Managing a fleet effectively is not possible if you don’t have all the information to give you a full picture. By that I mean, the ability to track orders and deliveries and to analyse journey data to see if the routes being used are efficient. It would be great to be able to compare the fuel efficiency of different drivers too. If you are working blind, there’s no way you can do any of this, but these days you don’t have to work in the dark. Thanks to fleet management software packages you can get your hands on the data you need to run your operation more effectively.
Fleets are expensive to run. If they aren’t operating efficiently, this can really cost your company money. Plus, if you don’t where drivers and deliveries are, you can’t keep your customers in the picture as to where their goods are. So fleet management packages have dual benefits.
What makes this all possible is gps vehicle tracking. This gives you precise up to the minute locations of your drivers and vehicles. More sophisticated packages will allow you to do more than simply track progress. They allow you to analyse data like fuel consumption and journey times. If one driver is using far more fuel on the same route than another, you can firstly spot this trend, and secondly take steps to do something about it. They may well be driving inefficiently and with the price of petrol and diesel at sky high rates, this is waste you can ill afford. So if you’ve been working the dark, with just a nagging doubt that you can get your fleet running a little bit more efficiently, then perhaps it’s time to invest in a system. With the efficiency savings you can make, you’ll recoup the initial outlay in no time.