Gladding makes the point that these organisations place a high level of importance on compliance but observes that current paper-based processes are slow, labour-intensive, costly and difficult to audit.
"There is genuine drive to move away from paper and the main solution we are seeing is mobile technology, which provides simple, paperless data capture," states Gladding.
"Using fleet software on a mobile device – generally any Android or Apple phone – means that you have an auditable method of ensuring, for example, that only eligible drivers are getting behind the wheel of certain of vehicles," he continues.
"Within corporate cultures that see compliance as their number one priority, using the technology in this way has obvious appeal."
Gladding says that it is relatively easy to make a mobile interface, such as his company's FleetWave Mobile, precisely match transport office requirements.
"So, if you have a fleet with a very diverse range of plant and vehicles, as are found at many local authorities, you would be able to fully implement a daily vehicle inspection regime that covered every class of vehicle you operate," he explains.
"Also, at a time when austerity is a watchword within the public sector, this kind of technology can be implemented in a very cost effective way, using smartphones and tablets that are already in use and belong to either the individual or the organisation."