GPS Tracking Business Benefits

GPS tracking technology offers useful benefits to fleet managers and vehicle drivers who want to solve fleet management problems. The problem is that those potential buyers don’t always know exactly what those benefits are or the wide array of advantages that exist. It makes it difficult for them to ultimately make that purchase without fully knowing what they’re getting into or why they’re doing so.

What is GPS tracking technology? 

When most people think of GPS devices, they think of the technology that helps you figure out how to get to your destination, but GPS tracking technology for fleet management has a slightly different purpose. 

With GPS tracking technology, there’s still a piece of equipment within your vehicle. It just serves a different purpose. Instead of telling the driver where to go, it informs a supervisor/fleet manager of the vehicle’s location to ensure their journey is running as smoothly as possible.

How is GPS tracking technology useful in our daily lives?

Imagine that you’re a fleet manager in charge of a handful of trucks that are constantly out and about on routes and journeys that can stretch all across every inch of the United States. That role comes with a lot of pressure. You want to make sure that every aspect of your operation is running smoothly. You want each vehicle to be on pace to reach their destination at the time they’re supposed to. You hope nothing has gone wrong with their vehicles or that environmental circumstances haven’t slowed them down.

There was a time when fleet managers didn’t have access to that information. They had to trust that their drivers were being responsible on the road. Maybe a check-in phone call could offer an update, but there are only so many times you can request such a call before irritating the driver who has to constantly inform you of their whereabouts and timing.

GPS tracking technology changes the equation to that problem by providing access to all that information. When fleet managers can locate their vehicle, they can have a better sense of how smoothly or roughly the job is being handled and offer assistance when possible.

And because the tracker is always on from the moment it’s installed, fleet managers can access that information whenever they feel like getting an update on the whereabouts of the vehicles they’re in charge of. That access makes their job a lot easier.

How does GPS tracking technology help save fuel?

Because GPS technology lets you know where your vehicles are at all times, it also lets you know what route is being taken to the final destination. And because the technology is aware of all roads and possible routes (as all GPS systems are), it can determine which one would be fastest, whether that’s before the driver heads off or in real-time while they’re on the road, adjusting to the circumstances that could change at any moment.

When a vehicle is able to choose a faster route, that means it’s able to spend less time on the road burning fuel. All that time saved adds up to preserve a significant chunk of fuel over time, which ultimately puts more money back into the pockets of the company.

How does GPS tracking technology increase fleet productivity? 

Being able to know where your vehicles are located at all times also lets you know whether or not the drivers behind the wheel are maximizing the time they have to finish their route and get the job done.

 Maybe they’re making unnecessary stops at home or running personal errands on company time. Knowing that lets you keep drivers accountable for all the time they waste, eliminating such instances and ensuring their job gets finished much faster than it ordinarily would, thus increasing productivity. 

How can GPS tracking technology lower your payroll? 

Before GPS tracking technology became a prominent staple of fleets, it was hard for fleet managers to verify the timecards their drivers were submitting. There was a certain trust factor in place that left room for drivers to submit more hours than what they actually wound up working.

Nowadays, fleet managers can know exactly when their employees begin and end their shift, thus ensuring the drivers are paid exactly what they’re owed. No more and no less.

How does GPS tracking technology improve fleet safety?

The tracking of your vehicles doesn’t have to stop when drivers are no longer on the road. You can know where your vehicles are even when they’re parked for the night. That certainly comes in handy in the unfortunate event that the vehicle is stolen.

Having this kind of technology makes it much easier for police to locate the vehicle because they actually know exactly where to look. And with that, you won’t have to spend a hefty sum to replace a stolen vehicle. In fact, it would probably take only a few hours to recover the vehicle after realizing it’s gone. That’s efficiency at its finest.

If you’d like to learn more about how GPS Trackit can help to improve safety, increase productivity and reduce costs for your business, speak with one of our knowledgeable Fleet Advisors at 866-320-5810 or get a quick Custom Quote.