Jan 1, 2014

GPS Fleet Tracking Is Becoming Common In Small Businesses

By Jonathan Eldrig


Spying has been around since the beginning of time and countries have been spying on one another forever. James Bond is the ultimate spy. We have come to expect and understand that spying takes place but with the recent leaks from the likes of Snowden and other public interest groups, people are seeing first hand it's happening to just about everyone. The days of covert privacy are over. The UK is said to have one camera for every 30 residents of the country. So with this why is GPS fleet tracking still considered controversial?

We own and operate a GPS fleet tracking software and many owners are concerned about the potential backlash they will receive from employees when rolling it out. Understandably employees are a little threatened when they explain to them that they will be tracked during their work days. We work alongside these companies to help educate employees and explain the benefits of this technology while assuaging their concerns. Despite the fact that we experience every day we often wonder why there is always such a knee jerk reaction to GPS fleet tracking.

There are many different industries using ourGPS cell phone trackerand using GPS fleet tracking is a crucial part of increasing their bottom line. Whether you are a delivery company and need help from the office to re-route your trip to avoid traffic or a service repair company looking to send your closest crew to an emergency call. This real time location data can help the office send the appropriate resources to the appropriate job. This saves time and fuel costs while improving efficiency of the whole operation.

Much of the resistance to GPS fleet tracking comes from privacy concerns. Employees feel their privacy is being invaded. A field job should be thought of just as an office job is. Most employees are required to show up to work at 9 in the morning and stay until 5 or 6. The boss knows where they are because they are sitting in the office. If you job is on the road and you perform work off site, why isn't it a fair request for the boss to know where you are during your working hours. GPS fleet tracking gives that transparency to the boss allowing him to see where you are during your working hours.

While it's understandable that you employees are threatened by GPS tracking it's really an overreaction. Employees are entrusted to do their job but, GPS fleet tracking allows the office to easily route away from traffic to the next job as quickly as possible. It provides another level of transparency to the boss and potentially clients or customers looking for estimated arrival times of their delivery or service team. It adds an additional level of security for the crews themselves as the office knows their exact whereabouts at any time. If employees are doing their job and staying on track there is nothing really to hide. So when you hear your boss is rolling out GPS fleet tracking, don't overreact. Sometimes there really is nothing to hide.




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