Learn what route optimization is, how it benefits field service businesses and how to choose the right route optimization software.
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What Is Location Intelligence and How Can Your Business Benefit From It?
Location intelligence has been widely used in every industry and the logistics and transportation industries are no exceptions. According to a study by Dresner Advisory Services, 53% of enterprises consider location intelligence as critical or very important to achieving their goals for 2020. And, according to Grand View Research’s market analysis report, the global location […]
Is Tracking Employees Ethical during the Covid-19 Pandemic?
Tracking employees during the pandemic can infuriate your team. They are already going beyond the norm to make deliveries or show up at the customers’ doors on time, risking their lives in the process. So, scrutinizing their work with employee monitoring software can make them feel that you don’t trust them and don’t value their […]
5 Easy Ways to Get Your Drivers Motivated & Excited
When employees work under the same roof as the managers, it is easy for the managers to keep an eye on the employees’ activities and ensure the best performance. But, when the employees are on the road, the managers don’t have the same visibility. So, you might feel that the employees are slacking off at […]
Why Falling for a Mediocre Routing Platform Won’t Let You Map Anything
Throwing away pen and paper, and even your outdated route optimizer can mean significant savings to your field service business. With fuel and vehicle maintenance costs at the top of one’s mind for most field service business owners, it is essential to keep vehicles running as efficiently as possible, which means careful route planning. Think […]
US Senate Proposes 65 mph Limit
Considering the increasing speed limits, the U.S. Senate is attempting to control the rising epidemic of traffic fatalities with a new bill, the Cullum Owings Large Truck Safe Operating Speed Act of 2019. This bill will require new commercial trucks in the U.S. which weigh 26,001 pounds or more to be equipped with devices that […]
Route4Me’s Vehicle Tracking System
Do you spend hours trying to identify the exact location of your vehicles? Are you worried your drivers are engaging in bad driving behavior and do not follow the traffic rules? Would it not help if you knew exactly where your vehicles and drivers are? A vehicle tracking system can do just that. But, what […]
Real Fleet Strategies for Coping with Driver Objections to Tracking
Vehicle tracking is an important part of many fleet strategies, but the implementation of a GPS tracker is proving to be a bittersweet business. Although the technology comes with a plethora of benefits, it also involves convincing the field reps that GPS tracking is not just meant to monitor driver behavior or to check how […]
Lost Vehicle? GPS Asset Tracking to the Rescue
Vehicle theft is a multi-billion dollar crime in the U.S. According to a report, about $6 billion was lost due to motor vehicle theft in 2017 and one vehicle theft was reported every 40.9 seconds. The alarming fact is that 42% of the stolen vehicles in 2016 were never recovered, according to an FBI report. […]
5 Ways to Level-Up Non-Emergency Medical Transport Services (NEMT)
It’s hard to successfully run a Non Emergency Medical Transport (NEMT) service business. If you can’t keep up with the competition, your business isn’t going to survive. Are you taking advantage of the powerful software tools that are available to you? Some of your competitors surely are, and it’s helping them lower their expenses and increase […]