| "body"> | | | | an imprint of routes taken, popularly known as |
| Knowing exactly where your drivers' are at any | | | | snail trails. With this you will be able to see if any |
| one time has other multiple advantages in terms | | | | of your drivers are making unauthorised stops or |
| of analysing how your business is running in a | | | | wasting time in other ways. It is not unfortunately |
| very exact way and can even allow you to direct | | | | unknown for drivers to take their time on a job |
| operations on a moment-to-moment basis. If for | | | | so that they run into overtime pay rate hours. |
| example a customer calls wanting something | | | | Monitoring them will eliminate this and the kind of |
| picked up, a tracking system would allow you to | | | | honest hardworking drivers that you would want |
| immediately locate your driver nearest to the | | | | ought not to mind being monitored as they will |
| pickup making it easy for you to direct them | | | | know that all staff are being treated equally and |
| there. | | | | fairly. It can be a source of resentment in |
| Compare that with having to phone around your | | | | workplaces if some staff are aware that other |
| drivers to see if anyone is anywhere near the | | | | staff are not working as hard as them and that |
| customer's location, which is costly, time | | | | this is not being noted by management. It helps if |
| consuming and possibly inconclusive if drivers are | | | | everyone knows they are working on a level |
| unable to answer your call. Similarly you can | | | | playing field. |
| improve communication with customers by giving | | | | It is also possible that some routes that drivers |
| them good estimates of the time a driver is likely | | | | take may be longwinded quite possibly due to not |
| to be with them because you can see exactly | | | | knowing the area. From the computerised control |
| where they are. | | | | centre, which has a bird's eye view of the |
| Some vehicle tracking systems can provide you | | | | possible routes it will be possible to direct your |
| with information about how your driver is driving. | | | | driver to the most efficient route. |
| Speeding, apart from endangering the safety of | | | | All in all, when you add up all the information |
| your staff and other road users, is also a huge | | | | gained from vehicle tracking systems and how |
| waste of fuel and raises your costs unnecessarily; | | | | you can then act on it, it can only lead to reduced |
| a tracking system would allow you to monitor this | | | | costs and increased efficiency and productivity for |
| and have a word with individuals if necessary. | | | | your business. |
| Many systems will give you a view of a map with | | | | |