GPS Systems Send Transport Fleets Into 21st Century
The latest development in GPS technology is here and companies are already putting it to good use. Previously most GPS or Sat Nav devices could give a driver information about their speed, geographical location, direction etc. This is the kind of data that can now be read on a computer screen on the other side on the globe, making everyone’s job easier. A taxi company or travel company for instance would benefit enormously. Lets examine exactly what these tools can tell companies
Speeding. The velocity of the vehicle has previously just been for eyes of the driver but now the bosses can see too. A number of the top devices even tell you if the vehicle is being accelerated or braked too hard. What this means is that good drivers can be rewarded and bad drivers given warnings
Petrol. Stats released by Jump The Sun show that drivers, especially in the taxi trade, would claim petrol money from their employers for miles that were covered whilst not on work hours. Minimal information could be taken from the tachometer but it was very difficult to prove that the miles were not covered in work time. There is now no room for argument though as bosses can see what miles were covered, on which roads and at what time of the day. The latest traffic information can also be fed into them
Location. Drivers can get to a new location much faster and more efficiently when their locations are mapped by a central operator. There is no longer a need to call each and every driver to find their location, you can just look at a computer map and send the nearest vehicle to the location.
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