Trafficmaster Plc is a leading journey management company providing leading edge satellite
navigation, vehicle tracking and high quality traffic data.
Trafficmaster is the world leader in the supply of real time traffic information services. It has developed a number of leading products including Trafficmaster Monitor, Trafficmaster Freeway and Fleetstar, their fleet management system.
Trafficmaster were looking to develop a fleet management system which would enable medium and large companies to monitor whereabouts of their vehicles, and better control their fleet operating costs.
The Challenge
Trafficmaster selected Jemmac Software to provide key database design and back-end
integration services. Jemmac were chosen because of their track-record in providing
robust, scalable and distributed software. Jemmac's software has become a key component
within the Fleet Management System.
Jemmac Solution
The solution was to develop a customised tracking database integrated with Trafficmaster's
back-end services. Jemmac developed an SQL 2000 clustered database, which could run over
the internet, allowing corporations to monitor their vehicles nationwide.
Chris Wallet, Project Manager, Trafficmaster said:
Benefits
The Fleet Management System reduces fleet operating costs, by enabling companies to
monitor the whereabouts of their vehicles anywhere in the country, 24 hours x 7 days.
Estimates made by Cranfield Centre for Logistics and transportation suggest savings of
over £8,000 per vehicle per annum.
In addition to general productivity improvement, key areas of saving are identified through: wages and overtime payments, communication and subcontracting costs, route deviation, avoidance of traffic congestion and a reduction in insurance premiums.
Note: Since development, Trafficmaster has sold Fleetstar onto Masternaut, a leading UK telematics company.
For more information contact:
Matt Underwood, Jemmac Software Limited.
Tel: 01234 757254
Email : matt.underwood@jemmac.com