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JUNE 2013
technology
Real-time tracking for Bell Fleetm@tic
A
ccording to Bell Equipment’s Fleetm@tic
Manager, Pieter Bester, the company engaged
customers in Germany, France, the United
Kingdom and South Africa to get an understanding
of customers’ immediate needs and focus points.
Fleetm@tic has always offered accurate and detailed
engineering and production information but some
customers said they were overwhelmed by the volume
Ten years ago Bell Equipment became the world’s first OEM to design and implement its own fleet
monitoring system; now a decade later, the company has fine tuned and upgraded the system to offer
real-time tracking as an industry first and set a new benchmark in user friendliness.
For both safety and
security Fleetm@tic
allows for the installation
of geofences for fleets
or single machines.
Each crossing of these
virtual boundaries is
automatically reported
and documented.
(Photos: Bell Equipment)
of data. “We have taken their comments onboard and
now present the information, with much more user
friendly interface,” he comments.
“Importantly, he comments we are not taking away any
information; we are just changing the face of Fleetm@
tic. For example, the old automated reports are a
popular feature of Fleetm@tic and will still be emailed
to a customer’s inbox. Likewise, customers will still be
able to use data from our standard onboard weighing
system for invoicing purposes.”
A new-look website is integral to the improved user
friendliness and will be launched in English, German
and French with Russian and Spanish following soon.
“Older versions of software used by customers to
access their Fleetm@tic data required Java or Citrix
environment configuration. In contrast, the latest
version of Fleetm@ic is ready-to-go, making it less
complicated for our customers. The aim of the new
website, which utilises Google Maps technology, is to
offer a multi-platform solution that can work with any
modern browser. This also makes it compatible with
mobile devices such as tablet computers. We integrated
with Google Maps because it is well known, offers
quality maps and is uncomplicated to use,” he says.
Fleetm@tic Product Developer, Deon Joubert says
the structure and design of the website is focused on
presenting information to the customer in a more
sensible and practical way, with emphasis on production
data. Customers are also able to filter and group live
data to make it even easier to consume.
“After signing into the Fleetm@tic website, a Google
Map is displayed giving an overview or ‘Dashboard’ of
New look and feel: The
new generation of Bell
Equipment’s satellite
fleet management
system Fleetm@tic
ensures intuitive use of
the site’s comprehensive
data and tools from the
first minute on.
Customised fleet and
machine statistics
are one of the most
important features
of Fleetm@tic.
Fleet managers or
owners get important
information about their
operation’s productivity
at a glance.
