Keeping up with technology can be tough, especially when it keeps evolving so rapidly. The rapid growth of technology in the vehicle industry has been massive because the use of the fleet has grown massively too. It’s not just us who have gotten smarter, but our phones, watches, and vehicles have been upgraded to a much smarter version.
Like mentioned before, it can be tough, but not impossible. And to make it easier, we bring you the Ultimate Beginners’ Guide. If you’re Fleet Manager, driver, a worker in the Fleet Management Industry or even an enthusiast, this article is for you!
Since this is a guide to the Vehicle Tracking System, let us start with the most basic yet crucial aspect of Fleet Management, the GPS Vehicle Tracker.
What is a GPS Vehicle Tracking System?
If you are wondering how a GPS vehicle tracking system works, it is a combination of the locator along with the software which updates you with your real-time location. The locator of the modern vehicle tracking systems is GPS (Global Positioning System) or GLONASS (Global Navigation System). Think of it as your personal saviour when you’re unaware of the roads.
Roads are pretty complicated and it’s pretty obvious to assume that different roads will have different requirements which will depend on various factors. To deal with these variations, you must first understand why there is a need for vehicle tracking systems in the first place.
Why is a Vehicle Tracking System important?
It is a very crucial part and yet the standard need of Fleet Management is to have a proper Vehicle Tracking System. It is important to choose a tracking system that fulfils your demands.
Types of Vehicle Tracking Systems
There are essentially 3 types of vehicle tracking systems:
Passive Tracking System
Formally called the Offline Tracker. After a vehicle completes its journey, the passive tracking system is removed and used for analysis where it gives data regarding GPS location, speed, heading, and direction. These details are later evaluated.
Active Tracking System
Since the previous one was known as Offline, if you guessed this is known as the Online Tracker, well, You’re correct! The reason why Active Tracking System is called so is that it provides the manager, owner or driver with real-time tracking and other features. The ATS is generally preferred more due to its less hectic and on-time updates.
Combination
Most of the advanced Fleet Management systems use a combination of both active and passive tracking systems. How? Well, the online tracker will give updates in areas where the network is clear but what about places where the networks don’t reach? Yes, that’s where the offline tracker comes into the picture. It stores that data and later at the time of analysis, it combines all the data for a better evaluation.
What is the need?
Although there are several reasons, these are the 4 priorities why the need is a must.
Stolen Vehicles
The complications of the road always make safety an issue. But due to the GPS Tracking Device and advanced locator, stolen vehicles can be recovered and tracked.
Asset Tracking
Valuable assets need to be tracked by the companies for the safety, satisfaction of the customer or for more importantly, for the insurance. It is the vehicle tracking system that assists them in doing so.
Field service management
Proper Maintenance is what keeps a company going into profit rather than spending a fortune trying to buy a new one every time some error occurs in the used ones. The repair and maintenance of the vehicles can be planned with the Vehicle Tracker.
Fuel Management
Due to its ability to track vehicles along with fuel amount, engine temperature, altitude, tire pressure, cut off fuel, turn off the ignition, turn on the headlight, turn on taillight, battery status, GSM area code/cell code decoded, number of GPS satellites in view, glass open/close, fuel amount, emergency button status, cumulative idling, computed odometer, engine RPM, throttle position, GPRS status and a lot more.
All these features help the driver and the manager to have the correct data of how much fuel is being used, managed and most importantly, how to avoid wastage.
OBD II
We know that the vehicle tracking system is the heart of fleet management, but you know what is the heart of the vehicle?
The Engine.
So, to maintain the vehicle’s efficiency, the company needs to look after the engine. It is through the OBD II which gives a detailed report of the engine. This helps the company to evaluate and plan its course of action.
So, now we know:-
What Vehicle Tracking System is?
Why is it important?
It’s different types,
And, why is it so popular and needed?
This concludes your ‘The Ultimate Guide to Vehicle Tracking System.’ Now that you know all about it, why not sow the seeds of the Vehicle Tracking System and reap its numerous benefits.
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This post was written by Darshita for Apptom.
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