Fleet software in the news
Fleet News 19th November 2009
Fleet software supplier Jaama has won two accounts which will add more than 12,000 vehicles to its user base
MITIE, one of the UK’s largest outright purchase fleets, has installed Jaama software to assist in the management of its 3,300 vans and 3,000 cars. The Co-operative group is using Jaama’s system to manage more than 3,000 vehicles and plans to eventually roll out the system to its entire 6,000 vehicle fleet.
MITIE has a string of third-party suppliers delivering services ranging from fuel purchasing on fuel cards to pay-on-use maintenance and vehicle tracking. According to MITIE fleet manager Justin Patterson, analysing this essential fleet information is crucial to manage the fleet in a cost-effective and pro-active way.
“We previously plugged into the online system of our third-party suppliers for the fleet information and downloaded data into spreadsheets,” said Patterson. “That was a hugely time consuming and laborious process and did not give us the top-level data we required without significant administrative input. “We are acutely aware of the pence-per-mile costs of each car and van and we need better technology to help us measure and then manage all the costs associated with the operation.”
The firm opted for Jaama’s Key2 Vehicle Management web-enabled software.
“We have a significant number of data streams from our many suppliers and the system manipulates all that information into a format we can distribute to our management centres,” said Patterson. “Equally important is that the technology enables the fleet department to quickly and easily identify costs by exception on an individual vehicle basis. This is essential as we require robust fleet whole life cost data when answering contract tenders and making vehicle purchasing decisions.
“We are saving significant amounts of administration time and, as a result, providing the MITIE business with clear visibility of the true costs of the fleet operation.”
The Co-operative Group was previously using a central system introduced in the 1990s. According to the group transport manager Ronnie Hutton, it had reached the ‘end of its useful life’. He said: “Feedback from companies that were already using the Jaama system was important in helping make our decision.”
About Jaama
Jaama is a fleet software and occupational road safety specialist. As a certified Microsoft® development partner, Jaama uses the latest technology to provide customers with greater integration, control and automation. It brings innovative vehicle management software to fleet operators, contract hire and leasing companies. And Jaama is the first to combine fleet management software and risk management services to help customers meet their driver health and safety responsibilities under occupational road safety regulations.
http://www.jaama.co.uk
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