Vehicle Tracking UK
Welcome to www.vehicletrackinguk.com, your website for information regarding vehicle tracking systems. If you are new to vehicle tracking you may wish to know a little about what the systems are and how it works. Vehicle tracking allows you to know where your fleet or personal car is at all times, day or night, using one of the technologies out there. The most common system for vehicle tracking is GPS tracking in which you have a device on the vehicle that sends a signal to satellites, which then sends it to the depot. The signal is sent in a mathematical message and converted into data for the managers at the depot. Typically a vehicle’s position is plotted by longitude and latitude. GPRS is an older system to GPS, which stands for general packet radio service, meaning it uses cellular towers to transmit the signal rather than satellite.
The Six Benefits Of Vehicle Tracking
There are six benefits of vehicle tracking we can discuss here to help you better understand why you might consider the system for your business.
Lower Fuel Costs: The tracking system will record excessive idling and speeding. It can also record what routes the driver will take. By monitoring this information you can save on fuel by finding the drivers who are taking longer routes, idling more often, and speeding.
Monitoring Staff: Your staff may be running errands, making unauthorised stops, or behaving properly; however, you will not know the ones who are using company time for personal needs until you install vehicle tracking. The tracking allows you to monitor more than just the route, for example you can monitor where they stop and for how long.
Planning Efficient Routes: Depending on the system you purchase you may have navigation in the fleet trucks. If you decide to go this route your drivers can plan out the best routes using the mapping information. You can also plot the route from the depot before the driver leaves.
Insurance Savings: Insurance companies appreciate lower risk. As a result of adding vehicle tracking to your system you will find lower premiums based on the fact that it is easier to recover a stolen vehicle with GPS or other tracking devices. The police are also able to act more quickly.
Mileage Claims and Time Sheet Reporting: Mileage in the past was hard to track because the driver would turn in their sheet to you. Now your vehicle tracking system generates the mileage and time a driver is in the car and on the job. You have more accurate data, which saves your company money and time.
Improved Customer Service and Communication: In knowing where your drivers are you can offer a more accurate time of arrival for customers. When they call to find out when a delivery or pick up can happen you can also be extremely accurate. Communication between customers improves, but so does communication between drivers. You are able to find out where they are, if they need something, or even if they need help.