DETROIT — Locqus, a provider of fleet management solutions, has launched a free fleet management service for small and medium-size businesses.

Locqus said the service provides a complete solution for small businesses in industries such as HVAC, plumbing, and more. Features include time clock, job scheduling, geolocation, quoting, invoicing, and geofencing. Geofencing allows companies to automatically notify their customers prior to arrival on-site. Also provided is credit card acceptance capabilities supported by a Locqus credit card reader. The application is available in mobile and web versions.

“Locqus can help make it easy for a whole host of service professionals to keep in touch with their customers,” said Paul Proctor, senior vice president of Locqus. “We can give the small guys a competitive advantage and help grow their business. One of the most important aspects of the service is that it only takes minutes to install. A small business with five trucks could be up and running in less than 15 minutes,” he said. “We focus on making it easy for service people to use Locqus on a daily basis.”

The app is available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play, and on the web via http://web.locqus.com.

For more information about Locqus, visit http://locqus.com.

Publication date: 12/23/2013

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