GPS
fleet management: Effective vehicle location and
fleet tracking with GPS Fleet Tracking System
Fleet owners also face tremendous anxiety about
the efficient management of their vehicular fleet
and related human resources. Fleet management
with GPS (global positioning system), which uses
satellite technology to locate any person or object
carrying a receiver that is roughly the size and
shape of tuna cans, has alleviated a lot of these
concerns for fleet owners whose trucks and drivers
remain out of sight for days and weeks together.
One only needs to look at the difference that
fleet management with GPS technology has made
to the bottom line of companies like UPS and other
logistics provider to fully appreciate the return
on investment that vehicle tracking with this
technology provides.
How
does GPS fleet management really work?
A combination of GPS vehicle tracking hardware
and software makes fleet tracking so easy. GPS
receivers are fitted onto the vehicles that constitute
a fleet, which transmit information from the field
to the local network tower to be accessed by the
company management through the Internet.
Designated management personnel can then track
the location and movement of the fleet on the
map and record the information. This kind of fleet
tracking allows officers to quickly determine
where a particular vehicle has stopped, how long
it stopped for and what time it took to reach
from one point to another. Not only that, you
can track when your driver oversped across a speed-restricted
area, or met with an accident due to rash and
negligent driving.
The GPS receiver installed on each vehicle has
a tracking sensor, which acts as a vehicle locator
and automatically records the location of the
vehicle along with other vital data including
the exact time the vehicle was started, stopped
and also the route traveled. The system also keeps
a record of other essential events and parameters.
In fact, the vehicle locator sensors mounted on
a vehicle relay all the relevant information about
vehicle movement on regular basis, almost every
five minutes when the truck is moving.
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Benefits
of GPS fleet management and vehicle tracking
The benefits are tangible and
significant, which is why GPS technology has
revolutionized the entire supply chain and logistics
industry with the kind of capabilities it now
offers not only to fleet owners but also to
end customers. GPS vehicle tracking has contributed
to improved employee productivity, greater customer
satisfaction and an overall improvement to the
bottom line by reducing costs.
For example, drivers cannot keep the engine
chugging and burning precious fuel while the
fleet is not mobile; with the capability to
track vehicle speeds with the GPS vehicle locators,
drivers learn to maintain the right speed, thereby
enhancing vehicle safety and speed efficiency.
With arrival and departure times at important
stops along the route duly recorded, driver
productivity can be easily monitored.
Fleet owners can not only monitor the movement
of employees, but can guide, govern and discipline
them as well. Vehicle drivers are forced to
keep a watch over the clock, with no potential
for manipulation of the log book.
The return on investment on a GPS fleet management
system is fairly quick, sometimes within even
a few days. For fleet owners, whose business
depends on efficient movement and utilization
of the vehicles, this vehicle technology has
virtually become a necessity. Senior managements
at companies small and big realize that investing
in a good GPS fleet management system has become
a strategic imperative.
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how our fleet management solution can help your
business!
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