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By Greg Bartlett

Given the current economic climate, it may come as a surprise that many business fleet managers are operating their fleets more profitably thanks to GPS fleet tracking programs. GPS tracking can benefit a business in many different ways that reduce costs and add to the bottom line.

GPS fleet tracking makes it possible for managers to monitor the amount of time employees spend at a given job site. Often, knowing that they are being monitored causes employees to work faster, meaning they get more done in a day. This feature can also be useful when a customer complains that they are being overbilled for time. The GPS data log shows exactly how long the worker was present because his vehicle did not move.

Fuel savings are a huge benefit to fleet managers utilizing GPS fleet tracking. Employees who take a roundabout route between jobs or spend a lot of time idling their company vehicle can be called on these wasteful practices and corrections made. Speeding is another fuel wasting event that can be monitored and reduced through the use of this technology.

Phone bills can be reduced because fleet managers do not have to call around to locate the nearest employee to a new call. They can check the GPS data, call the nearest employee and route them to it quickly and efficiently.

It is possible to set the system to notify the manager by text or email when it is time for routine maintenance on a vehicle. This can be determined by calendar date, mileage, or run time. It has been proven that doing routine maintenance in a timely fashion saves money on the direct costs of maintenance as well as keeps then vehicle running at optimum efficiency, saving fuel.

GPS vehicle tracking of fleet vehicles can also result in a drastic reduction in insurance premiums on each vehicle because of the protection against thefts and the reduction in incidents of speeding. Then, there is the savings in not having to replace stolen vehicles because the GPS devices make it possible to locate the vehicles and have authorities recover them, often arresting the thief at the same time.

There are many different ways in which GPS is able to improve the profitability and bottom line of businesses that operate fleets of vehicles. Fuel savings, maintenance savings, and savings on insurance premiums are three of the largest money saving features of GPS fleet tracking.