{"id":2635,"date":"2016-04-06T08:28:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=2635"},"modified":"2025-09-16T15:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:25:58","slug":"business-needs-telematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/business-needs-telematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Business Needs Telematics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Telematics<\/strong> is a word that combines <strong>two important words<\/strong> for businesses today: <strong>telecommunications and informatics<\/strong>. Specifically, telematics allows this sharing of information over long distances. It\u2019s a great tool for businesses that own fleets and a few other key businesses, such as any business that has expensive equipment that is often kept off site, such as construction companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using Telematics for Fleet Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to fleet tracking, telematics is highly valuable for short distance and long distance fleets. Combined with the power of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/fleet+tracking.html\">GPS, fleet tracking<\/a> allows you to do so much more than get directions to your desired locations.<\/p>\n<p>These are just a few ways you can use telematics for the benefit of your business.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Locate all vehicles, all the time.<\/li>\n<li>Set alerts to notify you if vehicles are operating \u201coff hours.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Record driver logs and activities and send that information to you (for record keeping).<\/li>\n<li>Notify you of driver speeds and behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>Reroute drivers around traffic delays in real time.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the fastest route to desired location.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the most fuel efficient route to desired location.<\/li>\n<li>Choose truck closest to desired location for greater efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule routine maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>These simple steps are more important for your business than you may realize as they allow you to do all of the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boost productivity.<\/li>\n<li>Increase customer satisfaction with better delivery estimates or by allowing them to track their shipments in real time.<\/li>\n<li>Keep fuel costs under control.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce vehicle use after hours \u2013 a potential liability issue for your business and your good name.<\/li>\n<li>Go greener in your business operations (less paper waste, fewer miles, and lower emissions).<\/li>\n<li>Lower your operating expenses.<\/li>\n<li>Improve safety in your fleet and security for your vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce lost cargo and unnecessary breakdown-related delays.<\/li>\n<li>Cut labor costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The benefits of fleet telematics are quite compelling, but these aren\u2019t the only potential benefits telematics have to offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using Telematics in Construction and other Industries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The construction industry can be quite complex. The more work sites you\u2019re working with, the more difficult it becomes to effectively manage them all with personal visits to the sites each day. This is where telematics come in handy by allowing you to remotely monitor equipment usage, schedule maintenance, identify weaknesses in the workflow, and identifying the need for additional equipment if crews are caught waiting for specific equipment from one worksite before they can proceed. This isn\u2019t isolated to construction, though constructions presents a more visual example.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing the potential benefits of telematics in black and white, it\u2019s time to consider all the ways telematics can benefit your business.\u00a0 Give us a call here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/\">LiveView GPS<\/a> at <strong>1-888-544-0494<\/strong> to learn how GPS tracking can benefit your business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telematics is a word that combines two important words for businesses today: telecommunications and informatics. Specifically, telematics allows this sharing of information over long distances. 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