Vehicle Tracking

Car Tracking Systems

James — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:23:44 +0000

The car tracking system market has grown immensely in recent years for both stolen vehicle and fleet tracking. As the cost of car tracking systems has come down significantly over the past few years, more individuals are purchasing these systems to increase their vehicle security and more businesses to improve their fleet management capabilities.

Stolen vehicle tracking systems are now a common requirement for vehicle insurers as a condition of the vehicle being covered against theft. This is especially the case for expensive vehicles such as high end sports, executive, luxury and supercars. Due to stolen vehicle tracking’s proven ability to ensure that stolen vehicles are quickly recovered, insurers incentivise customers to install these systems by offering them substantial discounts. Many individuals and businesses are now purchasing these systems for the insurance discounts that they can obtain.

Fleet car tracking systems are a solution for businesses that allow them to have greater visibility of their vehicles and drivers daily activity. These tracking systems provide specific business benefits including reducing operating costs, increasing productivity and improving employee driver behaviour. Due to the cost savings these systems have been proven to provide, many businesses install these with the goal of making a return on their investment. For companies that pay for these systems on a monthly basis that can be achieved within the first month of the tracking system being installed.

TomTom WORK Is Now Serving 100,000 Vehicles

Amy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:44:07 +0000

TomTom Work is a division of TomTom who dedicate this side of the business to commercial vehicle fleets.

TomTom Work has announced that they are actively managing around one hundred thousand vehicles in TomTom WEBFLEET.

This announcement just establishes them further as a leading force in the tracking industry and the position they have established since 2006. Despite the financial difficulties we have all seen, TomTom Work have continued to grow. Businesses worldwide are striving for better business performance and TomTom Work can offer this.

TomTom Work are able to deliver businesses a easy and cost saving solution for their fleets, helping companies streamline their operations and contribute to their bottom line by using all the latest innovations.

By using TomTom Work solutions, companies have been able to improve on their efficiency and productivity in many ways. Using such a solution can reduce travelling times by taker smarter routes and avoiding heavy traffic and by allocating the closest mobile resource to any job.

TomTom Work have a wealth of offices now based in the UK, US, Netherlands, Germany and France. TomTom Work also sells their solutions in Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Luxemburg, Italy, Denmark, Czech Republic, Belgium and Austria.

Does Fleet Tracking Mean Big Brother?

James — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:43:06 +0000

Fleet and vehicle tracking systems in general, have been criticised in the past for creating what is referred to as a ‘Big Brother’ environment, after the popular television program. Some critics have stated that these systems deny company employees freedom and privacy during working hours.

Employees that work in an office environment are often supervised or managed to ensure that they are working effectively and are not becoming distracted. For fleet managers this has not been the case as they have not had the visibility over their vehicles that they require to manage them most effectively, until the introduction of fleet tracking.

Many businesses can be concerned as to how their employees, especially drivers, will react to the introduction of a fleet tracking system. In fact some companies have received strong objection from employees. The fact is that if an employee is working hard, being productive and meeting their daily objectives then they shouldn’t have any objection to a tracking system as it will only serve to acknowledge their hard work.

The reason that businesses install fleet tracking systems is for the cost reductions and operational benefits that these systems provide. These systems ultimately benefit employees as well as a more profitable business normally brings opportunities for promotions, bonuses and added job security.

What can Vehicle Tracking Do For Me?

Amy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:36:47 +0000

Vehicle tracking can provide businesses both large and small with a return on investment which has been proven by many already that are using such systems.

You could have just 1 or 10,000 vehicles in your fleet and either number will see you benefit from a vehicle tracking system or fleet management system as some like to refer to them as. Valuable and important assets can be monitors and tracked throughout their journeys and there are many suppliers in the industry who can offer systems, some bespoke that suit the needs of businesses both large and small.

Vehicle Tracking can help businesses in many areas and below are just a few:

• Monitoring of idle times
• Clear definition of business and personal mileage
• Reducing fuel bills
• Complying with Health & Safety and Duty of Care regs
• Live mapping and routing with live traffic reports
• Monitoring vehicle usage and eliminating unauthorised personal use
• Driver training for safer driver techniques
• Lower insurance premiums
• Alerting drivers when they are speeding
• Lowering vehicle maintenance costs
• Providing better customer service
• Monitoring of times on site and pick off and drop off times
• Improvements on emergency call out response times

Vehicle Tracking is making a huge impression on businesses worldwide. Visit Trackcompare to help you find the right tracking system for you.

Objections to Fleet Tracking

James — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:40:14 +0000

There are many businesses throughout the UK that are keen to purchase a tracking system but do not proceed through concerns that they have. Many of these concerns may be shared by other companies and they can often be common misconceptions.

A common objection is that “my business cannot afford it”. Fleet tracking is a solution that is designed to save companies money and provide a worthwhile return on investment. The savings that can be made by installing the right tracking system mean the system can pay for itself many times over. In addition, the majority of tracking suppliers offer their customers flexible payment options. Businesses that do not have the available to cash to purchase a tracking system upfront can opt for a business lease or monthly subscription. This breaks the cost of a fleet tracking solution into much smaller monthly payments which also means that a quicker return on investment can be achieved.

Another common concern is that the process of installing a tracking system will cause too much disruption. The majority of tracking suppliers are able to be very flexible in terms of installations. Many are able to provide installations during unsociable hours and weekends. This is ideal for haulage companies whose vehicles are continually on the go.

