Essential Tools for Fleet Management

You’ve got what you need for your business to function: customers ordering your products, vehicles to deliver the products, and employees to drive those vehicles. But in order to manage the day-to-day operations of your business and keep it efficient, you need certain tools.

Here are the tools you need to save money, prevent incidents, and protect your business.

1. GPS System

A staple in most vehicles today, GPS navigation provides drivers with the optimal route to their destination, and allows you to view routes during a trip and after it’s completed. Not to mention, the more vehicles you have in your fleet, the more you have to track and manage. GPS allows you to see where all vehicles are in real-time. You can also view mileage, departure and arrival times, and any side trips a driver might take.

2. Interior and Exterior Cameras

Cameras can be placed on both the interior and exterior of your vehicles. Interior dashboard cameras face the driver and give you a direct view of their behavior. Cameras placed on the exterior of a truck, either on the front or either side, show you the road during a trip. In the event of an accident, the camera footage can server as evidence of your driver’s innocence.

3. Reporting and Analytics Program

No business is perfect; there are always ways to improve. But there’s no way to know how you need to improve without some kind of analytics platform. These programs provide insights — pulling from your GPS systems, dash cams, and any other processes you have in place — into individual drivers, vehicles in your fleet, and specific trips taken. You’ll be able to spot any unauthorized side trips, and accumulated performance metrics for drivers.

4. Asset Tracker

Your vehicles are vital to your business, and damages or theft can cost you tens of thousands of dollars. Asset trackers are small, portable devices that are placed on valuable equipment, including trucks, trailers, forklifts, cranes, generators, and mor, and will alert you when that equipment enters or exits a designated area to prevent theft and burglary.

Some additional tools that may help you better manage your fleet include:

• Fuel waste reduction tools
• Engine maintenance tools
• Driver scorecards

FleetOptix offers tools to make your management simpler and more efficient while giving you peace of mind when your drivers are out on the road. Contact us to learn more or get a free demo today.