It's not easy running a business, especially when you're responsible for tracking a fleet of vehicles. Without knowledge of each vehicle's location, it's difficult to choose an optimal route.

GPS tracking allows fleet management professionals to make the best use of assets, helping to reduce costs and improve productivity. By having more awareness and control over your fleet, you can boost your overall fleet’s performance, save money on a variety of costs and improve your bottom line.

Continue reading to learn how you can benefit from a GPS fleet tracking system.

Increasing Driver Productivity & Saving On Insurance

It's crucial for fleet management professionals to know whether their drivers are being as productive as they can be. For many, it's a guessing game to determine whether drivers could improve productivity; however, GPS fleet tracking eliminates the need to speculate.

Essentially, your drivers may already be performing the job admirably, but you won't know for certain without GPS fleet tracking. If your employees understand that they are being closely monitored, their performance will improve to meet or exceed standards. Maintaining accurate records of driver behavior and vehicle activity keeps driver accountable during the workday.

You'll have the ability to pinpoint a driver's exact location, which helps you to analyze whether the driver is taking the quickest routes or if they are taking any unauthorized breaks.

Additionally, companies who manage a large fleet typically have to pay large sums to insurance companies for their vehicle coverages. When a company installs GPS fleet tracking devices, insurance companies are more likely to offer a discount on premiums. By equipping all vehicles with tracking devices, you stand to reduce the insurance premiums that you pay every month.

Improving Driver Safety

Consider this: even if your drivers are required to make an urgent delivery to complete a job on time, driving over the speed limit will inevitably increase the chances of having an accident. In the event of an accident, your driver could then be injured and away from work for a prolonged period of time; in addition, you'll have to deal with the repercussions of a damaged vehicle.

However, GPS fleet tracking offers the ability to audit driving habits and set up alert notifications for speeding or erratic driving. It's also possible to establish two-way communication and direct assistance between drivers and dispatchers. Naturally, security and safety will improve.

Ultimately, this will improve the well-being of fellow road users and pedestrians as well, considering that incidences involving innocent individuals could have damaging consequences for your business.

Alerts for Unauthorized Private Use

Locating Stolen Vehicles

Theft is an ever-present issue for fleet vehicles, although a lot of this will depend on the type of vehicles in your fleet and the nature of the business. As you may know, modern vehicles have an abundance of security features, yet these aren't enough sometimes. Fortunately, GPS fleet tracking can locate any stolen vehicle wherever it may be. This allows you to pass on information to the police, who will then continue researching the issue. This is a particularly valuable feature for fleet operators with expensive vehicles and interior assets.

Route Planning & Optimizing Efficiency

Many modern fleet tracking GPS devices offer the ability to set up Geo-Fencing and Auto-Fencing. These features assist the fleet administrator's efforts to map out efficient routes. The admin can set a local range for driving and if a vehicle drives outside of this area, an alert message delivers on the registered number. 

Fleet tracking systems can also create alerts based on mileage, engine use or time, helping to develop an advanced vehicle maintenance schedule. Vehicles that are well maintained and serviced will rarely develop mechanical problems.

USI Integrated Solutions | GPS Fleet Tracking

The USI Integrated Solutions team who works with our clients on technology solutions is partnered with GPS provider Sky Bitz, allowing us to provide a leading edge solutions for our customers. This partnership provides us the tools to help clients save money, whether this is done through educating our clients on how much money they can save by monitoring driver speeding or idling times or being able to account for equipment through asset monitoring. To learn more please contact USI's Integrated Solutions team at 203-612-8000