What is GPS fleet tracking?

Simply put, a GPS fleet tracking system product is the use of a device or software to monitor a company’s vehicles at any location to more efficiently manage a company’s fleet and employees.

How does GPS fleet tracking work?

All fleet tracking solutions use a Global Positioning System (GPS). A device is usually installed in a vehicle and those devices send data via cellular towers and satellites from the GPS device to a dispatcher computer or device almost instantaneously. The volume of information transmitted depends on the sophistication of the device. A simpler product will send basic location data. More advanced fleet GPS solutions will transmit information on vehicle location, speed, mileage, idle time, trip histories (including route maps), and engine diagnostics.

Does a GPS tracking fleet management system help your fleet?

Short answer: yes, a GPS tracking system can revolutionize a company’s fleet. Vehicle tracking systems can help deliver four major benefits to fleet owners and operators, allowing them to find new ways to improve satisfaction, increase productivity, and further optimize their assets.

What is unique about the Lytx Fleet Tracking Service?

The addition of video is the most important difference between the Lytx Fleet Tracking Service and standard fleet vehicle tracking offerings from other vendors. Vehicle tracking enhanced with video is a powerful solution that allows companies to manage and monitor their assets in the field.

What are the benefits of integrated fleet tracking with video?

Adding industry-leading video to a fleet tracking service does more than add a simple visual record of the fleet. With the Lytx Fleet Tracking Service video component, companies can see the following benefits: Gain visibility into arrival, idle, and departure times so you can make fast decisions that can improve your fleet’s productivity and have video proof of service when needed.

Fleet tracking solution with video

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Detect

GPS fleet tracking services provide vehicle locations for a bird’s-eye view of fleet operations.

Perform

Fleet visibility can be used to streamline operations for improved performance.

Prevent

Preventative maintenance helps maintain vehicle health and improves fuel management.

Benefits of our fleet tracking solution

Take a closer look at what you can do with our fleet tracking solution.

Our fleet tracking solution combines the strength of video powered by our DriveCam^® dash cam with fleet tracking for a real-time⁺ view of your fleet.

With fleet tracking, you can harness total visibility over your vehicles in the field to improve response times, boost productivity, and work more efficiently for improved fleet performance.

GPS fleet tracking, combined with engine control module (ECM) data, provides a more holistic view into the health of every vehicle. Managers can use diagnostic trouble code (DTC) notifications to identify and resolve vehicle issues, before they become more serious.

Preventative maintenance features will help you manage routine maintenance to minimize more serious repairs and reduce vehicle downtime.

By closely monitoring your vehicles, dispatchers can easily route the closest vehicle to a destination the moment a need arises.

Customer service agents can update customers on time to service and confirm deliveries with video. Data can be automated for third-party systems, such as dispatching, with integration through Lytx APIs.

Optimize your vehicles’ fuel efficiency with fuel management. Our fleet tracking solution can help managers identify inefficient drivers by tracking poor driving habits such as hard braking which cause excessive fuel consumption.

A preventative maintenance routine can also help you keep your engines running in top condition. Healthy engines produce better fuel economy.

Our fleet tracking services allow managers to configure geofences for authorized routes and locations with alerts when a vehicle leaves a designated area.

Alerts can indicate possible vehicle theft or unauthorized use of vehicles, signaling the potential need for manager intervention. Alerts can also be configured for idling or speeding violations per company policies.

Our fleet tracking solution also provides the option to track additional important assets, including vital powered yellow iron machinery.

Powered asset tracking units are easily installed and deployed, giving fleet managers a real-time⁺ view into their machinery right alongside fleet vehicles, providing invaluable insight into asset movement, utilization, and more.

Fleet tracking solution features

COLLISION EVIDENCE

Use captured video to see all the details related to a driving incident and help exonerate innocent drivers.
DRIVER ROUTING

Optimize routes and schedules based on vehicle locations, traffic data, weather conditions, and more.
FLEET INSIGHTS

Analyze trends and performance across your fleet with insights into fuel economy, maintenance, miles driven, and geofence triggers.
FLEET TRACKING MAP

Configure your interactive fleet tracking map to customize your view or meet your own needs.
GEOFENCING

Set custom geofences to stay aware of vehicle statuses’ and know when a vehicle enters or exits a designated area.

