Why Your Business Must Have Vehicle Tracking Software

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Everyone tends to slack off at work when they’re unsupervised.

It’s human nature. When the boss goes away, it’s time to play. People will still get some work done, but they’ll also sacrifice some productivity in favor of chatting up with coworkers, browsing social media, etc.

For most businesses, this isn’t a huge problem. The boss doesn’t leave very often.

But for courier companies, food delivery services, and all other businesses that send employees out to meet with customers, this is a big issue.

Drivers are almost always unsupervised. They might be sticking to their route and staying on schedule, or they might be taking breaks and running personal errands while they’re on the clock. You can’t see them, so how do you know?

GPS tracking is how.

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How Do Businesses Benefit From Vehicle Tracking Software?

With GPS tracking, you can see where your drivers are in real-time. Whenever you want, you can check in on a driver to confirm that they’re doing exactly what you’re paying them to do.

Vehicle Tracking Improves Driver Safety, Too

In addition to making your drivers more productive, GPS tracking will also protect your drivers from injury.

That’s because GPS tracking doesn’t just show you where your drivers are – it shows you how fast they’re going as well.

Speeding puts your drivers at greater risk of getting into an accident. When a driver starts speeding, you’ll know about it immediately when you have GPS tracking software. You can get them on the phone and tell them to cut it out right away.

Also, your drivers will be less likely to drive recklessly in the first place when they know they’re being watched.

So, do you have any questions about vehicle tracking software? Let us know in the comments section below.

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About author: Dominic Walker

Dominic Walker works as a content marketer as part of Route4Me’s worldwide remote workforce. A teacher of over 15 years, Dom knows how to break complex ideas down to the very basics and explain them in a digestible way. He loves answering questions, so if you’re wondering about route optimization, jazz guitar, or how to land a fat bass, Dom is your guy.

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Route4Me has over 40,000 customers globally. Route4Me's Android and iPhone mobile apps have been downloaded over 2 million times since 2009. Extremely easy-to-use, Route4Me's apps create optimized routes, synchronize routes to mobile devices, enable communication with drivers and customers, offer turn-by-turn directions, delivery confirmation, and more. Behind the scenes, Route4Me's operational optimization platform combines high-performance algorithms with data science, machine learning, and big data to plan, optimize, and analyze routes of almost any size in real-time.