| Companies running fleet do not always recognise the | | | | particular job site also helps reduce vehicle mileage, as |
| benefits of a vehicle tracking system, often | | | | well as reduce fuel. consumption. |
| erroneously viewing GPS vehicle tracking technology | | | | - Communication Saving costs - repeat mobile calls |
| as either being an expensive toy, not relevant to their | | | | and text messages to multiple drivers can quickly add |
| business, or too complicated to understand. | | | | up to a large communications bill. With a mobile |
| During times of a severe economic downturn, the | | | | workforce solution such as GPS tracking, fleet owners |
| urgent priorities of aggressively keeping down costs | | | | know the location of every vehicle and can determine |
| and maintaining liquidity can impact on the equally vital | | | | which vehicles are closest to any job site for quick |
| necessity for fleet managers to maintain a high level of | | | | deployment. Reducing wasted time and money on |
| service to their customers. | | | | unnecessary calls, means completing more jobs and |
| The rising cost of fuel, always an abiding concern for | | | | reducing bills. |
| any Fleet operating organisation, has become a critical | | | | - Increasing billable hours – driver awareness of |
| issue and many companies have been forced to | | | | mobile workforce tracking, has a dramatic effect on |
| recognise the key fuel saving element that the | | | | encouraging completion of assigned jobs in a more |
| adoption of realtime vehicle tracking can bring to a | | | | efficient manner. Increased driver productivity means |
| company's balance sheet. | | | | increased billable hours, completion of more jobs and |
| The benefits of commercial vehicle tracking can be | | | | improvement of customer satisfaction. Using data |
| shown to directly affect a company's bottom line, | | | | gathered by GPS is key to measuring performance. |
| providing fleet owners with an opportunity to earn a | | | | - Decreasing overtime hours - Overtime pay can be a |
| significant return on investment (ROI), addressing issues | | | | huge burden on a SME fleet operation. GPS Vehicle |
| of off-site fleet losing substantial hourly cash flow. | | | | tracking ensures that timesheets reflect actual hours |
| In addition, quality consulting diagnostics can prescribe | | | | worked. By providing fleet owners with the ability to |
| customised added value components, total vehicle | | | | automatically track all the hours an employee spends in |
| management and bespoke mobile worker solutions. | | | | their vehicle and know exactly how long an employee |
| The implementation of mobile workforce tracking can | | | | spends at each job site, any mistakes made on |
| be vital to the strategic imperative of sustaining a | | | | manual timesheets are eliminated. |
| competitive edge in toughening economies and | | | | - Improving maintenance schedules - Properly |
| marketplaces. There are five top cist saving, ROI | | | | maintaining fleet vehicles is important to ensure that |
| benefits of vehicle fleet tracking : | | | | each vehicle stays on the road and extends vehicle |
| - Reducing fleet costs - fuel commands a huge part of | | | | life. Regular maintenance also has a direct impact on |
| a business' budget and the unpredictability of fuels | | | | fuel consumption. |
| costs can wreak havoc on a company's bottom line. | | | | The best vehicle tracker systems provide service |
| Vehicle tracking supplies a powerful tool pinpointing | | | | alerts when a vehicle is due for routine maintenance. |
| driver habits which waste fuel, including: speeding, | | | | Proactively avoiding mechanical troubles and running |
| excessive idle times, unauthorised journeys and indirect | | | | vehicles at peak efficiency is another significant ROI |
| routing to job sites. Deploying vehicles closest to a | | | | saving. |