Has your company decided to make GPS tracking a part of your fleet management strategy? Expect to enjoy the many benefits of improved driver monitoring and advanced route planning in the near future. While you are probably excited about these features, your employees, on the other hand, may not view the implementation of GPS tracking technology in such a positive light. You can use this as an opportunity to take control of the situation and change how the installation is received.

The world of liability risks can be full of countless what-ifs and endless sources of confusion for fleet managers. Without a talent for clairvoyance, it’s impossible to predict exactly what liability issues may arise in your fleet’s future and is thus impossible to prepare for all of these. That doesn’t mean, however, that you cannot prepare for the most common issues that may arise. While you could dwell on distant possibilities and hypothetical scenarios when trying to figure out how to limit fleet liability, using some actionable strategies to limit sources of exposure will generally yield much better results.

Although the date of compliance for the ELD mandate issued by the Department of Transportation will not come until the end of 2017, this almost-halfway point between the mandate’s date of issue and the date of compliance is a valuable one for your fleet. And, whether you are fully invested in this electronic transition or if you plan to go into it kicking and screaming, now is the time to prepare or the switch.