GPS Fleet Maintenance Reporting
A review of the features and potential of GPS Tracking Systems
The Online GPS Fleet Maintenance Report Tool holds the key to getting the most from any GPS Fleet Management System you select. We found huge usability differences among the systems we looked at before we selected the Hawk GPS tracking equipmentc GPS Fleet Routing & Dispatch service.
Like most systems, we still see great GPS tracking equipment that is over-priced or the online management lacks a usable interface. Better priced hardware suffers from slow or un-usable tracking software and some of the feature rich management programs are overkill. Besides complicating the installation and driving up costs.
Our recommended Hawk Affordable GPS Fleet Management, Heavy Equipment and Asset Tracking Systems from tekniaMICRO GPS tracking unit is easy to install and usually takes less than an hour.
Note: We see problems with disabling a vehicle after it stops. A remote shut-off feature (after engine shut-off) is desirable for Buy-here Pay-here car lots to install on cars destined for difficult recovery from non-paying buyers. Be fore-warned that installation costs for adding remote door un-lock and remote shut-off could increase into the $200 to $500 range.
Things to look-out for while shopping for GPS Fleet Management Systems:
Like all tools, GPS systems come with a multitude of features. This sets the stage for over-spending.
Do you really need remote door un-lock?
Do you need to dis-able remote vehicle start?
If not, these features are over kill and waste money…
Our online GPS tracking and map tool has a report generation tool that will let you produce a mileage report for each vehicle by state. This is useful because you can access the reports any time you need them without having access to the vehicle and or requiring someone physically check the odometer.
This Mileage Information could help you:
- Scheduling tune-ups and maintenance
- Validate mileage expense
- By State
- By State
- Compare actual mileage to fuel expense to stop the use of the company fuel card for filling up personal vehicles
