The product, Co-Driver, is a solution for streamlining the flow of information between staff at the office and the driver and truck in the field. In the truck, Co-Driver consists of a standard pocket PC with a mobile GPRS connection and the Co-Driver software, developed by Vehco.
The device in the truck is, at the same time, a tool for the driver and a system that collects information from the vehicle. At the office, Co-Driver is installed on a standard PC and is used for gathering, analyzing and transmitting different kinds of information to and from the driver and the truck. Among the features, the fuel economy service is one of the most revolutionary. The service is top-of-the-range and it gives the user unique opportunities for saving fuel.
Vehco was founded in January 2001 by the innovator Anders Tingström, after he presented his idea to the Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship, and formed a business team together with three CSE01 students.. During the spring of 2001, extensive surveys of the basic need for a computerized tool for truck drivers were carried out. This soon resulted in the development of Co-Driver. In August 2002, Co-Driver was launched on the Swedish market and, soon after that, Vehco received its first order. During 2003, Vehco made its commercial breakthrough with many new installations and customers, including AA-bolagen, one of the largest road carrier companies in Sweden. Vehco further increased its market share in 2004 and is now the market leader as well as the technological leader in Sweden. The steady growth continued with double the amount of customers during the following years.
