The GPS Insight\/Savings4Members Partnership<\/h3>\n
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Discounts Are Good!<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\nTelematics is helping thousands of businesses, from the fleet and automotive industries to electrical engineering and industries utilizing advanced technology, to increase efficiency, improve safety and service and generate savings.<\/p>\n
As more connected technological devices become the norm in the fleet world, the need and demand for effective telematics solutions will only grow. Unfortunately, installation costs can be a factor for many companies, so GPS Insight has joined forces with Savings4Members to provide exciting discounts and help more businesses take advantage of the Telematics Revolution.<\/p>\n
As a partner, GPS Insight will provide Savings4Members organizations with discounted rates of 20-30% off on GPS tracking and vehicle\/video telematics solutions. Savings4Members is an independent business savings program that partners with more than one hundred professional associations and a million independent businesses to offer pre-negotiated pricing on products and services that businesses use every day. The partnership will launch with the full range of the GPS Insight fleet telematics solutions, spanning GPS Tracking, Driveri Protection, and Driveri Prevention.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSavings4Members is excited to be adding GPS Insight to our networking, providing our members with the best-in-class technology fleet telematics solutions available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Julie Lawton” job_title=”VP Channel & Strategic Partnerships” company_name=”GPS Insight” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/profile-female.png” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_text_color=”#ffffff” author_text_color=”#FFFFFF” position_text_color=”#FFFFFF” company_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#143f67″ custom_margin=”50px||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be partnering with Savings4members to provide more businesses with innovative and actionable GPS tracking and vehicle telematic solutions. This partnership makes our products accessible to a wider range of customers and furthers our mission to build a culture of safety and productivity in fleet and field service organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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What is Telematics?<\/h2>\n
When asked to picture a commercial or public fleet vehicle on the road, many still think of a big ol\u2019 dumb truck. Ever looked inside an Amazon van or a city recycling truck? By every measure, they\u2019re much more Star Trek than the Flintstones.<\/p>\n
Today, most commercial and public fleet vehicles are now mobile data stations, packed with innovative technology that helps move them around more quickly, safely, and efficiently. That tech is called telematics.<\/p>\n
Telematics is the technology and practice of sending, receiving, and analyzing information via telecommunications<\/a>, and is itself a compound of telecommunications and informatics<\/a>.<\/p>\nFleet telematics solutions are the key ingredient<\/a> of successful fleet management and are the main tool to provide fleet managers with the data they need to make informed decisions and increase operational efficiency.<\/p>\nSimply put, real-time fleet telematics help organizations get more from their vehicles and their team.<\/p>\n
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How Telematics Helps<\/h2>\n
Whether it\u2019s a small landscaping company, small municipal fleet of trash collection trucks, or a nationwide logistic firm sending semi-trucks on cross-country trips, fleet vehicles are the key to generating revenue.<\/p>\n
No matter the size or mission, telematics supports better fleet tracking and management and provides managers a better understanding of how their mobile resources\u2014vehicles, trailers, snowplows, generators, and more\u2014get used every day. The volume and accuracy of real-time data provided by telematics significantly enhance accountability, compliance, efficiency, and safety.<\/p>\n
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The Telematics Top 10<\/h2>\n
Here are the top 10 reasons your fleet needs telematics:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”1. Increased Accountability” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Locate-Fleet.svg” alt=”Locate Fleet” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
GPS tracking and telematics enhance accountability by not only establishing and reinforcing driver safety guidelines but also by providing clear evidence in problematic situations. They can automatically track and analyze every minute your vehicles spend on the road. They automatically tag both bad and good driving events and provide a monthly safety score for the entire fleet and individual drivers. Smart cameras and video telematics also identify behaviors including distracted driving, following distance.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”2. Improve Safety” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Safe-Driver2.svg” alt=”Safe-Driver” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Improving driver safety is a paramount concern of fleet organizations, and telematics solutions\u2014particularly in-cab cameras\u2014are key to that effort. Vehicle cameras can automatically track and analyze every minute your vehicles spend on the road. They automatically tag both bad and good driving events and provide a monthly safety score for the entire fleet and individual drivers.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”3. Comply with Regulations” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ELD-Verified.svg” alt=”ELD Verified” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
The trucking industry runs on a complicated set of regulations. Telematics help fleets comply with those regulations. Maintaining compliance also helps avoid costly penalties, including fines or drivers being sidelined. Telematics help fleets of all sizes more easily navigate potential issues to remain in compliance.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”4. Increase Efficiency” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuel-Drops.svg” alt=”Fuel Drops” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
An integrated fleet telematics system can help track issues that lead to wasted fuel and time, such as speeding, bad routing, excessive idling and more. It provides the most important information that fleet managers need to monitor, like driver behavior, driver hours, and details of routes taken are all recorded and can be analyzed to spearhead improvement within the company.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”5. Eliminate Bad Routing” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Other-Bad-Routing.svg” alt=”Bad-Routing” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Getting from Point A to Point B is priority number one. It\u2019s also a vector for wasted time and fuel. If your employees are taking the long or wrong way to the job, they will take longer to arrive and waste more fuel in the process. Telematics can provide insights that show you how drivers and technicians are getting to job sites.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”6. Reduce Speeding” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapid-Acceleration.svg” alt=”Rapid Acceleration” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not rocket science that speeding burns more fuel than obeying the speed limit. Above 55mph, the consequences of speeding increase. Telematic data provided by GPS tracking sends fleet managers automatic alerts whenever a driver exceeds the posted speed limit by whatever amount you set.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”7. Stop Excessive Idling” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Features-Vehicle-Idling.svg” alt=”Features-Vehicle-Idling” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
