Top Challenges Faced by Fleet Managers

Efficiency is important for fleet owners and managers who experience a variety of challenges that can impact overall business productivity and profitability.

Continue reading to learn more about the most common challenges and what managers need to do to keep operations running smoothly.

1. Monitoring drivers

Depending on the size of your fleet, you may be managing dozens, or even hundreds, of geographically-dispersed drivers and vehicles. If you serve customers across several states, getting face time or regular updates from every single driver is next to impossible. Drivers may be taking unnecessary side trips, wasting time and fuel, without your knowledge.

It’s not just the route you want to be aware of; if a driver isn’t wearing a seatbelt, is speeding, or slams on their brakes, you’ll want to have knowledge of it so you can correct it before it becomes far more problematic.

Solution: GPS tracking with video footage and hard braking alerts

2. Maintaining vehicles

Your fleet isn’t always on the move; you want to keep watch over vehicles and equipment when they are parked or left at a job site as well. Similarly to the first point, you may be managing stationary vehicles spread across various locations, and want to not only track where every piece of equipment is, but prevent theft and burglary.

Over time and miles, vehicles will require regular upkeep and maintenance, from time and oil changes to engine and brake inspections. While certain vehicles are being worked on, you need to have enough additional vehicles available to take on routes and deliveries.

Solution: Asset trackers for added security

3. Keeping costs down

Between fuel, insurance, employee salaries, maintenance, and other business expenses, you’re spending quite a bit of money to run your business. While some costs are unavoidable, there are ways to save. Optimizing driver routes and avoiding side trips can help to reduce fuel costs; having measures in place to prove driver innocence in the event of an accident will bring insurance costs down.

Solution: Driver- and road-facing dashboard cameras

4. Delivering to customer expectations

Your customers likely expect their delivery of specific products to arrive within a specific window of time. In order to deliver on those expectations, vehicles must be deployed in a timely manner, and drivers need to driver safely and intelligently. Analyzing driver and vehicle activity on a daily, weekly and monthly basis allows you to find areas for improvement. For instance, if you notice one driver is consistently slower than others, you know they are either taking unauthorized side trips or aren’t using optimized routes.

Solution: A management dashboard with driver- and vehicle-specific reporting

5. Using efficient, streamlined systems

The last thing you need to add to your list of to-dos is managing and maintaining software platforms designed to make your job easier. Too often are managers clicking between separate programs to perform different tasks associated with the job. Integrated systems that seamlessly transfer data and provide robust insights into your fleet streamline processes and save you time – and a headache.

Solution: A comprehensive fleet management system with GPS and ELD integrations

Do these sound familiar? Automating certain fleet management workflows improves efficiency and optimizes driver routes, saving you time and reducing costs. GPS tracking dashcam systems can help you get there. Having record of where your employees and vehicles are at all times gives you peace of mind and helps you identify process inefficiencies that could be slowing you down or costing you more.

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