GPS fleet tracking can be a vital tool for your fleet. In fact, not using GPS fleet tracking for your vehicles can present even greater risks. These are ten of the risks your fleet could face by not using GPS fleet tracking.

1. No idea of how your drivers are behaving outside of the office. GPS fleet tracking can be set up to alert you when drivers engage in aggressive driving activities, speed, swerve, and even idle excessively.
2. Increasing risks of theft. More importantly, a reduced likelihood of recovering stolen trucks, goods, etc.
3. Higher fuel prices. Because your routes are less efficient, your fuel costs are likely to increase.
4. Increased maintenance expenses. GPS fleet tracking helps fleets keep up with maintenance scheduling. Without these reminders, important maintenance tasks can be put off or missed altogether.
5. Decreased efficiency by your drivers. GPS fleet tracking can help you optimize your routes for greater efficiency and better ROI for your organization.
6. More downtime related to mechanical failures. Because maintenance schedules are missed, you have a greater risk of unplanned downtime due to mechanical failures and breakdowns that could have been avoided with routine maintenance.
7. Greater risks of accidents. When you have less information about driver activities, you are unable to prevent accidents caused by aggressive driving, speeding, and other driver behaviors. GPS fleet tracking can notify you when these things are occurring, even issues that appear to be sleepy driving issues, so that you can respond in real-time to prevent accidents before they happen.
8. Reduced customer satisfaction. Because you’re less able to accurately predict delivery windows, customers are less satisfied with the results.
9. Losing track of your drivers. GPS fleet tracking can notify you whenever drivers veer from their designated routes so that you can find out what’s going on.
10. Higher insurance rates. When your drivers get tickets or have accidents due to breakdowns or behaviors, your insurance rates go up. In fact, many insurance companies offer specific discounts to fleets that have GPS fleet tracking. It’s a great tool to help reduce your insurance costs.

In other words, the costs to your fleet of not having GPS fleet tracking can be far greater than the investment you make in a solid system for tracking your fleet. These are only 10 quick examples of the risks you face when not using GPS fleet tracking. So, if you’re convinced, contact us here at LiveViewGPS and we can help you choose the best GPS tracking solution for your fleet.  1-888-544-0494

Shared mobility fleets is a term that means different things to various organizations. It can refer to ride-sharing, carsharing, bike-sharing, and more. The gist of it is that you offer on-demand or as-needed mobility to people who subscribe to your service. If you own a shared mobility fleet, you need GPS tracking. These are just a few of the reasons why GPS tracking is so important for shared mobility fleets.

Track Location of Vehicles When Assistance is Required

Because your vehicles operate in the public space and, largely, out of sight, it is sometimes necessary to be able to locate vehicles where drivers may be stranded and in need of assistance.

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Carjackings on the Rise Amid Pandemic

NPR reports that the FBI does not gather numbers, nationwide, for carjackings, but individual cities do, and these cities are reporting an explosive uptick in carjackings as the pandemic still continues. In fact, Minneapolis reported 405 carjackings in 2020, which is more than triple the number for the entire year of 2019. What’s even worse, according to the NPR report is the fact that many of the suspects arrested in these events are juveniles between the ages of 11 and 17.

Minneapolis isn’t alone in this marked increase in carjackings. Other cities that have noticed sharp increases include:

• New Orleans, LA
• Kansas City, MO
• Louisville, KY
• Washington, D.C.
• Chicago, IL

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