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Businesses in Indonesia that own and manage their own vehicle fleets face several common challenges, one of which is the low adoption rate of fleet management technology. If not properly addressed, these issues can lead to the failure of the company's fleet management operations. Here are four factors that can cause your company's fleet management in Indonesia to fail, along with the right ways to overcome them.
1. Inefficient Communication and Operations
Due to inefficient communication and fleet operations, your team may spend a significant amount of time and money on phone/radio calls related to task assignments and monitoring, as well as handling administration and customer claims.
Solution:
Use a GPS tracker so that your operators can track vehicle location, activity, and operating hours whenever needed. You can also monitor delivery routes and receive real-time notifications for issues that require attention, including route deviation, route delays, slow progress, and late route completion. For more specific monitoring, the geofence feature in GPS tracking software enables you to monitor vehicle movement from one area to another, such as entry and exit times, vehicle speed within the area, and how long the vehicle remains stopped within the area.
In addition, fleet management tools such as Cartrack can help make task assignment more efficient through the integration of GPS tracker hardware, Fleet Web software, and the Communicator mobile application. Tasks can be assigned in detail, completion progress can be monitored in real time, goods collection can be verified through barcode scanning, and proof of completion can be submitted digitally (such as photos or signatures). Assigning the nearest available vehicle is also possible with a GPS tracker.
2. Less Productive Driver
For companies that rely on vehicle fleets, unproductive drivers can significantly impact profitability. On the other hand, poor driving behaviour also increases vehicle maintenance costs and the risk of accidents, which can result in both material and immaterial losses for the company.
Solution:
You need a driver monitoring system, which can provide you with information about driver behaviour on the road and driver work discipline. A GPS vehicle tracker can monitor drivers based on vehicle activity, such as actual working hours based on ignition on/off; as well as driver performance and behaviour on the road based on speed, idling duration, braking, acceleration, and vehicle manoeuvres.
If you use Cartrack fleet management software, all driver-related information can be accessed by downloading various types of automated reports, such as Driver Score Reports, Driver Safety Reports, Risk Management Reports, and Trip Reports. These automated reports will help you understand what needs to be improved and enable more targeted driver training.
3. Lack of Data Access for Fleet Optimisation
Limited information about fleet performance and operations will make it difficult for you to optimise productivity and efficiency. Without accurate and comprehensive data to evaluate your fleet, the decisions and strategies you make may be misdirected.
Solution:
GPS tracker and feature-rich fleet management software such as Cartrack help you obtain detailed, accurate, and comprehensive fleet information. You can quickly identify vehicle utilisation rates, peak fleet operating hours, average daily idle time, fuel efficiency levels of each vehicle, and more. Fleet evaluation no longer takes time, enabling you to make better decisions and develop optimal fleet operational strategies.
4. Lacking the Proper Fleet Management Tools
In addition to human resources, the technology used affects fleet management efficiency. Instead of achieving a return on investment (ROI), choosing the wrong fleet management tools can lead to misaligned operations and financial losses for the company.
Solution:
Choose fleet management tools with a user-friendly interface and menu design, features that can be customised to suit your fleet needs, comprehensive fleet insights and information, an all-in-one integrated platform, and based on Software as a Service (SaaS). The combination of GPS vehicle tracking (with additional sensors as needed), SaaS, and mobile applications makes fleet management much easier. With SaaS, you can manage your fleet from anywhere and at any time via an internet browser.
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