Fleetr, a Jooycar company, is the leader in small fleet management and insurance solutions. We have built an AI-powered platform that provides actionable insights to fleet owners with our GPS tracker. We are proud to serve nearly 40,000 connected vehicles via our OBD II device with affordable and easy solutions across several countries. We believe in the power of telematics and big data to address the pressing needs of the small fleet owner and are working tirelessly to reduce costs, improve efficiency and increase safety.
How Fleet Tracking Devices Manage Vehicle Data
The branch of information technology that covers the long-distance transmission of computerized data is called telematics. Fleet tracking devices rely on telemetry to ensure that they are computing data for fleet managers correctly and promptly. For some, it may seem like you plug the device into the OBD II port and begin receiving information about your fleet on your phone. Where does that information come from, and how does it manage the data for you?
Your Fleet Tracking Device
When you choose to use a fleet tracking device, it can be a treasure trove of information about your fleet. From one small device plugged into the OBD II port of each fleet vehicle, you can see things like real-time location, speed, compile data to help increase fuel efficiency, and so much more. This information is gathered from the vehicle’s internal computer and GPS satellites, then transmitted to your fleet tracking software or application.
Technologies Used in Fleet Telematics
The data transmission most often occurs in one of three ways – wireless networks, WiFi, and satellite. Using fleet tracking can help you strive for lower costs and ensure you have a reliable and safe fleet. As we already discussed, this starts with plugging your in-vehicle device into your OBD II port to collect data.
- GPS – GPS satellites orbit the Earth constantly. They communicate with receivers. When three or more of these satellites communicate with one receiver, the location can be pinpointed with almost certain accuracy.
- Engine computer modules – You learn a lot from the computer module in your vehicle. Data collected can indicate speeding, fuel use, check engine codes, and so much more. The information gathered from here helps to drive efficiency.
- The Cloud – The gathered information is often passed onto and stored within the cloud. The information can then be compiled and analyzed and returned in report form. You can also access this data for a specified amount of time after it has been gathered.
Using Information From Telematics
What you do with your data will interpret how it affects your fleet. When used correctly, you can almost guarantee that you will have a safer and more effective fleet. When a fleet is effective, it saves money on maintenance, fuel, and operational costs.
What if there was a way that you could save $100 to $200 per month on fuel costs per vehicle? This reality is possible when you incorporate a fleet tracking device and use the suggestions from the telematics data compiled.
Fleet Tracking and Your Data Management
Think of your fleet tracking and data management in four helpful categories – productivity, compliance, optimization, and safety. Within each of these categories are subcategories is data that may or may not be of any use to your fleet. What are the different types of data that you can see with a fleet tracking device?
Productivity
You want your fleet to be productive. The data that you compile from your fleet tracking device can make it possible to increase productivity without sacrificing consistency. Geofencing, trip history, driver dispatch, asset tracking, and roadside assistance are ways that your fleet tracking device can help increase productivity.
Compliance
In case you hadn’t noticed, your fleet vehicle is a massive piece of equipment. While someone may know how to drive one, they may not understand how to monitor every aspect of the vehicle (nor would they be able to). Your fleet tracking device can offer up information about CO2 emissions, fuel tracking, electronic logs, vehicle inspections, and temperature monitoring.
Optimization
You want to get the most out of your fleet and if it is is not efficient and optimized, you are wasting precious time and money. Using your fleet tracking device and software, you can perform remote diagnostics, look at fuel consumption, see idle trends, plan routes, see engine faults, and compile predictive maintenance data.
Safety
Fleet safety is one of the essential parts of having your own fleet. If your fleet isn’t safe, the other three areas don’t matter as much. You can’t expect to have a great fleet if there are dangers. For this reason, your fleet tracking device can help you with monitoring driver behaviors, monitoring for distracted driving, accident detection, and location tracking.
The Benefits of Using Fleet Tracking For Data Management
With technology and telematics always advancing, using these features can provide real insight for a fleet manager. There are real benefits associated with paying a monthly fee and tracking your fleet. Using a fleet tracking company and software that can efficiently grow as your fleet grows makes a difference. So, what are the benefits of trusting your data to a fleet tracking company and their device?
Improve productivity – Using fleet telematics is becoming a more modern way of ensuring fleet efficiency and productivity. Data can be used to help with driver performance and even with the roles you maintain as the fleet manager.
Lowering costs – Some of the most costly parts of managing a fleet are the amount paid for fuel and maintenance. An effective fleet tracking system provides the data needed to help lower these costs by creating more efficient fleets. Catching problems early and using good driving habits save fleets hundreds of dollars per month per vehicle.
Lower administrative cost – In case you haven’t noticed, as a manager, you handle a lot of paperwork. Paper costs money, and the ink you use to print does as well. Reducing the amount of paperwork you need to prepare and putting it into software minimizes the costs you have to spend overall with administrative duties.
Push notifications – Not only can fleet tracking provide you with weekly reporting that creates efficiency, but it can also send you push notifications if something is going on with a fleet vehicle in real-time. You need to be made aware of some urgent situations that can’t wait until the weekly report is released, and your software knows that.
Driver improvement – Whether it is the fact that you can now track the vehicle or for personal improvement, drivers who are monitored with fleet tracking devices tend to perform better behind the wheel. A driver who is constantly making improvements is a safer driver overall.
Fleetr For Data Management
Fleetr is creating an affordable data management solution through fleet tracking for small fleet managers. What do we mean by small fleet? The maximum number of devices that can be requested for a fleet is 100 through their service. Unlike larger fleet tracking companies, Fleetr does not require a minimum number of devices for your fleet, and there is no annual or bi-annual contract for you to sign.
Consisting of a month-to-month subscription, Fleetr only costs $12.99 per month per vehicle. When you sign up with Fleetr, you get the OBD II port fleet tracking device for each vehicle you sign up for. Download the app and personalize it with your drivers’ information and begin tracking data.
Each week Fleetr provides you with reports and scoring for efficiency and driver performance. If scores are 67 or higher, your fleet is considered efficient. Scores that are 33 or under indicate that there are issues that need to be immediately addressed. Push notifications alert you of immediate problems that need to be addressed.
When you are looking for an affordable data management plan for your fleet, Fleetr is the answer. Remember earlier when we mentioned saving up to $200 on fuel costs per vehicle per month? This is a reality with Fleetr. Each week you can use the recommendations provided by Fleetr to help maximize the efficiency of your fleet.
How to Begin Using Fleetr
Are you interested in using Fleetr? You can begin your journey by going online to the “Buy Now” section on the Fleetr website. Here you enter the number of vehicles that you have in your fleet. After you press the checkout button, you will be taken to a pop-up screen to confirm your purchase. Here you will be given the prorated amount you are required to pay now and the amount and date of your next charge.
From there, you will be asked to enter your payment information. Once completed, your devices will be shipped to you, and you will receive them within three to five days. Set up your Fleetr app when you get your devices, including the option to personalize with each drivers’ information for your vehicles. Installation is easy, and customer service is always available if you run into problems during set up.
Fleetr is your answer to a safer, more efficient, and data-driven fleet.
