Pest Management Professional, February 2019

Suppliers share fleet management solutions THE BROWNYARD GROUP Peter Young Program Manager Underwriter for Auto Property and Inland Marine Brownyard com Commercial auto coverage is part of our PCOpro insurance program Its competitively priced and designed specifically for pest management professionals PMPs While we dont anticipate any major upcoming changes to our coverage offerings we keep an eye on the evolving needs of PMPs and add to or adjust our insurance products as necessary PRedictions In the years ahead we expect to see a continued increase in training risk management and loss control practices that teach and reinforce safe driving habits Many businesses even those with small fleets already review state motor vehicle records MVRs for job applicants and require background checks We also anticipate technology such as vehicle backup cameras will play an increasing role in accident avoidance and loss control Telematics and GPS solutions help fleet managers monitor driver behavior track the health of vehicles and gather data to inform future training and risk management practices BUSINESS INSIGHTS SERVICEPRO Andy Deering CEO ServicePro com ServicePro has performed significant upgrades to its ServSuite GPS Vehicle Tracking Dispatch module It is integrated with the Fleet module which helps keep track of mileage repairs and other general maintenance information Our Intelligent Routing modules advanced algorithms allow users to create the perfect route once and use that particular criteria to build future routes One important safety addition that is coming soon for the GPS Module in the Vehicle Diagnostics Driver Behavior segment is Seat Belt Information The system will be able to store information on whether the drivers seat belt was fastened unfastened unfastened when certain speeds were reached or if the seat belt is not operational PRedictions Moving forward we predict fleet tracking in the pest control industry will put an emphasis on real time schedules as an important aspect of the sales process Real time scheduling will allow users to know how close their technician is to new sales LYTX Carol Roden Product Marketing Manager Lytx com This month Lytx is launching its new modular and customizable product portfolio Pest management clients now have the ability to move seamlessly between dealing with a driver productivity or a customer service issue in the Fleet Tracking Service to getting insights and providing coaching on risky driving behaviors in the Driver Safety Program The Lytx Video Platform is at the heart of the portfolio powered by our DriveCam Event Recorder Clients can add Driver Safety and Fleet Management solutions and use them over the air Because no two pest management companies are alike Lytx clients have the freedom to turn features on or off as they see fit to run their businesses PRedictions Weve been in the industry for more than 20 years Historically options for the pest control industry have been limited to telematics fleet tracking and plug and play solutions often with limited capabilities and no video In recent years weve seen pest control companies switch to video telematics and we see that trend continuing MIKE ALBERT FLEET SOLUTIONS David Bieber Director of Sales and Strategic Markets PestFleet com The PestFleet system works in partnership with Oldham Chemical Co which provides the 25 to 50 gallon 12 volt sprayer to take the pain out of fleet management The vehicles sprayer and topper are professionally installed and finished trucks can be delivered to a local vehicle dealer Mike Albert team members can help you plan and execute your fleet management strategy with a variety of services and options available PRedictions We anticipate the continued proliferation of autonomous vehicle capabilities in the near future such as adaptive cruise control automatic forwardcollision braking parking assist and lane keep assist technology Eventually this functionality will drive productivity improvements across all service based industries as true driverless vehicles become reality In addition these vehicles will increasingly utilize fully electric drivetrains as manufacturers begin to develop electric vehicle EV capabilities for work trucks and cargo vans with longer ranges between battery charges 44 February 2019 Pest Management Professional mypmp net