Engineering giant Mota-Engil in Malawi has joined SABOT Management Ltd in Zimbabwe on MiX Telematics’ growing list of fleet customers in Africa. Thanks to long-standing partner, Sendem Transport Technology, MiX Telematics now monitors around 800 of SABOT’s truck fleet, while more recently – in collaboration with North End Motors in Malawi – 150 on-board computers were installed to monitor Mota-Engil’s fleet. 

MiX Telematics recently launched MiX Fleet Mobile v.3.0, a unified mobile application that supports both the iPhone and iPad. MiX Fleet Mobile is designed to put customers in control of their fleets while they’re on the go. The improved v.3.0 is now available for download directly from the Apple App Store. Earlier versions of MiX Fleet for iPad should be deleted and replaced with MiX Fleet Mobile v.3.0, which is fully compatible with iOS 6 and the iPhone 5.

MiX Telematics continues to grow its business around the world as evidenced by strong performance in the first half of its 2012/13 financial year as announced yesterday. Due to the extension of existing enterprise contracts as well as the addition of new mega fleets across various industries in various countries, MiX Telematics increased its revenue by 20.3% (to R564 million) and its operating profit by an impressive 60.8% (to R76 million) in comparison to the same period a year ago.

MiX Telematics, a business focused on all levels of vehicle telematics, including driver safety, fleet management, vehicle tracking and recovery services, was awarded a noteworthy fourth place in the annual Financial Mail Top Companies Survey at a gala event held on 28 June 2012.

This is the first year in which MiX Telematics have been included in the Top Companies survey and is attributed to the earnings growth experienced over the past year, pushing the market capitalization to R1.2 billion, above the R1 billion minimum for inclusion in the survey. The annual survey showcases companies that have excelled in spite of prevailing challenging market conditions and have outperformed their respective sectors.

MiX Telematics recently released their final results for the year ended 30 June 2012, which saw revenue increase by 14.7% and operating profit grow by 24.8%. Adjusted headline earnings and earnings per share also rose by 33.3% and 44.4%, respectively.

“We are honoured to be recognized in this year’s survey and believe our ability to deliver ongoing, tangible value to customers is at the heart of our success. We do this through a comprehensive range of commercial and consumer products and services, delivered by dedicated employees to customers all around the world” said Stefan Joselowitz, CEO of MiX Telematics. “An accolade such as this, from an outside accredited source, substantiates the achievement even more.”

MiX Telematics, a business focused on all levels of vehicle telematics, including driver safety, fleet management, vehicle tracking and recovery services, was awarded a noteworthy fourth place in the annual Financial Mail Top Companies Survey at a gala event held on 28 June 2012.

MiX Telematics participated in the South African Road Freight Association Convention in May 2012, as well as through sponsorship of the organisation's Golf Day. The annual event, which was held at the Zimbali Coastal Resort in South Africa, brought together influential industry representatives who addressed a range of topics relating to environmental sustainability.

Brought to South Africa by MiX Telematics, a global provider of vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions, Waze is the world’s first community-based traffic and navigation app for smartphones. The app allows drivers to outsmart and beat the traffic together by sharing the information the app passively transmits about a user’s speed and location to identify where traffic is moving slowly.

MiX Telematics is proud to launch its new global website: www.mixtelematics.com. The online tool was built in-house by MiX Telematics and revamped to suit the growing nature of their business. Ease of navigation, a superior user interface and a multi-lingual, multi-regional platform are key features boasted by the new, scalable solution.

bizhub-FCF ladies professional cycling team to be tracked at the 2012 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour

Cape Town, 23 February 2012 - MiX Telematics, a global leader in vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions, is the proud tracking partner for the bizhub-FCF ladies professional cycling team, at the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour on 11 March 2012 in Cape Town. The cycling team will be the first of its kind, ever, to be tracked and traced as the riders ambitiously pedal their way along the famous 110 kilometre cycling route.

Cape Town, 31 January 2012 - MiX Telematics, a global leader in vehicle tracking and fleet management solutions, extends its innovative MiX Mobile suite of smartphone applications to its broad base of Fleet Manager (FM) customers with the new MiX Fleet iPhone application.