Uniqco Fleet Management

The Power of GPS Systems in Fleet Management

I think the world of telematics is one of the smartest fields in practical science.

Translated from geek-speak, telematics is the branch of information technology which deals with the long-distance transmission of computerized information.

Telematics help make aeroplanes – especially big commercial airliners – safe to fly.

Formula 1 teams use telematics to optimise car performance.

And they can be one of the most helpful tools for any fleet operator.

In simple terms, telematics can put a live dashboard from a moving, working machine onto a computer screen far away from where the action is happening.

Yes, you can already imagine the benefits.

If you think about the number of company-owned vehicles on the road at any one time – line-haul trucks, delivery vans, even salary-packaged company cars – the ability to know where they are how they’re being operated is important.

The benefits of GPS systems are obvious with car fleet management.

Car fleet management is an important example. Using GPS technology in a fleet management system gives any fleet manager a real-world understanding of what’s truly going on with an organisation’s mobile assets.

A lot of trust is placed in people who operate mobile assets.

It’s a simple fact of fleet management life.

Company CEOs and risk managers can train their staff and contractors in the correct operation of a vehicle or machine. They can imbue them with the right ethics. They can even caution them with what happens should they misuse a mobile asset.

But the reality is every operator needs to be trusted to some sufficient extent.

And for any organisation that needs to know the full picture when their vehicles and machines are being used (or misused), telematics can be the answer.

On balance, a GPS fleet management system can be hard to beat.

They can reveal a fleet’s biggest efficiency shortfalls. And finding these opens the door to the biggest efficiency gains.

And this is especially the case with expensive mobile assets. Cars and commercial vehicles fall into this group.

GPS devices are common in fleet management systems.

A lot of the organisations I work with use telematics.