Business integration of fleet management systems

Transport by road has been rather like shipping in medieval times; the intrepid explorer/driver would set off, effectively out of touch and out of control until land was reached. Obviously, the quality of management has improved with the introduction of mobile communications by some sectors of the transport market, but goods in carriage still represent the final missing piece of the trade cycle jigsaw. An analysis is made of the new technologies which constitute that final piece of the jigsaw, of which vehicle tracking and fleet management systems are a vital part. The author then looks at the benefits that these technologies offer, and concludes with an assessment of the major problems that are to be overcome before widescale use can be expected