Capital Equipment News August 2018

point where a mobile device can enter an IP network. “We find that delivering accurate data on fleet performance and all the important parameters that speak directly to productivity, total cost of ownership and ultimately the bottom line, is key to the success of customers’ businesses,” says Darryl Shafto, MD of GLTC. GFMS in detail There are three fundamental goals of the GFMS system: optimisation of fleet productivity, creating professional driver behaviour and monitoring equipment performance, explains John Valentine, national systems manager at GLTC. To optimise fleet productivity, the fleet management system measures the utilisation of forklifts over a predetermined period, providing a “utilisation snapshot” which establishes, among others, the optimum number of forklifts required in an operation. Valentine reasons that unexpected downtime can be extremely costly as loss of output has a direct, negative impact on revenues. As a result, every fleet owner of capital equipment expects 100% equipment uptime. To increase uptime and maximise production efficiency, monitoring equipment performance on a constant basis is one of the key attributes of the GFMS. This helps prevent engine damage by accurately

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The Goscor Fleet Management System (GFMS) is a complete forklift fleet management product, which operates via a GPRS network.

There are three fundamental goals of the GFMS system: optimisation of fleet productivity, creating professional driver behaviour and monitoring equipment performance.

There are live alerts/reports from the system indicating which drivers/machines have the greatest incident ratios of excess idle for further interventions.

GLTC customers have easily achieved 10-25% fuel savings where the interventions/management system is used correctly.

“We were awarded a tender to supply 17 x Crown ESR5260-2.0 Super Duty reach trucks with 13 500 mm lift height and a camera system; 8 x Crown ESR5240-1.4 reach trucks with 9 450 mm lift heights; and 8 x Crown WT3020-2.0 powered pallet trucks.”

“We find that delivering accurate data on fleet performance and all the important parameters that speak directly to productivity, total cost of ownership and ultimately the bottom line, is key to the success of customers’ businesses.”

Darryl Shafto, MD of Goscor Lift Truck Company

Dale Rosewall, area sales manager, Inland at GLTC

“Driver performance is a key parameter when it comes to fuel efficiency, which is a key metric in running a profitable business. The system analyses driver behaviour and generates easy-to- read reports to allow for identification of potential areas for fuel savings and optimise accordingly, through driver training, for instance.”

John Valentine, national systems manager at GLTC

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