It is going to rain today and you know you have to get that roof up before it hits. You send your roofing team out thinking that you have time. Shortly thereafter, your customer calls up wondering when your crew is going to be on the job. You tell them, you will call them right back. You try calling your driver and it goes to voice mail. You call the customer, grit your teeth and say they should be there any moment. Customer calls back ripping mad that they still are not there and “what kind of business are you running?” You ask yourself the same question.
It’s not that your guys are lazy; they just seem to get distracted easily. Again, you ask yourself, “Is this any way to run a business?” Following up that thought with “There’s got to be a better way!”
You are right, there is a better way and it’s called Fleet GPS Tracking. One company delivers the this solution designed specifically for you and your industry and that is FleetMatics. The FleetMatics GPS Vehicle Tracking Solution was created by SMB* owners specifically for SMB owners to meet the challenges unique to running vehicle fleets. Things like verifying timesheets to streamline payroll and live tracking of your fleet to improve service call response time are important to you. That’s why the FleetMatics system provides software and reporting that generates nearly immediate ROI. Our system incorporates powerful, yet easy-to-use features including:
- Simple user interface with intuitive controls and 24/7 access
- Minute-by-minute updates on vehicle location, usage and status
- Precise mapping by Google Maps API Premier with traffic reporting
- Custom alerts to notify you when drivers enter exit a destination or deviate from your rules
Thanks to FleetMatics, you always deliver your jobs on time! Test drive it today!
*Small to Medium Businesses
Depending on the size of your fleet, in the course of any given day, you just might wonder where your drivers are, how soon they will make a pickup, delivery or service call. Running a fleet is like herding cats. It can cause great consternation. Customers are calling wondering where your driver is, your dispatcher is scratching her head and now it’s getting to the end of the day and your ulcer is flairing up. Where is that guy?
Hoyt Livery a Case Study
The old adage that time is money could never be more accurate than in running, operating and maintaining a fleet. Obviously, when you are paying drivers by the hour your profits are being driven by their productivity. I bet you wonder how you can cut back on those man hours and add them to your bottom-line.
I must be really into old TV shows lately. I used to really love the old Superman TV show. There was something very real yet full of fantasy at the same time. Maybe it was the black and white. I don’t now but I still find myself partial to old movies.
Years ago there was this crazy sitcom called 
Just when you thought GPS Tracking was meant for the road, along comes 