GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems: Do I Need One?
GPS vehicle tracking systems are more affordable and more popular than ever before, but do you need one? Take this short quiz and keep track of your ‘yes’ answers. I’ll help you total your score and decide after you finish.
Step One: Take Quiz
- Do I use vehicles in my business? Yes/No
(The definition of ‘vehicles’ includes heavy, medium and light-duty vehicles, construction equipment (dozers, graders, backhoes, etc), cars, motorcycles, RV’s, pick-up trucks, vans, tractor trailers, buses, trailers, dump trucks, snow plows, limousines, taxis, etc.) - Have any of my vehicles been stolen in the past? Yes/No
- I’d like to know what is going on and where my employees/vehicles are during the day: Yes/No
- I’d like to reduce my fuel expenses and know if any of my vehicles are wasting gas: Yes/No
- Being able to give my customers accurate and precise arrival/delivery estimates is important to me: Yes/No
- It is important to know if any of my vehicles are used after hours or on weekends for non-business purposes: Yes/No
- I’d like save up to 30% on my vehicle insurance: Yes/No
- It is important to know if my employees are speeding or otherwise abusing my vehicles: Yes/No
- If any of my employees are using my vehicles to ‘moonlight’ or do work without my knowledge, I’d want to know: Yes/No
- Knowing about mechanical problems before they become expensive to fix is important: Yes/No
- If any of my vehicles are ever stolen, I’d like to locate them within minutes: Yes/No
- I’d like to have vehicle use data to compare with overtime requests as a way to guard against errors and fraud: Yes/No
- I’d like a reminder when it is time to do routine maintenance on my vehicles: Yes/No
- Occasionally, customers question when we were at their location, having the exact date and time recorded in our tracking system would really help in those cases: Yes/No
- I’d like to help my employees be more productive by seeing where they go each day: Yes/No
Step Two: Total Your ‘Yes’ Answers
