Protect, Monitor and manage your Assets Better with GPS tracking

Most of us are familiar with satellite navigation systems in our cars, which use global positioning system - GPS - technology to provide directions that get us to our destination as quickly as possible, even when we are in places we have never visited before. This, however, is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to harnessing the true capability of GPS systems.

For businesses with fleets of vehicles or personnel who travel to visit customers, GPS tracking is the latest idea for fleet management, which is made far easier and more efficient with this technology.

GPS tracking allows a company to know where its people and its assets are at any given moment, which brings a host of benefits. Among these are the ability to improve administration processes and protect personnel, but the biggest impact is in terms of cost-efficiency.

For instance, SimplyTrak, which has recently signed an exclusive agreement with Blackbox Telematics for the sale and distribution of its cutting edge telematics solutions in the UK, bases its business case on the fact that GPS tracking devices can save a company, money. The idea behind the technology is that it enables a more efficient and profitable business by improving a company’s administrative functions such as checking timesheets, more accurate invoicing, improving customer care and reducing complaints.

If a service company, for example, knows exactly where its repair engineers are it can not only make sure that it assigns the nearest qualified engineer to a specific job, but can give customers a far more accurate idea of when that engineer will arrive. So far, the technology has found a vast array of uses across many industries, including mobile sales forces, couriers, taxi hire, banking and finance, emergency services, utilities, electrical engineering, forestry and aviation to name but a few.

Savings on fleet management can be a quick route to wider profit margins or lower prices for customers. Better utilisation of mobile assets, from aeroplanes and boats to trailers and excavators, or even goods in transit, can lower costs and increase revenues by reducing downtime and improving security.

A competitively price personal tracking system improves the performance of a mobile workforce, improves customer satisfaction and helps employers comply with the duty of care for lone workers by utilising cellular devices. GPS tracking of company vehicles ensures they make the most efficient use of resources and gives a company a lot of detailed information about routes taken and whether or not they could be combined to improve efficiency.

GPS tracking systems, which are surprisingly affordable in the first place, also have the advantage that they pay back the initial capital investment quickly by improving a company’s ability to monitor, protect and manage its assets and its personnel.

Some of the biggest and most successful companies in the UK are already using GPS tracking systems to improve their profit and their competitive edge. Whether a company is small and privately owned or a large international conglomerate, this technology could be a big step forward in boosting profits and keeping customers happy. The time to invest is now.