Commercial Vehicle Tracking

In a fleet business you have made an extremely large investment just by purchasing the lorries you use. This initial investment needs to be protected, as does any cargo you are hauling around. Losing one commercial vehicle can hurt your company by the loss of the investment, any cargo, and the revenue that vehicle generates. Commercial vehicle tracking will transform the way your company operates. You will become increasingly productive and offer top customer service. In fact many customers request that any fleet business they work with have vehicle tracking, so that the commercial fleet will be more accountable and offer better service.

In the recent past commercial vehicle tracking was expensive. As a new product with new technology it was difficult to make it affordable. However, all of this has changed. You can choose from different payment schemes to find the one that best works with your business and income. Commercial delivery trucks, rental cars, and taxis have all begun to use the systems to reap the benefits vehicle tracking offers. In a rental car company the agent knows instantly when a car should be arriving back to the agency. Taxi operators will know where a cab is and which vehicle is close to the pickup point. Even couriers will benefit from taking the best routes by saving fuel and time.

A few Benefits:

Your ETA or estimated time of arrival to the customer will be more accurate. You will also have proof that the delivery has been made or a job completed based on the tracking device. Your customers will be able to take advantage of a better service level and the vehicles will also be kept on a good maintenance schedule. Alerts can be sent for a number of reasons including arrivals and departures of the fleet vehicles.

There are also user benefits for your drivers and management. Your management team will have real time information about your fleet offering better control. The vehicles will have increased security. In the event the vehicle is stolen you will know about it sooner. Your operating costs will be reduced.

Commercial vehicle tracking will monitor your driver’s behaviour, stop theft, and tell you when drivers are on break. The information will help you examine the mileage, fuel consumption, and worker hours for accuracy. With these reports you will save money on drivers who have been padding the information a little bit. The investment for commercial vehicle tracking can appear to be rather high, but consider what you will save. The benefits that come from the system are such that the cost will be repaid to you in a matter of months. The first way you will begin to save is through insurance discounts. Insurance businesses are offering discounts on premiums for the added safety.

Even if you have a smaller fleet your business can improve with fleet tracking. The technology has improved and we can reap the benefits of cheaper systems. Target industries for commercial vehicle tracking include car sharing programmes, cargo containers, delivery vehicles, long and short haul trucking, government fleets, military vehicles, and repair fleets.