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Introducing 'black box' GPS vehicle tracking.

We've all heard of the 'Black-box' recording technology in aircraft, which has been around for years, however its use until now has been focused more on recording the, thankfully rare, moments just prior to a catastrophic air disaster.

Now, thanks to a combination of shrinking computer size, mobile telephone technology and the Internet, the intelligent vehicle has truly arrived, offering stunning benefits to those organisations which embrace its day-to-day capabilities.

Independent research undertaken at Keele University, among 100 customers who had implemented Vehicle Management Solutions (VMS) revealed that there was incredibly strong evidence of a solid return on investment for those who have already implemented a solution.

The benefits these organisations received from their investments covered a wide range of areas. However the top five categories, which we will be focusing on over the next five days, are shown above.

As you can see, well over 80% of respondents confirmed that they received:
1. Improved fleet efficiency.
2. Improved customer service.
3. Improved customer response time.
4. Increased management control.
5. Objective evidence of staff dishonesty.

Not surprising therefore to discover that 93.44% felt they now have a greater management control of their workforce.

And over the next five days, we aim to help you understand exactly how they achieved these benefits, beginning first with Improved fleet efficiency.

So where did the improved fleet efficiency come from? The diagram below shows exactly where the hard cost savings were achieved - So We'll now focus on the vitally important question of how they are being achieved, day-in day-out by a wide range of different businesses.

Fuel savings are achieved for a number of reasons:

Because drivers are aware that their exact route and speed can be monitored, it has an impressive impact on their driving style, their speed and their route planning. - A recent customer of ours, who was certain that his staff treated his vehicles carefully, was amazed in the first week after fitting his solution. - He discovered one of his 'careful drivers' travelling in a Mercedes van at 105 mph up the M5! Shortly after this, he noticed a generally more mature approach from all his drivers!

Because vehicle idling reports can be produced it has an impressive impact on the care drivers take when, for example, they have stopped for a break - or if they leave the vehicle while unloading etc.

Because customer service staff can instantly identify on a computerised map who the closest driver is to a particular customer, post code or service point it has an impressive impact, not only on despatching the most sensible unit to the customer - and therefore saving both time and fuel. But morale noticeably improves as mobile staff, who are often 'at the mercy' of someone with little understanding of their territory, feel that their time is finally being managed respectfully.

Because business and personal mileage can be automatically separated and reported on it ensures that both are properly and accurately accounted for.

Moving now to overtime costs. These are usually reduced for two main reasons...

Because day-to-day operations become more efficient, there is less need for overtime. Therefore, jobs per day rates rise, and so there is less need for longer working hours.

Because, when the vehicle is being monitored - so is the driver. We know when office-based personnel are working - because we can see them! Now employers can identify precisely when mobile staff leave home, arrive and leave from customer premises etc, etc. - And this protects both honest employees as well as honest employers. The only people with something to fear from the technology, are those with something to hide.

And finally, telephone costs are reduced in a number of ways:

Because office-based staff no-longer need to telephone drivers to find out where they are, and then often telephone customers back to relay the information to them. Now they can instantly see where the driver is, while the customer is on the telephone. Plus, they can send a text message to the driver, who can respond with one of a range of 'single button-press' standard answers.

Because drivers no-longer need to telephone the office for normal, basic queries. Thus reducing not only the volume of calls, but also the amount of time spent on the telephone 'chatting'.

Because control units can also include voice functionality, with highly cost effective 'air-time' included as part of the package of the solution.

I truly hope you have found this information useful. The other links on our Home page will provide more information for you. Alternatively, contact us for a no obligation assessment of your needs.

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