Curious as to public opinion on GPS tracked vehicles. Reasoning for tracking these vehicles as I see it:
Track idle time to control fuel consumption
Track drive time to ensure most efficient driving routes
Track costs in order to properly bid jobs
Keep employees honest on lunch breaks or non scheduled stops
Reduce theft as a result of "Moonlighting" or using company vehicle for personal jobs.
Track engine hours for service intervals
Reduce liability for slip and fall claims on snow sites by providing proof of stops to service accounts with time and date stamping
Potential reduction in insurance costs- GPS doubles for theft prevention/recovery
Track time on specific job sites for billing purposes AND to track municipalities for tax reasons. (We have to pay into different municipalities for hours worked within these cities/villages. Why pay them unless the vehicle is stopped at our geocached job site?)
Most of these reasons save the company money which enables raises and equipment upgrades.
Downsides as I see them:
Cost, although it is truly much more affordable than it used to be.
Privacy. I wouldn't want someone tracking my every move. On the flip side, if I am doing my job, I have zero worries.
Curious as to opinions. No wrong answer. I want to weigh all opinions prior to moving forward. I will leave my opinions out as long as I can until I see some responses. I don't want to skew opinions or lead anyone to an answer. I will state this: Although I see many positives and few negatives, the one negative (privacy) I see is very worthy of consideration against implementing GPS.
Track idle time to control fuel consumption
Track drive time to ensure most efficient driving routes
Track costs in order to properly bid jobs
Keep employees honest on lunch breaks or non scheduled stops
Reduce theft as a result of "Moonlighting" or using company vehicle for personal jobs.
Track engine hours for service intervals
Reduce liability for slip and fall claims on snow sites by providing proof of stops to service accounts with time and date stamping
Potential reduction in insurance costs- GPS doubles for theft prevention/recovery
Track time on specific job sites for billing purposes AND to track municipalities for tax reasons. (We have to pay into different municipalities for hours worked within these cities/villages. Why pay them unless the vehicle is stopped at our geocached job site?)
Most of these reasons save the company money which enables raises and equipment upgrades.
Downsides as I see them:
Cost, although it is truly much more affordable than it used to be.
Privacy. I wouldn't want someone tracking my every move. On the flip side, if I am doing my job, I have zero worries.
Curious as to opinions. No wrong answer. I want to weigh all opinions prior to moving forward. I will leave my opinions out as long as I can until I see some responses. I don't want to skew opinions or lead anyone to an answer. I will state this: Although I see many positives and few negatives, the one negative (privacy) I see is very worthy of consideration against implementing GPS.
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