Working with a seasoned professional to evaluate your needs is a first step. Other providers offering a single solution are pointing out where their one system may fit your needs. On the other hand, Fleetistics consultants know fleet management and have multiple systems available to meet different fleet tracking needs and budgets. Keeping you at the center of our evaluation process, rather than a product, increases your potential return on investment.

Considerations will include the size of your fleet, the type of assets to be tracked, budget, integration with your real time fleet tracking data, the top fleet management and HR management issues you face that can be solved with comprehensive GPS tracking and telematics. Even the size of the staff that will administer the solution you choose is key to choosing the best fit. We may offer a single solution, we may offer several to meet the needs of different departments, asset types, or business cases within your organization.

The obvious answers you will get from any provider you speak with idle savings, productivity through location tracking, and schedule compliance. What if those aren’t your primary issues? That is just what we call the “low hanging fruit.”

Vehicle telematics and GPS tracking can also be used to:

• “Right size” your fleet.
• Give insight into potential product or time theft.
• Provide data for programs to motivate and incentivize employees.
• Manage routine maintenance.
• Establish safety protocols and training where needed to reduce liability and lower insurance costs.
• Generate and schedule useful reports and direct them to the individuals that need to review them.
• Identify potential problems you did not know you had, so they can be addressed and corrected.

The simple answers you will get from providers is anywhere from $0 to $200 per GPS tracking device and between $10 and $35 per month for the service. Nothing is free so $0 up-front means you are financing the purchase. The monthly rate is unlikely to ever change which means you are always paying the GPS trackers long after you would be if you purchased them. Just be aware of this and consider using a credit card and paying it off over 3-6 months if cash is tight. It will cost less in the long run.

The better question is how soon will I see a return on my investment? Who cares what it costs if you make it all back in 90 days or less? Any GPS system, at any price, which does not produce a return on investment, will be the most expensive. The most expensive may provide superior data but if you don’t have the bandwidth to use it, what is the value?

We focus on return on investment. By evaluating your needs and meeting them with the most cost effective fleet management tools, most new clients will see their return on investment in 90 days or less. With guidance from your account manager and training provided by our support team we work closely with new clients to maximize the initial ROI, then look for opportunities to increase it.

With literally hundreds of integrated solutions and add-on hardware solutions, your fleet management system can be expanded to include custom reports, driver identification, routing and scheduling, predictive maintenance, ELD compliance and a host of useful tools based on your specific needs. Your dedicated account manager can help you find the tools that will deliver for you.