Ctrack Always Visible: Gain full control over your fleet

Security software is getting more advanced and user friendly by the day. It saves farmers many hours of needless worry.

Ctrack, a software as a service (SaaS) solution offered by Inseego Group, is a global supplier of vehicle tracking, insurance telematics, and fleet management solutions. With operations spanning over 55 countries on six continents, with 500 employees, over one million Ctrack systems were sold to date.

Their continued emphasis on researching and developing next-generation products ensures that they remain ahead of the market, meeting demands for value-added, flexible, feature-rich, and cost-effective technology that keeps everything … Always Visible.

With this goal in mind, Ctrack has developed and pioneered products that directly address the five key areas of fleet and asset management.

Ctrack’s five key areas of fleet and asset management:

Owning and operating vehicles effi- Ctrack thinks of everything while they continuously upgrade their software. ciently in any business requires that the owner of the fleet must have as much Risks: Dangerous driving is a major ence, auxiliary monitoring, and wayinformation about their performance as threat to your business, as is unauthor- points. possible. ised vehicle use. This element includes Operations control: Real-time

Furthermore, transport operators the safety, fatigue, and rest times of fleet management helps reduce fuel need to make sure that a holistic tele- your drivers. It also includes general consumption. Keeping control of your matics solution is used to address the vehicle security, theft, hijackings, signal vehicles becomes increasingly difficult five key fleet management areas identi- jamming, route adherence and area as the fleet grows and your routes and fied by Ctrack, namely: risks, cost con- management. schedules change. Ctrack tackles this trol, fleet utilisation, operations control, Cost control: Driver behaviour out complexity with productivity reports, and asset control. on the road has a big impact on your route deviation details, time adherence bottom line. Cost insights and more. control provides Asset control: As vehicles age, it insights into speed- becomes difficult to have a holistic view ing, accidents, harsh of their individual condition. With Ctrack braking and corner- it is possible to receive daily health ing, excessive idling, checks and odometer/hour meter readtacho analysis and ings. From here it becomes much easier fuel monitoring, so to schedule vehicle maintenance, keep you can keep a lid up with vehicle license renewals, and on these costs. The perform accident analysis. monitoring of driving A principal aim of Ctrack is, from the patterns further helps moment the ignition is turned on, to reduce fuel consump- provide as much information as possible tion. on all operational activities, with the Fleet utilisation: aim of helping to improve efficiency and This reduces fuel and reduce fleet operational costs. Ctrack maintenance costs. can even assist in reducing the overall Business owners need size of the fleet. to know how their vehicles are being used, Ctrack, keeping your fleet … not just how they are Always Visible. being driven. Ctrack You are covered and have access to your Ctrack software through any imaginable platform. provides you with odometer readings, vehicle operating hours, turnaround times, route adherSteer clear of security and maintenance surprises. Visit www.ctrack.co.za for more information.

Spray to protect your crops Part 12: Safety: Read the warning labels on packaging

The chemicals used in agriculture are intended to kill things. Some are made to kill plants and others to kill insects and other pests. Some chemicals can even kill humans and animals. This means that we are working with poisons and we need to know how to use and handle these dangerous agricultural inputs. This month we look at the different warning labels on chemical packaging. It is important that we know everything about the chemicals before we open the can or bottle to use it.

The label

Whenever you buy chemicals, make sure there is a label on the bottle or can. Often there is also an additional paper with information that should come with the chemicals. This label and paper convey very important information about the chemicals, and must not be lost. Store it in a safe place with the container. Always read the label and the paper, or ask someone to help you until you understand everything. The label on the bottle has important information about the danger of the chemicals and how to handle it safely:

Also read the paper which should be packed with the chemicals. A coloured strip on the label warns one about the danger of the chemicals. Find this strip and note its colour.

The coloured strip on the label

A red label means it is poisonous and “VERY TOXIC” means it can kill you.

A red label means it is poisonous and “TOXIC” means it can kill you.

A yellow label means it is dangerous and “HARMFUL” means it can make you very sick.

A blue label means it is also strong and “CAUTION” means it can hurt.

A green label means it is quite safe, but the picture says: “Keep away from children”.

Each picture on the coloured strip also tells a story about how to protect yourself, as well as other safety information.

Pictures on the label

The pictures on the label have the following meaning:

Wear protection over your nose and

mouth.