GPS tracking: executive summary-who, what and why


Added: 01-08-2011
Author: Ken Sink
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GPS vehicle monitoring system is well-known business owner, original equipment manufacturers from General Motors to Bobcat are including their vehicle monitoring system. Here's some background information to help you:

Who is using GPS to track?

GPS monitoring systems used by traders in the service, and transportation industries. Businesses of all sizes, with a fleet of 1 to thousands of cars, they rely on their monitoring systems to increase their profits.

Types of businesses using GPS tracking:


  • Contractors who provide HVAC, Plumbing or electrical

  • Limousine and taxi companies

  • Uniform / towel service

  • Food and Beverage Distributors

  • Street Sweepers

  • Pest Management Services

  • Snow Plow Services

  • Car Carriers

  • Landscape and Irrigation Contractors

  • Cable Company

  • Quantity and Route Delivery

  • Fuel / Oil Haulers

  • Hazmat and / or Chemical Haulers

  • Producing / interference Shipping

  • Utility companies

  • City, village and state motor pool fleet



What is it?

GPS monitoring system including the device installed in the car, the main server and software to the owner of the information.

GPS to monitor all use of data from the U. S. Government's Constellation of Global Positioning System satellites to determine vehicle location, speed and direction of travel.

Monitoring device transmits data from GPS satellites overhead to the central computer or server via satellite communication or, more often, through cellular phone network of local respiration. Car data is updated every 2-15 minutes, depending on the owner and the manufacturer's preference settings.

Making the data center servers are available to monitor the system owner through the Internet. Record company owners secure web server and view their vehicle data on maps and in its original form. Some companies do follow up data available for download, so the owner can file on their computers.

Why do they use it?

GPS system users to track because most of them ve installed them:
  • Vehicle tracking systems to reduce costs by targeting the rate of employment, which would fuel, because of excessive engine wear and ultimately, raise the price of insurance.

  • Mileage Using automated reminder system to reduce downtime and increase the resale value of vehicles by encouraging scheduled, preventative maintenance. Monitoring system will alert you when the time rolled tires, change oil or perform other repairs to be done.

  • Many insurance companies offer discounts up to 30% for vehicle protection and monitoring systems.

  • And better productivity: a.documenting long lunch hours, breaks b.exposing invalid, driver c.comparing additional applications and reports system activity drivers, private car d.logging used after hours or weekends.

  • GPS monitoring system to improve service to customers by showing your client that the employee who just called. WOW your customers - giving them the right arrival or delivery estimates, based on areas of actual vehicles at their call.

  • Your system will notify you on time and date of each employee reached each client. If clients have questions when your employee arrived or left - prove them.

  • One employee is more productive than others? - Check the data. Is it time to improve the car? - Use your system and no more guessing.

  • Using your system, do correlate with the additional demand additional staff. See who is putting in extra time.

  • Do not ever make another call to find out where your employees say that.

  • Facilitate the management of assets and displays every computer screen. Easy to work with your operator.

  • Tracking systems work without any contribution from the driver. No driver required records.


    • Purchasers GPS vehicle monitoring systems say their investment in an average savings of six - 12 months, and both reduce costs and increase productivity. While some users to cover all their investments at a time and a recovery of stolen vehicles, most users recover more slowly.



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