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Put safety first
Addressing any driver issues that may arise in advance can save your company and employees significant costs. Since there are many distractions and safety hazards on the road, you must take steps to prevent accidents or dangerous situations from occurring. For example, ensuring that all fleet drivers are equipped with a hands-free kit may seem like a huge upfront expense, but the replacement will cost even more.
If your driver is involved in an accident, Cartrack's Accident Reconstruction is a powerful feature that gives you access to accurate, irrefutable data about your vehicle's accident circumstances - road conditions, vehicle speed, acceleration, hard braking and cornering, and The exact time and place the accident occurred. With this data, you'll be able to determine exactly how an accident occurred and its overall impact, helping you improve driving safety and driver behavior in your fleet.
Set performance standards for your drivers
As Cartrack has witnessed, motivating employees to do their jobs can work for some workforces, but your drivers should always be held to performance standards. This could be fuel efficiency or regular vehicle inspections. If all drivers save fuel and keep their vehicles running properly through better driving habits, it could result in huge savings for the entire fleet. Cartrack’s automated reporting gives you detailed insights into your fleet’s movements.
With more than 40 standard reports, including trip and driver behavior reports, as well as vehicle utilization by hour or kilometer, you'll have all the information you need to accurately and effectively manage your fleet. Our Route Replay feature allows you to accurately monitor driver route and behavior, giving you data and alerts on ignition status, arrival time, route deviations, and any idling, speeding, hard acceleration, braking and cornering conditions. Our route replay feature will help you make your fleet more efficient and productive by helping you ensure drivers adhere to designated routes and adhere to acceptable driver behavior standards.
Manage your maintenance
Your drivers are unlikely to prioritize routine service and maintenance of your fleet, so you need to simplify their scheduling and reporting as much as possible. Cartrack’s fleet management software, automated email reminders and providing mobile access are key to a successful vehicle maintenance program. By entering your service intervals and license expiry date, Cartrack's fleet management system can be configured to alert you when your vehicle needs service or license renewal - just another way Cartrack puts you in control of your fleet.
Metrics matter
You need the right data to stay on top of your fleet operations. You need to be able to evaluate and normalize data so you know how to improve it. Cost/km is one of the important metrics to consider as it includes many important factors. Cartrack’s data centers are of the highest quality to keep your data safe.
Don't forget to record
If you're still using Files folders, it's time to upgrade. Online storage is cost-effective and easy to access, which means there’s no reason not to have all your fleet information and tracking information recorded and consolidated in one place. Cartrack provides online access to 6 months of historical data. In addition, Cartrack offers up to 3 years of secure archival storage capacity.
Follow trends
Stay up to date on the latest happenings in vehicle technology by reading industry publications or following fleet management blogs, such as this one. By adopting best practices and the best technology, fleet managers can make a huge difference in their operations and choose the most cost-effective practices for your fleet.
