Deals On Wheels Australia - Issue 399 2016_

NEWS&REVIEWS

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nternational Location Systems (ILS) has

launched the Roamio Active GPS dash cam,

and its end-to-end cloud-based portal, to

assist commercial vehicle drivers with on-road

incidents.

According to the company, the Roamio features

Full HD recording, real-time GPS tracking and a

built-in backup battery.

The dashboard camera operates in moments,

storing video files when its integrated advanced

shock sensor notices unusual activity.

If triggered, the camera automatically saves a

Full HD video recording of the previous period of

time to the on-board SD card and renames it to

avoid being overwritten.

When it comes to playing back the footage, the

Roamio has accompanying software that displays

the video; incident time and date information; its

location through Google Maps; and speed and

direction data.

The dashboard camera features real-time GPS

tracking thanks to a 3G mobile phone module,

allowing customers to also see the vehicle’s

location via a web portal or mobile application in

60-second increments.

Through the portal, customers can see reports

of speeding, which can be user defined, and

access full trip history.

ILS director Mario Veronese says orders for the

Roamio, which are sold with a connected 3G SIM

card, are currently underway in Australia, with

the pricing model in two parts.

“The plan covers the cost of the SIM and

associated data plan which keeps the unit online

and allows it to update its location 1,440 times

per day, seven days per week,” he says.

Veronese says he does not envisage enforcing

a service plan, rather customers will be able to

purchase blocks of connection time.

“If they don’t want to continue with the

connection and the real-time GPS tracking, the

unit will continue to function as a high-end dash

cam with all the usual features,” he says.

L

ovatt Transport has been presented with

the 100,000th Hino truck sold in Australia at

Lovatt’s new facility in Botany, NSW.

Hino Australia CEO and Chairman Steve Lotter

also presented the Sydney-based transport

company with a commemorative plaque to mark

the milestone event.

The 100,000th Hino sold joins a fleet of 22 Hino

700 Series SS 2848 Proshifts already in the Lovatt

stables, with more to be added to the constantly

growing fleet.

“We are very pleased that the 100,000th Hino

sold in Australia has been purchased by a

longstanding business partner,” Lotter says.

Lovatt Transport was established in 1979, and its

managing director Bill Lovatt says the Hino fleet

makes for an economical and reliable business.

“Our Hino experience started in 2006 with two

700 Series prime movers, and after a year on the

road with them we saw substantial cuts to fuel

costs and service bills compared with a similar

truck from a different brand,” Lovatt says.

“Drivers love the trucks as they offer great vision

and a smooth ride, and at the end of the day they

alight from the truck without feeling fatigued.

“The 700 Series trucks are very reliable, and

we’ve been able to cut out a lot of downtime and

keep the fleet on the road to better serve our

customers,” he says.

The 100,000th truck was purchased from

Adtrans Hino Mascot, and delivered by Adtrans

Hino Dealer Principal Jeff Morgan.

Lovatt Transport is ranked number one out of all

large carriers by the Sydney Ports Corporation for

its operational performance.

Lovin’

the

Hinos

Roaming with Roamio

Hino’s Steve Lotter presents Bill Lovatt

with a commemorative plaque for his

100,000th Hino

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