Reduce Fleet Costs

Business owners and managers are always on the lookout for the best ways to reduce fleet costs while maintaining the same level of efficiency.

Running an efficient and cost-effective business is key to success and fleet managers play a vital role in achieving that goal. Ensuring that you are maximizing the ROI on your Fleet Management system relies on the knowledge and expertise of fleet managers.

Most frequent reasons for not maximizing the ROI or not gaining the full benefit of your system are:

·         Low implementation

·         Lack of training

·         Not exploiting the full scope of features

Read the original article and learn how Implementing, Training, Maximizing the features will help you to maximize your ROI

Here is an example from one of our valuable customers:

“With this intuitive system, we can exercise greater control over our fleet. We also have increased operational flexibility because we can determine how our vehicles are being used and that they are being used safely,”

– Mike Sample, HSE Manager at GEODynamics

Get in touch with our Fleet Complete specialists and find out how much money you can save by implementing a Fleet Management system.

Improve your Profitability by eliminating paper logs with HoS

Did you know that the auto industry spends more than $432 billion/year only on printing?

Businesses throughout the world are setting about to employ paperless or paper-saving initiatives like HoS systems in order to cut back on the amount of unnecessary paper being thrown out every single day. Fleet management companies are among those.

Read the entire article and see how HoS can help you improve your profitability @  http://goo.gl/0AaIzw 

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Roadcheck 2016 will take place in June - Are you ready?

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) annual International Roadcheck is scheduled to take place across North America between June 7 and 9, 2016.  

Roadcheck 2016 is scheduled to take place in every jurisdiction across North America between June 7-9, 2016.  This year the focus will be on tires, in addition to the typical driver and vehicle issues found during roadside inspections. With an effective Fleet Management system, you can create unique maintenance item and receive alerts when the maintenance is due.

Read our blog post to learn the details @ goo.gl/ZIkYNs

Maximize your productivity and improve your bottom line with Fleet Complete

Edgewood Independent School District | Fleet Complete Fleet Tracker Case Study

Our customer, Edgewood Independent School District uses @FleetComplete Fleet Trackers to reduce costs, increase security for their police constables and students, and enhance their operational efficiency. 

Read the case study @goo.gl/Th5JxB 

Want to keep your Fleet Safe?

Throughout the last decade, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been dedicated to providing clear and actionable regulations that help drivers remain compliant while driving commercial motor vehicles. While there are groups that oppose the new FMCSA Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) mandate, the reality is that these devices will help ensure that your drivers are compliant with hours-of-service (HOS) regulations and make it easy for your fleet managers to monitor their duty status.

There are many ELDs available now on the market, and one of the benefits of a complete GPS fleet monitoring system is that your drivers can easily keep track of their hours and safety inspections, but your fleet managers can also view this information in real-time.

What are some of the benefits of these new mandatory electronic logging devices? Read the full article @ goo.gl/v1QBYf 

What is the Electronic Logging Device Mandate?

The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate recently released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requires all trucks driving on U.S. highways to have an electronic logbook installed within their vehicle by December 18, 2017.

Our blog post published originally in our Fleet Complet Blog will teach you why it is best to get those ELDs up-and-running as soon as possible, instead of waiting until the final deadline.

Current legislation, FMCSA’s rule 395.15, states that drivers must log their duty status, whether they are operating the vehicle, or are on or off-duty. Furthermore, according to the United States Department of Transportation, these records must be readily available if requested by law enforcement. Drivers must be able to present their duty reports from the past seven days, plus the current day.

What is the Electronic Logging Device Mandate?

The 516-page ELD mandate, also known as the “Final Rule”, updated previous safety administrations to include sections on Hours-of-Service (HOS) and how electronic logging devices can make your drivers’ lives easier while remaining compliant with HOS.

The basics of the FMCSA ruling states that ELDs:

• Must track a driver’s hours-of-service electronically;
• Connect to the truck’s engine to capture drive status;
• Must be connected to a central monitoring system where a fleet manager can keep track of drivers’ status;
• Will address driver harassment problems by eliminating pressure.

Within two years, approximately three million drivers are expected to be impacted by this ruling. Unless otherwise exempt by the new rule, trucking fleets without fleet monitoring software that includes an electronic logbook will be required to update their technology.

Read the full article in our Fleet Complete Blog.

FAQ to read and share: What happens when my trucks are out of the cellular reach?

A: Our Fleet Trackers collect the vehicle status and logs it on the device’s internal processor. Once the cellular connection is re-established, the logged data is transmitted to the Fleet Complete system. @http://goo.gl/cCORLG

We also offer Satellite coverage for situations such as these. Some trucks go out into remote areas on days/weeks on end and the fleet managers do not know their status until the truck is back in coverage, which could be a long time. Imagine a remote foresting area or an area where oil drills are being set up. In this case, owners can purchase a Satellite Failover solution that would use Satellite network to transmit location vs a cellular network. It’s a bit more expensive, but some businesses really need it. @http://goo.gl/wdVRqA


Do you have any question for us?

Why GPS Asset Tracking makes sense for a business with expensive mobile assets?

We can give you many reasons but just think about this:

If one of your assets is stolen, you have to deal with the hassle of replacing it, and dealing with your insurance company. But the biggest impact is often the loss of business or downtime because you don’t have your equipment available when you need it.

If your business relies on valuable equipment and you want to avoid having to do your own detective work, GPS Asset Tracking is worth the investment.

What do you think?

Not only GPS Tracking!

Did you know?

When people talk about GPS tracking, they are not only talking about tracking per se, as technology evolves the requirement do so. Now you can:

• Track the physical location of your vehicles anytime, from anywhere
• Monitor Driver Behavior
• Set-up a customizable boundary around any Point of Interest (POI)
• Know when your vehicle has left a client’s building
• Manage the maintenance of your vehicles 
• Create and customize reports based on your management team’s needs
• Obtain readings as PTO Usage, Plow Up/Down, Door Open/Closed, Siren On/Off and Temperature status.
• And many more features.

For example, you can set up a POI around a client’s building. Once your snowplow enters the POI, your client will automatically receive an e-mail, letting them know the snow in their property is being removed.

It's not only about GPS Tracking, it's the entire system, thin include (of course) GPS Tracking, Reporting, Training, Service and more. 

The best you can do at this point, if you want to know more about the current features of GPS tracking, is to talk to an expert, they have all the answers :)

What is your GPS tracking myth?

The demand of GPS Tracking grows by the date, but how much do you really know about what is being said. Is it Myth or Reality?

Do you think GPS tracking is too expensive? Or maybe that is made only for "big companies"?

Some business owners think their employees will leave or find excuses like "I can track my people using a cellphone".

The truth is, an effective  GPS tracking system should reduce your fuel and maintenance costs, promote safety features and efficiency benefits, provide  the highest functionality and most efficient customer service and provide top on its class training to support you and your bussniness growth.

Many thing have been said about GPS tracking, in our article Common Myths About GPS Tracking you will read about the 7 leading the list and a clarification about them!

Do you have any “GPS tracking system myth” on your own? For sure we can clear them up!

Mention your GPS tracking system myth in the comments below, we always love to hear from you!

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