Trancometer has sold its products all over Europe. Now they've been recognised on their home territory as well. Taxi Västerås is equipping its cars with the latest technology.
Since the mid-1980s, Trancometer has equipped haulage companies all over Europe with advanced systems.
But not in Västerås.
"I am delighted about this breakthrough order and the fact that we now have a reference installation on our home ground," Trancometer's CEO Rolf Lyfors tells VLT.
The Technology-Park-based company will be equipping 68 Västerås taxis with its fully-automatic Halda System traffic management system, which incluces hardware and software both in the vehicles and at the centre.
Thanks to this investment, Taxi Västerås will be able to increase the efficiency of its operations.
"Order handling will be quicker and this will mean better service for the customer," Leif Eriksson, CEO of Taxi Västerås.
With the new system, Taxi Västerås will be able to reduce idling and so cut environmentally harmful emissions.
The cars will be equipped with the Halda PC terminal developed by Trancometer. It has a colour touch screen and built-in GPS for positioning and navigation.
To be able to communicate and send data between the dispatching centre and vehicles, Taxi Västerås will
use a dedicated digital radio network in the region close to Västerås.
"The network will be combined with the new GPRS technology sp that communication with the cars is still possible when they are outside the radio coverage area," says Trancometer's systems sales exceutive Per Almér.
In its procurement procedure, Taxi Västerås emphasised the importance of the new system taking into account the safety aspcets and of enhancing the working environment and safety level for the drivers.
That is why Trancometer will equip every vehicle with a monitoring camera and an attack alarm.
"This feels good, especially in view of the fact that society is sadly becoming more violent. The camera will be an important aid to us where safety is concerned," says Leif Eriksson.
If the attack alarm is triggered, the vehicle is automatically located via GPS and the position is shown on the map at the dispatching centre.
"This means that assistance can be quickly send to the driver who set off the alarm," explains Per Almér.
In parallel with the other investments, Taxi Västerås is to change its taximeter system.
The investment level per taxi amounts to SEK 100 000 (about EUR 11 000).
So the entire order is worth close to SEK 7 million (about EUR 780 000).
"We plan to install the technology in the autumn," says Rolf Lyfors.
Trancometer is aimed at the entire transport sector and
in August last year, for example, the company won an order valued at
SEK 32 million (about EUR 3.5 million) for a traffic management system for Denmark's largest call-controlled haulage company.
Part-owner and Chairman of the Board Per Vannesjö is very satisfied with the way Trancometer is developing.
"And it's exciting when an industrial application is found for data communication."
Thomas Ohlén, VLT
