Benefits of Trackmaster

Time theft is one of the greatest costs to Ghanaian industries and therefore knowing where your mobile workforce is, what time they start and finish work, and effectively managing their breaks on the road can have a significant impact on your bottom line. While paying the same wages many companies have seen significant increases in productivity that coincides with the installation of TRACKMASTER™ vehicle tracking systems.

Many companies have a policy of allowing a moderate amount of personal usage of corporate vehicles outside work hours as long as it is not excessive. However, there are some drivers that misuse this policy and rather use these vehicles excessively and increasing your fuel, leasing and maintenance costs. The installing of a Trackmaster™ vehicle tracking system will allow you monitor the use of your vehicles anywhere once you are connected to the internet.

If your business involves dealing with jobs that come in and go out during the day, or a courier service that picks up parcels or items, or a call-in taxi service that schedules pick ups or operates rapid response, then knowing where the nearest vehicle is, can save your business fuel and time and improve the efficiency of your service.

A lot of the incoming and outgoing phone calls in an office are between you, your customer and your driver/worker trying to establish when they will arrive on-site. With the vehicle location at your finger tips you can answer the customers query within seconds, providing a superior customer service and saving yourself time and money on calls to your driver and then back to the customer.

Having visibility of your workforce allows you to allocate jobs more efficiently thereby, minimizing the risk of them being paid wages whilst not actively working on a job and invariably, providing an income for the business. Using a Trackmaster™ vehicle tracking system will help you see how much time your driver/worker is spending in transit versus on-site. If you’re an engineering company and you want your workers on-site for the greatest possible portion of the time it is the best option. If you are also a courier service provider and you want your drivers spending as little time on-site as possible with the largest amount of pick-ups and drop-offs it also offers you the best alternative of finding out what is happening within the business.

Vehicle tracking can be used to analyze the routes taken by drivers and highlight areas of improvement. The main benefits of this are savings in fuel and time. With the price of fuel as high as it is, saving one litre a day allows for savings in operation costs and provides increases in profitability.

As an example, if you get your vehicles to slow down and stay within the speed limits, this relates directly into fuel consumption, maintenance and reduced accident risks and safety of your workers and could invariable save you up to 20% on your monthly running costs. The eventual benefit is that servicing and maintenance costs will reduce and will be evident over time. It might even take a year for you to really see the difference on your bottom-line, but can only come if you drivers are driving fewer miles and at the legally approved speed limits.