{"id":4634,"date":"2020-01-21T16:27:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T15:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/?p=4168"},"modified":"2020-01-21T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T15:27:50","slug":"more-fleets-reap-benefits-of-gps-tracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2020\/01\/21\/more-fleets-reap-benefits-of-gps-tracking\/","title":{"rendered":"More Fleets Reap Benefits of GPS Tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>More Fleets Reap Benefits of GPS Tracking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">There was a rise in fleets that used GPS tracking software in 2019, the total of which 98% reported having reaped positive benefits for their companies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\/gps-telematics\/345852\/new-2019-fleet-tracking-trends-report\">Verizon Connect\u2019s 2019 Fleet Tracking Trends<\/a> Report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The report found that 45% of fleets that used this type of software achieved a positive return on investment (ROI) in 11 months or less, which was up 18.5% from last year, according to the report. Meanwhile, 22% reported seeing a positive ROI in less than three months, up 37.5% from 2018. Verizon also conducted a Driver Policy Reveal Customer Survey that found fleets could improve safety and save approximately $51,000 a year by using fleet management software.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Potential annual savings for companies leveraging fleet management software include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>$45,540 due to increased daily stop duration on a job<\/li>\n<li>$1,030 due to decreased daily idle time<\/li>\n<li>$4,089 due to decreased daily distance per stop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Of the fleets who found GPS tracking software beneficial, 80% consider fleet tracking \u201cvery\u201d or \u201cextremely\u201d beneficial, which was up from 74% in 2018, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The findings of the report are based on surveys completed by more than 1,200 fleet professionals. There was a 5% increase of fleets that reported using GPS fleet tracking software when compared to last year, up to 64% from 59% in 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Commercial and work truck fleet respondents reported having the highest percent of utilization, 69%, when compared to other industry segments. Roughly 65% of ground transportation fleet respondents, as well as trucking fleets, reported using the software also. Meanwhile, government fleets saw a 7% decrease when compared to 2018.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Fleets using the software also reported seeing improvements elsewhere in their businesses, using key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure their success. Companies reported an increase in customer service (50%), productivity (53%), routing (45%), maintenance (49%), ELD and compliance (52%), fuel consumption decrease (36%), decrease in accidents (22%), and a decrease in labor costs (13%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">More than 50% of respondents\u2014and 72% of trucking companies\u2014cite improved Hours of Service (HOS) compliance from an electronic logging device (ELD) as a major benefit of fleet technology, the results of the report found.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.automotive-fleet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT<\/h3>\n<p>Fleet management is the use of a set of vehicles in order to provide services to a third-party, or to perform a task for our organization, in the most efficient and productive manner with a determined level of service and cost.<\/p>\n<p>Fleet management activities are shown in the following graph 1:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1106 size-full\" title=\"fleet management activities\" src=\"http:\/\/en.advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/grafico-AFMC-en.jpg\" alt=\"fleet management activities\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/grafico-AFMC-en.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/grafico-AFMC-en-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/grafico-AFMC-en-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Graph 1: fleet management activities<\/p>\n<p>The proposal audit analyses and assesses all fleet management activities shown in the graph 1, and its main goals are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know the overall status of the fleet management activities<\/li>\n<li>Provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet management\u00a0 activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the information obtained, we\u2019ll elaborate a report that holds the overall status of the fleet management as well as the suggestions, recommendations and the measures to take in order to cut costs and optimize the fleet management activities.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE PROPOSED FLEET MANAGEMENT AUDIT:<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Fleet-Management-Audit-AFMC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fleet Management Audit AFMC<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Fleets Reap Benefits of GPS Tracking There was a rise in fleets that used GPS tracking software in 2019, the total of which 98% reported having reaped positive benefits for their companies, according to Verizon Connect\u2019s 2019 Fleet Tracking Trends Report. 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