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The recession has caused many business a lot of trouble, but not everyone suffers. Jutland-based North Securities proves this case and is currently experiencing a large boom. It had been trying for a long time to sell its fleet management system, Falck Sirius, which enables trucks and buses to cover more kilometres per litre of fuel and reduces CO2 emissions. But that proved almost impossible. The crisis has hit the transport compenies, which now need to pay much more attention to fuel cost. Recently, customers are standing in line to by the fleet management system. Karsten W. Hjorth, director and co-owner of North Securities: "Before the financial crisis, no one focused on fuel savings. Now it is attracting huge attention. We are in a situation where we are having to put orders on hold. We simply cannot keep up." One of the most prominent clients is Arriva, Europe's largest public transport company. Arrive has ordered Falck Sirius for approximately 2,300 vehicles. A test with the system indicated the potential for a 10 percent fuel saving. The recession has caused many business a lot of trouble, but not everyone suffers. Jutland-based North Securities proves this case and is currently experiencing a large boom. It had been trying for a long time to sell its fleet management system, Falck Sirius, which enables trucks and buses to cover more kilometres per litre of fuel and reduces CO2 emissions. But that proved almost impossible. The crisis has hit the transport compenies, which now need to pay much more attention to fuel cost. Recently, customers are standing in line to by the fleet management system. Karsten W. Hjorth, director and co-owner of North Securities: "Before the financial crisis, no one focused on fuel savings. Now it is attracting huge attention. We are in a situation where we are having to put orders on hold. We simply cannot keep up." One of the most prominent clients is Arriva, Europe's largest public transport company. Arrive has ordered Falck Sirius for approximately 2,300 vehicles. A test with the system indicated the potential for a 10 percent fuel saving.

Falck Sirius is an intelligent fleet management system. It keeps track of how a truck or bus is driven. Drivers will receive a message when they drive in an uneconomical way: sudden braking, rapid acceleration or other abrupt changes will result in a light indicator for the driver. But the system can also be used for data collection to support operational systems such as financial management. "Transport companies not only save a lot on fuel and CO2, but also on tyres, clutches, brakes and other components, which last significantly longer when the vehicle is driven economically," says Hjorth. North Securities expects a spectacular 14-fold increase of its 2008 revenues by 2010. The firm joined forces with emergency services company Falck to supply the Falck Sirius fleet management system.

Source: Danish government