RCT’s leading Fleet Management system, SmarTrack® Global has transformed operations at JDK Management’s storage facilities in Victoria.
JDK Management is one of the largest storage warehouses in Shepparton, with more than 35,000 pallet spaces of storage in varying temperatures from -18c to +8c. The company prides itself on providing the best facilities and the most accurate and efficient customer service.
Therefore, their decision through their materials handling partner, L&P Mackin forklifts to install SmarTrack® Global at the facility was an easy one. In this instance, the system was combined with RCT’s two-camera DVR recorder to further safeguard operations.
JDK Management’s General Manager, Paul Kalafatis, said the combination of the solutions has been very successful in enabling them to identify the causes for incidents relating to their material handling equipment.
“As a result, management has been able to identify environmental risks, initiate additional training, and generally heighten safety awareness within the organisation,” he said.
SmarTrack® Global helps to optimise materials handling operations and increase bottom-line profits. The fleet management system delivers relevant, customised information in real-time to employees, provides pre and post-start checklists, event reporting, access control and monitors the weight and speed of industrial equipment.
JDK Management noted the compliance aspects of SmarTrack® Global including the checklist reporting and access control, were big factors in its decision to purchase the solution.
The ability to understand when and what weight their forklifts were carrying was also of significant interest from a safety and utilisation perspective.
RCT’s high level of support was also another factor for JDK Management in implementing the system. The high level of support RCT provides to all its clients across its extensive solution range was also a stand-out.
“It is reassuring to know that this product is locally supported through L & P Mackin,” said.
Due to its willingness to adopt new technology over the years, to ensure a safer and more effective workplace, JDK Management has maintained its forefront of the industry for the last 25+ years. Its adoption of SmarTrack® is a great example of this.
USA retail chain Lifetime Products is enhancing its logistics operations following the deployment of RCT’s advanced fleet management solution SmarTrack® Global.
The industrial fleet management technology provides Lifetime Products' management with a comprehensive overview of their materials handling equipment fleet and workforce behavior.
Lifetime Products sells a broad range of outdoor equipment including sporting goods, porch furniture and gardening equipment which are manufactured and distributed by over 1,500 employees.
The company originated in the garage of its founder in 1986 but now boasts six outlet stores across Utah, one in Idaho and a network of international partners.
Lifetime Products Area Supervisor Brandi James said SmarTrack® Global is benefitting fleet operations across multiple areas.
“(Since) installing SmarTrack® on our lifts (it has) improved our safety 10-fold (and we) have been able to manage maintenance on the machines a lot better,” he said.
“(SmarTrack® has) improved our overall productivity and keeping the workers liable for what they are doing and how they are spending their time (when they operate the equipment).”
SmarTrack® Global’s market-leading features include global reporting whereby managers can access real-time data on the entire mixed equipment fleet regardless of make or model across multiple sites, from one device.
The solution also offers pre- and post-start checklists, email alerts for incidents and expiring licenses, operator login requirements and machine speed, weight, seat and buckle monitoring.
Following a successful trial period of SmarTrack® Global, RCT’s Salt Lake City-based team are rolling out the solution across 15 machines within two Lifetime warehouses at the Freeport Center Industrial Complex in Clearfield, Utah.
SmarTrack® Global is seamlessly integrating with Lifetime’s diverse fleet including Uni Carrier internal combustion RSIL18NV and MCUIF2A25LV forklifts and Jungheinrich battery-electric ETG318 forklifts.
RCT Account Manager – Industrial, Nikolas Walden said the solution is providing Lifetime with real-time data which enables managers to make immediate improvements across their mixed equipment.
“SmarTrack® is holding operators accountable for equipment damage and management has noticed that SmarTrack®-equipped machines have significantly less damage than machines without SmarTrack®,” he said.
“The technology enables supervisors to easily access pre-shift inspections and to receive real-time alerts when a lift needs service or repairs.”
“SmarTrack® has increased productivity across their operations because management can see what machines are spending excessive amounts of time idling and they can implement new procedures to address this.”
RCT’s local Field Service team are implementing SmarTrack® Global across the machine fleet and providing onsite technical support to Lifetime staff on an ongoing basis.
