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Las Vegas Valley Water District
We have found that the GPS Technologies SatTrak system has improved
the safety of our field personnel by an order of magnitude. Before we
used SatTrak, we had our personnel call in a couple of times a day using
Iridium Satellite Phones. This was time consuming and we only really knew
our people's location a couple of times a day. If there was a problem, we
would have had major difficulty finding the vehicle in an uninhabited desert
and mountainous area of operations covering hundreds of square miles.
With SatTrak, we can now locate our personnel at all times and provide
them rescue or vehicle support very quickly, and with pin point accuracy.
In addition, SatTrak has greatly reduced the concern that our safety personnel
have at the end of each day when teams are supposed to check in for the evening.
Previously if we did not receive a call, we had no idea if the field team simply
forgot or if they were late getting back to lodging for the evening or if they
were in trouble. Now if we don't receive a call, we can look up their current
location on your website - usually we find they are simply running a little late
and are on the road back to their overnight lodging.
- Jeff Weien
U.S. Concrete Const. LLC
I am a Contractor and installed GPS in my truck. In the last few
months I have had to go out of state a few times.
Shortly after I installed VehicleTrak I had to fly to Michigan.
I got my laptop out and tracked my truck, which was 15 miles
from the job site. I two-way radioed my foreman and asked him
what he was doing. He stated that he was on his way to lunch.
I then asked him what he was doing driving 15 miles from the
jobsite and I told him I knew where he was at. You could almost
hear crickets chirping from his silence. He then told me that he
and a couple of other employees were on the way to my bank to
cash their checks (at my expense, wages and gas 12.5 mpg).
That does not happen anymore with them knowing that I am keeping
track of their driving time. I know when the truck leaves in the
morning, when it leaves the jobsite, and when it returns for the
day. Plus, I get a weekly report of miles driven for the week.
As a contractor, this system is one of the most important tools
you can have.
- Michael Lasley
Cocoa Beach Plumbing
Today we had one of our plumbing trucks stolen while our plumber
was on the job site working. He came out of the building to
retrieve a tool from the truck when he discovered the truck was
gone. He called our office right away to inform us of what had
happened and we proceeded to call the police department. Because
we installed GPS from VehicleTrak in all our work vehicles we
were able to track the crook down and within 40 minutes, the
police had him pulled over. We were able to get our work truck
back in a timely manner with everything intact. Not only are we
able to keep up with our employees and know where they are at
all times, we have also been spared the expense of possibly
having to buy a new work vehicle (along with all the tools and
equipment that were inside of it). Thank you VehicleTrak for
allowing me to save money and stop the crooks in their path.
- Sheryl Green
Peterson Industrial, Inc.
We had some guys working 3 hours out of town at a plant for us.
The plant called late in the day and asked where our men were. I
called the supervisor and asked where they were and he said they
were out back loading up to head home. I told him the plant had
called asking about some weekend work and for him to go back in
to see what it was – he said no problem. In the meantime, I went
to look up one of our other trucks to see how close to home they
were but accidentally clicked on the other guys truck. Come to
find out that when I called him they were 2 hours from the plant
they had been working at and had to turn around to drive all the
way back in order to talk to the plant manager. As I dug a
little deeper, I found not only did he lie about where he was,
but they had also taken the job clock with them and had
continued to drive on the clock instead of clocking out first
then driving home, because they get paid driving time but not
while they are on the clock. When I confronted him about why he
didn’t just say he was halfway home the supervisor said "I
forgot." We saved enough money that day to pay for all 4 of our
GPS systems for the year. And this is only one of the stories I
will share. There are a couple more workers that told on other
employees that paid for next years service too!
- Michael Woodall, Project Manager
Custom Sprinkler
My VehicleTrak GPS system paid for itself in the 1st month, My
employees were not keeping accurate timecards, I do not know if
it was intentional or if they were filling out their timecards
by memory several days after. Anyway, they over reported their
hours enough that when you took the foreman’s GPS times and
multiplied it by the number of crew members he had with him, it
saved me hundreds of dollars the 1st month.
Thanks to VehicleTrak, they now keep an accurate timecard, I
also can see how many wasted trips to suppliers, if they made it
to a service call that was scheduled, and if they are doing any
side jobs.
Thank you VehicleTrak.
- Larry Marshall
Top Side Roofing
We have been using a passive tracking system for a few years and knew that this worked well
to let us know where our field reps were during the day. I felt we would be far better served
with a system that is more hands on. FleetTrak keeps me in better touch with my field
personnel. I am able to keep far more accurate records of their hours, and am now using the
reports as time cards.
