This gives them the advantage of making sure drivers make the necessary stops and breaks, keeps an eye on how many hours they work, the routes they take, the temperature of their trailers (only necessary for food distributors) and  many more aspects of the trucks can be monitored.

GPS truck tacking systems can be used to help the companies save money, increase safety on the road, increase security and help make the job at hand that much easier.

There are many companies selling GPS truck tracking systems throughout the country. Such systems are available from companies such as Masternaut, Cybit, CMS SupaTrak, TomTom, Navman, Satmo, LocateA, RAM, Quartix, Foretrack, Digicore and SimplyTrak to name just a few.

It is suspected that in the next two or three years that virtually all trucks will be fitted with a GPS tracking system or some sort or another. For this reason GPS tracking is one of the fastest growing technology industries.

GPS fleet tracking is now not a competitive edge for companies in the UK who run fleets of vehicles, but an essential part of mobile business if you want to be able to compete with your competitors.

Vehicle tracking systems are also becoming more useful to businesses as they have more and more features available which help you keep track of more and more aspects of your vehicles.

These help you run a more efficient mobile business and fleet of vehicles. This leads to increased profits, which at the end of the day is what it is all about.

There are in ever increasing number of tracking systems available on the market and all of them have their own pros and cons. Therefore you need to do the same thing you would do if you were to purchase any expensive item, shop around.

Monitoring a fleet is so easy with the advantage of real-time tracking, it makes a radical difference not only to the way a manager runs his fleet, but also inevitably to the way in which drivers behave. Fleet managers can keep tabs on up-to-the-second tabs on every vehicle and every consignment from anywhere in the world, and relay this information to clients as a means of offering state-of-the-art customer service effortlessly. Managers can tell at a glance where a vehicle stopped and for how long, even receiving ‘abnormal park alerts’ via e-mail or text if a stop takes too long.

Vehicle tracking works by using a mixture of GPS and GPRS technology as we have discussed on this blog previously. GPS technology helps us to navigate our way around the roads throughout the UK and even abroad. The GPRS is the technology behind our mobile phones, which enable us complete communication on the move.

A vehicle tracking system is just an extension of the huge amount of communication opportunities and information we have at a finger tips every day.

Some people ask, is this a good thing? Some explain the huge benefits that is brings to our businesses and personal lives, helping us to live our lives much more easily. Others argue that such technology as GPS vehicle tracking, mobile phones, email and satnav really just put more pressure on us as we are constantly accessible, constantly being hindered by technology which requires our attention, constantly tracked with less privacy and constantly expected to have things done much faster.

The pressures that modern technology brings to our lives arguably out ways the benefits that it affords us.

The study did not separate the different counties that make up Yorkshire, but took the area which is traditionally considered Yorkshire. Before Yorkshire was spilt into several counties it was the largest county in the country. This mixed with the fact that Yorkshire is quite industrial is probably why vehicle tracking is so popular in this part of the country.

There are many wholesale and manufacturing businesses in the area and these type of businesses traditionally have fleets of vehicles. Fleets of vehicles means an opportunity for vehicle tracking businesses to sell their product.

Other counties that get large numbers of quotes include Essex, London, Lancashire and Staffordshire.

Most businesses agree that it significantly increases productivity, lowers costs and helps the business to turn higher profits.

It is believe that in the not too distant future that the vast majority of companies will track their fleet of vehicles to ensure a smoother running business, up profits and compete with their competitors much more easily.

The fact is if your competitors have vehicle tracking systems installed in their vehicles and they help your competitors to run their business more efficiently, then you will need vehicle tracking to compete with them, as they will be in a position to lower prices. There you will need vehicle tracking to also lower your prices so that you can compete.

Vehicle tracking is the future of business fleets whether you like it or not. Tracking is a technology which will only get bigger and bigger in the UK and around the world.

The survey has showed that the main reason for companies adopting GPS vehicle tracking technology is to improve productivity. Also the survey highlights that companies are achieving a wider range of benefits such as, reduced costs (77%), added security against theft (52%) and enhanced employee performance. In addition companies it is helping companies meet requirements for duty of care and working time regulations.

Companies who didn’t use GPS vehicle tracking technology stated the reason why was because it didn’t meet their requirements or it was too expensive. The findings of this survey conducted by Digicore support the fact that the implementation of GPS vehicle technology into an HGV fleet results in increased productivity, and enhanced employee work rate. Also it demonstrates a return on their initial investment.

The UK government has made suggestions about tracking all UK vehicles. They say it will help them stop people avoiding paying car tax, car insurance and driving a car without an MOT. But they also mention that they would like to tax people for driving at particular times of the day or driving on particular roads. This is a distinct possibility as it would not be the first time technology has been used to tax us. Congestion zones are policed by cameras that detect your number plates. Speed cameras do not only detect speeding offences, but also detect number plates to check your vehicles has road tax etc.

The flip side of the argument is that if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to be concerned about regarding vehicle tracking. Not only this, but it can make you safer when working alone and help you to do your job more effectively and make your job easier.

There are merits to both sides of the argument. What do you think? Please give your comments.

Examples of assets you may want to track are plant equipment, vehicles, lorry trailers to name just a few. Asset tracking is now a big part of mobile business operations due to the huge advantages it gives you.

Companies can save large sums of money every year in a multitude of areas just by installing tracking systems in their vehicles, trailers, plant equipment and to specific items of value.

Tracking enables the business to work in a more automated, organised and informed way that makes the business more streamlined and efficient.

There are several ways to pay for a GPS asset tracking system. Firstly you can pay the whole amount up front in one go, secondly you can take out a lease on the tracking system, you can rent the equipment or you can pay as you. The final option is becoming very popular at the moment as it does not require you to sign any contracts or commit to using the system for any length of time. That said it can cost a little more than some of the other payment options available.

The whole journey will be tracked by Masternaut’s GPS tracking system. This will be the proof that the ride has taken place and will also allow the organisers to keep track of where they are at all times.

They will ride the 1000 miles journey nonstop, but they will take it in turns to ride different sections of the journey. That said it is still quite an achievement.

Masternaut said they were thrilled to have their GPS tracking devices on the bikes involved in this event as they believed it is a very good cause.

The technology used in these tracking systems is very similar to the technology used in vehicle tracking systems.

Masternaut are one of the biggest vehicle tracking companies in Europe and have such big clients as United Biscuits and Anne Summers to name just two of the many blue chip companies they work with. They also work with companies throughout Europe.