Want to operate your fleet with more visibility and a greater peace of mind? You need to consider fleet optimization. When you keep track of what is going on in your fleet, you\u2019ll find more ways to improve safety without having to cut costs or see any hits to your productivity. But how exactly do you go about optimizing your business for the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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To keep business booming and customers happy, you need to\nassess your near-term priorities are likely top priorities. GPS fleet tracking\nhelps provide you with the information that allows you to have full\ntransparency into your fleet\u2019s operations. You can track vehicles, improve fuel\nusage, and get a bird\u2019s eye view of what your truck drivers are doing. GPS\nsystems help fleet managers implement cost-saving measures across the fleet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s why today we want to discuss the different ways you\ncan optimize your fleet, so you can continue to make more, do more and provide\nthe excellent level of service your customers have grown to expect. Let\u2019s take\na closer look at the ways GPS monitoring can help your fleet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speed, Idling and Fuel Monitoring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Maintaining proper speeds significantly reduces the amount\nof fuel used by your rigs. Using a GPS fleet tracking solution will help you\nreduce your speed events per truck driver and allow you to set up alerts to be\ntriggered any time a truck driver passes a preset speed. Reducing speed is not\nonly good to reduce fuel consumption, but it decreases any risk to the truck\ndriver\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With a GPS fleet tracking solution in place, fleet managers\ncan integrate their fuel cards with the GPS software and generate reports that\nshow how much fuel each vehicle is using, as well as location information\nwhen Having reliable fuel transaction\ndata helps you track miles per gallon, pinpoint causes of high fuel\nconsumption, eliminate fuel slippage (also known as stolen fuel), enforce\nfuel-saving habits and ultimately reduce your overall fuel costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Consider this: According to the US Department of Energy, gas\nmileage begins to drop as the truck goes over 50 miles per hour. That\nrepresents an additional seventeen cents per gallon of gas for every 5 mph you\ndrive above 50. That amounts to a lot of money cross a fleet with hundreds of\ntrucks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you can rely on solid fuel transaction data, it helps\nyou better track your miles per gallon and figure out where your fuel\nconsumption pain points are. This way you can eliminate fuel slippage and\nbetter enforce fuel-saving habits which reduce your overall fuel costs in the\nend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How You Win With GPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can\u2019t very well sit next to your truck drivers as they\ngo on every haul. So, having a tool to help you keep track of how your truck\ndrivers are operating is invaluable to preserving fuel and keeping your bottom\nline intact. Still, the most important takeaway for monitoring your truck\ndriver\u2019s behavior is making sure they get home at the end of the day. Safety\nshould be your number one priority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you know which of your truck drivers has a lead foot,\nyou can intercede with a coaching session before their propensity to speed\nleads to an accident. Many GPS systems provide alerts sent straight to fleet\nmanagers. This way they can ensure truck drivers are complying with safe\ndriving habits day-in and day-out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When vehicles are stolen, everything from productivity to\nthe bottom line suffers. Fortunately, GPS fleet tracking equipment helps fleets\nfind stolen vehicles and recover lost equipment. GPS tracking systems also help\nlaw enforcement find missing assets. This means you won\u2019t have to spend\nunnecessary dollars on replacing stolen equipment or missing rigs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep an Efficiency Checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You may want to consider making a checklist of action items\nthat will keep you on track. These are methodologies that transcend GPS systems\nalone:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modern GPS and fleet management tools also go a long way in\nhelping your truck drivers stay connected. Onboard technology grows by the day\nand truck drivers can use it to get the most out of their runs. Real-time data\nallows truck drivers and fleet managers to keep better track of their hauls and\ntheir routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These systems also allow trucking companies to track truck driver behavior more efficiently. And we aren\u2019t talking about micromanaging your people. This is about helping your trucking company improve its bottom line and provide a better experience for their people. These systems help truck drivers understand their fuel usage and driving behavior. This opens the door to improved training and better benefits in the long run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n [wp_ad_camp_2] <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a big picture to consider in trucking. Fleet\nmanagers need to understand what is happening across the fleet and how all the\nmoving parts of a trucking companies interact with one another. Modern\ntechnologies allow them to do just that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Many trucking companies feel intimidated by the tools\navailable today. And certainly, there has been a learning curve as technology\nimproves. But the fact is, times have changes and modern trucking companies\nreally have no excuse not to invest in the tools that will help them become\nleaner, smarter, and more efficient trucking companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Times Have Changed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The fact is, until recently fleet management tools have been\nthe province of large\nfleets<\/a> alone. After all, they had the resources to invest in complex\nsystems. These were trucking companies with hundreds of trucks who traveled\nlong-hail routes all over the country. Fleet managers for these companies found\nthemselves struggling to manage these large operations, so they had entire\nteams working with complicated systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These vast, technologically complex systems were delivered\nthough expensive, enterprise IT software systems that required trucking\ncompanies to invest heavily in IT staff and training. While the return on\ninvestment for these systems was there, it certainly was not an easy task to\nimplement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The problem was that these systems were impractical for\nsmaller fleets who did not have the resources, whether financially or from a\npersonnel perspective, to implement. Trucking companies operating 5 to 100\nvehicles were hard pressed to be able to implement these changes. Such\ncompanies included operators running courier services, agriculture businesses, contractors,\nplumbers, and many, many more. Small transportation companies are often left\nout of big technology changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fortunately, those times are long gone. With modern fleet management systems combined with advanced GPS guidance technologies, small trucking companies can take advantage of the tools once reserved for the realm of the big players. That means there are no more excuses for your trucking company to not take advantage of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n [wp_ad_camp_2] <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fleet managers and other transportation professionals understand the benefits of fleet management and GPS systems. Not only do they get better fuel efficiency, but they save money, increase employee accountability, and lower overall maintenance costs. In the end, trucking companies<\/a> deliver a better service for their customers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"