There are many different components to fleet management. Managers are in control of inventory (assets), fleets, costs, etc. So eventually, mistakes are bound to be made when juggling this many tasks. This is understandable. However, it can also be quite costly to a business. It is therefore essential that managers, know how to avoid common mistakes which can cost time, money, and frustration. Here’s a short list of five common mistakes that leaders make in the course of managing their fleets.

• Poor route planning: Inefficient route planning can cost a company time, money and even clients. Without knowing which routes are best, drivers can be late. This can adversely affect a company’s relationship with its clients. The problem here arises when fleet managers either work off of old or outdated route modules or when they fail to utilize the latest technology to help them select the best routes. Our fleet tracking equipment is portable and highly accurate.
• Poor training: When drivers receive the proper training, it helps to ensure that deliveries will be made on time and that all guidelines and polices are being followed. It also helps employees handle technologies that are critical to them in making their deliveries.
• Failing to set and follow maintenance schedules: This is where GPS tracking for fleets can come in particularly useful. GPS can give managers valuable data that can be used to schedule fleet maintenance or by providing them with information on how long a vehicle has been in use, how many miles it has traveled, etc. Not doing this can leave a company’s vehicle susceptible to break downs which cost money and time.
• Poor communication: As we said in the beginning, fleet management has many moving parts to it that someone must orchestrate. That is the job of a fleet manager. One of the biggest mistakes a fleet manager can make is failing to communicate effectively with his/her crews. Effective communication involves things such as properly using all available technologies and holding staff meetings where the company’s policies are clearly laid out for all employees to follow.
• Failure to innovate: The state of fleet technology is in a state of constant flux. This means changes in telematics, laws and regulations, the labor market etc. If your company is not ready to embrace constructive change, then it may lose its competitive edge.

Of course, we realize that no one is perfect. That is one reason we are illuminating the mistakes fleet managers do make. Our GPS locator technology helps with fleet tracking, GPS personal tracking, and even executive security tracking and security.