GPS tracking is a technology that allows business owners, managers and fleet managers to keep track of their vehicles and assets. Doing so, improves the safety and security of employees throughout the day.
Monitoring your fleet’s status is also a great way to give you peace of mind that customers are getting the level of service they expect. Locate2U work with their customers to deliver the benefits from every feature in their unique solution.
5 features of GPS tracking
- Real-time tracking allows you to see the whereabouts of your team throughout the day to ensure they’re on the right track. This level of transparency gives you insight to your fleet’s performance and how many bookings they’re completing throughout the day. It reduces the possibility of theft as you can detect the exact location of your vehicle or asset, making the recovery process simpler and faster.
- Route replay lets you see the locations where your drivers have travelled, creating a timeline and history. You can see the hours your team members have worked, increasing the accuracy of labour and making it easier to fill out timesheets. Should a customer encounter problems with their order, you can see previous journeys and precise times of when and where the issue occurred. This helps you see if your drivers are completing jobs efficiently and that they’re on the correct route.
- Monitoring driver behaviour because your drivers are an extension of your brand. If they don’t abide by road laws and give customers excellent service, this could damage your business’ reputation. With GPS tracking, you can monitor the behaviour of your fleet to identify unnecessary acceleration and braking to know who could benefit from driver training which will reduce costs and enhance fleet safety.
- Using a geofence to create virtual geographic boundary surrounding a key business locations. It will highlight any detours or incorrect deliveries. When you setup a geofence, you’ll receive alerts when a vehicle or asset enters or exits the area. This increases security and is the perfect way to measure time spent on site as you can see start and finish times.
- Create a relationship with your customers by sharing the location your drivers in real-time, allowing customers to anticipate the arrival of their delivery. No more being stuck with large time windows spanning from 7am to 7pm. No one has time for that!
4 benefits of GPS tracking
- Taking the most direct route reduce travel time and fuel consumption. Both things will save your business money and make your drivers more efficient. You can reduce costs further by teaching your team the basics of eco-driving to make every litre of fuel go further.
- Use the GPS to monitor work patterns to create more accurate billing and cost allocation. A GPS tracking system can be used record when employees arrive and leave job sites, or how long they spend unloading a delivery. Understanding these movements can help streamline your operations.
- Recover stolen assets quickly and easily because you’re tracking them.
- Increased productivity because everyone can see where the trucks are during day. Once you have the visibility over the movements of each vehicle, you’ll realise how easy it is to make informed business decisions, improve customer service, and increase staff communication.
