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The implementation of driving safety practices requires more serious monitoring, given the persistently high rate of traffic accidents in Indonesia. A GPS-based fleet management system offers a solution for monitoring the driving safety of your fleet drivers while they are on duty. This monitoring helps safeguard your drivers, vehicles, and cargo, thereby protecting you from both tangible and intangible losses resulting from driving accidents. Here are four ways a GPS-based fleet management system enhances driving safety.
1. Sending Aggressive Driving Behaviour Warnings
A GPS tracker monitors how your vehicle is driven and sends alerts when aggressive driving behaviour occurs. Aggressive driving behaviours monitored by the GPS tracker include speeding, rapid acceleration, harsh braking, and sharp cornering. You can configure alerts for all or specific aggressive driving behaviours, applying them to the entire fleet or only selected vehicles. Additionally, you can choose to apply these aggressive driving alerts to specific geofenced areas. Alerts can be sent via email or SMS to you or the driver at any time, or restricted to specific days and hours.
2. Monitor Seat Belt Use
Not all vehicle types come equipped with seatbelt sensors. GPS-based fleet management systems offer Power Take-Off (PTO) sensors as an optional feature. By installing this sensor on the seatbelt system, you can detect when a driver fastens or unfastens their seatbelt. When combined with starter monitoring, you can track whether the driver has fastened their seatbelt before starting the journey. For real-time monitoring, you can enable notifications for starter activity (ignition on/off) and the PTO sensor.
3. Ensure the vehicle remains in prime condition.
Driving safety also depends on the condition of the vehicle itself. GPS-based fleet management systems include a reminder feature for managing vehicle maintenance schedules. Integrated with the GPS tracking system, this allows you to schedule maintenance based not only on time intervals but also on mileage and the operational duration of each vehicle. Reminder notifications can be configured to trigger in advance—based on time or distance—and can be automated for future scheduling. This simplifies maintenance management, ensuring no tasks are overlooked. Additionally, the system includes a Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) feature, enabling drivers to report any damage to the vehicles they operate.
4. Provide Driving Evaluation Report
GPS-based fleet management systems generate various automated reports, including the Driving Score Reports. The vehicle monitoring system automatically evaluates each driver based on their driving behaviour. With Cartrack’s fleet management software, you can configure the Dashboard to display driving behaviour statistics. You can identify the best and worst drivers in terms of behaviour, pinpoint vehicles most frequently driven aggressively, and determine the times when poor driving behaviour most often occurs. All the data and insights provided by the GPS tracking system help you evaluate drivers, provide targeted training, establish driving behaviour standards, and formulate incentives for top-performing drivers to enhance driving safety.
Cartrack’s GPS-based fleet management system has everything you need to improve your drivers' safety. Your company can also avoid significant losses resulting from accidents and traffic violations, such as fines. Consult with us about your fleet management needs and get a FREE LIVE DEMO of Cartrack’s fleet management system!
