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Charlottetown is the capital of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It is a beautiful location that is popular with tourists and is a hub for transportation. As well, it is known for lots of snow in the winter.<\/p>\n

The Salt Plowing Project<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Charlottetown wanted to look at a salt monitoring system to track the city\u2019s plows<\/a>. The objective of the project was to know which roads are being salted, how much salt was used, and when salting was done.<\/p>\n

This is where GoFleet came on the scene. GoFleet provided a live salt monitoring system<\/a>. With this system, Charlottetown received live reports about which roads were salted, what time roads were salted, and how much salt was used.<\/p>\n

As a result of this project, Charlottetown made sure salt was not overused. This is important because saving just 5% of salt leads to $40,000 in savings. As of January 2017, the city council voted in favour of investing in GPS for the rest of their fleet.<\/p>\n

Update on Fleet Savings<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since equipping all public vehicles with GPS, city councilors estimate that they will save over $100,000 per year. In addition to salt savings, the city saved money in the following areas.<\/p>\n

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Fuel.<\/strong> The city has a no-idling policy. GoFleet devices are able to detect drivers who are idling. \u201cI know in just idling alone we\u2019re saving approximately $1200 a week so that\u2019s nearly $5000 a month\u201d, says Councillor Terry Bernard.<\/p>\n

Preventative maintenance<\/strong>. Charlottetown is now able to schedule maintenance and know when oil changes are due. This extends asset life. \u201cPreventative maintenance scheduling alone is projected to save us $70,000\u201d, says Bernard.<\/p>\n

Crew efficiency.<\/strong> Charlottetown is able to provide better service. The city can now look up the closest crew to a service call and provide quicker service. Also, vehicle tracking helps hold crews accountable by monitoring breaks.<\/p>\n

Scott Adams of Charlottetown Public Works summarized that the system is \u201cdefinitely going to pay for itself and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n

Links<\/h5>\n
Click here to read “The Guardian” Article<\/a><\/h5>\n
Click here to read “CBC” Article<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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