FleetBoss Report

January 2006

Don't Let Fear of "Big Brother" Keep You From Embracing GPS
Benefits take the fear out of introducing a GPS fleet management system to your workforce.

Improving a business' bottom line is the top reason that any company invests in a GPS fleet management solution.

Every business, whatever its size or income, wants to find cost-effective ways to increase its efficiency, productivity and profits. But even with this positive motivation, some businesses are afraid that their employees will view the purchase of a GPS system as an invasion of their privacy or a punitive measure against them. Explaining the benefits of your GPS solution to your workforce can put these fears to rest.

Big Benefits, Not Big Brother
The introduction of your GPS system should be done from a positive perspective of trust and company-wide benefits; with a special emphasis on how it will make your employees' jobs easier and the company more successful. FleetBoss' 4,000 plus clients have discovered that a focus on benefits often results in enthusiastic support from the majority of their drivers and technicians.

Below are many of the reported employee benefits that have helped a workforce embrace the use of a GPS fleet management solution:

Higher Customer Retention:
For service drivers that work on commission, retaining customers is of high importance. In many cases, the detailed reports a GPS system provides on service stops leads to higher customer loyalty. Customers often stick with a company or technician that shows proof of service completion.
Protection Against False Claims:
A GPS system provides irrefutable data about driver speeds and vehicle locations, providing employees with protection against false accident claims and reports of late arrival or failure to perform service.
Service Time Tracking:
A GPS system provides electronic verification of service time, giving drivers an objective back-up in case of customer challenges.
Hands-free Mileage Log:
A GPS system is a convenient time saver, providing employees with the an accurate, hands-free mileage log.
Take-Home Vehicle Option:
By monitoring evening and weekend vehicle use, companies can save employees valuable personal time, allowing them to use fleet vehicles
after-hours.
Increased Company Profits:
Increased savings and company profits can translate into better 401(k) plans, bonuses for employees, better maintenance programs for driver safety and more.
Recognition of Excellence:
A GPS system measures excellent employee performance that might have gone overlooked by the company in the past. Outstanding performance is clearly evident to management as they examine their GPS system's automatic reports. Recognition of such excellence encourages morale and can take the form of public awards and/or bonuses or paid time off.

GPS fleet management systems from FleetBoss can lead to a much improved bottom line. Wise companies, in turn, translate there corporate benefits from a GPS solution into personal benefits for their employees.