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How GPS Tracking is Changing the Trucking Industry

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How GPS Tracking is Changing the Trucking Industry

The trucking industry is continually evolving, and despite heavy changes, the industry is still suffering from a driver shortage. Trucking companies that are trying to optimize their fleets and increase their return on investment (ROI) are turning to GPS tracking.

GPS Tracking for Big Data

GPS is essential to the future of the trucking industry.

"Businesses can use it to obtain real-time location updates about the company vehicles. They can ensure that a particular vehicle is following its designated route. The number and location of the stops that a driver makes can also be monitored," explains www.trackingfox.com.

Trucking companies are able to capture data relating to a driver’s:

  • Location
  • Speed
  • Idle time
  • Braking habits
  • Fuel usage
  • Delivery time
  • Maintenace needs

When all of this data is collected, it requires the right platform to make sense of all of the data. Platforms will be able to take data in real-time and convert it into analytic information so that logistic teams can better understand how the trucking operation is working.

GPS is being utilized along multiple channels, too.

Queclink is one company that is helping the trucking industry advance their tracking and logistics capabilities.

"Their company builds itself on the expertise off the wireless module industry and the service operator side, helping to provide a full solution to their clients in the logistics and related industries. This includes fleet management, car tracking, mobile health care, lone worker safety, and the monitoring and control of various assets," says gpswox.com/en/supported-gps-trackers/queclink.

GPS can also be used to detect:

  • Erratic or dangerous driver behavior
  • Drivers that drive recklessly and speed
  • Work activity
  • Delivery of freight
  • Unapproved vehicle usage

Trucking companies are better able manage their entire fleets when they know where they are located at all times.

GPS systems are also being tied into the data provided by the United States Department of Transportation. These systems can calculate which roads a trucker should go on, and they will also be able to navigate truckers to areas that avoid specific weight limits and vehicle heights.

If an accident is up ahead and may lead to a delivery delay, GPS systems can help address these issues faster.

Truckers heading into an accident or traffic may be redirected to be able to avoid long idle times and increase delivery speeds. GPS geolocation fencing is being implemented into many systems to be able know exactly when a delivery arrives or when a trucker has left a loading dock.

When used with the proper fleet management systems, the geolocation fencing will be allowed to send notifications that a delivery was made. These same systems can be used to track truckers to ensure that they do not divert outside of their delivery route.

GPS tracking, and the inclusion of more satellites, is allowing for precision tracking of truck fleets like never before. Around the globe, the United States, Europe, Russia and China have all increased their position tracking satellites to help pinpoint locations to as accurate as one meter or to an accuracy of three to five meters in many countries.

Higher accuracy and the tools to be able to quickly read and make sense of the big data collected through these satellites will continue to drive the trucking industry to a higher level of efficiency.

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