| When people ask about my business, I tell them, | | | | might be tempted, especially if they're out of the |
| "My company offers GPS vehicle tracking | | | | boss's sight? A GPS tracking system records how |
| systems." Their response lets me know whether | | | | long each vehicle remains at one location; use it to |
| they are an employee or a business owner. | | | | keep them honest. |
| The first words out of the mouth of an | | | | Another benefit of GPS vehicle tracking systems: |
| employee is: "Sounds like 'Big Brother' to me." Oh | | | | you'll never make another phone call to find out |
| no, not 'Big Brother!' Visions of mind-controlled | | | | where your employees are--you can just look on |
| drones working like slaves come to mind and they | | | | the map displayed on your computer screen. Also, |
| quickly walk away. | | | | your GPS tracking system will remind you when |
| 'Big Brother?' What is wrong with a business | | | | it's time to rotate tires, change oil or perform |
| monitoring their vehicles? Or making sure their | | | | other scheduled maintenance. And, many |
| employees are doing what they're being paid to | | | | insurance companies offer discounts of up to |
| do? Who owns these vehicles, anyway? Does the | | | | 30% for vehicles protected with GPS tracking |
| owner have a right to know how they're being | | | | systems. |
| used? | | | | The employee also benefits when their company |
| Now, don't get me wrong. I believe employees | | | | vehicle is equipped with a GPS vehicle tracking |
| should be trusted and treated as adults. But, if | | | | system. |
| you've ever driven a rental vehicle differently than | | | | |
| the car you own, then you understand how an | | | | 1. Hand-written driver logs are replaced with data |
| employee may mistreat a company vehicle. | | | | from the tracking system. |
| Take the speeding employee, for example. | | | | 2. Using info from the gps tracking system, each |
| Employees who drive too fast waste your | | | | employee's productivity can be quantified and |
| gasoline, wear out your vehicle prematurely and | | | | compared; an employee's performance can be |
| sooner or later, drive up your insurance rates. | | | | more objectively measured. |
| A GPS vehicle tracking system can alert you | | | | 3. Your dispatcher can look on a computer screen |
| when someone exceeds your pre-set speed limit. | | | | and locate all your vehicles immediately. |
| It's your vehicle, your fuel and your insurance | | | | Customers also benefit from GPS vehicle tracking |
| premium; a tracking system helps you regain | | | | systems. Businesses can provide precise arrival or |
| control of them. | | | | delivery estimates, because the estimate is based |
| Who uses your vehicles after hours and on | | | | upon the actual location of the tracking |
| weekends? Is an employee using your vehicle to | | | | device-equipped vehicle at the moment they call. |
| moonlight? Is he using your gas to move his | | | | If a customer questions when your employee |
| brother-in-law into a new apartment? You'll know | | | | arrived or left --prove it to them using data from |
| if you install a GPS vehicle tracking device in your | | | | your tracking system. |
| vehicles. | | | | Still think GPS tracking systems are tools of 'Big |
| How do you verify overtime claims? Maybe you | | | | Brother?' I guess it depends upon your point of |
| can verify the work was done, but when? With a | | | | view. |
| GPS tracking system, you can cross-check a | | | | The concept of 'Big Brother' never comes up with |
| vehicle's location with the time of day it was | | | | business owners. The business owner will say: |
| there. | | | | "How will tracking my vehicles help my business |
| Have you ever been tempted to take an | | | | make more money?" They want to know what |
| extended lunch hour? Think your employees | | | | GPS vehicle tracking can do for them. |