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Managing a fleet of vehicles for any company is a tough job. Whether the fleet is the center of your business or a way to get products to customers, what you do to manage maintenance, scheduling, driver assignments, tracking, trimming waste, controlling costs, and the like is a complex job. No matter the size of the fleet or its centrality to the company\’s business, you can work smarter with GPS fleet management.

Most fleet managers know GPS fleet management equipment allows you to track or locate every vehicle at any time. What many of those fleet managers do not know is that the same equipment builds and stores a complete history of where, when and how every vehicle has ever traveled any route since you installed the equipment. The history gives you the data you need to correct problems and maximize efficiencies.

GPS fleet management software also allows you to sit at your computer and watch the movement of all of your fleet vehicles in \”real time.\” What you might not fully understand is that the same GPS fleet management equipment will also let you set conditions, events, actions, etc. and either receive an instant alert or build a history of such things as when the vehicles are moving, idling or stopped; when any vehicle moves outside a specified area; and when the drivers are either driving unsafely or in ways that increase fuel consumption.

A GPS fleet management system that includes a system for scheduling maintenance will not only simplify your job, but it will ensure that everything stays on track. Even more, the system will send you an alert if a maintenance or engine problem is starting. This allows you to fix it quickly and prevent a costly interruption of service or a more costly repair.

You can achieve phenomenal fuel savings with a GPS fleet management system. Tuning your engines, choosing your routes, and rewarding driving habits that reduce fuel consumption will extend the life of the vehicles, significantly reduce fuel costs, and reduce carbon emissions, thereby helping to protect the environment.

If theft prevention is an issue for your vehicles a GPS fleet management system can help you in two important ways. First, if a vehicle is stolen your GPS system will allow you to help police locate the vehicle quickly. Second, GPS fleet management systems also provide the capacity to disable the engine and lock the doors from a remote location. This is why most insurance companies reduce rates as much as 15% on every vehicle equipped with GPS.

Many of these capabilities of GPS fleet management systems will also allow you to monitor and coach driver behavior. The reports available for instant download can be used to coach drivers in achieving better response times, more efficient travel routes, greater fuel efficiency, safer driving habits, and more. This is a wonderful contribution to the efforts of many organizations to improve employee productivity. You will have the added opportunity to improve vehicle productivity, extend vehicle life, and operate the vehicles in the fleet in ways that help to protect the environment with the various benefits of GPS fleet management.

Here\’s an example of how GPS fleet management can help you excel at your job. You are the fleet manager for a county in a mountainous region. The area receives frequent heavy snow during the winter months. The nearest hospital is 60 miles away and there are 3 rescue units in the county. You have adopted a strategy of positioning three of your plows and salt trucks beside each of the rescue units before the storms hit. This allows you to clear a way for the rescue units to get out to the main highway. Your fourth truck is positioned in a parking lot in the center of the county which can function as a helipad. From these and three other locations, your plows and salt trucks can move out to clear major roads. With a GPS fleet management system, you can also monitor police, fire and rescue calls. This gives you the information you need to call specific drivers and tell them they need to plow a route to a specific location so police, fire and rescue units can get in and out without incident.

GPS fleet management will make your life easier. It can help you:

- track all movements of every vehicle and maintain a full history on the movements of every vehicle

- use time saved by your GPS fleet management system to coach your drivers and mechanics in achieving optimal productivity and cost-efficiencies

- manage maintenance of the fleet with greater ease

- help police find stolen vehicles instantly, and prevent theft

- improve employee productivity

- manage vehicles for greater efficiency and longer life.

By installing GPS fleet management devices in all of the vehicles in your fleet you can begin to see cost reductions immediately. On average, companies that install GPS fleet management systems report that they pay for the system and a whole year of monitoring with the savings they achieve in the first 90 days or less. So, what\’s stopping you when you can save money for the company and work smarter?

To learn more about GPS fleet management, claim your free report \”7 Ways Your Company Can Save Thousands of Dollars With GPS Fleet Tracking.\” A number of companies have increased their revenue and lowered their costs by implementinga GPS tracking system for their fleet. To calculate the ROI for your company in under 30 seconds, click through to the Fleet GPS ROI calculator.