Transport technology services company ERoad is expanding in the civil contracting and construction market with a new system for assets and contract reporting.
ERoad general manager New Zealand Tony Warwood says the company works closely with customers throughout the construction sector and the new services provide a “one-stop shop” for all asset tracking and reporting needs.
The asset tracking for powered and non-powered equipment will be an addition to the electronic road user charges payment and health and safety compliance that ERoad currently provides.
“Most importantly, it has the capability to give customers in civil contracting and construction a single, full view of all their assets and plant, not just vehicles,” Warwood says.
“Customers using these services can see when, where and how equipment has been operating.
“They can, if they wish, make this information available to their contract owner as well as business partners for complete transparency.”
Warwood says the additional services gives customers full visibility of all their assets both vehicles and auxiliary equipment, all tracked and monitored through ERoad’s depot in real time.
“It’s the gold standard for contract reporting. A proof of service report delivers a comprehensive description of civil contracting activity such as gritting, sweeping, snow clearance, mowing, road sweeping, road marking, as well as construction activity like digging, rolling or grading.”
ERoad customers could choose to provide their contract owner with a log in to their portal to view activity completed and monitor work. Proof of Service reports could also include maps and visualisation of equipment usage.
“With ERoad’s high growth in the civil contracting and construction vertical it made sense to deliver a range of services suited to solving some of the complex asset management problems.
“We developed these services in conjunction with our civil contracting and construction fleets that already utilise ERoad’s services like automatic RUC payment, driver safety features and vehicle monitoring and management.
“Our soon-to-be-released ETrack Wired device is easy to install, discreet and durable, ideal for auxiliary equipment both powered and non-powered. The ETrack Wired asset tracker reported asset operating behaviour at regular intervals, providing a comprehensive history and location of equipment use,” Warwood says.
Customers using the services also have the option of reporting information to other parties using ERoad Share.
“For contractors or firms working on joint ventures or in a sub-contractor relationship, ERoad Share makes it easy to see what’s occurring across a range of EROAD equipped vehicles and assets sitting in various ERoad customer fleets, whilst ensuring anyone sub-contractor is operating their fleet in a safe and efficient manner.
“We think there’s scope for our customers to further improve efficiency, utilisation of plant and improve job scheduling using these new services,” Warwood says.
