Toyota Fleet Management ForceField telematics system

Toyota Fleet Management (TFM) has launched a new telematics system it says will promote safer driving practices, optimise the use of fleet assets and make life easier for busy fleet managers.

The ForceField telematics system provides real-time tracking of vehicle and driver performance. The resulting data is used to provide a range of insights, including ways of minimising vehicle accidents and reducing fleet running costs.

The system is available in four packages to meet the needs of a variety of businesses, or a fully customised package can be created to meet an organisation’s specific requirements.

ForceField works through locator units attached to each fleet vehicle. Data is transmitted over a wireless network and delivered in real time to the customer’s desktop or mobile devices.

Unsafe driving practices can generate significant costs in employee injuries, lost productivity, damage to company assets, fines and even litigation. ForceField offers overall improvement to driver safety and efficiency while reducing the costs resulting from unsafe driving.

Other benefits include the ability to identify surplus vehicles that can be reallocated or even disposed of, and maximising efficiency by using the data to optimise routes, monitor speed and minimise idle time. It also includes integrated electronic logbooks, the ability to set geofencing boundaries, emergency response alerts, seatbelt on/off and fatigue alerts, driver identification via swipe tags and historical trip analysis.