Fleet Management Research
BSM Wireless: (New Brunswick) – contacted 4/16/13
 Contact:
Kyle Good
506-292-1185
 Key Points:
o Supplies GPS
o Work with GEO Projection (Quebec Company) on the interactive map
 Contact Chris Pancesuk
 Report is generated daily
 Company provides updates to association to make updates
 Google Based
o $1,300/unit
o Cellular benefit – monitors current location
 Satellite based can’t do this, just shows track when service is reached
o Clubs can get information
 Every club has its own username and password to login
o Directors can also have access to the information
o Benefits for Safety
 Safety
 Emergency service button (green versus red switch)
 Includes emergency emails/texts
o 3 antenna’s for satellite units
o 2 antenna’s for cellular units
o Clubs installed and found it would have been easier to have 1 person install if resources
would have been available
o Reports last 30 days, better download them or they will be lost
o Benefits for Fleet Management:
 Safety
 No log books – GPS units track actual miles
 Know where they are grooming
BSM Wireless: (Ontario) – contacted 3/11/13 (operated for 3 years)
 Contact:
Mike
 Key Points:
o 335 active units (370 total)
o Lots of growing pains
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Issues:
 Politics of getting them installed
 30% Dual (cell/satellite)
Data Collected:
 Hours of grooming versus idle time
 Find where the machine is at
 Fleet management (oil pressure, etc.)
 Help upgrade mapping (GIS Data)
 Immediately identifies re-routes
Funding Model: (Based on activity)
 Grooming hours (meter readings)
 Length of trail
 Substantiates data to paperwork
 Compare digital information to what is reported
 Also helps focus on problems
Company is based out of California
$1,000/unit (satellite/cellular units)
$600 - $700/unit (cellular), annual costs/machine $270
Company installed
Cautious on recommending BSM Wireless
Common Canadian Cellular Carrier Providers: Bell & AT&T
Gpstrackit.com: (Michigan Club is Using) – contacted 4/16/13
 Contact:
Abel Sierra
866-320-5810 x-318
 Key Points:
o 1999: Software company (owned and controlled it)
o 8-9 software Engineers
o Benefits:
 Can Group the equipment by trail
 All real time information (live tracking)
 Do have different views (map, terrain, etc.)
o Vehicle Trails Tab:
 Shows History Tracking
 Store indefinitely (no extra charge)
 3 wires – ground, ignition, constant
 Can tie into machines hours
 Can pull a moving report
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Can create landmarks on the map
Can setup landmarks/Geoscience to track hours
Can pull reports daily/weekly/etc.
 Can push them to email too
Have to build a bridge between the 2 sites (trail status and gpstrackit)
Can track the machines from stop reporting
Fully integrated with Garmin and tablets
Fees are all a part of the initial quote
Can handle timecards through system
Can setup alerts for when a system is grooming
3 year warranty
Sendum: (Wisconsin Research) – contacted 4/13
 Contact:
Bill Edwards
678-467-4429
Bill.Edwards@sendum.com
 Key Points:
o 1 year warranty for manufacture defects
o No safety features
o Own the equipment
o Pricing (less than $500/year and a $50/year service charge)
o Accuracy of mapping is determined by the number of points collected
 Set for ½ mile now (setup up geosciences)
o 2 wire installation (we install)
o Information on Unit:
 Waterproof
 Can be tied to the hour meter
 Will have to monitor because of the idle times
 Batter Power: powered by the alternator
 We provide the date (shape files) to sendum
 Device is on all the time
 Tripwire: call button (could be used in place of emergency/safety button)