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© InterFleet(R) RFP No. 11 -12 -01 City of Sunny Isles Beach Thirdly, Operations Staff will use GPS /AVL to be able to solve specific operational issues. Examples include contractor management (automating reporting of contractor activities in specific road segments), data collection for comparisons of the efficacy of road temperature sensors, data collection testing of application rates or different road salt substitutes and data collection of salt application rates within geo- fences surrounding environmentally sensitive areas. A consolidating factor overall has been the recognition of the need for a systemic approach to fleet management that takes into account the principles of sustainable development and impacts on the environment. This more directly points to increased scrutiny of fleet maintenance initiatives with the increasing availability of vehicle diagnostic data. As well, it highlights the emphasis on the work already in progress with respect to continual process improvement to the operations side of road maintenance operations. The open nature of the InterFleet® system means that the data it generates can be easily and directly integrated to third party systems and applications. In general, GPS /AVL has mitigated the burden off of government fleet drivers from logging paper work on vehicle activities. We have found that most drivers didn't want a desk job anyways. GPS /AVL means that the information is collected automatically so that they can close the door at the end of the shift and go home. By and large, the range of sensors that InterFleet® has integrated with is specialized to the needs of local and provincial road maintenance operations. This includes sweeping operations, vacuum truck operations, salt spreading operations, plowing operations, highway helper operations, line painting /road marking operations and road signals operations. Salt Management Reporting that was the result of Environment Canada's declaration of salt as CEPA toxic is the good example of this. The automatic collection of salt management data has helped reduce the burden of staff who typically work gruelling shifts during major snow events. InterFleet® has the most and broadest experience with automated collection of spreader controllers than any GPS /AVL vendor on the market. With integration to over a dozen spreader controllers across North America, and implementations in over 300 local and state /provincial government operations, this alone demonstrates how important this area has become. The application of new technologies such as pre - wetting of salt can reduce overall salt usage by up to 15% while providing the same level of safety. Allowing road maintenance managers the ability to keep track of road temperature changes or application rates and make changes on the fly based on real time date is invaluable. It provides the feedback loop for continuous process improvement. This is especially true of the advent of different approaches to anti -icing and pre - wetting of salt or salt substitutes and the uses of new and interesting chemicals for de -icing roads. This has helped winter road maintenance organizations experiment with different chemicals and different application rates and measure impact of the changes on the outcome of the operations. Examining salting and plowing activities can identify potential savings or at the very least provide a baseline to measure changes in practices to affect savings. In doing so, it also means that these organizations have been keeping close tabs on consumables such as road salt and sand for example. This is noticeably important with some organizations where the scarcity of salt has resulted in skyrocketing salt prices and pilfering. The safety and security of drivers has also been enhanced by the ability to see locations of vehicles in real -time. Supervisors can generally determine if an issue may be arising by viewing the position of the fleet. By addition of panic buttons, drivers can signal issues to dispatch immediately with exact location. This is especially important to drivers in remote locations. In all cases, messaging terminals can be added to submit instructions to drivers or receive predetermined status updates from drivers. InterFleet's messaging terminal (MDT) is open and PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL: This document contains information that is proprietary to InterFleet Inc. Use or disclosure of any material contained herein without the consent of InterFleet Inc. is strictly prohibited.