| CASE STUDIES |
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| :: Making the motorways safer |
When there's an accident or a dangerous situation on a motorway
or major road, the time taken to respond is crucial - not only
for the emergency services such as fire and ambulance, but for
the trucks that remove the debris and allow traffic to keep moving.
AMScott, which is responsible for emergency response in the Nottingham
area, is now using a NAVMAN Wireless solution, running over the
Vodafone GPRS network, to halve the time it takes to respond to
motorway incidents.
AMScott, a joint venture between Alfred McAlpine and Scott Wilson,
has secured a four-year contract from the Highways Agency for emergency
response and maintenance for one of the 14 areas that comprise
the UK’s entire trunk roads and motorway network. Promising
to cut response times to a motorway incident from 60 minutes to
30 minutes was a vital part of AMScott’s successful bid.
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| :: Emergency services - Group keeps track of specialist
fleet |
The DCS Group provides around the clock service throughout the
UK, covering the water, environmental, drainage, property care
and civil engineering sectors. Much of their business is emergency
call outs, where response times are critical.
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| :: Meeting deadlines - Courier keeps track of urgent deliveries |
Countrywide and Global, based in Lancashire, is one of the Founder members
of the APC Overnight Limited group, which now has around 97 depots
and its own nationwide trucking operation. As most of its courier
business is urgent and last minute, accurate information on delivery
vehicles' whereabouts at all times is essential.
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:: Designed to please
Fashion distributor
eliminates the guesswork |
Prima Distribution operates a fleet of vehicles delivering fashion garments
to the UK's major High Street retail chains. With 30 trucks based
in the UK delivering goods directly to customers' warehouses from Eastern
Europe, the company needs to be able to track each consignment, giving accurate
delivery information to its customers.
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