FleetTrak really opened my eyes to the lack of productivity that I found in my men,
after trusting them for so long. I was advised to install mobile units in the sales staff
vehicles first, but I felt that the rest of the trucks were more important. I regret that
decision. I installed units in the sales staff vehicles recently and was shocked at the
amount of time they wasted daily. After the units had been in for couple of weeks, they
were informed in a meeting of my disappointment in them, and productivity has increased
dramatically. This gives me very clear picture of who my producers are, and where I can
trim if I have to. There is no room for waste in a company with a fleet of this size.
- William Ziesk, President
Season Comfort, Corp.
I would like to say thanks for bringing your system to our attention. It has brought
many company problems to focus.
We had a difficult time keeping track of our service technicians, not only going to
their first job in the morning and leaving their last job at night, but where our trucks
are going all day long, how fast their going and especially when we can't seem to
connect with them on their 2-way radios or cell phone we can "see" exactly where they're
at.
Over the past 22 years that we've been in business we've had to operate on a trust
basis and quickly found out that this "system" didn't work. Our technicians were doing
"side jobs" and using trucks for their own personal use after house and on week ends.
This also presented a problem with our Insurance Company. Once w technicians arrives
back home he is to use his own personal vehicle, and out Company van is to stay at that
location until he either goes out on an emergency service call or leaves the next day
for his first call of the day. As you might have guessed, quite a few of our men were
using the vans for a multitude of reasons (excuses) and one of them had an accident
that didn't make sense. If we had the GPS System on all our vans at that time, we
could have found out how fast he was going, and his exact position on the road, which
would have helped us determine if he was telling the truth, as there didn't seem to
be any witnesses.
Since having your GPS System installed, we have cut down on the excuses and stories
about what they're doing, where they're at, and their speed at any time, day or night,
and that has stopped 95% of the misuse of our vehicles. Our technicians are actually
calling in and asking if they can use the can for personal use, and what they're using
it for. We're so glad that they're being honest, that it's easier to say "yes" which
makes for better employer/employee relations.
So, thanks again for your product and your assistance in setting us up, it was well
worth the time and the cost.
- Vito Palella
Vanguard Archives, Inc
Your GPS Tracking System has been an effective tool that has increased the
performance of the drivers in our company at least 20% since the system was
installed. This system has been an important device for monitoring driver's
delivery routes, their speeds as well as being able to monitor stop times.
Our turn around times have increased dramatically, allowing me to use
drivers to help out in warehouse if they return early. They never returned
early before the system was installed. This has saved money on hourly labor
I previously needed to hire for this work.
The investment has paid for itself in a very short time and allowed us to
add vehicles to the fleet.
- Kernell Survillion, General Manager
www.vanguardarchives.com
Dustcatchers, Inc
I am writing a letter of reference as I feel completely confident that our
passive system is fully operational and is paying off. The payoff has come
when I terminated one of our route representatives for sleeping on the job.
The individual in question cost us quite a bit of additional and unnecessary
expense until I was able to pinpoint the problem through the technology
provided by our GPS system.
We now have the ability to protect our reputation as one of the best service
companies in Chicago. We can also help our personnel get better at what they
do and to keep ourselves honest.
- Stephen G.Avgerinos, General Manager
www.a-logomat.com
Royal Gardens Landscaping
I am grateful for finding your GPS system. Our problem was not knowing where
our crews were in the field......We paid our crews to use our equipment and
they start their own business on the side. They also sat in the park 3 hours
every week to add hours to their check.....Your system lets me know when
they start and finish at each site, how long they drove, how many miles they
drove....and the total time they were at each site...... The benefits of
your system help us make sound business decisions on what is really
happening in the field. Within the first two weeks we reduced our labor
costs from 55 hours to 39 per week. We also reduced idling time in our
trucks and improved routes with the least amount of driving. When gas is
$1.85 a gallon that adds up fast.
Customers often call to say we did not service their house. With the GPS we
can actually prove we where there and for how long. We have not given a
single credit to a customer since we started with the GPS. Thank you for
helping my company grow and adding thousands to my bottom line.
- Robert Ippach, Owner
Wilson Wholesale, Inc
The first system I invested in was installed in all our boom trucks. Turn
around times improved immediately, overtime dropped, customer satisfaction
went up, deliveries were provable allowing for accurate billing, gas costs
dropped, and routing improved. That system paid for itself in 3 months in
payroll savings alone.
I invested in FleetTrak recently and the ability to see my vehicles live
at all times will increase efficiency even further. I expect my return on
this investment to be a few weeks. My dispatchers can see all vehicles at
the same time from 2 different locations and can manage the whole fleet with
the click of a button at their computer. I have been able to expand the
fleet size, partly due to the savings the tracking system has given us. I am
surprised that all the roofing companies we supply, do not use a tracking
system to manage their business. The return on investment is so quick that
it scares me to think how much money was being needlessly spent on gas and
salaries and overtime before I installed the first system.
- B. Wilson, President
www.wilsonwholesale.com
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