Haulage Industry sees further growth

Despite the economic downturn, companies within the haulage industry are starting to see an increase in the industry, helped by companies who are looking to broaden their client base both nationally and internationally.
Using Road and Rail Transportation is an important service for many companies offering products and services both nationally and internationally and having a reliable haulage and logistics supplier has never been more important.

The Office of Rail and Department of Transport recently publicised a report confirming the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the Rail network for these purposes, which was greeted warmly by the industry.
As a business, whether you are looking to send products to your clients or other company locations by the road or rail network, tracking and traceability has never been more important and both the sender and hauler can benefit from the use of tracking systems for their vehicles and consignments.

Using GPRS technology, tracking equipment is very easy to install and use.

Systems can be discreetly installed onto vehicles and packages making it easy to trace their whereabouts. The GPRS transmitter sends a signal confirming information such as:

• • Driver Name or Consignment Information (predetermined by the user)
• • Location
• • Speed
• • Date and Time

Whether you are a Haulier or Distributor, the tracking equipment is beneficial in a range of different ways and can even assist with productivity which will have a positive effect on profitability and customer service to your own clients. Here are just a few ways that the systems can help:

Haulage and Logistics Suppliers
This system will allow you to trace the whereabouts of your vehicle as well as monitoring the productivity of your staff confirming how long they have been on the road, what speed they are doing and being able to tell your customer where they accurately are and provide an ETA. Also, if your vehicle was lost or stolen the GPRS system will still provide details of its location.

Mail Order and Equipment Distributors
Placing a system in with your consignment provides you with the same piece of mind as the haulier, but directly to you. You only need to have a computer connected to the internet available to view the whereabouts of your consignment.

All systems are discreet and simple to install and use - Vehicle Tracking suppliers will be able to provide you with advice and assistance on equipment to suit your logistical requirements and budget.

Communications Solutions

Communications solutions have come a long way in such a short time – with technology in GPRS and Mobile Technology constantly being moved forward and new and innovative ideas coming into light on a regular basis.

However, Mobile Phones and other GPRS products often rely on the available signal from their network and even today there are many areas in the UK that are not covered by networks or suffer from poor coverage.
Various businesses based in rural and remote areas of the UK suffer from poor mobile signal meaning that effective communications between various parties cannot be achieved. Businesses affected can include:

• Restaurants
• Pubs
• Heritage Sites Buildings
• National Parks
• Event organisers

So what effective communications solutions can be used in a situation like this?

Event Management Solution companies offer permanent and temporary communications equipment using technology like the traditional “Walkie Talkies”, they can even set up a private network on which the equipment can run.

These solutions are especially suitable for groups or companies where multiple channels might be needed if, for example, you needed different parties to be able to contact each other throughout an event. Specifically, groups like those listed below can use these systems:

Emergency Services
Whether Ambulance, Police, Fire, First Aid or St Johns at an event or arena

Car parking
For large scale events, Car Parking has to be well managed and in order to achieve this effective communication systems must be in place between those managing parking arrangements.

Duty Management
In order for them to oversee what all teams are involved in respond quickly to any situations arising.

Maintenance
At any building or event there are always maintenance issues that come up and these can often be dealt with through much more efficiently if maintenance workers are able to use a dedicated effective communication product.

Stewards
Whether it is just for queries, reporting visitor numbers or maybe for relaying other important information, providing a communications system to stewards can often make the flow of pedestrian traffic at an event more fluid.

Help & Reception Desks
The first point of call for customer and visitor queries and most likely to be the people who will contact those listed above. Making sure your reception staff have an effective communication system that will work in all eventualities is a necessity.

Events communications companies can even set up several radio channels so the teams using the radios have separate networks to communicate on.

For more information on Event Management and Communications solutions, contact a specialist supplier.