Don’t Stop Believin’ at 2015 LCT Show

TSO Mobile recently exhibited at the 2015 International Limousine, Charter & Tour (LCT) Show, which was held at the Venetian & Palazzo Resort Hotel Casinos in Las Vegas. The LCT Show stands as the world's largest annual global convention and trade show in the industry. The 2015 "Don't Stop Believin'" themed show, lasting from March 16-18, celebrated its 31^st year and welcomed over 100 chauffeured transportation vehicles carrying industry professionals to the ultimate destination for operators around the globe seeking education, product showcases and peer-to-peer networking with more than 130 showcase exhibitors.   

The Show's rock n' roll theme captured the remarkable industry comeback from the recession while hinting at the numerous challenges ahead that will undoubtedly require hard work and perseverance. Attending and exhibiting operators represented limousine operations from around the world – large international providers along with local market, small-fleet affiliates, and the industry's largest vendors – to display their latest products. We were very proud to display our logistics solutions at the Show, giving attendees an opportunity to explore all of the powerful features available to track and monitor limousine fleets.

Showcasing our all-in-one solution capabilities to perform dispatching tasks from any location, we were excited to show how these transportation operators are given the ability to track limousines and their drivers in real-time with GPS tracking while maximizing business workflow and productivity.

The LCT Show addressed the transition from predominantly stretch limousines to vans, mini-buses and motor coaches, the "new stretches" of the 21^st Century, evolving each year as more and more operators combine group transportation with luxury-quality level service. With progressing technology, these new and changing operations are faced with new logistics solutions opportunities for efficient management. These include app-oriented technologies carrying the potential to streamline limousine operations and reduce overhead costs while accommodating on-demand clients, like those of our mobile apps, allowing tracking and dispatching tasks to be completed from anywhere.

DSE 2015 Says WOW is NOW

The 2015 Digital Signage Expo (DSE) held at the Las Vegas Convention Center took place this month in Nevada, where TSO Mobile was able to attend the world's largest conference and tradeshow of digital display and interactive technologies. The conference and trade show  lasting from March 10-13, is exclusively dedicated to showcasing innovative digital communications and interactive technology solutions for both customer and employee-facing organizations.

With advancing solutions in digital display, TSO Mobile on-board advertising was a clear fit to the DSE's vision of digital signage benefits in transportation. The Expo details how the use of these digital displays has the ability to broadcast multiple notifications to travelers, display real-time announcements, centrally control and schedule messaging, and ultimately, become an additional revenue source when incorporating advertising. With the ability to inform and engage passengers, TSO Mobile digital advertising allows transportation facilities to efficiently connect with their commuters, whether at stations where they sit and wait or while riding vehicles daily.

DSE 2015 has played a significant role in the fast-paced industry of digital display's growth and development. The event welcomed over 200 exhibitors and brought in a number of representative decision-makers from several key industries including transportation, advertising executives, brand marketers and system integrators from around the globe. An innovative leader in mobile resource management and logistics products and services, TSO Mobile puts faith into its on-board advertising systems through use of digital signage screens, a revenue generation tactic for transportation operations in any field. As the company is always assessing the evolving technology of the modern business, the company holds a striving record of providing cutting-edge web-based software solutions to commercial and consumer markets.

How are you using the latest technology?

It is no secret that technology has revolutionized the way that business is conducted in today's world. With advances in communication and information technology, the aspects in operating a successful business are often reliant on the ability to share and receive information as quickly and efficiently as possible. One of the latest and most popular forms of continuously progressing technology is that of mobile devices and applications integrated within these devices.

 

Within the fleet management industry, with the assistance of mobile technology and applications, fleet managers are able to operate their businesses on the go, while gaining significant benefits. With mobile integration of applications, fleet management offices are able to maximize productivity, improve communication, optimize scheduling, reduce costs, provide better customer service and improve the overall performance of a fleet.

 

With GPS Fleet Tracking mobile apps, connected fleets can be listed on one single screen and provide real-time control about the whereabouts of vehicles. Increased productivity is achieved through an applications' ability to access and select any and all vehicles within a fleet. Through different map views, it is easy to see and schedule route navigations while receiving constantly updated information about current and historical locations. With the capability to manage vehicles from anywhere, work orders can even be placed and processed with the push of a button. GPS tracking of vehicles, giving exact locations and information, can then give agencies the power to communicate with riders about scheduling and timing.

 

Because of a mobile applications' ease of use, communication between drivers and operators is also made more efficient. Real time chat and messaging capabilities are accomplished as different updates and statuses arise and need to be reported. Communication is instant, making solutions to problems or concerns easy and effective. The sharing of information then quickens the decision-making process in reducing costs of fleet performances when affected, such as tracking fuel usage.

 

Mobile applications allow the most important tools of a GPS Fleet Tracking System to become accessible at the palm of your hand, at the touch of a screen. With mobile apps that integrate with GPS Fleet Tracking Systems such as those of TSO Mobile, fleet operators are able to access professional versions of web systems that lets them track vehicles and entire fleets on the go. It also serves to relay detailed, important information and historical activity concerning monitored fleets. 

 

The TSO Mobile "TSO Fleet Pro" GPS Fleet Tracking App may be downloaded from Google Play for Android phones and in the App Store for use on iPhones.

 

Published by Mass Transit Magazine on February 9, 2015 

How to increase Vehicle Safety on School Buses

With many different components of public transportation, school buses play a big role in carrying a large percentage of our public population every day. Today, more and more transportation directors and school administrators are becoming interested and willing to dedicate resources in an effort to protect their passengers and personnel. School bus video surveillance solutions, along with the use of GPS vehicle tracking and logistics, help to support this effort of ensuring vehicle and passenger safety of those who use school bus transportation.

Every entity is different, which is why it is important to assess all aspects of the system to find the right fitting platform and management solutions for each. Working together, video surveillance systems and logistics solutions installed in school buses can always help management improve the safety of the vehicle and monitor a number of factors in the duration of a simple bus ride. These can include vehicle speed, tracking of current and past locations, accelerations and brake use. The cameras have the ability to confirm that rules are being followed, creating safety for both passengers and drivers, helping to understand behaviors, measure practices and safeguard what is seen, all in real time. 

Video camera systems capture information from various intelligence resources and monitor them in real time with real people. The systems are constantly being updated to reflect the latest technology and conditions. By surveying bus interactions as they happen, managers are able to verify that all rules are being enforced, whether this is in the case of driver activity on the road or passenger actions on board. With the ability to install cameras both inside and outside of the bus, an all encompassing visual of the ride is put together and transmitted to surveyors.

Measuring driving practices also becomes easy with the use of these systems. By using video surveillance to monitor the driver, behaviors are recorded in real time, offering the chance to find and correct mistakes as efficiently as possible. By monitoring behavior behind the wheel at any given time, overseers are able to assess any distractions, reactions and reasons for actions throughout any given ride, allowing them to understand the driver.

While the use of video camera surveillance and logistics systems allow companies to see and react immediately to situations and make decisions to make the most efficient use of time and money, they can also be used at later times for its video analytics. It has been extremely helpful to save recorded materials and develop records to be accessed at later dates, if needed. 

With the task of transporting millions of children to and from school each year, it is unquestionable that safety will remain an essential element to be addressed when making smart transportation decisions. Video surveillance is a great safety tool for school buses and those who ride them, both passengers and drivers.