Managing a mobile workforce presents its own unique challenges for business owners. A mobile workforce is largely out of sight and that means you don’t always know what’s really going on. Without GPS fleet tracking for your mobile employees you have very little control over driving behavior, productivity, or even if your workforce is actually working.

GPS tracking can give you additional insight into all these things and more – almost as good as riding in their vehicles with them. These are just a few great ways GPS fleet tracking can help you manage your mobile workforce more effectively.

More Efficient Routing

Plan routes that are more efficient for a variety of reasons including timelines, fuel costs, and labor costs. GPS tracking can help you monitor your vehicles throughout the day and make adjustments whenever emergency orders come up or when changes need to be made to the existing schedule. This helps your business operate on a better budget and keeps your workforce on task and on time.

Reduce Labor Costs

Labor is one of the biggest expenses for any business that has a workforce. It is likely to be your single largest expense. Using GPS tracking can help you reduce or eliminate your overtime expenses to a large degree by encouraging your workforce to step up their game.

Employees are less likely to deviate from their scheduled paths when they know you are monitoring them. Plus, they are more likely to remain on task when working so they accomplish more in less time. This helps you get more orders filled or deliveries made throughout the day.

Simplify Paperwork for Everyone

There are many things you need to keep up with that require different people filling out different forms throughout the day. GPS tracking can reduce much of the paperwork burden your business faces while automating things like invoices, driver logs, billing, and other paperwork that requires a lot of time and attention on your part.

Track Driver Locations and Behaviors

Knowing where all your drivers are at any given time during the day allows you to allocate your resources more efficiently when problems arise. It also allows you to identify positive and negative driver behaviors. For instance, if drivers leave their prescribed routes or go inactive for long periods of time you can set up alerts to notify you. You can also set up alerts for speeding, hard braking, and other aggressive driving behaviors.

There are many ways GPS fleet tracking can help you manage your mobile workforce more effectively, these are just a few of the highlights.

If you have a mobile workforce, call us here at LiveView GPS to find out more about the benefits of GPS fleet tracking for your business. 1-888-544-0494

Australia’s Sunshine Coast Regional Council does much to conserve the koala population in Noosa. With the Council currently helping a variety of conservation agencies and scientists on an array of projects in the area, they’ve made a serious pledge to help research the health, movements, and any potential threats to koalas living in the area.

One aspect of this work is finding out where koalas are currently living in the area, another being keeping a health check on the creatures. In addition to this, the Council is currently working on carrying out a koala infrastructure audit.

As part of a pilot program, scientists are monitoring koalas in Noosa Shire by tagging them with GPS tracking devices. In conjunction with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and Endeavour Veterinary Ecology (EVE), this is the first project of its kind that’s run in conjunction with The Richard Branson Koala Conservancy. In past years, both USC and EVE have run successful koala projects utilizing the same methodology.

The marsupials are captured and given a health assessment. If any are found to be unwell, they’re then given treatment. However, healthy animals are fitted with GPS tracking collars, then released back into their natural habitat. They’re also to be given the University of the Sunshine Coast-developed koala chlamydia vaccine.

The GPS tracking collars relay information on the movements of the koala group back to EVE by electronic means. This means that when one of the animals comes to a stop or slows down, the team can find it and ascertain whether it is unwell or injured and from there, any threats to the animals’ well-being can be pinpointed.

In addition, all koala sightings that are conveyed to the Council are reported on to the USC program, helping the Council to work on their new planning scheme. The Council has also been working with o2Ecology to pinpoint places where the animals come into contact with human environments, enabling them to identify where infrastructure investments should be made to ensure the safety of the marsupials.

Traveling around the countryside in an RV is a great way to enjoy time with your family and to see the country. Many people spend their summers traveling from one side of the country to the next – exploring campgrounds, National Parks, and beautiful beaches along the way. What you may not know is that GPS tracking for your RV has a lot to offer – enough to make it well worth the investment.

Planning Your Route

GPS tracking for RVs can help you plan routes to your destinations according to your preferences. You can use them to choose the most scenic routes, the fastest routes, or even the most fuel-efficient routes so that you have more money to spend once you reach your destination rather than on the road.

Theft Deterrent

Prevention is almost always the best cure. Most people who steal RVs are thieves of opportunity and not criminal masterminds. They’re looking for an easy score that offers low risk. GPS tracking in RVs instantly increases the risks to those who would steal them making them a less convenient target.

Recovery of Theft

In the event that your RV is stolen, GPS tracking makes it easier for local law enforcement to quickly recover the RV. Speed is of the essence in things like vehicle and RV theft. The faster the police are able to locate and recover the RV, the better the odds are that it will happen before damage is done to the vehicle.

Log Travel Memories

Share your journey with those who can’t go with you. Whether it’s grandparents residing in retirement or assisted living communities, friends who couldn’t make the journey with you, or extended family you’re on the way to see, let others experience your journey by sharing your GPS coordinates along the way.

Set Up Perimeter Alerts

These alerts notify you any time the RV travels outside of a perimeter you establish. This is especially helpful when you’re not using your RV. You may go days or weeks without visiting your RV – especially if you have it set up in a semi-permanent RV camp. If your RV is stolen during that time you may never find it. However, if you have GPS boundaries in place, you will be notified the instant your RV is outside of those boundaries so you can effectively track its live movements to notify the authorities.

GPS tracking for RVs can be one of the most beneficial investments you make whether you are traveling the open road or have other plans for your RV.  Talk to us here at LiveView GPS today to learn more.