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Truck 27, Where Are You? You’ll Never Ask Again With Mobile GPS
Fleet managers recognized for outstanding performance on the job tend to have something in common – they use mobile GPS. This seemingly simple and quickly installed device enables these fleet managers to see the exact position of every vehicle in the fleet at a glance. The information monitored, collected and stored by their mobile GPS system keeps all the information they need about the fleet, the vehicles and the driver at their fingertips at any given moment.
Not only can you track the location of each vehicle, you can also analyze the efficiency of the routes the drivers choose to reach each destination with a mobile GPS system. You can then advise drivers, with the help of your mobile GPS system, about more fuel-efficient, more direct or faster routes. You can even use the system to alert drivers to traffic congestion ahead and provide directions for a detour that will save time. The system will also monitor bad or unsafe driving habits so your drivers can self-correct before you need to become involved.
Have you have been thinking there must be a reason Van 28 seems to take longer to reach the other side of town than other vehicles and drivers? With mobile GPS, you can determine whether the driver is wasting time, the routing is all wrong, or the driver is making a few personal stops along the way.
Or perhaps you think several of the trucks are using too much fuel for the miles they are putting on the odometer. Mobile GPS in the truck would tell you that they are meeting in the parking lot of an empty warehouse for card games every afternoon, leaving the trucks idling so nobody will know.
The information tracked by a mobile GPS system will help you monitor abuses by your drivers or mechanics. You will even know if someone is using vehicles after hours for unauthorized tasks. But there are even more positive results that can be achieved with a mobile GPS system. Helping drivers identify the shortest or fastest or most economical routes will save time and money for the company. It will also increase productivity. Knowing where your drivers are, and if they are on schedule can improve customer service and satisfaction, which will increase sales for the company.
Instead of walking the garage at the end of each driver’s run to note mileage and make other checks of the vehicle, you can automate the data gathering with a mobile GPS system. Then you can use that time to analyze the information and still get home in time for supper. As you analyze the information the mobile GPS system will gather about your vehicles and your drivers you will be able to reduce costs, improve driving safety and fuel-efficient driving habits, improve productivity, improve customer satisfaction, maintain vehicles more efficiently, extend the life of vehicles, and protect your drivers and your vehicles from theft and other dangers.
A mobile GPS system will not only provide accurate positioning information in real time. It will also gather and store historical data about each driver and each vehicle, and some systems will also gather information about your mechanics, as well. Think about how much time you spend inputting repair and maintenance information on each vehicle in the fleet. Then add to that the time it takes to compile complete information on each driver at the end of the year. What if you had mobile GPS in the vehicles and all of those reports just needed to be printed or emailed? Imagine how much more of your time could actually be devoted to managing the fleet with attention to safety, efficiency, productivity, cost reduction, reducing carbon emissions and reporting this information, and actually managing each vehicle and individual in the fleet or on your staff for maximum performance. Not only would you achieve better results, you’d probably be having a lot more fun doing your job!
Mobile GPS in every vehicle in your fleet can save time, money, fuel, and management time. You can use it to reduce carbon emissions, risk to drivers and vehicles, solve problems, and improve productivity. When all of these benefits are considered, mobile GPS just makes good sense for every fleet of vehicles.