How GPS Fleet Tracking Makes Billing Easier

29 Apr 2015

You don’t get paid until you bill the customer. Anything that speeds up the billing process is going to improve your company’s cash flow. GPS fleet tracking is helping speed up the billing process by improving job documentation and making calculating and reporting faster.

Here is a look at how GPS fleet management systems can help you get your money more quickly.

Simplify Billing

Record keeping is time consuming and tedious. Without these records, invoices are only guesses, not based on what happened during the actual job. That’s why so many companies have come to rely on GPS. It simplifies record keeping and calculating invoices.

With the statistics provided automatically by your GPS tracking system, you get more accurate reports. These detailed records let you determine how much to invoice each customer.

The necessary statistics are recorded automatically, making billing almost effortless. There is no more math to cross check or invoices to be rewritten.

Drivers Are Paper-Free

Even the drivers benefit. They can input notes into the system. This reduces the chances of errors from manual logging and also the chance that paper notes will get lost during the course of the day, never making their way to the billing department.

The GPS system uses date stamps actions, increasing the accuracy of billing information as well as driver accountability. Drivers can easily clock their work, so the data is almost immediately available to the administrative team. Billing personnel are saved from performing tedious computer entry, saving time and money.

Defending Invoices

If the client questions the total, you can defend the exact amount of time that you charged them simply by referring to the GPS monitoring reports.

The records are kept efficiently and with much less effort on the part of the billing staff. They can easily figure out how many times each location was visited during specific periods and how long each vehicle was on the job site. With these exact times and dates, invoicing disputes are much easier to deal with.

You can precisely determine job site times and vehicle trails with reports that give times and locations. You can figure out what the real drive time is, apart from time wasted idling and delayed stops.

Reports for Everything

GPS systems can help you recoup lost or idle times. It gives you precise data about how much actual time for labor and vehicle use was invested in each job. With that in mind, you can decide how to factor in downtime to recover the money lost to unproductive periods.

You can easily check every components of a driver’s day, vehicle usage, maintenance, fuel usage and overall vehicle condition. These metrics are an essential part of overhead, all of which need to be accounted for if you want to make a profit.

GPS tracking systems make billing easier, faster, and more accurate. Investing in one is a cost-effective method of getting the most money out of every job.


George Karonis

About George Karonis

George Karonis is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of LiveViewGPS Inc., a company he established in 2008 with the vision of making real-time GPS tracking more reliable, affordable, and accessible for businesses of all sizes. Over the past two decades, he has built a reputation as an innovator in GPS tracking, fleet management, asset monitoring, and Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PTToC) communications. Under George's leadership, LiveViewGPS has grown into a nationally recognized provider of GPS tracking solutions, serving businesses, government agencies, educational institutions, law enforcement organizations, and public works departments throughout the United States. The company's technology helps organizations improve operational efficiency, protect valuable assets, increase driver safety, and reduce operating costs through real-time location intelligence. Before founding LiveViewGPS, George developed a background in security, surveillance, and emerging location technologies. His passion for innovation and practical problem solving has driven the development of products that combine dependable hardware with easy-to-use cloud software, giving customers actionable information when it matters most. In 2018, George expanded into nationwide Push-to-Talk over Cellular communications by launching PeakPTT, providing businesses with rugged, instant communication solutions that operate over LTE and Wi-Fi networks. His focus has remained the same throughout his career: delivering dependable technology backed by exceptional customer service and long-term customer relationships. George regularly writes about GPS tracking, fleet management, asset protection, business technology, and communication systems. Through this blog, he shares industry insights, practical advice, and emerging trends to help organizations make informed decisions about tracking technology and connected operations.

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