Press Release For
Immediate Release
11th
August 2009
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Over two-thirds of
fleet managers don’t
have tracking
installed on any of
their vehicles
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Only
one in ten has
vehicle tracking
across their entire
fleet
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Thought to be a lack
of understanding
into the benefits of
vehicle tracking
Over
two-thirds of fleet
managers do not have
a tracking system
installed on any of
their vehicles in
their fleet, a
survey conduct at
this year’s Company
Car in Action event
reveals.
The
survey, conducted by
headline sponsor
Road Angel Fleet,
showed that 68% of
the over 200 fleet
managers surveyed
did not have any
sort of tracking
system installed,
and only 11% of
respondents had
tracking installed
across their entire
fleet.
Graham Mackie,
Managing Director of
Road Angel Fleet,
indicated that this
was down to a lack
of awareness around
the benefits a
tracking system can
have for businesses
that operate vehicle
fleets.
“It’s
understandable that
fleet managers, and
their finance
departments, are
hesitant when it
comes to investing
in a tracking system
– it can involve a
substantial capital
outlay and the
tangible, monetary
benefits are often
hard to measure”,
Graham said.
“Measuring how much
fuel you save by
reducing idle times
or private mileage
is very difficult,
as are the
productivity gains
resulting from more
efficient vehicle
use”, he added.
As a
result, Road Angel
Fleet have been
working closely with
a number of their
clients over the
past months to
quantify the
benefits vehicle
tracking has had for
them, with some
revealing results.
Their clients
included northern
based bus & coach
operator Stotts
Coaches, Milton
Keynes based
motor-factors
MotorServ, and
national building
services company
Murvic Contracts.
“We
have worked, and
continue to work,
very closely with a
number of our
clients to establish
any potential cost
savings they are
experiencing by
using our systems,
and on average each
continues to save in
excess of £1,000 of
fuel per vehicle,
per year – and
that’s not taking
into account any
insurance or
maintenance
savings. That
equates to a return
on investment of
over 500% in some
cases”, Graham said.
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