Importance of GPS Vehicle Tracking in Fleet management

There is no smartphone, tablet or computer that is not integrated with GPS tracking technology. Nowadays, GPS tracking technology is widely used in personal households and businesses. The GPS tracking market is rapidly growing and has an amazing potential in the future. Many apps implement navigation systems for mapping and transport information, but also for fleet monitoring.

 

GPS vehicle tracking can be the pivotal edge over your business competitors and therefore, investing in a good vehicle tracking device can help you monitor your employees, keeping track of your cargo thus ensuring timely delivery of your products and services. Vehicle tracking is defined as getting information about the vehicle on map, speed and distance traveled using internet or other software. In general GPS (Global Positioning System) or GLONASS are used to locate the vehicle. The automobiles are provided with modernized feature which works to find the path of them.

Other functions include vehicle tracking performance and maintenance, driver’s performance, but also facilitates fuel management and dispatching, sends alerts and notifications, prevents thefts and provides reports and enables analysis of these reports. More functionalities are possible, however, that depends on the company offering fleet management solutions.

The role of GPS Tracking

Vehicle tracking is defined as getting information about the vehicle on map, speed and distance traveled using internet or other software. STrack Kenya Limited highlights below the merits of tracking your vehicle.

i). Security. Tracking devices come with an immobilizer meaning that in the unfortunate event that your vehicle is stolen you can stop it remotely through the click of a button or a simple SMS.

ii). Quick recovery. It is crucial that a vehicle is found within 24 hours before it is disassembled. GPS devices always upload their location to servers in real time allowing the quick recovery of vehicles.

iii). Diverse array of features. Through vehicle management platform customers can  access a wide array of reports such as trips, distance, speed, parking/idle time, fuel etc.

iv). Alerts. Customers can also subscribe to SMS or Email alerts which will be triggered when a vehicle sets of an alarms. For example a customer can get an SMS when their vehicle crosses the border of a given place, or when the vehicle is refueled or fuel is siphoned.

v). Integration. System is built to be integrated with other systems for example courier companies can offer real time tracking to their customers.

STrack specializes in provision of advanced vehicle tracking, fleet management and digital fuel monitoring services for motor vehicles, motorcycles, and assets using GSM/GPS technologies, supported by thoroughly tested and certified devices, online tracking, fleet and driver management software based on various online Maps and a Linux server environment for enhanced reliability and user security. The company is licensed by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and is also a founding member of Kenya Automotive Security Association (KASA).

“Tracking devices offers Fleet management & maintenance capable of managing fleet events of next service, insurance expiry, spare parts & batteries warranties etc,” says Kassim Hassanali, NAJ Tracking Ltd, Operations Director.