Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Impact of Fleet Management system on Sustainable Transport


The major aim of Sustainable Transportation is to efficiently transport goods and services in bulk. It is related to systems, policies, and technologies that are involved in transportation. One such newest Technology used in transportation is Fleet Management. Fleet Management is a combination of powerful technologies like GPS (Global Positioning System), two-way wireless communications (via Low Earth Orbit Satellite Technology), an on-board processing, communications unit, and a hosted web application that demonstrates mapping and vehicle telematics data to the final user. This system is quite helpful for customers to locate vehicles and monitor speed and direction of vehicles especially for organizations, which involve more transportation operations like courier services etc. GPS tracker can help us a lot.

Reduces environment pollution: Today it has became mandatory for all businesses to observe the carbon foot print it produces through its transport operations and prepare proper plan of action to reduce and control it. More fuel consumption results in more environmental pollution. The vehicles used in fleet have to be eco-friendly. They are also known as greener vehicles, which emit less carbon gases, save fuel, and generate less pollution. Usage of electric vehicles contributes to zero emission of gases. Government encourages greener fleets by providing incentives. Driving behavior in fleet is green, that is, there is less fuel consumption and less carbon oxides emission. Firms should follow and adhere to green driving policy. Tracking devices with built-in accelerometer will always monitor driving events and ensure that drivers fulfill the set travel safety standards.

Reduces social costs of transportation: As fuel is saved by the use of green vehicles in the fleet, the cost involved in purchasing fuel is reduced as well. With the help of GPS tracking system, managers can track every vehicle in their fleet in real time with data on fuel consumption, route efficiency, vehicle diagnostics, and even driver’s performance is available to them on a daily basis. Though complete fleet management system is not cheap, it is very effective for long-term savings. A lot of organizations experience reduction of fuel bills by 40% per annum even in the situation where prices of oil are hiking up.






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