{"id":6559,"date":"2020-10-07T05:14:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T12:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/?p=6559"},"modified":"2020-10-05T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T17:17:11","slug":"6-benefits-gps-tracking-livestock-transportation-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liveviewgps.com\/blog\/6-benefits-gps-tracking-livestock-transportation-services\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Benefits of GPS Tracking for Livestock Transportation Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Livestock, like goats and cattle, is typically relocated between states and countries, which owes to their productivity. The farming and agriculture industry adopted fleet tracking tools and technology early on. Tractors, plows, combines, and more began smart agriculture and the U.S. agricultural industry today continues taking advantage of newer, innovative technology, like GPS tracking<\/a> to make their businesses better.<\/p>\n

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) granted a waiver in December 2017<\/a> for electronic logging devices (ELDs) to ag haulers, pushing the deadline for ELD mandate compliance for ag\/livestock haulers to mid-March. And, livestock haulers must have ELDs to stay compliant.<\/p>\n

Apart from maintaining FMCSA compliance, ELDs like GPS fleet tracking also have a number of other benefits that can simplify ag\/livestock hauler operations, making them more productive.<\/p>\n

Benefits of GPS Fleet Tracking for Livestock Haulers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Some benefits include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Safety<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Primary importance is herd safety and is the biggest reason why GPS plays a significant role. It helps prevent theft and in simple animal identification.<\/p>\n

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    1. Real-Time Information<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Livestock hauler vehicles are required to have a GPS mechanism for providing real-time data to the stakeholders.<\/p>\n

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      1. Reduce Fuel Wastage<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        With GPS tracking, ag\/livestock haulers can save a lot of money each year by reducing idling and fuel wastage. GPS fleet tracking devices have an idle-time tracking feature allowing you to identify fleet drivers who are idling too frequently or for too long. You can quickly and easily identify drivers requiring immediate coaching by ranking them by utilization rate and then making a comparison against the fleet average.<\/p>\n

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        1. Fewer Violations<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Based on GPS fleet tracking data, it’s been analyzed and shown 13.61% of all inspections<\/a> ag\/livestock haulers are looking at Level-1 inspections. With GPS tracking, you’re equipped better for passing these inspections without violations. And, when you have fewer violations, it means:<\/p>\n