Solutions - Transport / Complex Logistics

Sometimes mobilising paperwork and process is not enough!
 
TBS has responded to the specific needs of the transport and complex logistics market requirements with a new innovation. TBS TaskMaster® has integrated a sophisticated navigation product “Co Pilot” from GPS industry specialists ALK. The new solution not only communicates information in real time to the field workers handheld PC, it also automatically and seamlessly takes address information to navigate the user right to the door. To read the Press Release click here.

Although only available since September 2005 and already successfully deployed by RAC and Drive Assist this market leading innovation has already been acknowledge with a prestigious industry award. On December 2nd 2005 Drive Assist, a leading provider of short term rental cars to the insurance industry won the Insurance Times Innovation of the Year award for their TaskMaster® solution.

““We are absolutely delighted to win this award. It recognises our real commitment to innovative technology which now plays a key role in our business growth, as well as helping us achieve enhanced quality of service to the customer, greater productivity and a significant reduction in operating costs.”” Nigel Bardsley, Operations Director, Drive Assist

Drive Assist has a fleet of over 15,000 vehicles that they provide on short term rental (on behalf of the insurance companies) to people / companies who’s vehicles are off the road due to an accident.  Thanks to the new TaskMaster® solution with fully integrated navigation, Drive Assist has seen considerable benefits including:

• Annual reduction / saved mileage of 3.4 million miles.
• Annual reduction of 1.5 million pieces of printed paper
• Real time communications enable 2 hour response time
• “Live” ETA updates – keep office and customers informed of progress

View the video case study presented by Fifth Gears Jason Plato
 
View the full TBS Drive Assist