The implementation of GPS devices in vehicles, regardless of vendor will not make the drivers drive more responsibly, nor will it make them more responsible. 

Implementing a GPS will not save you money from operational costs. 

The fuel tracking via GPS control system will not save you liters and liters of fuel. 

GPS control will not stop your drivers from using corporate vehicles for their purposes outside working hours at your expense. 

How many fleet managers who are reading this have time to sit down and interpret the data they receive in the form of tables, diagrams and graphs? 

How many of you have enough time to at least generate the reports that GPS systems provide at different intervals, let alone inform your employees of them? 

 

Well, we may have exaggerated by claiming that GPS telematics systems won’t influence the safety of your drivers and the costs of your corporate fleet. Naturally, there will be improvements in drivers’ driving style, because they know that there is a ‘black box’ inside the vehicle. But are you using the complete potential of your GPS? 

 

Where employers of GPS systems actively engage with their employees based on the information provided by the system, such results are regularly observed: 

  • 10 – 20 % improvement in fuel economy
  • 100 – 200 fewer kilometers of travel per vehicle per month
  • Reduction of insurance renewal costs 
  • Reduction of distance traveled has a positive influence on the wear and tear of tires

The savings provided by employing a GPS are real and waiting for you, but for them to work for you, engagement with the system and good communication with the drivers is needed, along with clear set rules. The GPS is only a technological device, to get the maximum benefits, one needs to analyze the data and take action to correct the behavior of the drivers or the way the vehicle is being used. 

Regardless of who your GPS tracking system provider is, can you say that you’re using its full potential?