Tracking 100,000 vehicles across Australasia

Puppies, pizza and pines – just a few of the items carried in the 100,000 assets Teletrac Navman tracks across New Zealand and Australia, a hundredthousand milestone that marks another achievement for the global fleet and asset management solutions provider, says the GPS systems company.

“We work with thousands of companies across Aotearoa, from grassroots family businesses to large multinational operators in transport, construction and professional services, and we are thrilled to reach this milestone,” said Ian Daniel, vice president and managing director Asia Pacific, Teletrac Navman. “We track everything from powerful freight trucks to SPCA Auckland’s rescue vans, and nippy Domino’s Pizza delivery vehicles to tradies’ tool- laden utes. Our heritage is rooted in New Zealand and we proudly partner with our Kiwi customers to leverage technology to increase productivity and profitability of their businesses.”

Teletrac Navman recently installed its GPS fleet tracking technology in the Safety MAN Road Safety Truck. This much- needed initiative, led by the NZ Trucking Association, was launched in response to the harrowing rise of vehicle crashes on the alternative inland route from Christchurch to Picton, following the closure of SH1.

The alternative inland highway is now the main route for all road users travelling between Picton and Christchurch. Transport operators, car users, camper vans, motorbikes and bicycles all need to safely share this road.

Unfortunately, this route is not designed to accommodate such large traffic volumes and there have been numerous crashes.

NCTIR, along with industry associations and agencies have got together to action a rollover prevention plan for the alternate SH1 route. Part of the plan is to develop the Safety MAN Road Safety Truck & Trailer.

This mobile classroom will be targeting the users of the alternate SH route and delivering the Healthy Truck Driver and Share the Road with Big Trucks programmes. To prevent crashes, we need to create awareness around better truck driver health and wellbeing and give tips to other road users about how to share the road safely with heavy vehicles.

The Safety MAN Road Safety Truck will be driving between Picton and Christchurch over the next six months, via the alternative inland route. Transport companies that use the route, schools, community groups and Truckstops in the area will be invited to participate in these two safety programmes.