If your employees leave the motors of their vehicles running, they\u2019re cutting into your bottom line. Telematics can show you when vehicles are idling but can also tell you when idling is getting work done.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”8. Reduce Vehicle Breakdowns” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Industry-Auto-Repair.svg” alt=”Auto-Repair” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
It can be hard to keep track of vehicle maintenance: Which ones are due for an oil change, when did the brakes get serviced, how long ago did your trucks get a new set of tires? Telematics technology helps eliminate the guesswork and allow fleet managers to better schedule and track maintenance based on miles driven instead of calendar dates, to ensure vehicles are serviced according to use to reduce downtime.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”9. Maximize Uptime” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Features-Map.svg” alt=”Features-Map” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Maximizing uptime, optimizing routes, and prioritizing jobs are all key to creating a more efficient fleet operation. Telematics solutions provide near real-time data that helps fleets work smarter\u2014not harder. The data allows fleet managers to streamline work orders, and prioritize routes based on location to plan more effectively and reduce downtime between stops.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”10. Improve Drive Experience” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Driver-Happy.svg” alt=”Driver-Happy” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Beyond driver safety, the overall driver experience is also crucial to improving hiring and retention efforts. Telematics provide drivers and managers with location data, routing, dispatching, and more in easy-to-use SaaS manager portals and driver mobile apps, making it simple for fleet managers to run their businesses, and for drivers to access vital information about their daily schedules.<\/p>\n
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To learn more about the Telematics Revolution, read our \u201cThird Level Telematics\u201d<\/a> blog post. It provides even more evidence of why telematics is pivotal to improving fleet performance and serves as a roadmap for innovative ways you can use these technologies to mitigate your risk, boost profits, and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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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](\"\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/cf-lg.jpg\" "\\"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>
- Improve Territory Planning - See where reps have and haven\u2019t been in the last week\/month\/quarter\/etc. and use the data to maximize penetration in each territory.<\/li>
- Improve Time Management - Use data on how much time reps spend at each account vs looking for new business to coach them on how to be more effective and efficient with their time.<\/li>
- Gain Activity Details - Reps can send in notes from each account on what transpired during the visit, i.e. sales, problems, status updates.<\/li><\/ul>
GPS tracking software is a powerful tool for sales management and fleet management. Coupling the fleet 590 device with advanced GPS tracking software gives companies with outside sales teams what they need to take advantage of the many benefits and increase their bottom line.<\/p>
[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Julie Lawton” job_title=”VP Channel & Strategic Partnerships” company_name=”GPS Insight” portrait_url=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/profile-female.png” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” body_text_color=”#ffffff” author_text_color=”#FFFFFF” position_text_color=”#FFFFFF” company_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#143f67″ custom_margin=”50px||50px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be partnering with Savings4members to provide more businesses with innovative and actionable GPS tracking and vehicle telematic solutions. This partnership makes our products accessible to a wider range of customers and furthers our mission to build a culture of safety and productivity in fleet and field service organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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What is Telematics?<\/h2>\n
When asked to picture a commercial or public fleet vehicle on the road, many still think of a big ol\u2019 dumb truck. Ever looked inside an Amazon van or a city recycling truck? By every measure, they\u2019re much more Star Trek than the Flintstones.<\/p>\n
Today, most commercial and public fleet vehicles are now mobile data stations, packed with innovative technology that helps move them around more quickly, safely, and efficiently. That tech is called telematics.<\/p>\n
Telematics is the technology and practice of sending, receiving, and analyzing information via telecommunications<\/a>, and is itself a compound of telecommunications and informatics<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fleet telematics solutions are the key ingredient<\/a> of successful fleet management and are the main tool to provide fleet managers with the data they need to make informed decisions and increase operational efficiency.<\/p>\n Simply put, real-time fleet telematics help organizations get more from their vehicles and their team.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”|off|” admin_label=”Blog Intro Text” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” link_font=”|700|||on||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”50px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”20px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s a small landscaping company, small municipal fleet of trash collection trucks, or a nationwide logistic firm sending semi-trucks on cross-country trips, fleet vehicles are the key to generating revenue.<\/p>\n No matter the size or mission, telematics supports better fleet tracking and management and provides managers a better understanding of how their mobile resources\u2014vehicles, trailers, snowplows, generators, and more\u2014get used every day. The volume and accuracy of real-time data provided by telematics significantly enhance accountability, compliance, efficiency, and safety.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”|off|” admin_label=”Blog Intro Text” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” link_font=”|700|||on||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”50px||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”20px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Here are the top 10 reasons your fleet needs telematics:[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”1. Increased Accountability” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Locate-Fleet.svg” alt=”Locate Fleet” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n GPS tracking and telematics enhance accountability by not only establishing and reinforcing driver safety guidelines but also by providing clear evidence in problematic situations. They can automatically track and analyze every minute your vehicles spend on the road. They automatically tag both bad and good driving events and provide a monthly safety score for the entire fleet and individual drivers. Smart cameras and video telematics also identify behaviors including distracted driving, following distance.