subject: Protecting Your People With Fleet Management [print this page] For many businesses - especially in the haulage or public transport arenas - there are two major investments that a manager or owner will make: their vehicles and the people that drive these vehicles. The question is often asked how a business owner can best protect these substantial investments, other than the obvious ways of car alarms and health care, and the common answer is to implement a fleet management solution.
Fleet management is one of the best ways to protect the investment that you have made in your vehicles and the people that drive them, and not just because you will always know where they are, but simply because it will help you maximise the return on your investment. Running a fleet of vehicles is a constant series of outgoings; there is the constant need to purchase more fuel, maintenance costs and with the increasing number of toll roads and charges for driving in cities, it's easy to see how costs can mount up.
Implementing a solution such as this is an excellent way to keep these costs to a minimum. Obviously you will always need to buy fuel and pay for maintenance and servicing, but even the simplest management solution can dramatically cut down on fuel costs and more comprehensive models can monitor the mechanical health of your cars as well.
Perhaps your drivers are constantly taking one route which features lots of traffic lights or is typically a heavy traffic area leading to lots of stopping and starting and thus lots of wasted fuel. If the appropriate management module is employed, your driver can be directed to an alternate route so that they do not run into this problem and thusly saving you valuable money and potentially time as well.
Of course, there is also a substantial investment made in the people who drive your vehicles, and protecting this is obviously paramount when running a business. Unfortunately, accidents can happen on the roads and a fleet management system can be invaluable when it comes to looking out for your staff in this respect. In the event of a crash, for example, you or your operator will be able to direct emergency services to the exact GPS location of the accident, saving valuable time. It can also be highly valuable when it comes to recovering your vehicles in the event of a theft as the tracking information can be used by the police to track it down.
Often available for less than you may be expecting, a fleet management solution is the ideal way to protect the investment that you have made in your fleet of vehicles and the people you have employed to drive them.
by: Anna Stenning
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