GX MUNICIPAL in real life - then and now

The right vehicle and machinery monitoring solution supports the right decisions and helps avoiding inefficient operation and lowers the total fleet costs.

A regionally renowned company established by the statutory city for the purposes of performing administration and maintenance of road system engaged the GPS monitoring system with fuel consumption record for a part of its fleet. Initially, the system complied with the initial requirements. However, in the course of time the supplier was not able to adapt to the changing conditions. Moreover, the number of service missions and subsequently the operational costs of the monitoring system started increasing. The biggest problems were displayed in the implemented fuel consumption measuring system, where the flow meters supplied failed to detect the fuel drop-off in the tank. The insufficiently functioning monitoring of the auxiliary equipment and superstructures was another tough task. All the savings resulting from benefits of the monitoring were consumed by extremely high repair costs and blocking of the vehicles during service. The reported data did not reflect the actual state and the trust in the monitoring system decreased considerably. Furthermore, the supplier of the system was not able to put the system into continuous and error-free operation.

It was necessary to make a strategic decision. There were two possibilities: we could either freeze the system and give up on monitoring or try to replace the initial system with a new, fully functional one. The major factor taken into account in this decision making process was the rate of return of the system - as it was necessary to include the wasted investment spent into the initial system to the costs as well. Finally, after performing exact calculations, the option of changing the system was adopted and these days, the company makes use of all the benefits of the comprehensive solution GX MUNICIPAL.

The company works with exact and detailed data. It has a perfect overview regarding the actual utilization of its fleet and its individual employees. It completely eliminated the misuse of the vehicles and machinery for unauthorized purposes and prevented stealth of fuel. GX MUNICIPAL provides trustworthy background documentation for the purposes of recording the work performed as well as of the activities of the superstructures. This is applied in particular in winter. The dispatchers know exactly which roads have already been modified, how much and what type of spreading material has been used. They even know what the width of the applied spreading was. The reports related to the solution serve as a basis for the accounting purposes regarding the maintenance of the roads and they also provide a proof for complaining citizens that the maintenance has been carried out. Moreover, thanks to the new solution, the dispatchers can communicate effectively with individual drivers by the means of terminals and thus modify the job descriptions for respective works in a provable manner.

If you are doing business in a similar area, do not hesitate to implement the system or change your current vehicle monitoring system. Invest in the solution that fits the demanding conditions and is capable of developing itself in accordance with your increasing needs. Invest in the solution with rapid return of invested resources. Prevent wasting of your finances related to the unsuitable utilization and misuse of the vehicles for unauthorized purposes.  Make your performance reports more accurate.