A few of the BENEFITS gained by Implementing GPS TRACKING.
We have compiled for your information a portion of the Benefits of Implementing GPS TRACKING to you fleet. Whether you have 1 or two vehicles or a fleet of over 100, Implementing GPS TRACKING will provide data that will help you improve productivity and save you money.
Reduce Overtime:
Reducing overtime and payroll for non productive hours is a challenge for the most adept of managers. The challenge becomes even more difficult when vehicles are starting from different locations and at different times. Implementing a Fleet Management solution will allow for an accurate audit trail for when the work day began an ended as well as any stops during that day. This will also assist in billing disputes that arise from paper based time sheets which can have inaccuracies.
Increase Productivity:
Knowing where your vehicles are allows you to be more productive. An increase of only 1 service, delivery or sales call per month more than pays for GPS Tracking.
Reduce Fuel Expense:
It’s no secret that speeding costs, both in increased fuel consumption and in safety. GPS Tracking will allow you to keep speeding in check by being notified when infractions occur. Excessive vehicle idling is not just a money burner it is also a ticket-able offence in some cities. GPS Tracking can alert you to which vehicles are habitually idling. Reducing fuel consumption by even 5%, more than pays for GPS Tracking.
Eliminate Billing Disputes:
Being able to accurately show that your vehicles/employees where at a location at a specific time and duration will dramatically reduce billing disputes and increase customer satisfaction.
Reduce Idling:
Idling gets you nowhere! Reducing excessive idling will dramatically reduce your fuel & vehicle maintenance costs. It is also a major contributor to green house emissions. In some municipalities it is a ticket-able offence to idle more than 3 minutes.
Increase Safety:
A clear and transparent organizational policy with regards to vehicle usage will help in reducing the number of accidents and tickets. The ability to monitor speed, harsh acceleration and braking will greatly assist in vehicle safety compliance by drivers.
Reduce Unauthorized Usage:
Vehicles being used for personal errands during company time can dramatically affect company profitability. The one and a half hours that a vehicle was being used to pick up a sofa from the “sister-in-law” and deliver it to “buddy” is one and a half hours of wages, fuel, wear and tear on the vehicle that could have been used to do a service call that would have resulted in a billing of $342.00 for a motor, a bearing assembly, trim work…. (Fill in whatever your company does).
Reduce Speeding:
Speeding has become a serious issue for most companies as it increases the chance of accidents and tickets, both of which dramatically affect a companies insurance costs and liability. By having drivers aware that speed is being monitored as well as understand the consequences of non compliance, will reduce the number of speed related events.
Increase Customer Satisfaction:
Being able to accurately tell your customers where the driver, technician, delivery person is makes customers happy. It shows that a company is genuinely interested in providing great customer service through accountability. It dramatically eliminates billing disputes by accurately keeping track of when services have been performed.