GPS Tracking Systems Are Helping To Keep Roads Open

As the harsh winter continues throughout the UK salt supplies are running low and councils need to use salt in an efficient and economical way. GPS tracking systems are becoming an excellent tool to do just this; A GPS system provided by Masternaut is enabling managers an overview of all their gritting trucks, further more with this system they are able to monitor how much salt has been spread by each gritter.

Masternaut is using GPS to track gritters, the information of every gritting truck is then transmitted in real-time to councils who use this system. They are using Microsoft Bing Maps to view where their trucks are located at any given time, this intern allows them to direct their gritting fleets to locations where salt is required due to changing weather patterns.

Councils are finding these systems are enabling them to a greater quality of service to their residence, they are finding that the GPS tracking systems allow them to respond to emergency incidents as they happen. They have also noticed other benefits such as, ensuring the safety of their drivers is much improved, the ability to have historical information if they need to respond to a query or investigate a claim by a third party.