New GPS devices are giving vehicle fleet companies more power than ever before. Previously most GPS or Sat Nav devices could give a driver information about their speed, geographical location, direction etc. This is the kind of data that can now be read on a computer screen on the other side on the globe, making everyone’s job easier. A taxi company or Ford van leasing business for instance would benefit enormously. Lets examine exactly what these tools can tell companies
Speeding. Operators can now see the speeds of the vehicle as well as the person driving. Some devices can show if the driver is accelerating or breaking too aggressively. What this means is that good drivers can be rewarded and bad drivers given warnings
Petrol. Before GPS there was always a risk that drivers, especially in the van leasing business, would claim petrol money from their employers for miles that were covered whilst not on work hours. The tachometer could always be looked at but this only showed the miles traveled and doesn’t say when and where. However, as information such as mileage, time of travel, and exact route can be mapped, its very hard to get away with claiming more petrol money than needed. The latest traffic information can also be fed into them
Location. Knowing the location of each of your team on the road is invaluable for speeder responses. There is no longer a need to call each and every driver to find their location, you can just look at a computer map and send the nearest vehicle to the location.
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