Can't we trust them?

The question came up today, "do you think so many people are untrustworthy that every fleet needs GPS tracking?".  This is a fair question, and I understand why people would think that GPS tracking is an expense that doesn't need to be made.  The problem is the facts.  

There are people wishing there was a different president elected - today and 8 years ago!  But, either way, there is reality and blind hope.  

The facts are simple.  We talk to employers daily who tell us stories of why they are adopting GPS tracking.  For instance, one customer we spoke to told us how his landscaping employees in North Carolina decided they deserved a 20 minute detour between landscaping jobs.  

Other customers have had their company vehicles stolen while other customers have had employees steal business by taking side jobs.  

How does GPS tracking fix this?  Well, knowing the location, speed, time on site, and idle times gives customers the knowledge they need to effectively manage their fleets.  Fleet tracking has saved these regular people thousands of dollars in a very short period of time.  

So, should we trust employees with our fleet vehicles when they are away from the office?  I wish we could.  

Every employer must accept the facts, especially in this difficult market, that their employees are fallible.  So, it only makes sense to use GPS tracking to mitigate your potential losses.  

Take care of your resources.

Steven Van Ooyen

CEO - Track What Matters

www.SchoolBusRoster.com

Old Fashioned Road Trip

The new year has been extremely busy for us in the GPS tracking world.  Thus, I haven't had the opportunity to blog about our family trip from Texas to Florida where we tested different cellular providers with our GPS tracking devices.  

This old fashioned family vacation offered me a great opportunity to drive side by side with the truckers we monitor with GPS tracking and to test GPS tracking devices and antennas.  We tracked our vehicle with two GPS tracking devices through Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida all the way to Disney World.  

For the most part, our travels tracked through commonly traveled roads with great cellular service.  What I was most interested in on this trip was how the GPS tracking worked in rural areas off the main highways.  The great news is that our GPS tracking device with a new cellular provider worked fantastically reporting every 2 minutes without a single lapse in coverage.  Our second GPS tracking device performed almost as well.  The only lapse in coverage was in the most remote part of Louisiana.  

Normally we fly when traveling this far.  However, this one time, we wanted to let the kids see the coast, military bases, and to test our GPS tracking units.  It was also a good time to be in the field where our customer vehicles travel every day.  During this trip, I observed the professionals behind the wheel of big trucks who shared the road very courteously.  I also observed others for whom GPS tracking is a great idea.  

So, keep it safe on the highways and byways.  

Steven Van Ooyen

CEO - Track What Matters

SchoolBusRoster.com