GPS Fleet Tracking Services: A Buyer's Guide How to know own location by GPS Devices

Maintaining and keeping track of your business equipment is no easy task, and it's even harder when your equipment's on wheels. Whether your business has two cars or a fleet of 200 vehicles, a GPS fleet tracking solution could make things easier for you. While you may not be familiar with these systems, you probably know about personal GPS navigation systems; you may even have a Garmin or a TomTom plugged into your car for use on long drives or trips to unfamiliar destinations. GPS fleet tracking services use the same technology to track company vehicles and transmit information. This gives you real-time updates to monitor things like where your drivers go, how many times they stop, how fast they drive and more. So how do you know that a GPS fleet tracking solution is right for your business? If you've got vehicles to keep track of, it's probably a good idea.
"Any business with company vehicles wanting to improve efficiency and productivity would want to explore a GPS vehicle tracking system," said George Karonis, founder and CEO of GPS fleet tracking service provider LiveViewGPS. "A GPS vehicle tracking system is the modern-day equivalent of placing a full-time manager in every company vehicle."

And GPS fleet tracking solutions do much more than just track your vehicles' locations. A GPS solution can help keep you in the loop about vehicle maintenance, expenses and more.
"Most businesses with a fleet of vehicles ranging from as little as five to many thousands do not have visibility and insight into fleet operations without GPS fleet tracking," said Ryan Driscoll, marketing director at GPS fleet tracking service provider GPS Insight. "If you don't know where your vehicles are at all times, if you think your fuel costs are high, if you are suspicious of overtime hours, if you unintentionally overlook maintenance, you need GPS fleet tracking."

Companies with mobile workforces need insight into how their employees and assets are performing, and not just where they're going, said Todd Ewing, director of product marketing at Fleetmatics, which provides GPS fleet tracking systems.

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