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Van tracking systems: The ultimate tool for businesses looking to save time and money

As a business owner or manager, you know the importance of keeping costs down and maximising efficiency. The best way to achieve this is by using a van tracking system to monitor your fleet of vehicles. Van trackers, also known as van tracking devices, can provide you with real-time visibility into the whereabouts and activities of your vans, allowing you to make informed decisions that can save you time and money.

On average our customers reported a 15-20% improvement in productivity for drivers when our van GPS tracking systems were introduced. Our essential guide for driving down private mileage costs is a useful read and helpful for monitoring fuel costs, visit the second link to hear aout our free discounted fuel cards for customers.

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Van tracking systems benefits for your business:

  • Know where your vans are at all times: The number 1 reason businesses want vehicle trackers are for understanding the whereabouts of their assets and drivers. With van tracking, you can see exactly where each of your vehicles is located at any given moment. This can for example help you dispatch the nearest van to a job, reducing fuel costs and travel time.
  • Reduce fuel costs: An unavoidable cost and often a significant one in overheads. By keeping track of your van's fuel consumption you can:
    • Identify any inefficient driving habits, you can make changes to save money on fuel. 
    • Notice poor driving habits such as harsh acceleration and braking.
    • Reduce the number of unnecessary stops, breaks or detours.
  • By cutting down on unproductive time seen through tracking vans, you can see how much time your drivers are spending on the road versus at a job site. This can help you identify any unproductive time, such as long breaks or unnecessary detours, and take steps to address it. By making the most of every minute, you can increase your productivity and profitability.

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  • Van tracking can help you hold your drivers accountable for their actions on the road. With the ability to track driver performance, the van trackers generate a scoring system which makes it easy to evaluate.
    • Some customers have introduced a reward system for drivers that score well and maintain that score whilst those at the bottom of the league table can be trained to drive better or penalised for consistant poor driving.
    • By setting clear expectations and holding your team accountable, you can improve the overall performance of your business with:
      • Fuel savings.
      • The lifespan of the van within the fleet. 
      • Reduced likelihood to be off the road with maintenance.
  • Improve route planning: Van tracking technology can help you plan the most efficient routes for your vehicles, using data on traffic patterns, road conditions, and other factors. By choosing the best routes, you can save time so you can get more done in the day as well as save money on fuel.
  • Improve customer service: With real-time visibility into your fleet, you can provide your customers with accurate arrival times and keep them updated on any delays. This can help improve your customer service and keep your clients happy.

 

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Van tracking for peace of mind

  • Protection for your vehicles: Van tracking can also help you recover your vehicles from theft. By setting up alerts for unauthorised movement, you can quickly respond to any potential issues and take steps to recover your stolen van.
  • In conclusion, van tracking systems are a powerful tool for businesses looking to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and provide better customer service. Whether you're using a van tracker device or a GPS tracker for vans, the benefits are clear. Combining all of the ways that van tracking helps businesses add significant savings from both the overhead cost of fuel and van maintenance to increasing the daily workflows due to admin and time optimisation which allows the business to get more jobs done in the same time.

    This can be increased further by using our job management software which can automate a lot of processes along with:

    • Assigning jobs based on close location.
    • Reassign jobs with ease if problems arise. 
    • Proof of work with customer signatures via the app upon job completion.
    • All sheets can be customised to suit any business.

     

Trackers for vans - who uses them?

We help many customers, from a variety of industries, utilise our GPS tracker for vans to keep track of thousands of vehicles nationwide. Our company van tracking system is perfect for any business interested in wanting to oversee and manage their entire business fleet.

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Site based services

From builders, to plumbers, to locksmiths and beyond, we are perfect for any business that employs individual contractors who will be requiring trackers for vans. These businesses charge customers by the hour and have vans to carry the equipment that they will require from job to job, they will really benefit from GPS for vans.

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Delivery services

Our trackers for vans are ideal for those in delivery services. By using van tracking systems, you are able to keep track of drivers as they are en route, you can also check for extended stops that drivers may take throughout their journey. Our company van trackers even help you to document your drivers’ efficiency. 

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Why is RAM Tracking the best tracking company? 

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Live and historical reporting

RAM Tracking helps you to create easy-to-read automated reports based on the information collected by your fleet van trackers. This means that you:

  • Don’t waste hours of your valuable time pulling data together relating to all of your vans. 
  • Everything is presented in a simple way with options for weekly, monthly and annual timelines.
  • RAM Tracking’s van GPS tracking system allows you to view reports on everything from driver fuel usage to your employee’s weekly routes.

Automated email alerts

Using RAM Tracking’s system you can receive customisable email alerts on a range of features. By using GPS for vans, we allow you to find out information about ignition alerts which help you:

  • Keep track of your driver’s out-of-hours vehicle usage to
  • Reminders when a van’s MOT is due, choose what is the most convenient option for you.
  • This is simply collected after we have installed the tracker to the van and you have set up information about your van.

Coverage

All of our customers who have bought a van tracking device and work within a rural or low-signal area are offered a roaming sim card as standard. We strive to ensure that you always have the best signal. 

 

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WHY RAM TRACKING ARE AWARD-WINNING

Why RAM Tracking are award-winning

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Customer Support

Our dedicated team is always there to help answer any questions on your company van trackers, there are also no call-out charges as well as a lifetime warranty, so whilst using your van tracking device, you always have peace of mind. 

Latest Tech

We upgrade all equipment as standard. Along the lifetime of your van tracking device, as upgrades are brought out, you will receive those upgrades, so there is no need to renew or upgrade to reap the rewards of a van GPS system. 

Installation

You may wonder about installation when it comes to van tracking. But when it comes to fitting a tracker to a van, we arrange a convenient time to come to your premises to install it – even on Saturdays! We provide you with a van GPS tracking system in as little as half an hour! We strive to keep your vans off the road for as little time as possible so you can get back to what matters.

 

Key Features

Employees

Know where your drivers are with our van tracking devices and allocate jobs. Save hours of admin time with customisable reports with the information collected through van tracking.

Invoices

Using a van tracking device, you can simply back up your customer invoices and resolve any kinds of billing disputes with ease as you have data on deliveries, time-on-site and pick-ups.

VAT

A GPS tracker for vans helps you to avoid unnecessary HMRC fines as you monitor your van usage and ensure that all fuel being claimed is being used correctly when it is for private use.

Profitability

Accurately calculate or forecast how much a specific job will cost with ease with RAM Tracking's van GPS tracking system. You simply need to use our suite of automated financial reports.

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Van Tracking FAQs

As one of the longest serving vehicle tracking & monitoring companies in the UK, we have the answers to most questions from our customers. To help you better understand who we are and how our GPS van tracking devices work we have put together a list of the most frequently asked questions. If you have a question that is not on this list, please, call us on 0330 100 3622 and we would be more than happy to answer any questions that you have.

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