Three Ways To Stay Ahead Of The Competition Using GPS Fleet Management

To stay competitive in today's market, business owners and managers are using data in the decision making process to see through blind spots in their operation. If you don't have a GPS fleet management solution installed, one of the biggest blind spots in your organisation is your fleet. Company fleets are a major business enabler, managed properly will pave the way for new business opportunities and will also have a positive roll on effect for your customers, staff, and bottom line.

Data generated from your fleet can show you real return on investment and generate income for your business. Capturing that data by installing a GPS fleet management solution will leave no room for guesswork and discrepancies and will allow you to streamline processes.

1. Data Driven Decision Making

Having the data to know when your staff members arrived and left a job site at a glance is a very powerful piece of information that can save business owners hours in day to day tasks, fuel usage, and can allow your staff members to do more jobs per day through the effective planning and dispatch of your fleet.

A GPS fleet management solution can give you 100% accurate data right to the minute. Your bottom line will be healthier – without any surprises, allowing you to price jobs more accurately and to stay competitive in your industry.

With a GPS fleet management system, that data is accessible by computer or smartphone 24/7. The alternative would be to ask every employee directly for updates which is hugely time consuming and disruptive to your staff.

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2. Service Level Agreements

In some cases, organisations have Service Level Agreements (SLA) with their customers to show that they can get their tasks done on time and to specification. A GPS Solution can be used to report on key performance indicators for your clients, and also as a guideline for your staff members. Having this ability can also help when bidding for jobs as the level of service provided can be shown on a screen.

Absolute Electrical Cabling Services installed Teletrac Navman into their fleet to increase efficiencies and provide the service that they promise their customers should a fault happen. "When a customer loses power or there's a circuit fault, we have to be able to get to them fast. Teletrac Navman Tracking enables us to guarantee response times since we can see where our vehicles are and send the closest person." Neil Stratful, Contracts Supervisor, Absolute Electrical Cabling Services. Absolute Electrical has also been able to win new clients and retain existing customers thanks to the GPS solution that Teletrac Navman provides.

3. The Domino's Effect

Health and safety can no longer take a back seat in your organisation. With the updated Health and Safety Act 2015, accountability now falls on the wider management team of the organisation, as well as the employee(s) that are involved in workplace accidents.  A GPS solution can give you the data to enforce your health and safety policies with staff members as well as having a positive effect on your revenue.

Domino's New Zealand and Australia grew its sales by 14% in the first quarter thanks to the GPS Driver Tracker Technology by Teletrac Navman. Having GPS Technology in their fleet has also helped Domino's reduce driving related incidents by 50% says Don Meij, Domino's Group CEO and Managing Director.

No matter what kind of service you provide, you can tailor features from a GPS fleet management solution to your business needs – ensuring a smooth and seamless operation for business owners, staff members, and customers. Above everything else, the health and safety of your staff, and the general public should be paramount to any business.