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Winter Maintenance System from Trapeze and ECON Makes End-to-End Gritting Management a RealitySolution in use at several Local Authorities and Contractors MANCHESTER/N. YORKSHIRE, UK, October 16, 2007 — A winter maintenance system that combines the Trapeze Vehicle Management system with the ECON SPARGO unit is helping to make end-to-end gritting management a reality. Local Authorities and contractors in Winter Maintenance operations are using the innovative combination of systems from Trapeze and ECON to deliver better quality winter maintenance services by reducing the environmental impact of gritting, improving driver safety and increasing efficiency. The tightly integrated system enables real-time vehicle tracking with fully automated salting control systems that enable drivers to concentrate on driving while helping to reduce issues with under or over-salting. Gritting routes with associated salting information are created in the back office to high accuracy using OS mapping data. Salt rates, spread width and pattern can all be defined in great detail to ensure the right amount of salt is put down in the right place at the right time. Statutory obligations can be monitored and salt budget costs actively managed. Routes for the whole area are uploaded to the vehicle and then selected by the driver. Any driver can drive any vehicle on any route improving the flexibility of nightly operations. In-vehicle SatNav support gives drivers confidence around less familiar routes and the automatic control of the SPARGO unit ensures they are able to concentrate on driving in difficult conditions. Comprehensive information derived from the sophisticated ECON controller are logged, monitored and reported on with appropriate warnings given to drivers and managers in real-time ensuring swift corrective action can be taken. The close working of the two companies has generated continual improvements in end-to-end gritting management with a season of successful trials and first-time implementations now complete. This year offers further enhancements to the control mechanisms, route creation and reporting tools ensuring that users have the best tools available on the market to get them through the coming season successfully and economically. About Trapeze Group About ECON -30- Media Contact
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