Vehicle Tracking Buyers Guide

James — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:24:12 +0000

At TrackCompare we have put together a comprehensive Vehicle Tracking Buyers Guide to help businesses get to grips with tracking systems. Many buyers that are interested in introducing a tracking system can often feel intimidated by the various terminologies that are used and the number of features there are to choose from. TrackCompare’s unique Vehicle Tracking Buyers Guide helps buyers in choosing the right tracking system that will provide for their needs.

The buyers guide starts off by looking at the various benefits of tracking systems and how they can be used to ensure that your business gets the most from it. We then look at what are often considered to be the key features of a tracking system, which again provides readers with a good understanding to help them to ensure that they are speaking to the right tracking suppliers.

Included in the Vehicle Tracking Buyers Guide is an overview of the different payment options that are available to purchase a tracking system. This informs buyers of how many of the pricing options are structured and what the individual advantages of each payment option are.
Our Vehicle Tracking Buyers Handbook is freely available to any visitor that uses the TrackCompare ‘Get Quotes’ or Comparison service to receive quotes.

Funding a Fleet Tracking System

James — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:59:42 +0000

There are many buyers that are keen to purchase a fleet tracking system for their business but do not pursue it as they feel that they do not have the available cash. An outright purchase is just one of the many means of purchasing a tracking system as the suppliers of these systems normally offer their customers many options.

A popular method of purchasing a tracking system is through leasing. A business lease breaks the total or cost of a fleet tracking system into smaller monthly payments. Normally a deposit is not required or the majority of lease providers charge a relatively small administration / documentation fee which is included in the first monthly payment. Leasing has been a popular option because it has made tracking systems more affordable for many companies and has allowed them to make a quicker return on investment, as quickly as the first month. Due to the economic recession and the subsequent effects on the lending markets, business leases have become more difficult for companies to obtain in recent years as the criteria has changed, especially for smaller business. It is common for lease companies to require a director’s guarantee as a condition of the lease.

For companies that are unable to obtain a lease, tracking suppliers have introduced new flexible payment options such as pay as you go, monthly subscription and renting. These payment options ensure that tracking remains affordable for all types of businesses.

Fleet Tracking Systems Increase Profits

James — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:58:24 +0000

Most businesses would be very open to introducing a solution to their business that will reduce their operating costs and increase their profits. Fortunately, for companies that have a fleet of vehicles, fleet tracking systems offer exactly that and businesses that have installed these systems have been able to dramatically improve their performance.

One of the biggest cost savings that can be achieved by using a fleet tracking system is by improving overall fuel efficiency. The majority of tracking systems monitor the speeding and idling activity of a vehicle. Monitoring these activities, and in turn preventing them from taking place, can result in significant savings. In addition, monitoring and improving the routes drivers choose to reach their destinations will not only improve efficiency but should have a positive impact on their daily productivity. If each vehicle is able to do just 1 additional job per day and reduce idling by even a small amount companies can obtain a worthwhile return on their investment.

In addition to fuel savings fleet tracking systems can also help increase profits in many other ways. Companies who pay their drivers overtime are able to normally make substantial savings. Increasing the productivity of drivers should reduce the requirement of overtime and a fleet tracking system will allow managers to ensure that only genuine overtime claims are paid.

Fleet Tracking Solutions

James — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:32:15 +0000

Many companies throughout the UK have looked to fleet tracking solutions to help their business survive these recent times of economic crises and to make their business more efficient and profitable. Fleet tracking solutions offer companies key advantages that can help them to realise real positive changes to their business.

All businesses are keen to reduce their costs where they can and for others it may even been crucial that they do so. Any company that operate a fleet of vehicles can benefit from installing a tracking system. Fleet tracking solutions offer vehicle operating companies the opportunity to make a substantial return on their investment where the savings made by the tracking solution significantly outweigh its costs.

Over recent years the price tag on fleet tracking solutions has significantly fallen, as with many technological products. This has opened the door to companies with smaller fleets being able to benefit from tracking systems. Most tracking suppliers offer their customers flexibility when it comes to paying for a tracking system. Whilst an outright purchase may offer the best price, monthly payment terms make tracking affordable for companies that do not have the available cash.

Due to the successes of vehicle tracking for many customers and the lowered price there has never been a better time to purchase a fleet tracking solution.

Vehicle Tracking in Leeds

James — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:00:03 +0000

There are many businesses in and around Leeds are that rely on their vehicles to provide their goods and services to customers. Although many companies in Leeds have adopted vehicle tracking and are experiencing the many benefits, which include cost savings and increased productivity, there are still a large number of businesses ‘sitting on the fence’.

Real time vehicle tracking systems provide many features that help businesses to manage their fleet of vehicles. A real time tracking system keeps companies up to date with their vehicles movements, providing updates as frequently as once a minute. They normally provide a range of tools that can make managing a fleet and dealing with incoming customer queries much more efficient.

A good example of this is a feature commonly called ‘Locate Nearest Vehicle’; this feature allows users to calculate the distance of each of their vehicles from any point/address on the map.

Leeds, as with many other cities, suffers from congestion hotspots which can significantly affect a vehicles daily productivity. To help companies to tackle this problem many fleet tracking systems now provide ‘live traffic updates’. This feature displays highway incidents, congestion and road works on the tracking map. It is used by many fleet managers to notify drivers of congestion and prevent losing time and by office workers to maintain good customer service by keeping customers informed of driver progress.