GPS Tracking

WOODSTOCK (Wednesday, March 25, 2009) – Wasted trips and wasted time. Few things are as irritating or unnecessary detriments to business; yet they are so easily eliminated with Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking solutions.

Business owners have always had to place a fair amount of trust that their company-owned vehicles, and the employees that drive them, are where they are supposed to be and doing what they are assigned to do. Unauthorized stops cause delayed delivery and service.  Speeding and overlapping routes waste fuel and put wear and tear on a vehicle. Each on their own doesn’t amount to a major error or loss, but collectively, they shave money from the company’s bottom line.

 In traditional GPS tracking systems, small, portable receivers mounted in or on vehicles pick up transmissions from a series of 24 U.S. Department of Defense satellites orbiting the earth. Using a mathematical system called triangulation, the receiver’s record where a vehicle is at a given time, the miles and duration between stops and the amount of time the vehicle was at each stop.

Vehicle tracking systems are more plentiful, compact and affordable than in years past. And depending on the device, GPS tracking devices can now: display to the driver his location on an animated street map using an Internet-enabled cell phone; record a vehicle’s route in memory for later download, or give real-time readings at a separate location via PC with Web site interface.

 The Shortest Distance from Point A to Point B

People can’t be two places at once, but with a GPS tracking system installed, they can get from Point A to Point B smarter and quicker.

When first introduced, GPS tracking devices were received with some skepticism.  However, GPS tracking systems do not change the way people run their businesses. They give them another tool and a better way to manage them. One business owner said his GPS tracking system gave him a secure feeling, like he “had a manager in the back seat of every truck.”

Busy operations work better when managers know what’s going on in the field.  They can have a GPS tracking system alert them by text message or e-mail when a vehicle strays from an approved virtual boundary. With better response times, time on the road will be more productive and it will boost customer satisfaction. A manager or dispatcher will be able to give customers more precise arrival times and likely be able to add more stops to a route in a day, increasing sales. Overall, companies realize an increase in profitability of 10 percent or more, making vehicle tracking devices an excellent return on investment (ROI).

Employees tend to find personal advantages in having GPS tracking systems in their vehicles. Not only does it help the employer pinpoint inefficiencies, it helps the worker improve himself.  Drivers can use the text report to help plot the fastest route, reduce paperwork (such as logging mileage and hours at each call.) and streamline billing.

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