In today’s competitive business environment, being able to utilize your resources to their fullest potential is critical. If your company uses over the road, cartage and storage trailers maximizing the value of those rigs requires that you have real-time information on the location of each one as well as how the fleet is performing overall. This applies both to semi trailers you own and also on a semi trailers for rent or lease.
GPS tracking makes that data readily available, which is why our trailers have state-of-the art Spireon GPS tracking. Gone are the days when drivers needed to “check in” periodically and their location had to be extrapolated from their last contact. Fleet managers today can know exactly where a semi trailer is whenever they choose to check. And having that enhanced visibility makes managing a trailer fleet effectively and profitably much easier.
When an over the road, cartage or storage semi trailer leaves the yard, being able to track its location does much more than simply provide a comfort level with where it is and how it is progressing along its route. There are many tangible benefits from using GPS tracking, whether for an owned trailer or a trailer for rent. They include:
From aggregate statistics to individual trailer details, the availability of real-time data is very eye-opening and tends to produce immediate and significant operational and behavioral changes.
The list of benefits of semi trailer fleet GPS tracking above is not based on conjecture. There is plenty of real-world data to support it. For example, survey results published by Spireon on small- to medium-sized businesses using tracking solutions showed that:
How can your organization benefit from the use of GPS tracking and to what degree? That, of course, depends on the specifics of your operations. However, it is clear that the technology provides the opportunity for significant improvement.
At Boxwheel, we live by the motto “Trailer Leasing Made Simple.” The Spireon GPS tracking on our trailers is one of the ways we make it easier for you to manage your fleet. Where, specifically, can you put that capability to use? We’re happy to talk with you about your business goals and how real-time tracking can help you achieve them. Let’s talk and put our motto to work.
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