All GPS Fleet Tracking Systems are Different from Each Other

When your fleet of vehicles requires a GPS Fleet Tracking System to be ran and managed more efficiently, you get into a long process researching for the best GPS Vehicle Tracking provider. Although there are many out there, you can narrow your search down by following certain criteria. There are companies that offer basic vehicle tracking and there are others that offer a complete fleet management system additional to simple tracking. If you are a business with a small fleet of vehicles, the first type of company will be good enough for you. If your fleet of vehicles is growing, or if you are already running a large fleet, then you should definitely go with the second type of company; One that offers services way beyond just vehicle tracking.

GPS Fleet Tracking Helps Trucking Company Prevent Theft

Assets Protection Success Story

All TSO Mobile's customers and users of a GPS Vehicle Tracking and Fleet Management system, experience the benefits from this incredibly useful technology on a daily. On the other hand, not all users experience theft of their vehicles and merchandise, but those who do are LUCKY to have GPS Tracking Devices installed in their vehicles.

Here is a story from one of TSO Mobile's customers who experienced theft but was lucky to be a user of our system. The story is written by the user keeping the company name anonymous for security reasons.

“ It is a pleasure and an honor for me to share with you my story. I am a manager for a trucking company and a fleet administrator who also handles safety and compliance.

Monitoring Driver Activity with Geofences

Control where your vehicles go in Real-Time

Being able to create imaginary fences around specific areas to monitor when vehicles go in and out of them has become an essential tool for dispatchers. Geofences let dispatchers have an additional level of control over the whereabouts of vehicles by defining regions of interest and monitoring “in and out” when it matters the most. Geofences can be created as circles or polygons of any size.

Unauthorized use of vehicles and visited locations is a major pain in all fleets operations. It happens all the time! Geofences are one of the solutions that GPS Vehicle Fleet Tracking offers. Dispatchers are notified via text message or email every time a vehicle crosses a geofences going in or out of it.

The Truth About Idling

Idling brings in some secret expenses. The truth is that vehicles that idle for a long time can generate serious revenue loss. The American Trucking Association states that:

1. A vehicle left idling can consume over a gallon of gas every hour.

2. One hour of idling by a vehicle everyday for year will culminate in approximately 70,000 miles of vehicle engine wear-and-tear after all associated factors are added.

This statement clearly shows the impact of vehicle idling for businesses with fleets of vehicles.

The chart below provides information on how much money businesses with fleets of vehicles could be losing because of idling, providing the fuel costs associated with excessive vehicle idling.