How Hazardous Waste Companies Can Benefit from GPS Fleet Tracking
15 Dec 2016
As an owner or manager of a hazardous waste company you have a little more oversight from the government to deal with than the average fleet. You also face greater dangers and bigger risks than other types of businesses that deal with over-the-road shipments and transports. For these reasons, and so many more, GPS fleet tracking can provide very real benefits to your business, including these listed below.
Delivers Real Time Tracking of Trucks and Materials
Depending on the types of hazardous waste you’re transporting, you may find yourself a prime target for people interested in harming the planet or the people who live on it. Even those looking to make names for themselves by targeting your vehicles for mischief or joyrides can pose big risks for your drivers and any other people in the area. GPS fleet tracking provides real time tracking of your vehicles in the event they are stolen, helping to increase the odds of a quick and safe recovery of trucks and the hazardous materials they are transporting.
Supplies Additional Encouragement for Safe Driving
While for most fleet drivers, knowledge of the materials they are transporting is enough to encourage safe driving, others need a little added incentive. GPS fleet tracking helps to not only monitor driver behavior behind the wheel and notify you of risky moves like swerving, speeding, fast acceleration, or hard braking, but it also is capable of logging the hours drivers are on the road each day so that they are in compliance with federal regulations for safety as well as within company policy. This means you can take appropriate actions to encourage drivers to abide by policies for their safety as well as that of the general public or take disciplinary measures for repeat offenders.
Provides Precise GPS Coordinates in the Event of Accidents
While accidents are best avoided altogether in the hazardous waste transport industry, time is critical when they do occur. When your drivers are in an accident while transporting hazardous waste, you need to be able to quickly identify the exact location so you can begin coordinating efforts to ensure the safety of your drivers and people in the surrounding area along with ensuring proper cleanup and decontamination efforts begin immediately. This also ensures proper response locations for local rescue and containment efforts.
Schedules Routine Vehicle Maintenance
Well-maintained vehicles are at a reduced risk of breakdowns and accidents related to mechanical problems. When these breakdowns and accidents happen on busy roadways it is easy to create chain-of-events accidents that can be catastrophic when exacerbated by the presence of hazardous waste and other dangerous materials. GPS fleet tracking automates the scheduling process for vehicle maintenance so that is becomes something you don’t have to remember to do while ensuring that the scheduling takes place as needed.
Safety is a critical concern for hazardous waste companies – as is compliance with the many regulations you face. GPS fleet tracking allows you to improve safety, lower costs, and reduce the paperwork burden your drivers face in one fell swoop.
Try GPS fleet tracking today and see what a difference it can make for your business. If you’re new to GPS fleet tracking, give us a call at 1-888-544-0494 here at LiveView GPS. We’ll be happy to answer any questions you have.
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