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Fuel Prices Soar - GPS Tracking Helps Control Expense

Written by Dave Levine | January 04 2012

Entering Third Year of Rising Fuel Costs

“I almost burst a blood vessel the first time I ran the 'Excessive Idling Report' on my Tracker System”.

"I couldn't believe how much better some employees are at conserving fuel than others - the 'Distance and Fuel Economy' report pays for the whole system each month".

Fleet Vehicle Tracking is an essential tool for today's operations managers and owners. GPS tracking devices are economical and the return on investment - especially in a time of rising fuel costs - is rapid.

In 2011, Gas and Diesel set price records and they are expected to go higher in 2012. Rapid growth in personal transportation in China, India and the rest of the developing world plus concerns about problems in production and transportation in the Middle East have been pushing oil prices ever higher. Increased production in North America helps with balance of trade issues but demand in other parts of the world influences prices globally.

When fuel prices go up, it puts pressure on businesses because everything they buy - not just fuel - goes up as well because of transportation costs and production costs. And yet it's hard to raise prices to your customers in a sluggish economy where the end consumer just decides to do without instead of paying more.

Tracker Systems offers reliable, cost effective web-based vehicle and asset tracking systems that provide the data and information you need to control fuel, payroll and theft. A no-obligation demonstration via computer is an easy way to learn more. Call us today at 877-872-2521.

How Long did it Take?

Written by Dave Levine | March 27 2011

How Long Did It Take To Do The Job?

“I know my technician got to the job, but I wonder how long it took to complete the work”. Those are the words of many business owners. With the availability of GPS tracking devices, it is now much easier to determine where your fleet vehicles are, and to measure the productivity of the employees using them.

Real-time GPS vehicle tracking enables you to see where your vehicles are in real time, view breadcrumb trails of where they have been, and analyze reports that show things like location, time and duration of all vehicle stops. Some systems can even determine when auxiliary equipment is turned on and off.

The real-time GPS tracking device is comprised of three components:

Marine Thieves Beware

Written by Seth Towbis | November 30 2009

I Want my Outboards Back!

We get calls for all kinds of uses for our real-time GPS vehicle tracking system other than for just fleet tracking, such as teen tracking, asset tracking, and theft recovery. An interesting call came in the other day from a boat dealer that had just had a $100,000 boat with twin outboard motors stolen. It seems that the thieves are primarily interested in the motors. They steal the boat, take it to a hidden location, remove the motors, and then dump the boat hull on the side of the road or set it adrift in the water.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, The Clock Is Ticking ...

Written by Richard Stempel | July 28 2010

GPS vehicle tracking is about more than just location. In many cases, time is more important than location when tracking vehicles or assets. Take idling for instance. It is more critical to know how long a vehicle is idling rather than where it is doing the idling. But, whether time or location is important, the data that the two provide in a combined manner is invaluable.

Hey ... I am LOST!

Written by Richard Stempel | November 30 2009

How do I get there... an where am I?

I had a GPS Tracking customer tell me the other day how our real-time vehicle tracking system helped one of their dispatchers get a driver back on track. The guy was filling in for the regular driver and wasn’t familiar with the area on the route. At some point in the day, the supervisor saw that the driver was falling behind on his deliveries. After calling the driver and asking some probing questions, he admitted he had gotten lost and went all the way across the county by mistake. He finally asked, "How do I get there?" The supervisor quickly put the features of our system to use.

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