INTEGRATIONS

Use open APIs to pull fleet tracking into third party or proprietary systems.
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

Schedule regular maintenance intervals using odometer, engine hours, and/or calendar to keep vehicles healthy.
VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MONITORING

Access video evidence to investigate incidents when vehicles are damaged, or equipment goes missing.
VIDEO BROWSE

Access video of any vehicle in your fleet when you need it including vehicle status, trip histories, route replay, and more.
VISUAL SERVICE CONFIRMATION

Verify service delivery with continually recorded video.

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Gary Gamble

Fleet Safety Manager, City of Mobile, Alabama

“We’ve been taking advantage of the fleet tracking program to help with speeding issues. We know if vehicles go where they shouldn’t. Next, we’ll be looking for excessive idle time to help conserve fuel, and using the insights we gain to create and enforce an idling policy.”

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Mark Saleski

Vice President of Established Relations, Liquid Environmental Solutions

"We have a fleet logistics routing system, but GPS is not easy to use. I like that the [Driver Safety] program has integrated fleet tracking into its driver risk management system—it’s readily accessible and easy to use.”

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Kevin Kelley

Safety and Health Manager, Smart Care

“The fleet tracking piece is paramount to our business. We could not survive without it. Our dispatch team solely uses the fleet tracking portion of Lytx to know where our technicians are at all times.”

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James Vincent

Telematics Program Manager, United States Marine Corps

“Telematics is revolutionizing the way in which the Marine Corps manages their vehicles and the marines and civilians who drive them, and in monitoring where and how they drive them.”

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Pat Casanova

Director of Information Technology, DNK Management

“[Driver safety program has] protected us from fraudulent claims. But, more than that, it’s boosted our drivers’ confidence and made us a safer, more productive, more protected business. You can’t put a price on that.”

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Doug Clark

General Manager, Integrated Landscape Management

“With the help of the Lytx Driver Safety Program, we’ve achieved a higher level of safety in our organization–on the road, but also at the work site itself. The program has caused our technicians and managers to keep safety top of mind in all that they do. It starts with driving, but leads into everything else.”

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Streamline fleet operations with our fleet tracking solution

Our fleet tracking solution is built on more than 20 years of innovation in fleet technology, safety, and efficiency, helping you to manage operations without the guesswork.

Real-time^* fleet status with video powered by our DriveCam dash cam is an invaluable combination for managing fleet performance for a healthier and more productive fleet. Now you can get industry-leading video safety and fleet tracking in one integrated solution.

Fleet Safety

Proactively manage fleet risk with tools to help you change behavior, prevent collisions, and improve your bottom line.

ELD

Streamline compliance processes and abide by federal mandates with tools to help manage hours of service for complete records of duty status.

DVIR

Ensure your vehicles are well maintained and always road ready with simplified vehicle inspection workflows.

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^†Lytx MV+AI technology is a driver aid only. Drivers should never wait for a warning before taking measures to avoid an accident. Lytx MV+AI distraction detection and alerting technology is designed to respect driver privacy because it does not collect, store or use any biometric identifiers or biometric information (i.e., scans of facial geometry) to detect distracted driving behaviors. See www.lytx.com/driver-information.

^‡Limited time offer. Trial services are provided at no cost for up to 1 month. Fees for shipment of hardware may apply.

* Subject to available cellular network coverage.

+ Estimate based upon select sampling of Lytx client data.

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Fleet tracking solution with video

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Fleet tracking solution features

COLLISION EVIDENCE

DRIVER ROUTING

FLEET INSIGHTS

FLEET TRACKING MAP

GEOFENCING

INTEGRATIONS

PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE

VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT MONITORING

VIDEO BROWSE

VISUAL SERVICE CONFIRMATION