Fleet.NET™ combines innovative wireless GPS tracking technologies with easy-to-use, highly functional software at a price level realistic to any fleet manager or business owner. The return on investment is no longer in question. It is not a matter of if but a matter of when will a Fleet.NET™ investment pay measurable dividends to an organization with even a handful of vehicles. Comparing the cost of operating a vehicle with a driver to the cost of a Fleet.NET™ system shows that the payback will be almost immediate:
The initial cost of purchasing our installed-in-vehicle, low-cost vehicle tracking device for example, will be recovered in less than 3 months, even if you save only 5 minutes of productivity a day. The monthly operational cost of the Fleet.NET™ system will be covered by only saving 1 quart or litre of fuel per day, per vehicle. Put another way, saving only 2 minutes of driving per day or 10 minutes of daily idling covers the operational cost of the system. Given today's high labor, insurance and fuel costs, vehicle tracking is no longer a luxury, but quickly becoming a necessity.
Having a Fleet.NET™ system is like installing a picture window in your operations and dispatch areas. Suddenly, you can see what's really happening in the field, as it happens. Voice communications to your field personnel via cellular or two-way radio drops by one third immediately. No need to ask what your drivers are doing, where they are going, when they arrived on site or when they will be finished a job. You already know. Fleet.Net™ empowers your dispatch centre staff. Instead of being at the whim of the drivers, your dispatch people are in charge and they can be accurate and reliable with their promises to your customers.
Reconciling jobs and rationalizing invoices to your customers will be faster, easier and more accurate. Print or export a quick report showing every time one of your vehicles was at the customer's location, what time they arrived, what time they left, how long your workers were on site. Simple. Save time calculating fuel taxes with the state mileage report. Track your vehicle odometer readings and receive maintenance reminders on your vehicles. Optimize your driver's routes, increase productivity and save fuel with the route history replay, stop reports and route adherence tools. If your drivers are salaried, you will make more money. If they are commissioned, you will both make more money.
Improve your customer service with faster response times and more accurate ETA's. Cut fuel consumption, increase driver safety, lower insurance costs and reduce maintenance costs by reducing speeding with bulit-in speed alerts and reports. Further reduce fuel consumption, extend engine life and reduce maintenance costs with engine idle monitoring, engine reports and maintenance reminders.
Are you concerned about telling your employees they will be tracked? Many managers are. However, consider that you may be protecting them in several ways: First, there is the whole issue of employee safety. At the touch of a hidden switch, your employees can call for help when in an accident or any comprimising situation. An employee sitting alone upside down in a frozen highway ditch at night or at knife point in his vehicle will no doubt take comfort knowing that you just received an email alert on your cell phone with their whereabouts and emergency status. Perhaps they might appreciate the dispatch office helping them find their way to their destination or averting a traffic jam. Perhaps they will earn more income due to your ability to dispatch more efficiently, saving fuel and time; allowing them to generate more revenue.
One thing is certain: Fleet.NET™ will improve your business efficiency and as we all know, whatever is good for the company is ultimately good for the employees. After all, your job is not to win a popularity contest -it is to protect and grow the company and your employees. Fleet.NET™ will help you protect both and in the process, it will generate substantial returns on its investment. At the same time, Fleet.NET™ will help you achieve environmental responsibility -and this could be the most important aspect of all.
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