Requirements of a GPS Fleet Tracking System

Requirements of a GPS Fleet Tracking System

A good GPS fleet tracking system provides two huge advantages for your business: Employee accountability and a quick return on your investment. In a sentence, your GPS tracking system helps your company manage, locate, track and recover your valuable mobile assets.

Companies using GPS devices for fleet management can view all their vehicles on one web page, dispatch the nearest vehicle to their customer, and view (online) daily or monthly reports of mileage, speed and stops. A large majority of customers recognize a return on their GPS investment in less than 30-60 days.

Employee Accountability

Not exactly sure where your $300,000 piece of equipment is? Dealing with consistent complaints about late deliveries? Eliminate theft and gain peace of mind with GPS fleet tracking.

One customer installed GPS tracking units on a drivers’ truck that was routinely late and discovered what was happening within a few days. The driver would speed through his route, drive 50-60 miles to go home for a couple of hours and then speed back to finish his deliveries.

Carolyn Smithburger of Wallmark Service Company shared her experience with us. "GPS fleet tracking has helped us keep a tighter reign on our employee's movements," she said. "They are much less likely to run personal errands, go home early or waste time when they know we are looking. I was even able to match trip routes to gas card purchases to ensure that our company is not paying for gas in personal vehicles."

Return on Investment

Business owners aren't going to invest in a product that doesn't save or make their business money. Vehiclepath has done both. Brown Bros., Inc, a Chattanooga, TN based company focused on grading, excavating, and site utilities had several pieces of heavy equipment stolen over the last few years. Brown Bros. purchased several GPS fleet tracking units to monitor the locations of their heavy equipment.

The result?

"We had a brand new CAT skid steer stolen over the weekend," Project Manager Frank Geismar said. "The skid steer was equipped with a GPS fleet tracking unit. Within minutes I was able to log on to my computer and know exactly where it was located. I called the police and the sheriff's department and gave them the exact location of where they could recover the stolen equipment. They recovered the unit along with six other pieces of stolen heavy equipment valued at over $300,000. The skid steer was back on the job site by noon."

Benefits of a Vehiclepath GPS Fleet Tracking System

How often are my vehicles tracked?

Your vehicle is located every 1, 2, or 5 minutes while it is in motion (Depending on your tracking service plan).

Vehiclepath uses Google mapping for GPS fleet tracking â€" which includes a standard map, satellite, and hybrid (lays map over satellite image).

Can I be alerted if a driver speeds?

Yes. Vehiclepath supports speed and geofence (boundary) alerts. If a driver exceeds a pre-set speed limit, you will receive a text message or email alert. If a driver crosses a geofence you will be alerted as well. Companies are using geofence alerts to see if a driver goes home during the day or is traveling in an area they are not supposed to be.

How else can Vehiclepath help my business?

Dispatch - The Vehiclepath GPS fleet tracking system will make it possible for dispatchers to send drivers to an increased number of jobs without the cost of hiring more drivers or purchasing more vehicles. Routing becomes easier and clearer resulting in increased accuracy, lower fuel consumption and less wear and tear on your vehicles.

Drivers - Your drivers can supplement their work orders by verifying their time spent at appointments and job sites. This offers them a reliable way to track their progress and protects them (and you!) against customer complaints. A GPS fleet tracking system will provide all the details necessary to show time of arrival, time spent at a site, and more!

Accounting - Your accounting department will benefit from the use of reports generated from your Vehiclepath account, not to mention the huge plus of cutting back on fuel consumption and overtime. Even the vehicles benefit from lower mileage and increased data on required maintenance.

Customer Service - The use of the Vehiclepath GPS fleet tracking system will make the jobs of your customer service staff easier and more streamlined. Your customers will benefit from increased accuracy, faster status reporting, detailed billing information, and fewer delays in arrival time. These are just a few of the ways your customers and your employees will enjoy GPS tracking.

Sales Department - Clearer routing will promote the idea of increased sales by making more appointments throughout the course of a work day, increasing your volume and bottom line. You will become knowledgeable in demonstrating ways that clients benefit, and your sales staff and their productivity can be monitored by your GPS fleet tracking system.

Upper Management - Increased efficiency saves time and money, which results in a larger return on your investment. Your customers will benefit from up to the minute information. These improve the image of your company and increase your customer base, too!

Vehiclepath provides one of the most effective and easy-to-use real-time GPS fleet tracking devices. The GPS-based tracking technology used by Vehiclepath is one of the easiest solutions to install, enabling rapid deployment of vehicle tracking capabilities for your fleet.