Fleet management: Comparison of GPS-based systems

Figure: Max Bögl

GPS-based Fleet management systems coordinate vehicles, optimize routes, times and costs

Figure: Max Bögl

Figure: Initions

Real-time location, communications, navigation, route planning, order and work time recording, etc. are among the benefits of digital fleet management

Figure: Initions

Figure: TomTom Telematics

Modern fleet management systems work as a cross-device SaaS solution with mobile hardware for navigation, order processing, communication and vehicle location de-vices

Figure: TomTom Telematics

Figure: Ctrack Deutschland

GPS-supported real-time systems enable continual, precise vehicle location and smart route planning

Figure: Ctrack Deutschland

Figure: CleverFleet

Information is exchanged, orders confirmed and vehicles navigated using the vehicle hardware

Figure: CleverFleet

Figure: MobilZeit

GPS data loggers continuously record position and vehicle data and store it or continuously transmit the data to company headquarters by mobile telephony

Figure: MobilZeit

Figure: TomTom Telematics

All relevant position and vehicle data such as direction of travel, speed distance to the jobsite, down times, arrival times, etc. are displayed at headquarters

Figure: TomTom Telematics

Figure: Digicore/Ctrack Deutschland

Detailed hybrid cards enable exact localization and management of vehicles – on the road, in the plant are on the construction site

Figure: Digicore/Ctrack Deutschland

Figure: TomTom Telematics

The workflow is critical: In the ideal case the driver already has all customer/construction site and order data on his display and have the customer place their signature directly on his device following order completion

Figure: TomTom Telematics

Controlling functions enable organization and management of repair and maintenance schedules. Overviews show whether all vehicles are being used optimally and economically

Figure: TomTom Telematics

Figure: Autodesk

Construction site 4.0: Tracking, coordination and control of the entire logistics traffic on the construction site opens up additional opportunities

Figure: Autodesk

Fleet management systems coordinate employees and vehicles, optimize routes, times and costs. This article assists in the selection, because not all systems are suitable for every company.

Not only large companies with a vehicle inventory greater than 50 vehicles benefit from the capabilities of digital fleet management, such as real-time location, communications, navigation, route planning, order entry and timekeeping, automated billing or logbook preparation. Even smaller and medium sized companies can increase the profitability of their vehicle fleet and machinery park with telematics systems. But not all products on the market can do everything and not all of them are also suitable for precast concrete component businesses. Selection of the appropriate system should...