By Greg Bartlett
Your company has a fleet of trucks which you use to transport merchandise across the country. You have people busy at your office, trying to keep track of each vehicle, determine its arrival times at each destination, add destinations where necessary, provide drivers with directions, and a host of other worries. The spreadsheets and databases you’ve been using are getting complicated and provide huge headaches for your staff. So it’s time to change – to what?
Most likely you want something that will accurately track your fleet and do most of your work for you, primarily finding out where all your vehicles are. It would be an even greater benefit if it could also let you know driving times, destinations, and routes. Thankfully, there is such an option available to you.
GPS fleet tracking can provide you and your staff with the exact location of each vehicle in your fleet, and can track their movements, speed, and even monitor the condition of the vehicle. If your staff finds that another stop is necessary to pick up new merchandise, you can locate the nearest driver and send him or her to pick it up.
Furthermore, GPS fleet tracking allows you and the driver to find the most efficient routes, and has often saved companies money because of reduced fuel costs and increased productivity.
Other advantages include notification if the driver deviates from a set route or makes an unauthorized stop. If your driver wastes too much time at lunch or consistently goes over the speed limit, you can find out and correct the driver’s behavior. You and your staff can observe any erratic or dangerous driving and shut the car down from a distance. The remote shut-off is also helpful if the vehicle is stolen or hijacked, and the driver often has a panic button to alert you if such an event occurs, so that you can shut off the vehicle immediately.
GPS fleet tracking will also let you know if your driver is using the car during unauthorized hours, and can reduce operating costs as well as improve response time, which will increase productivity and customer relations. Furthermore, insurance companies often offer lower rates for companies who use GPS tracking on their fleets.
If you want to eliminate a lot of your work and reduce your staff members’ headaches while accurately monitoring your fleet while increasing productivity and efficiency for your company, your best option is GPS fleet tracking.
