Four-day week and fleet management: Telematics as a solution for companies with field service

Stuttgart, April 29, 2024 - The introduction of the four-day week poses new challenges for companies with field service and vehicle fleets. AREALCONTROL GmbH, an expert in telematics solutions, warns against uncontrolled use of company vehicles, machinery and equipment on free working days.

"At first I didn't believe it when the managing director of a construction company in southern Germany called us and told us that employees were using their days off to carry out private jobs and work with company vehicles. The four-day week had recently been introduced," explains Ulric Rechtsteiner, Managing Director of AREALCONTROL GmbH. "This not only leads to unnecessary costs for the company, as refueling on Monday is first done at the company's expense, but can also lead to liability risks for the company." The scenarios are diverse and range from undeclared work, tax evasion and tax avoidance to social fraud and possible liability for accidents at work. In an emergency, the company must prove its innocence, as its employees and vehicles were obviously at the site. Construction companies are always particularly targeted by the investigating authorities in this respect. The employees working in their free time are unaware of all the legal violations due to a lack of knowledge. The distortion of competition, breaches of employment contracts and fraud against the company are just some of the legal violations. The GDPR and any personal rights take a back seat in this context, as operational requirements take priority. Telematics can also be used to fulfill legal obligations under tax and employment laws.

Telematics as a solution

To overcome these challenges, AREALCONTROL recommends the use of telematics solutions. Telematics enables precise documentation of vehicle use, so that companies can see exactly when and where their vehicles are on the road.

"With telematics, companies can ensure that their vehicles are only used for business purposes," says Ulric Rechtsteiner. "This saves costs and reduces liability risks."

Solutions for the four-day week

AREALCONTROL GmbH offers companies with field service and vehicle fleets various telematics solutions that are specially tailored to the requirements of the four-day week. In addition to the non-manipulable recording of working hours and activities via the ArealPilot 360° app, the telematics range includes

* Position monitoring: this function allows companies to see where their vehicles are at all times. Geofencing and alarm messages via SMS, e-mail or calls.
* Route planning and optimization: Telematics solutions make it possible to plan efficient routes so that drivers can save time and fuel.
* Driving style monitoring: Telematics systems can monitor the driving style of employees and provide indications of inefficient or risky driving. Re-training is then an improvement measure.
* Online reports: Companies have access to detailed online reports that show them the use of their vehicles in detail.
* Authorization concepts via user ID: Vehicle use can be restricted to authorized persons via driver identification using NFC or RFID chips. In short: no journey without a driver.

Conclusion: The four-day week offers companies and employees many advantages, but whether this is a satisfactory way of life in the long term and the right way to deal with a shortage of skilled workers is something the parties themselves have to find out. However, in order to master the challenges of fleet management, the use of telematics solutions is recommended. AREALCONTROL offers companies with field service and vehicle fleets customized telematics solutions that help them to keep their day-to-day business running during the four-day week.

AREALCONTROL GmbH
Strohberg 1
70180 Stuttgart
Germany

https://www.arealcontrol.de

KfdM – Kommunikation für den Mittelstand
Marcus Walter
01707736705

walter@kfdm.eu

Arealcontrol GmbH, founded in 2003, is a provider of telematics & IoT solutions with optional GPS tracking and tracing as well as software for transport/logistics, trade, craft and construction companies and medium-sized industry. Today, the company offers multiple award-winning solutions for fleet and vehicle fleet requirements in many applications and industries. Most recently, Arealcontrol won 1st place in the German Telematics Award 2024 and previously in 2022, category "Field Service", 1st place for service cars in 2018 and several 2nd and 3rd places in 2018 - 2020 in truck categories.

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