With using real time fleet tracking system the fleet manager will be able to spot the trucks that idle in the moment and contact their drivers to stop the idling.
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Maybe in first it will be annoying for the drivers but with time they will learn to avoid the idling time. Depending on the fleet size idle reduction can save you thousands of dollars on a monthly base.
Also it is always a good thing for all of us to protect the enviroment and respect the anti-idle laws and regulations of US Environmental Protection Agency, EPA.
Labor Efficiency
Real time fleet tracking will open the possibility to look deeply on your truck drivers behavior and by that their efficiency. Except the idling, you also will be able to monitor the speed and the hours of service for each of the truck drivers.
When you have the starting time and the ending time it is very easy to calculate the driving hours. The actual hours of service separated by a truck driver will give you the precise data that you can work on. No matter what is your payment practice: hours or mileage it would be easy to make correct calculation.
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This will ensure that the drivers are paid by their efficiency. I need to say that the real time fleet tracking is not used just to eliminate the negative actions but also to ensure that the truck drivers who have perfect driving behavior are rewarded.
Ability to separate the driver on categories will help you focus on each category as needed. The truck drivers who have bad driving performance can be exposed on training to improve their driving performance and the drivers who have great driving performance can be rewarded to serve as an example for the other truck drivers.
