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If you have ever driven in a strange city or mapped a route to an unfamiliar area, you already know how valuable GPS technology, particularly 3G tracking, can be. A GPS device can provide real-time maps, up-to-the-minute information on traffic jams and road construction and give you turn-by-turn directions starting right from your driveway.
Delivery companies use GPS technology in a number of different ways, and these days even the smallest delivery firms can afford to outfit their vehicles with GPS trackers and GPS tracking software. Many firms use their GPS trackers to keep tabs on their workers and make sure the routes they are using are the most efficient. 3G GPS tracking technology can quantify everything from the number of miles driven to the fuel efficiency of the delivery vehicle to the time the driver spends on each delivery.
Company managers then use that information to make changes that will save them money. Something as simple as changing the delivery routes to avoid road construction can reduce idle time, improve fuel economy and increase the number of packages each driver delivers each day.
The use of GPS tracking technology also allows company managers to analyze vast stores of data. Going through reams of data by hand is next to impossible, but computer technology makes crunching the numbers and developing more efficient routes fast and easy.
The world of delivery has been changing rapidly, and the number of changes is only expected to grow in the future. Consumer expectations and the rise of next-day and same-day delivery are two trends that are not likely to go away, and that makes the use of GPS technology even more valuable. If your company is not yet using GPS trackers, you may want to add these simple devices to your fleet and see how they can improve your business and your bottom line.
