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Who is a Vehicle Route Planner & How Can They Support Fleet Managers

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  Planning, is a preparatory step for every business. In case of fleet management,   route planning is a crucial task, since it assists you to determine the appropriate route for your trip and thereby curtail unnecessary fleet expenses.   How is it possible? However, artificial intelligence made the routing task an effortless one. Let’s have a swift glance on how AI support route planning: The leading   vehicle tracking system providers   have now incorporated vehicle route planning to their own apps. Auto routing is an innovative feature, which accumulates details on vehicle route, collection and distribution point, routine trip, vehicle details and its capacity, vehicle assignments, and driver performance from the current transportation records. The system will run an intelligent algorithm automatically and by considering the pick up point location, it will automatically suggest optimized route, trip, vehicle assignments, etc. based on shift, and vehicle capac...

4 Main Advantages of Route Planning for Vehicle Fleets

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  Managing every single vehicle for cab services might be a fairly difficult task considering the extensive planning involved in time management and of course, finding the best routes all by oneself.   Imagine the   task of fleet managers   with  numerous vehicles and routes. But its all in the past now. Today we have  GPS vehicle trackers fitted onto the vehicle helps you to manage this task easily. Fleet managers have several advantages of installing the GPS vehicle tracking system and plan routes with a fleet management solution. 1. Better management of time and vehicle Time is essentially money, especially in a fleet service.   Fleet management software offers automated route planning   for your fleet. It calculates the approximate distance traveled, traffic density in the route at various time intervals, number of stoppages, duration of stopping the vehicle, fuel needed,  etc. Before fixing the routes and charting out the scheduled plan...

4 Fleet Management Errors that Waste Your Money

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As a fleet manager, you will have to confront a plethora of challenges for managing the fleets efficiently.   However, certain   dominant challenges   include handling multiple responsibilities, managing budget constraints, accomplishing the business goals or   strategies, meeting the deadline, and enhancing the bottom line. Nevertheless, a scenario will certainly arise when you are not being able to   supervise the employees, have absolute control over the vehicle fleets, unable to access the data in real-time, or impotent to take the right decision even after receiving the data. If such situation emerges, it is wise to have a glimpse of the following areas that should be kept under control, otherwise it will reduce the   profitability   of your fleet business, and increase your overall expenses. Let’s check out 4 fleet management errors that waste your money: Flaw 1 – Engaging into the Unauthorized Purchases Have you allotted cash to driver for fuel ...

Role of Geofencing in Vehicle and Asset Tracking

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  When you analyse carefully, you will understand that the growth of vehicle tracking system business is quite inspiring and obvious all over the world. It’s all thanks to advent in the vehicle tracking technology. Most vehicles in North America and Europe have started using the system and furthermore you can witness a remarkable growth in Asian markets as well. According to a recent   market study, it was found that there is an estimated growth of $30.45 billion by 2018, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 22.8%. Key driving forces for adopting vehicle tracking technology to the business – 1.   Apparent downsizing of tracking units and antenna enabling clandestine mounting and installation in smaller regions 2.   Enhanced security due to the theft detection facility and real-time tracking of shipping goods 3.   Reduce logistics costs by improved routing, optimized stock utilization and advanced monitoring of business operations 4.   Support insurance claim...

Dominant Trends in Vehicle Tracking Technology

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    When you analyse carefully, you will understand that the growth of vehicle tracking system business is quite inspiring and obvious all over the world. It’s all thanks to advent in the vehicle tracking technology. Most vehicles in North America and Europe have started using the system and furthermore you can witness a remarkable growth in Asian markets as well. According to a recent   market study, it was found that there is an estimated growth of $30.45 billion by 2018, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 22.8%. Key driving forces for adopting vehicle tracking technology to the business – 1.   Apparent downsizing of tracking units and antenna enabling clandestine mounting and installation in smaller regions 2.   Enhanced security due to the theft detection facility and real-time tracking of shipping goods 3.   Reduce logistics costs by improved routing, optimized stock utilization and advanced monitoring of business operations 4.   Support insuran...