Masternaut tracking on 1,000 vehicles

Romec, one of the UK's largest facilities management companies, has improved the safety of its mobile workers after equipping 1,000 service vehicles with Masternaut satellite tracking.
January 30, 2012 Read time: 1 min
1882 Romec, one of the UK's largest facilities management companies, has improved the safety of its mobile workers after equipping 1,000 service vehicles with 748 Masternaut satellite tracking. The service has already reduced speeding by 82 per cent and fines by 26 per cent, with a 28 per cent reduction in road traffic accidents (RTA) involving
Romec staff.
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