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Snitch Inc helps keep the YMCA on track
August 9, 2011
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Snitch Inc helps keep the YMCA on
track
Owning 11 vans
is no small task for the YMCA Tauranga. There’s the daily
logistics, fuel, maintenance costs, insurance, registration
and ensuring that all the vehicles are delivering our
precious cargo – our participants – safely and
efficiently.
Thanks to Snitch Inc, a New Zealand owned
and operated business specialising in GPS vehicle tracking,
managing these tasks got a whole lot easier.
As part
of its efforts to be a responsible corporate citizen, Snitch
installed its state of the art, Armada high resolution GPS
tracking units in each YMCA van. With the click of a mouse,
the Y can get real time information about the location of
each van, what speed they’re going, and how many
kilometres they’ve travelled.
“We’ve got a
fantastic product and we’re really proud to be sharing it
with such a great organisation as the YMCA Tauranga,” said
Jeremy McLean, Snitch’s Business Development Director.
“Our units enable fleet owners to concentrate more on
their core business. In this case it means the Y can focus
more on helping youth and community. For us here at Snitch,
that is a very worthwhile mission.”
From the
YMCA’s perspective, the partnership has already seen
improved service, better timekeeping, less paperwork and a
more accurate cost analysis of its fleet.
“We’re a
very mobile organisation and vehicles are one of our largest
assets,” said Amy S. Thaler, YMCA Tauranga’s CEO.
“Being able to more effectively look after those assets,
as well as be able to see where our vans are at any given
time is a powerful tool. It also means that the drivers of
our vans are even more accountable for the manner in which
they deliver our cargo, regardless of whether its kids,
kayaks or frozen meals.”
In addition to providing
geographic information, each Armada unit assists with real
time vehicle diagnostics by either texting or emailing the
YMCA with warnings about low batteries, excessive G force,
alarm activations or if a maximum speed has been
exceeded.
“Installing Snitch’s units has been as
much about safety as it is fleet management,” adds Thaler.
“It is imperative that we have safe and reliable vans.
After all, the valuable lives of our participants and staff
depend on our vehicles starting first go and performing as
they
should.”
ends
YMCA
Building strong kids, strong families and strong communities
The Y has been in New Zealand for over 168 years, building strong kids, strong families and strong communities. There are 48 Y centres across New Zealand.
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