How A GPS Vehicle Tracking System Saves Money

When most people think about GPS they think about getting directions, finding a stolen vehicle, or, perhaps, parents tracking the whereabouts of teenage children. For a business with a fleet of vehicles, however, a GPS vehicle tracking system increases productivity when used to its full capability.

If your business or service operates a fleet of vehicles, a GPS vehicle tracking system can help you save money, time and fuel. You will also find that it helps you increase the productivity of your drivers, keeps your vehicles on the road longer, and helps you improve customer satisfaction.

Let’s say that you manage a fleet of vehicles for county animal control. The county has a relatively small population, but a very large area. Two of your long-time drivers recently retired, and you hired two new people. When your dispatcher was out sick recently, you handled the job. You noticed that the older drivers were bringing in animals after every stop. The two new drivers, however, only brought animals in at the end of the day. After a vehicle disappeared overnight one night, you persuaded the county to invest in a GPS vehicle tracking system. But you did not tell your employees about the purchase. What you discovered after just a few days is that the long-timers brought in every animal they picked up immediately. They also wasted about an hour around the building each time they came in. The new drivers watered each animal after each stop, kept them comfortable in the truck by keeping the trucks running and managing temperatures. With your new GPS vehicle tracking system, you discovered needless driving of hundreds of miles every day.

A GPS vehicle tracking system can help you improve efficiencies and productivity in several ways, as the account above demonstrates. Here are some additional ways you can expect to improve productivity and efficiency:

- Track and download reports with your GPS vehicle tracking system on the time spent at each location by each driver. Some companies report employee productivity increases of as much as 30%.

- Track and investigate excessive idling times. Use the information derived from your GPS vehicle tracking system to end this behavior, reduce fuel consumption, reduce fuel costs, reduce carbon emissions, and help the environment.

- Locating and redirecting or directing the closest vehicles to customer locations is a critical performance factor for companies in many industries and a leading reason for purchasing a GPS vehicle tracking system. The ability to dispatch the vehicle closest to the customer in need by the most fuel-efficient and fastest route is a primary deciding factor for many companies that purchase a GPS vehicle tracking system.

- Use of a GPS vehicle tracking system to locate and direct or redirect the closest vehicles to customer locations. For any company trying to survive in a competitive environment, high productivity and performance in customer service might be your strongest competitive advantage. Knowing which vehicle is closest to a customer with an immediate need, will reduce response times, increase customer satisfaction, improve customer retention, and improve fuel and driver/employee efficiency and productivity.

- Geofencing with your GPS vehicle tracking system gives you the capability to set boundaries for every truck or other vehicle. If a vehicle moves outside the geofenced area, you receive an immediate alert. With this feature, you can put an end to any unauthorized use of your vehicles and protect against theft.

- Use geofencing capabilities in your GPS vehicle tracking system to create alerts if your vehicles are being driven outside your region of activity or if they are driven from the garage or lot after hours for unauthorized use by your employees. Some companies report saving tens of thousands of dollars by eliminating unauthorized use of vehicles.

- Maintenance alerts provided by your GPS vehicle tracking system will also help you save money by performing critical maintenance tasks on schedule and by receiving alerts if problems are beginning in a vehicle. You will save a bundle just by preventing costly breakdowns.

Improving productivity is a critical objective in most companies. Understanding the potential impact of a GPS vehicle tracking system for your company is a very potent argument for making the investment, especially when you will save enough to pay for the entire cost in 90 days or less.

For more information about the benefits of aGPS vehicle tracking system, claim your free report “7 Ways Your Company Can Save Thousands of Dollars With GPS Fleet Tracking.” A number of companies have boosted their revenue and lowered their costs by installing a GPS tracking system for their fleet. To calculate the ROI for your company, see the Fleet GPS ROI calculator.

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