{"id":8373,"date":"2015-12-15T23:23:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T23:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/?p=8373"},"modified":"2023-05-18T09:56:22","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T16:56:22","slug":"take-action-on-gps-fleet-tracking-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/blog\/take-action-on-gps-fleet-tracking-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Top Questions to Ask About Your Fleet Tracking Data"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Take Action on GPS Fleet Tracking Data<\/h1>\n

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GPS fleet tracking systems have the ability to provide an abundant amount of information regarding your fleet, but it will only provide value to your business if you utilize the data. The most important thing for fleets to do in order to be successful with a GPS tracking system is to take action on fleet data. Although this point may seem obvious, it is actually very common for important fleet data to be underutilized, causing fleets to miss out on significant cost savings, increased revenue, increased efficiency, and many other benefits to their operations.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s essential to take action on GPS fleet tracking data to get the most out of your investment<\/a> in the\u00a0system. To obtain the most actionable data and utilize the information in the best way possible, you should decide which metrics to measure based on your specific business goals, receive only the data you need, and establish how your business will take action on the information received.<\/p>\n

What Are You Measuring With GPS Fleet Tracking Data?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before you can take action on fleet data, you need to first make sure you are monitoring the right metrics with a GPS tracking system. You should focus on setting up the best reports and alerts that will deliver actionable information depending on your use case for GPS tracking.<\/p>\n

It is important to realize that although GPS tracking systems are capable of capturing an unlimited amount of fleet data, it doesn\u2019t mean that you should be receiving it all just because you can. Data overload is a common challenge expressed by fleet managers and typically occurs when too much information is being monitored. If you are not sure what fleet data to review, your GPS tracking provider should offer account management to help you identify this information based on your business needs.<\/p>\n

How Are You Going to Measure It?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are different ways to monitor data with a GPS fleet tracking system depending on what information you are looking at and your level of interaction with the data. For a fleet manager, there is some information, like ensuring all fleet maintenance is completed, that should be reviewed via a report on a daily\/weekly\/monthly basis. Other information that requires your immediate attention, like if a vehicle is moving during odd hours and is possibly being stolen, that should be received through a proactive alert so you are notified right away.<\/p>\n

It is important to remember that although the fleet data you are measuring needs to be reviewed at some point, it does not all need to be reviewed in a real-time alert by one person. Receiving too many alerts will become overwhelming and actually cause alerts to be less effective overall. Strategically setting up how information is received and who reviews it will ensure that the appropriate attention is paid and ultimately provides the most value.<\/p>\n

How Will You Take Action on GPS Fleet Tracking Data?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Once you receive the data, the most important part of this process must take place \u2013 you need to take action. <\/strong>If your business is using GPS tracking to reduce speeding violations<\/a>, reduce fuel expenses, increase productivity, or enhance safety, you can use the fleet data gathered in reports to coach employees to help achieve these goals. Receiving alerts for speeding, excessive idle time, odd hours usage, or any other significant challenge for your business will allow you to ensure these issues are handled quickly and appropriately.<\/p>\n

You can also start sending alerts straight to drivers to proactively handle these situations while they are happening. Once fleet data becomes a part of everyday analysis and employees understand what is expected of them, your business will benefit from a fleet tracking system.<\/p>\n

Taking action on fleet data is not only important to ensure the greatest return on investment from a GPS tracking system, utilizing advanced analytics will enhance fleet operations and allow your business to solve significant business challenges.<\/p>\n

For more information on how your business can start taking action on your fleet data with a GPS tracking system, contact GPS Insight!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Along with the ways you expect to use a GPS tracking solution, there are many unique uses cases for this technology to improve fleet operations. By working with a GPS tracking provider, towing fleets<\/a> can solve unique concerns facing their industry.<\/p>

This blog is part three of the \u201cUnique Use Cases for GPS Tracking\u201d series and highlights two safety challenges that towing fleets have been able to solve with GPS tracking technology.<\/p>

The challenges: <\/strong><\/h2>

A unique safety challenge for towing fleets is ensuring driver safety when picking up vehicles from potentially dangerous customer locations. For the most part, tow drivers head into service requests unsure of what they will encounter. This presents a significant safety risk for towing fleets because management has no way to guarantee their drivers\u2019 safety on the job.<\/p>

Another unique safety challenge has to do with the tow trucks themselves. It is extremely hazardous for tow trucks to be driven with a power take-off (PTO) switch engaged, which is activated when the flatbed is lowered to hook up a vehicle. This could cause the tow truck\u2019s flatbed to drop to the ground with a vehicle attached while driving, which is extremely hazardous for both the driver and the public.<\/p>

How they were solved with GPS tracking: <\/strong><\/h2>

To increase driver safety during service requests, towing fleets can use a GPS tracking solution to create custom landmarks, or geo-fences, around locations that are known to be unsafe. If a particular residence has a history of violent residents or if a neighborhood is located in a bad part of town, fleet managers have the ability to let their drivers know as soon as they arrive by setting a landmark alert. Drivers will receive the alert to their cell phone to notify them as soon as they enter the landmark with a custom note about the location. For a dangerous customer site, a custom note could be, \u201cDangerous customer location! Police escort may be required.\u201d<\/p>

To ensure a tow truck\u2019s flatbed is secure when the vehicle is in motion, towing fleets can use a GPS tracking solution to setup PTO alerts. If the PTO switch is not turned off before the vehicle starts moving, a PTO alert will be sent to the driver\u2019s cell phone with a custom message so they are aware of the situation as quickly as possible. By ensuring a tow truck\u2019s flatbed is secure while driving, towing fleets will be able to prevent accidents, injuries, and even fatalities involving their tow trucks.<\/p>

There are many other unique use cases for GPS tracking alerts. By selecting a GPS tracking provider with the ability to customize its functionality, you will be able to solve the challenges that are unique to your business.<\/p>

For more information on how your business can solve unique safety challenges with GPS tracking, contact GPS Insight<\/a>!<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[487],"tags":[1025],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gpsinsight.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}