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”2. Improve Safety” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Safe-Driver2.svg” alt=”Safe-Driver” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Improving driver safety is a paramount concern of fleet organizations, and telematics solutions\u2014particularly in-cab cameras\u2014are key to that effort. Vehicle cameras can automatically track and analyze every minute your vehicles spend on the road. They automatically tag both bad and good driving events and provide a monthly safety score for the entire fleet and individual drivers.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”3. Comply with Regulations” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ELD-Verified.svg” alt=”ELD Verified” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The trucking industry runs on a complicated set of regulations. Telematics help fleets comply with those regulations. Maintaining compliance also helps avoid costly penalties, including fines or drivers being sidelined. Telematics help fleets of all sizes more easily navigate potential issues to remain in compliance.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”4. Increase Efficiency” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuel-Drops.svg” alt=”Fuel Drops” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n An integrated fleet telematics system can help track issues that lead to wasted fuel and time, such as speeding, bad routing, excessive idling and more. It provides the most important information that fleet managers need to monitor, like driver behavior, driver hours, and details of routes taken are all recorded and can be analyzed to spearhead improvement within the company.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”5. Eliminate Bad Routing” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Other-Bad-Routing.svg” alt=”Bad-Routing” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Getting from Point A to Point B is priority number one. It\u2019s also a vector for wasted time and fuel. If your employees are taking the long or wrong way to the job, they will take longer to arrive and waste more fuel in the process. Telematics can provide insights that show you how drivers and technicians are getting to job sites.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”6. Reduce Speeding” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Rapid-Acceleration.svg” alt=”Rapid Acceleration” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n It\u2019s not rocket science that speeding burns more fuel than obeying the speed limit. Above 55mph, the consequences of speeding increase. Telematic data provided by GPS tracking sends fleet managers automatic alerts whenever a driver exceeds the posted speed limit by whatever amount you set.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”7. Stop Excessive Idling” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Features-Vehicle-Idling.svg” alt=”Features-Vehicle-Idling” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n If your employees leave the motors of their vehicles running, they\u2019re cutting into your bottom line. Telematics can show you when vehicles are idling but can also tell you when idling is getting work done.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”8. Reduce Vehicle Breakdowns” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Industry-Auto-Repair.svg” alt=”Auto-Repair” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n It can be hard to keep track of vehicle maintenance: Which ones are due for an oil change, when did the brakes get serviced, how long ago did your trucks get a new set of tires? Telematics technology helps eliminate the guesswork and allow fleet managers to better schedule and track maintenance based on miles driven instead of calendar dates, to ensure vehicles are serviced according to use to reduce downtime.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”9. Maximize Uptime” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Features-Map.svg” alt=”Features-Map” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Maximizing uptime, optimizing routes, and prioritizing jobs are all key to creating a more efficient fleet operation. Telematics solutions provide near real-time data that helps fleets work smarter\u2014not harder. The data allows fleet managers to streamline work orders, and prioritize routes based on location to plan more effectively and reduce downtime between stops.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”10. Improve Drive Experience” image=”https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Driver-Happy.svg” alt=”Driver-Happy” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”80px” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_blurb_image=”padding-right: 20px;” custom_css_blurb_content=”margin:0px; ||padding:0px;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Beyond driver safety, the overall driver experience is also crucial to improving hiring and retention efforts. Telematics provide drivers and managers with location data, routing, dispatching, and more in easy-to-use SaaS manager portals and driver mobile apps, making it simple for fleet managers to run their businesses, and for drivers to access vital information about their daily schedules.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text disabled_on=”|off|” admin_label=”Blog Intro Text” _builder_version=”4.19.4″ text_font=”||||||||” link_font=”|700|||on||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font_size=”36px” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”50px||30px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||30px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”20px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n To learn more about the Telematics Revolution, read our \u201cThird Level Telematics\u201d<\/a> blog post. It provides even more evidence of why telematics is pivotal to improving fleet performance and serves as a roadmap for innovative ways you can use these technologies to mitigate your risk, boost profits, and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" GPS Insight has joined forces with Savings4Members to provide discounts and help more businesses take advantage of telematics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":64367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" 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> 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> 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\"] 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> 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> GPS tracking software is a powerful tool for sales management and fleet management. Coupling the fleet 590 device with advanced GPS tracking software gives companies with outside sales teams what they need to take advantage of the many benefits and increase their bottom line.<\/p>How Telematics Helps<\/h2>\n
The Telematics Top 10<\/h2>\n
<\/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>Problem #1: Invasion of Privacy<\/h2>
Problem #2: Installing a GPS Tracking Device<\/h2>
<\/a> Garmin fleet 590 GPS tracking device[\/caption]How GPS Tracking Benefits Outside Sales Teams<\/h2>