Calor enhances fleet performance with Trakm8
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and BioLPG supplier Calor has enjoyed improved driver safety and vehicle efficiency, while reducing engine idling costs, since adopting fleet management solutions from vehicle technology provider Trakm8.
With two of Europe’s largest LPG storage terminals, 550 vehicles with telematics on the road and a specialist team of engineers who provide 24/7 emergency support, Calor supplies energy where there is no mains gas supply available.
With a unique set of telematics requirements and a highly specialised fleet to meet demand, Calor turned to Trakm8, which provided Calor with the latest in telematics for tracking and camera solutions.
With Trakm8’s customised technology in place, Calor has implemented a company-wide driver safety programme to raise standards and lead an improved safety focus, resulting in significant driver safety improvements.
Since the start of 2021, Calor has seen its driver safety score increase nationally from 68 per cent to 77 per cent in 12 months, and its vehicle efficiency score increase from 91 per cent to 94 per cent. Meanwhile, engine idling costs have reduced by 22 per cent.
These results can be attributed to Trakm8’s driver safety behaviour scoring system, the technology provider says. It allows Calor to identify any weaknesses in driver performance related to safety and provides driver coaching solutions to allow problem areas to be addressed, ensuring safety and efficiency.
Trakm8’s products include the Trakm8 RH600 Integrated Telematics Camera, which the firm says can help reduce insurance premiums and incident costs by providing real-time driving performance data and easy access to road and in-cab video.
Said to be discreet yet powerful, the RH600 can help protect businesses from reputational and financial damages caused by accidents.
Calor’s fleet varies significantly in size and weight distribution and can carry a variety of loads from bulk gas to cylinders. With an off-the-shelf solution, it could be difficult to obtain the reliable driver safety performance data crucial to decreasing incident rates.
Trakm8’s technical and diagnostics teams worked with Calor to understand the needs of every vehicle type and individually calibrate software to provide accurate readings undertaking vigorous and detailed testing.
Andrew Stout, continuous improvement and master data manager at Calor, said: “Both our fleet’s and driver safety standards are extremely important to us. We want our fleet to be market leading when it comes to safety, which is why we turned to Trakm8 for its telematics solutions.
“We’ve worked extensively with Trakm8 to create a custom solution that works for our needs and meets the varying requirements of our specialised fleet. With our new driver coach programme, we can already see improvements in safety performance, which will optimise miles per gallon and therefore reduce costs for the business.”
Sandra Montgomery, key account and innovation director at Trakm8, commented: “Our relationship with Calor is a true collaboration, with Trakm8 engineers working with their expert fleet team to create a bespoke firmware solution for their needs…
“It’s great to see Trakm8 technology at the heart of the UK energy system and we’re incredibly pleased to be bringing our breakthrough technology to such a key player as Calor.”
