In the face of an increasingly expensive world, businesses need to do everything they can to support the bottom line. Companies that rely on fleets for their business are no exception. In fact, if you’re a fleet manager you know how difficult it’s become to manage costs in recent years.

To keep costs down and increase productivity, fleet managers turn towards quality GPS tracking devices.

GPS trackers can tackle a number of costs including:

• Maintenance and repairs
• Fuel costs
• Tires
• Accident costs
• And more

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Equipment weight is a significant factor in the trucking industry that has a direct effect on costs due to both fuel consumption and compliance with weight regulations. While some circumstances, like long haul trucking, may benefit from heavy, densely packed loads. In other instances, there are great benefits to lightweight fleets.

By reducing equipment weight and switching to lighter trucks and vans, you can avoid overweight containers and make more direct deliveries for clients, avoiding trans-loading, multiple touch points, and late deliveries.

If you’re a lightweight fleet manager looking to reduce costs and optimize your business, you can’t do better than outfitting your fleet with GPS tracking devices. Quality GPS devices are affordable and give you the information you need to target weak points and cut costs.

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GPS trackers are used to track vehicles, monitor driver behavior, increase vehicle recovery, deter theft, and a whole lot of other reasons. They’re used for commercial applications and personal use. The use cases and the benefits of GPS trackers are practically infinite. Because of this, there are many different kinds of GPS trackers, along with many different places to install them.

Where a GPS tracker is installed can say a lot about what type of tracker it is and what it’s used for. So let’s dive into the main places where GPS trackers are installed.

Inside the Vehicle

The most common place GPS trackers are installed is inside the vehicle. Some common places GPS trackers are installed inside the vehicle include:

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