On January 17th, MiX Telematics was the proud sponsor of the ceremony at the Viajeros Awards held in Madrid. The event, otherwise known as the ‘Industrial Vehicles of the Year Awards Ceremony’, brought together over 350 influential figures from the transport and logistics and bus and coach industries. Also in attendance was Director General Joaquín del Moral Salcedo from Terrain Transport of the Spanish Ministry of Economic Development.

During participation in the Autocar Expo in Bordeaux, France, MiX Telematics and partner Sirac ran a driver competition which invited bus drivers to try out the new generation RIBAS system by MiX Telematics. A total of 20 drivers were attracted to the stand. They participated eagerly by driving a set route with the aim of showing off their skills and seeing first hand how the modified device can boost their performance.

MiX Telematics is launching a new generation of its dashboard-mounted RIBAS display at Euro Bus Expo 2012.  Building on the success of the original RIBAS system, an optional element of MiX Telematics' Fleet Manager solution which provides drivers with instant driving-style feedback, the new unit's functionality has been extended to include Green/Amber/Red status lights.  These lights reflect the current driving-style, telling the driver when he or she is driving correctly, when a pre-programmed operational parameter (see below) is in danger of being exceeded and when a parameter has been exceeded.  In this way, the new generation RIBAS display works pro-actively to help drivers stay within their vehicle's pre-programmed safety and efficiency parameters at all times.

For the third time running, MiX Telematics participated in the renowned IAA Commercial Vehicles Trade Fair in Hanover, Germany – an event that from 20-27 September hosted 1,904 exhibitors from 46 countries. Welcoming around 260,000 visitors from diverse industries, the gathering represented an ideal opportunity for MiX Telematics to announce new products and share key proven benefits of their solutions for bus and truck operators.

After a successful year’s contract in Germany through MiX Telematics partner, Kienzle Automotive, Praxair has decided to implement its MiX Telematics fleet management solution in Scandinavia, Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Russia. The in-vehicle monitoring system, to be installed in 200 additional vehicles, has proven to help Praxair operate its company and contractor vehicles within their defined protocols for safety and security.

Figures just announced demonstrate that a collaborative programme of risk reduction, developed by bus operator RATP London United and MiX Telematics, has been a major contributor to a significantly improved safety record. The operator has seen a 21 percent reduction in personal injury claims since the start of the programme in August 2009.

Figures just announced demonstrate that a collaborative programme of risk reduction developed by bus operator RATP and MiX Telematics has been a major contributor to a significantly improved safety record, with the personal injury claim rate against RATP London United today reduced by 21 percent compared to its standing prior to the introduction of the programme. MiX Telematics assisted RATP in implementing a risk reduction scheme based on in-vehicle monitoring and targeted driver training designed to improve the behaviour of RATP's drivers behind the wheel.

Transport operators are now able to receive incident alerts and video evidence should their vehicles be involved in an incident on the road by virtue of a unique collaboration which sees MiX Telematics' technology integrated with RoadScan Pro, the vehicle event data recorder of RoadScan Limited.

Users of MiX Telematics Fleet Manager solution are now able to benefit from potentially lower insurance premiums should they choose the Towergate Fleetcare+ product offered by leading commercial vehicle insurance specialist Towergate Insurance Motor.  This is because Fleet Manager meets the criteria laid down by  Towergate which allow risk to be assessed and remedial action taken to reduce the chance of any future losses occurring.

MiX Telematics, the global provider of vehicle tracking and fleet management products and services, has joined forces with contract hire and fleet management specialist Euroway to develop an innovative and intelligent fleet management product that features a telematics solution at the heart of every Euroway fleet management contract.  Launched at C V Show 2012, Euroway’s expanding FleetSure programme will see all new vehicles that are added to FleetSure from now on are equipped with the MiX Telematics' Fleet Manager solution.