Automotive Fleet Management - Taxi & Limousine Fleets Get Lean
Posted by Chris Sargent on Fri, Feb 19, 2010 @ 06:14 AM
If you own an automotive rental company, then you must know the value of automotive fleet management systems. With the help of efficient
fleet management systems, you can keep track of your taxi and limousine fleets, enhancing overall productivity and minimizing costs.
Fleet management systems also help you keep track of vehicle maintenance requirements. The system makes it possible for fleet managers to run regular reports and keep maintenance logs by tracking and recording car details. They can now schedule periodical servicing, change new tires and attend to repairs on time.
Alerts can be set by the manager for notification of significant milestones for a large fleet of vehicles. GPS based automotive fleet management systems use advanced software to monitor fleet and report data from onboard to a centralized location for analysis. One of the most important benefits of this system is that they enable fleet tracking of mileage even as the vehicle is active. This is especially useful for taxi and limousine fleet owners who can stay on top of service requirements that are mileage based.
Good fleet management helps extend vehicle life and also help maintain vehicles in a top condition. An automotive fleet management system is an excellent option for extracting maximum productivity from the asset.
Fleet management systems are based on GPS or Global Positioning System which offers a variety of benefits.
GPS based systems ensure maximum safety of your taxis and limousines and also bring in place an effective dispatching system. GPS navigation based automotive fleet management systems can effectively manage fleets of taxis and limousines with accurate rescue, trace and dispatch. Passengers benefit from the e-map to identify and locate destinations. Dispatcher can also keep track of whether the vehicle is in moving, rest or vacant. Taxis and limousine companies can now function to their utmost potential.
Another great advantage of the automotive fleet management system is that dispatcher can now pinpoint and identify the exact customer location and assign the nearest taxi thereby enhancing efficiency and saving time and money. By installing this system, fleet owners can cut down on fuel consumption and on unnecessary driving for locating destination. Limousines and taxis can move around with pin point accuracy with minimum chances of mistakes in direction with the help of advanced GPS navigator that provides e-maps of high accuracy.
GPS based automotive fleet management systems also enhance safety for both passengers and drivers. If there is an untoward emergency or problem, passenger or driver can use the GPS navigator to contact the dispatcher for help. It is easy for the dispatcher to identify location of the taxi instantly to send out help. This greatly reduces the reaction time as the dispatcher has the ability to constantly monitor the vehicle location at all times.
Enhance the productivity and efficiency of your automotive fleet by installing a GPS based fleet management system.