Bay municipal fleet management enters the digital age
Published: October 05, 2022<< BACK TO NEWS
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s management of its fleet is on the precipice of getting a digital makeover with the recent appointment of Macrocomm, a fleet solutions company established in 2005.
Some of the
benefits of this digitisation process is to enable the seamless tracking of
fuel consumption, evaluate driver behaviour, curtail fraud and theft as well as
to establish a data-driven management system of the institution’s fleet.
Newly
appointed Member of the Mayoral Committee for Roads and Transport, Cllr
Mokgethi Kabelo Mogatosi, welcomed the new-age solution and said the
technological enhancement of management processes is important to garner
opportunities brought about by the fourth industrial revolution.
"I am
especially enthused by the service provider’s commitment that all the vehicles,
currently operational, will all be tracked using this fleet management solution
by the end of November.
"This means
that we will be able to be 100% sure where every vehicle is, in real time, and
who is behind the wheel.
"We are also
getting rid of the fuel card system and will be using this technology to
approve the refuelling of vehicles with live data available for management to
take immediate action if and when something untoward happens.
"We have
suffered serious reputational damage as a result of the misuse of the municipal
fleet due to fraud, theft and adverse driver behaviour.
"We
therefore asked management to come up with a solution. They had to come up with
an innovative solution that represents a value for money proposition. I am
happy that we achieved that, and I am sure that we will be able to iron out
teething problems that might emerge as part of the implementation process,” MMC
Mogatosi said.
The
presentation by Macrocomm coincided with an October Transport Month oversight
visit by MMC Mogatosi to the Deal Party Depot in Metcalfe Street. He engaged
with employees and promised a return visit in the near future to report back to
the workers.
The
Macrocomm contract was awarded in September and all the preparatory work has
now been concluded. The technology has been installed in more than 20 municipal
vehicles already. We plan to complete the installation process by the end of
next month.
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