Smart technology company RCT has finalised a project to deliver its new fleet management solution on a 29-strong equipment fleet for a major Australian energy distributor.
Recently RCT supplied its new fleet management solution SmarTrack® Global to the energy distributor which installed the solution on its fleet of crane borers and elevated work platforms.
The project follows on from earlier work to install SmarTrack® on the company’s mixed forklift fleet.
To date, RCT has supplied SmarTrack® to 29 individual pieces of heavy equipment across multiple machine types with additional units to be delivered in the future.
SmarTrack® Global contains several new features such as Global Reporting which enables managers to monitor the status of every machine across multiple job sites using a single login.
Other features include managing operator access, machine speed, weight, seat and seatbelt monitoring, pre- and post-start checklists and improved out of service functions.
RCT Senior Business Development Manager – Industrial Grahame Don said the fleet management solution integrated seamlessly with their client’s equipment.
“SmarTrack® Global can integrate with any piece of heavy equipment to provide an easy-to-use fleet management solution to companies across the industrial, materials handling, civil and construction industries,” he said.
“Our client needs to operate a very diverse fleet spread across multiple sites and SmarTrack® Global will enable them to manage operator access, equipment inspection processes and utilisation reporting from one single platform on their smartphone.”
As required in the project brief RCT configured SmarTrack® Global to interface with the energy distributor’s existing security cards which are issued to all employees.
A spokesperson for RCT’s client said going forward only staff members who had completed the relevant training programs and received authorisation would be able to operate the equipment.
“By implementing SmarTrack® Global we could ensure that our operators were fully compliant with our policies and regulations which is extremely important,” they said.
“The system allowed us to set email alerts for the expiration of each of our operator’s High Risk Working License so we can now ensure each worker has a valid license at all times.”
“Our operators were quite pleased about not having to complete a paper-based pre-start inspection as well as being able to assess machine readiness prior to operation.”
“SmarTrack® Global has many other functions that we need to explore and we look forward to implementing further efficiencies further down the track.”
RCT will continue to provide the energy distributor with after-sales support.
Smart Technology company RCT is pleased to finalise a project in partnership with Christchurch-based South Island Forklifts Limited to deliver materials handling equipment fitted with our fleet management solution, SmarTrack®.
The project involved commissioning seven new Jungheinrich battery-electric ETV 114 Reach Trucks and 5 Jungheinrich battery-electric EFG MB 220 Forklifts as well as two existing reach trucks and one LPG forklift with SmarTrack®.
South Island Forklifts have also recently commissioned two new man-up order pickers and one walk behind picker with SmarTrack®.
This month South Island Forklifts delivered the fleet of 18 machines to Dairyworks New Zealand to operate on a three-shift cycle across two separate chiller and warehouse locations.
RCT delivered the SmarTrack® operator interfaces with an HID card reader and associated proximity key fob which will identify individual operators when they access the machine.
The fleet management system also provides data on machine impacts, pre and post-start checklists, fleet-wide messages and live email alerts on a wide variety of issues depending on site-specific criteria.
RCT Senior Business Development – Industrial, Grahame Don said SmarTrack® will provide significant benefits and optimise site operations.
"SmarTrack® can provide site managers and senior management with a variety of real-time data on the status of their machine fleet," he said.
"Managers can closely monitor machine operator behaviour and record important information such as machine license expiry dates and other details.
"SmarTrack® will also identify areas of improvement across the operation and enable managers to implement more efficient work practices."
South Island Forklifts Operations Manager Stephen Fisher said Dairyworks New Zealand was seeking a product that improved safety standards and optimised reporting requirements and it was clear that SmarTrack® was the perfect solution.
"South Island Forklifts is confident in SmarTrack® and the product support provided by RCT," he said.
"During product training Dairyworks’ shift supervisors said they were glad to no longer work with existing paper check sheets and they loved SmarTrack®’s real time notifications of machine impacts and check sheet issues."
"Their Dispatch Manager was impressed by the utilisation reporting at his finger tips and the ability to locate a truck anywhere on site from his smartphone."
"Dairyworks have also decided to install SmarTrack® on their existing materials handling equipment for total site coverage."
RCT will provide ongoing technical support to South Island Forklifts as required.