If you're a fleet manager, you're most certainly interested in learning about fleet GPS tracking solutions. Having immediate access to the current location and location history of your fleet vehicles allows for improved time management, better route planning, and responsiveness to traveling conditions or customer emergencies.

Fleet GPS tracking solutions are implemented by businesses for many reasons. One of the most important reasons, as cited by research company the Aberdeen Group, is to improve response times to enhance the overall customer experience. Businesses also cited that reduced fleet operating costs were another critical reason to implement vehicle GPS tracking solutions within their company. A close third reason why fleet respondents chose to implement a GPS tracking solution was increased service-related productivity. Asset GPS tracking solutions were also implemented to improve the service life of the fleet.

Reducing fuel costs have always been a concern for logistics managers and any other business that requires mobile workers. With the rising fuel costs of late, this has become more of concern for fleet operators. Fleet GPS tracking solutions can help improve route management, especially in multi-drop delivery routes, to avoid traffic delays, idling and save costs. Some studies suggest that improved routing can save up to 15 percent in fuel costs. Fleet tracking using GPS tracking technology helps the fleet manager maximize the number of deliveries, but also minimize time and distance.

Not only can commercial vehicle tracking help to reduce fuel costs, better route management can extend the life of the fleet by rescheduling timetables and reconfiguring routes to avoid traffic and idle delays. Fleet managers report that using a GPS tracker helps them to take control of their mobile assets, which in turn improves their dispatch operations. Many GPS asset tracking products have comprehensive reports available as well, such as speed reports, idle time, fuel efficiency and more. If you're interested in knowing if your drivers are showing excessive idling or rapid acceleration, GPS tracking solutions can tell you. Vehicle turn by turn, direction of travel, speed, and ignition status are all pieces of data that you can use to operate your fleet more effectively and efficiently.

Lastly, on the environment front, company's who utilizes vehicle fleet tracking in their operations reduce their company's carbon footprints. It has been noted that there is a sizable drop in carbon emissions (CO2) by utilizing GPS tracking system, which may be one of the most important benefits of all.