{"id":17696,"date":"2017-07-21T19:19:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T19:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/?p=17696"},"modified":"2023-03-02T15:50:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T22:50:04","slug":"solving-speeding-idling-and-more-with-vehicle-trackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/blog\/solving-speeding-idling-and-more-with-vehicle-trackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving Speeding, Idling, and More with Vehicle Trackers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Solving Speeding, Idling, and More with Vehicle Trackers<\/h1>\n

Going Beyond Dots on a Map<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m going to tell you something I probably shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

GPS Insight may not be the best fit for you if price is your only concern when it comes to vehicle trackers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We understand that some businesses only require \u201cdots on a map\u201d for basic location intelligence on their vehicles and as a theft deterrent.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s okay!<\/p>\n

But what if your business needs to cut costs by 20% and you\u2019re unsure of where to start? Without vehicle trackers\u00a0in place, it is difficult to determine where unnecessary costs are coming from and how to curb them. For example, it is difficult to know if vehicles are wasting fuel on long idle stops or speeding around town without tickets.<\/p>\n

It would also be impossible to alleviate these pains with a GPS tracking solution that<\/p>\n

doesn\u2019t provide advanced analytics.<\/p>\n

To receive true fleet intelligence and solve your business challenges, you need a system that goes beyond just dots on a map.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at a few examples of why you might need vehicle trackers implemented into your workflow.<\/p>\n

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The Truth About Fuel Costs<\/h2>\n

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\nCutting fuel costs is one of the biggest (if not the biggest) reasons businesses look for vehicle trackers. The reason fuel costs are high and need to be cut in the first place can come from a host of reasons and sometimes because of a few of them. Speeding, inefficient dispatching or routing, and drivers taking \u201cthe long way\u201d to destinations are only a few of these reasons.<\/p>\n

The most common reason many businesses discover through the use of vehicle trackers is idling. There are times where idling is acceptable. If you\u2019re in a hot climate like we are in Arizona, it\u2019s understandable that fleet managers would be okay with the drivers turning and leaving the vehicle on for a period of time to stay cool, or vice versa in a cold environment to stay warm.<\/p>\n

But often times what fleet managers learn is that vehicles are left idling for 30, 40, even 50 minutes plus. Nothing wastes fuel more than idling does, so even cutting down by 20% would be a huge step in the direction of cutting fuel costs by 20%.<\/p>\n

The way for vehicle trackers to help you with this is by setting alerts for idling and getting notified in real time when this is taking place. Some fleet managers like to have the alert come right to them so that they can take appropriate action while others like to give the driver a chance to self-correct and send the alert to them first.<\/p>\n

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Location Intelligence<\/h2>\n

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\nGoing beyond dots on a map means using vehicle trackers for more than only knowing where your vehicles are at all times. It means using the intelligence you have to improve your business, whether that\u2019s through decreasing risk (by decreasing speeding), or improving productivity or efficiency. There are many reasons that productivity and efficiency could be down for a fleet such as drivers taking long lunch breaks, taking the \u201cscenic route\u201d to jobs, and\/or long loading times in the morning.<\/p>\n

One way of going beyond dots on a map to solve these problems is more accurately dispatching vehicles. If you are a fleet feeling the pains of sending a driver way across town without knowing if there\u2019s someone closer, or a vehicle that\u2019s more equipped of completing that job, using vehicle trackers will alleviate this for you. Being able to see which vehicle is closest to a potential rush order and\/or job could potentially help cut down fuel costs that are being wasted by blindly sending vehicles on jobs.<\/p>\n

There are obvious ways that having this new location intelligence will improve operations. If you\u2019re a company that has a dispatcher who takes a lot of time out of their day to make calls or uses radio to find out where drivers are throughout the day, knowing where they are en route will cut that from their workflow. More importantly, this will allow them to improve ETAs with your customers which will, in turn, increase your customer service satisfaction with your clientele.<\/p>\n

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You Get What You Pay For<\/h2>\n

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\nI’m usually not a fan of cliches, but the old “you get what you pay for” is no cliche when it comes to vehicle trackers<\/a>; it’s a fact. The cheapest solution doesn\u2019t always mean that it is the best fit for your fleet and what you\u2019re trying to accomplish. There are things to consider before committing to a vehicle tracking solution.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>For the most part, companies with outside sales teams, such as pharmaceutical companies, have not adopted GPS tracking software to monitor their reps. There have been a number of reasons as to why they haven\u2019t, two of which being privacy issues and the hardwired installation of the devices. These are two legitimate issues that we have the answer to.<\/p>

GPS Insight has been selected by Garmin to integrate with the fleet 590 device, which is a portable device that combines GPS tracking<\/a> capabilities for fleet management and the simplicity of Garmin navigation.<\/p>

Problem #1: Invasion of Privacy<\/h2>

Since outside sales teams are typically given a company leased vehicle, reps use them for work and for personal use. The issue lies with tracking their employees during off hours and weekends. Sales reps understandably don\u2019t want their employer having insight to what they do with their personal time.<\/p>

The Garmin fleet 590<\/a> device can be taken out of the vehicle on evenings and weekends so that the invasion of privacy conversation goes right out the window.<\/p>

Problem #2: Installing a GPS Tracking Device<\/h2>

The fact that the majority of GPS tracking software providers sell hardwire installed devices is a problem for companies with outside sales teams, like pharmaceutical companies, seeing as they usually lease vehicles. Fleet managers do not want the hassle that comes with messing with wiring on a vehicle they do not own. This would also make it cumbersome to move the devices from vehicle to vehicle as new reps leave and come on board or as vehicles get traded in.<\/p>[caption id=\"attachment_1989\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]\"Garmin<\/a> Garmin fleet 590 GPS tracking device[\/caption]

The Garmin fleet 590 device plugs into the cigarette lighter for power and ignition on\/off recognition. This device works perfectly for companies with leased vehicles, because all professional installation costs and downtime are eliminated.<\/p>

How GPS Tracking Benefits Outside Sales Teams<\/h2>

With those 2 obstacles aside, GPS tracking software provides not only fleet managers with an array of benefits, but it also supplies sales managers of outside sales teams with powerful information, they wouldn\u2019t otherwise have, to help optimize sales operations.<\/p>