A vehicle tracking solution has almost become standard policy to be employed by companies and organisations running fleet operations to maintain constant contact with Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV) and their articulated trailers, in addition to use in light commercial vehicles and automobiles.
Trailers are regularly and often hitched and unhitched to numerous articulated lorries, which present their own unique set of challenges. However, uppermost in fleet management is the key benefit of trailer tracking to obtain ‘load visibility’, then followed by the everpresent concerns of fuel usage and timesheet records.
There are a number of major areas that fleet operators feel would be greatly assisted by a mobile workforce tracking system. Fleet managers need to know where trailers are at all times so valuable assets and shipments do not get lost and vitally, trailer tracking will deter and prevent cargo theft.
The time and cost efficiency factor is an abiding concern. Before the introduction of GPS vehicle tracking, many long hours or even days would be spent on the phone trying to locate trailers or just to get a rough idea of where the drivers were on a particular run, once they had left the depot.
A real time tracking system enables a fleet manager to have immediate visibility of the location of all his trailers without having to call anyone. This allows the trailers get recycled back in to the operation quickly, making them more productive and ensuring that opportunities are not missed to generate revenue.
Commercial vehicle tracking also helps an organisation determine if its trailers are being used for unauthorised ‘side jobs.’ Without trailer tracking, fleets have no reliable way to track their assets.
Fleets do not have to hunt for trailers anymore! Trailer tracking is all about giving the fleet the ability to keep a constant eye on their trailers so you can see where it is and know what it is doing during the day in order to get higher productivity out of it.
Unique challenges ...
Trailer Tracking can present unique technical problems due to the different types of trailer, e.g. flat bed, refrigerated, curtain sided to box container, which are used for different applications including, temperature monitoring, perishable freight, bulk load transportation.
Key issues that trailer tracking will successfully address :
• As an interchangeable part of a vehicle, a trailer may often be left for long periods time untethered from the vehicle cab.
• Articulated vehicles may often cross international boundaries.
• Installing the location unit in the right spot to avoid tampering.
• Ability for the vehicle tracking device to cope with being exposed to the elements as rain, cold and road salt can cause problems for electrical units.
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