Poland – Orlen Data System for Transportation

Poznan Business Data System won the tender for the implementation of the company Orlen copyright Transportation Fleet DS system to fleet management.

Orlen is the largest carrier transport of liquid fuels in Poland. Each tank, the vehicle fleet, numbering 190, belonging to the company will have installed the GPS device. This allows the company will be able to monitor the work of drivers around the clock to track items used trucks tankers, their routes, journey times to a designated station, the course of unloading procedures, and emergency dispatchers will immediately notify the system about the event.

All information obtained is installed on vehicles with GPS and data from other IT applications company Orlen Transportation will be automatically reported to the persons supervising the work of the fleet of tankers. Platform DS fleet will also keep alert for any unauthorized events related to the transport fuels.

Fleet management system implemented fully automate existing processes currently operating in Orlen Transportation.
It is the flexibility and lack of functional limitations in the Platform DS Fleet decided to choose the company Data System of the many other competing IT companies.

Preparation of the comprehensive system for the transport company Orlen Data System has worked for many months. “The secret of our success lies precisely in the fact that the customer does not have to choose from ready-made suggestions, but we create a bespoke management system based on the specific needs of the customer” – explains Krzysztof Glogowski, Commercial Director Data System.

Thanks to pay the cost of investing in a very short time and the system immediately begins to reap the benefits in terms of reducing costs, improving productivity of the enterprise and increase work efficiency.

Sector of leasing in Poland

Operative leasing and new legal solutions let decrease results of crisis and contribute to development of industry.

One from industries, which in first sequences reacted on appearance of crisis is leasing sector. After dynamic increase in 2007 year and at the beginning of 2008 became time of stagnation. Now leasing industry defends himself suggesting new legal solutions which – in opinion of inventive persons let decrease effects of crisis and contribute to development of industry.

“In situation of economic slowdown when effects of our investments are power of thing deferred in time, very important is proper fitting in time costs to expected incomes due to leasing it became possible because in operative leasing repayment of capital we regard as cost of obtainable of income and his schedule in time we can optionally form. In time of crisis businessman’s are going to decrease costs, they try to their capital expenditures was very rational” – say Andrzej Sugajski, director of Association of polish leasing organization banding leasing firms which represent 90% of market.

Difficulties on market particularly has touched transport industry which in last years try to fit with new requirements, especially after joining Poland to European Union And cope with growing competition. General promoted ago climate of economic SITUATION and dynamic growth of economy. In effect, leasing industry in 2007 year achieve in ways of transport sector record result: For application has been gave vehicles which value totaled 19,5 mld of PLN from that 7,2 mld are saddle tractors with semi-trailers and trailers. Few months later situation has been changed – good situation in industry has braked by the reason of growing prices of petroleum and strengthening PLN.

First symptoms of decrease interest of special ways of transport have appeared already in first half of 2008 year. In second half, situation was only worse first of all on result decrease of order on transport favor then it was caused crisis deepening on international markets. From ZPL data result that in all 208 year corporations leased truck tractors units with semi-trailers and trailers which vale totaled 4,9 mld PLN what mean 32% decrease of value of recently included agreements in this segment of market. In case of market of transport ways last period was hard equal for lease firms as well as clients. Influence of that not only related with decrease national investments more less demand on leasing services but also high increase of costs of sponsorship of activities and limit of possibility of raise funds for this purpose.

Economic slowdown with which we hale currently for action causes deterioration of liquidity of financial polish but that goes behind inconvenience with attendance of net debt concedes Piotr Warmuża, department head of cooperation with suppliers in European lease fund SA.

Impact economic situation on the independent automotive market

Market news

Effects of economical crisis are shown in spare parts producers. On most rate feel them producers closely working with automotive pools. Fall in demand causes that more oftener must they pause production tapes which they create spare parts. This situation slow postpone on independent market. Parts producers trying to rescue lost sales more harder push on distribution webs. Then to verify on who rate ( parts producers) lost sales on first assembly will be able to regain on aftermarket, let’s look on sounding-line effects carrying by research company MotoFocus.pl.

How current economic situation will influent on your business

Yield from them, that crisis situation on world market touch in the near future also persons associated with sale automobile parts services in Poland. Every third respondent (33,2 %) state , that will be fain to search savings by survive crisis. Worst market situation touches many people now, 26% note lesser profits from marched business. Interesting is, that about 30% statement that economic situation not income on their functionality and everything stays on similar level, like in past. Just over 10% of automotive shops and independent workshops involved in the survey see chance for their business in the current market situation and the economic crisis they see as an opportunity to get rid of or reduce competition and thus strengthen the position of its own.

Honda Civic 2.0i VTEC Type R Hatch Review

The Japanese version of the Civic was sold as a 4-door Sedan which generates 222bhp at 8400RPM. This is more powerful than the European version, which generates 198bhp at 7,800RPM. The external features of the 3-Door hatchback have changed some what since 2001, with a slightly less ’sporty’ look and more of a ‘Honda space age’ look. However – under the bonnet the 2litre VTEC engine is the same (tweaked) engine as was in the previous generation, which isn’t a bad thing..

Although the new version is heavier its still lightning quick for its class, with a 0-62mph time of 6.6 seconds. The top speed hasn’t changed and remains at 146MPH. Honda have changed the double wishbone set-up in the rear suspension to a torsion bar suspension, they claim it makes the new civic type R more rigid than before.

The Vehicle Stability Assist on the Civic has been tweaked a little extra, which gives the driver more control.. and ultimately more fun! Fuel economies will undoubtedly be high for those of you who push it until the pistons fly through the bonnet. Expect around 30-40mpg.

As mentioned before, the weight of the car has increased. This is due to the fact that Honda have added more features, making it more of a drivers car. The features include dual climate control, drilled aluminum pedals & footrest, an alloy gear knob for the new 6 speed gearbox, leather steering wheel, auto wipers & lights and optional sat nav.

Unfortunately this time around Honda have taken a step back – they may have introduced new gadgets and features, but nothing new in terms of pure performance comes out of this vehicle.