etrac™ To Help Utilities Boost Fleet Efficiency & Improve Air Quality with Microlise
Posted on 23. Mar, 2010 by Alex in Partners, Product
ATLANTA – etrac™, a division of PS Energy Group, Inc., will help utility companies throughout North America continue to boost fleet productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of customized intelligent vehicle technologies now powered by Microlise.
This is just one of the latest etrac™ solutions offered by PS Energy Group to help customers manage their fixed and mobile assets, including their workforce and fleets. Microlise is an Independent Software Vendor supplying telematics to Ford Motor Company for its vehicles.
“This wireless solution takes the guesswork out of heavy fleet operations,” said Livia Whisenhunt, president and CEO of PS Energy Group, an energy and transportation solutions company. “We can automate the process for gathering data about mileage, speed, driver style, idling, fuel consumption, engine problems, tire pressure and more to improve fleet operations.”
For the past six months, a U.S. utility company has been testing a customized device attached to the computer of a fleet vehicle, which then transmits wireless data to an office computer. Results from the pilot project will help lead the way for other utility companies to burn less fuel and improve air quality.
“Real-time monitoring can help utility companies better serve their customers and improve fleet and driver performance, resulting in a reduction of the cost and environmental impact of fleet operations,” said Steven Walsh, vice president of U.S. operations for Microlise.
About PS Energy Group, Inc.
Founded in 1985, PS Energy Group, Inc. (www.psenergy.com) is a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company that offers business, industry and government a full range of energy and transportation solutions. As one of the nation’s top 35 diversity-owned businesses and the nation’s 4th largest Hispanic-owned energy company, PS Energy Group provides transportation fuels, emergency fueling and fleet management services, including etrac™, a telematics solution that helps improve productivity, profitability and the quality of the environment through better asset monitoring and vehicle tracking.
Media contacts:
Phyllis Weiss, PS Energy Group, Inc., +1(404) 873-6095, weiss@weiss-communications.com
Steven Walsh, Microlise America, +1(404) 889 2841, steven.walsh@microlise.com
Alexandra Robson, Microlise UK, +44(01773) 537478 alexandra.robson@microlise.com
Ford Motor Company & Tesco.com to speak at Van Telematics Seminar
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by Alex in Customers, News, Partners
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders will run a half-day seminar on telematics’ role in cutting fuel use, costs and CO2 emissions for van operators. Van traffic is up by 40% over the last ten years and vans now account for about 13% of UK vehicle miles, so they make a big contribution to congestion and CO2 emissions.
“The aim is to start discussion and make people aware of the big savings in fuel use, emissions and cash that are available right now from the intelligent use of telematics,” said Robin Dickeson, manager, commercial vehicle affairs at the SMMT. “Telematics should offer savings of at least 10% within days, while we’ll have to wait longer for most other technologies to make the same difference.”
“Cutting fuel use and van mileages will be vital for those firms committed to cutting their environmental impact,” said Sharon Clancy, editor at M-Logistics, the UK’s leading magazine for telematics and vehicle tracking, who will lead the seminar. “This will also be vital for the government to meet its own targets on the environment and climate change.”
Richard Turner, leader of the Commission for Integrated Transport’s van group will deliver the keynote speech and there will be contributions from systems suppliers Microlise Ltd and their customers Ford Motor Company (US) and Tesco.com along with TomTom Work, which will explain how it uses telematics to cut the environmental impact of its home delivery fleet.
The seminar is on 24 March at SMMT’s London head office. Itis free to SMMT members; non-members pay a nominal fee of £50 + VAT.
