Telematics is a growing industry in Australia among fleet-owning companies. It encompasses the real-time metric-tracking technology used to send, receive, and store vehicle information using smart devices.
This allows businesses that implement telematics to gather and sort data on various aspects of their fleet and its efficiency.
Data collected using telematics include:
- Real-time location tracking with GPS
- Insights on fuel usage and wasteful habits, like idling
- Driver behaviour on the road
By leveraging the data this technology provides, companies can make strategic, better-informed decisions on critical business components and their specific pain points.
One of the most significant advantages telematics has to offer for businesses is the ability to help cut down on various costs. This is especially visible when it comes to fuel expenses – one of the most significant expenditures for the average fleet.
With telematics, fleets can utilise data collection to see where excessive fuel waste occurs and implement strategies for mitigation. This can include plans to reduce unnecessary idling, planning more efficient routes, and staying on top of vehicle maintenance to ensure they’re running smoothly and not over-consuming fuel.
But financial savings is not the only goal of this technology. Health and safety compliance, staff productivity, and operational efficiency are the big focal point.
By offering quick checks and balances between costs and mobile operations, it’s easy to see how this technology can generate an almost immediate ROI and prove to be a worthwhile investment for any organisation.
To help businesses get the most out of intelligent fleet technology, Smartfleet has teamed up with Fleet Complete – a global provider of fleet management solutions. Operating in Australia since 2003, Fleet Complete provides transformative solutions to local businesses, addressing their unique fleet challenges.
Together, we focus on providing access to a connected mobility platform that best suits a client’s fleet management needs and incorporates all the benefits that telematics has to offer.
With this integration, Smartfleet and Fleet Complete aim to deliver a solution for your business that improves accountability, saves on operating costs and contributes to managing an overall productive fleet.