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Vehicle tracking is a highly effective security measure. Knowing where vehicles and drivers are, cargo, of ensuring the drivers safety and that of the goods they are carrying. It enables companies to trace goods, their containers, and deliveries from the point of origin right up to their destination.

In cases, accurately before implementing a tracking system. Once implemented, these GPS systems utilize satellites to monitor vehicles or cargo containers, allowing them to ensure there are no unplanned stops and that a pre planned route followed.

Automatic using vehicles inappropriately out of hours, allows companies to keep a close eye on their cargo. Alerts can be set to monitor any vehicle activity, from cargo temperature to doors being open or closed. enters or leaves a designated area. They can be delivered via screen pop-up, email or SMS to any chosen number of recipients.

Through monitoring these close movements, companies are able to resolve disputes, provide proof timesheets. deliveries, there was a discrepancy over a scheduled delivery time, vehicle tracking becomes very useful for revealing the exact time the delivery was conducted. Vehicle tracking can produce reports focussing on this history, journeys, locations, vehicles, more.

Geostationary (GEO) satellite systems use satellites that orbit the earth at the same speed of the earth’s rotation, to enable them to continuously monitor particular areas of choice. These chosen areas can cover as much ground Australia, of focussing on single vehicles.

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) systems on the other hand, are networks of multiple satellites circulating the globe and monitoring activity all over the world. Companies are only able to located on the vehicle or cargo has a direct line of sight to the satellite. They are totally impractical when operating on double-stacked railcars, in the holds of vessels, and in the stacks at yards.

There from installing these measures, such as increasing revenue due to improved productivity and vehicle operation. It also helps improve customer service as companies can provide customers with an accurate status of their deliveries or services, satisfaction.

Vehicle liabilities such as fraudulent overtime claims and bad driver behaviour and help reduce a company’s carbon footprint by eliminating excessive fuel usage through unnecessary journey planning.

With vehicle tracking, organisations are able to increase is, full safety of their drivers and the goods that they carry.

Dominic Donaldson is an expert in GPS Technology
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