Keep your Vehicles on the Road with CMS SupaTrak
Leading vehicle tracking providers CMS SupaTrak are urging fleet managers to maintain their fleet vehicles properly and keep them safe despite rising costs in vehicle maintenance charges.
A recent article released by Fleet News indicated that ‘in the last three years the number of unsafe lorries taken off the roads has increased by 27%’ leaving fleet managers with deflated resources. The study by The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) also found ‘that 35% more prohibitions have been served on vehicle operators over the same period as a result of drivers’ hours exceeding legal limits’.1
With new legislation placing more responsibility on fleet managers with relation to employee safety, and increased pressure from both a local and national level for reduced carbon emissions, fleet managers now have a responsibility to ensure that all their vehicles are kept in good working condition.
Poorly maintained vehicles are known to produce higher toxic emissions and use more fuel so by ensuring all vehicles are regularly serviced managers can meet environmental pressures and save money. But what does all this have to do with vehicle tracking?
The simple fact is that vehicle tracking devices are much more sophisticated than they used to be and can now be used to monitor various elements within a vehicle. GPS tracking can, for example, be used to monitor driver behaviour allowing managers to highlight problem areas. In turn this enables office based staff to identify how much wear and tear the vehicle is likely to receive.
In simple terms the wear and tear of a vehicle driven by a driver who is known to be ‘heavy on the brakes’ is likely to need its brakes servicing much sooner than a vehicle that is operated by quieter driver, thus vehicle tracking devices are proving to be an indispensable tool for monitoring these behaviours.
Vehicle tracking suppliers CMS SupaTrak also commented on how devices such as their premier GPS tracking solution, SupaTrak can be used to monitor how long the vehicle is in use allowing them to remain in compliance with the Working Time Directive.
Jason Airey, Managing Director of CMS SupaTrak comments; “Utilising a vehicle tracking system such as SupaTrak enables managers to monitor where, when and how their vehicles are driven. This real time tracking feature thus allows them to keep detailed reports on when their vehicles should be due a service and that any wear and tear is dealt with efficiently.”
