‘Fleetmatics provides a rapid return on a minimum investment,’ commented Cagney Contract Cleaning’s director, Garvan Cagney. ‘We have reduced our fuel bills, even though the price of fuel has increased by 40% over the past three years. Our insurance premiums have dropped substantially with the rapid reduction in the number of accidents and incidents occurring.’

A family-owned business, Cagney Contract Cleaning provides cleaning services to a wide range of office blocks and industrial facilities across Ireland. One of the main reasons for the firm’s decision to turn to Fleetmatics was to curb the growing number of accidents and reported incidents involving its drivers.

‘We needed to rein in our drivers a little, by implementing a programme to change attitudes and realise positive improvements,’ explained Mr Cagney.

Mr Cagney regularly uses the Fleetmatics Dashboard to view key metrics of his fleet’s performance such as speeding, idling time, mileage and more. He has set a Red Flag Alert for whenever the 120kph speed threshold is exceeded. ‘Having the ability to monitor driver behaviour and be alerted if there are red flags is priceless,’ said Mr Cagney.

‘Since installing Fleetmatics, the improvements in our drivers’ attitude and behaviour have been immense,’ said Mr Cagney. ‘With Fleetmatics, we can view the exact location of every vehicle in our fleet in real time. Garmin integration enables us to give turn-by-turn directions to our drivers, should they ever be lost, and with the Ride Along feature, which uses Google’s Street View, we can even instruct them on where best to park.’