during the planning process, to identify where route planning can be improved.  Transport managers…