FLEET MANAGEMENT AND LIVE GPS VEHICLE TRACKING
Live GPS Tracking
At Cartrack, our Live GPS Tracking service ensures you have the most advanced, real-time oversight of your vehicles. This powerful tool is designed for fleet managers who demand precision, reliability, and actionable insights to maintain control over their fleet operations at all times. Experience the peace of mind that comes with knowing exactly where your vehicles are and how they are being handled, helping you to manage your fleet more effectively and safely.
What is Live Tracking?
View your fleet's live vehicle status
Live tracking is a technology that enables real-time monitoring of a vehicle’s location, speed, and other vital information using GPS technology. This advanced solution provides the ability to track a vehicle’s movements on a digital map in real-time, providing accurate information on its exact location, speed, and direction of travel.
Live tracking is widely used in various industries, including fleet management, logistics, and transportation, where it’s crucial to track vehicle movements. Cartrack’s live tracking technology allows businesses to monitor their vehicles to ensure optimal usage, monitor driver behaviour and reduction in fuel costs.
With Cartrack’s live tracking technology, businesses can gain better insights, optimize their operations, and achieve greater efficiency.
Your vehicle’s live locations are indicated with a coloured icon on the Fleet platform.
Green – Currently Driving
Black – Ignition Off
Orange – Idling. Motor running with no motion.
GPS Tracking: Event-Based Tracking vs. Distance-Based Tracking in Vehicle Management
GPS Tracking systems employ various methods to monitor and manage vehicle fleets, notably through event-based tracking and distance-based tracking. Each approach offers unique advantages for optimizing fleet operations, ensuring both safety and efficiency.
Event-Based GPS Tracking is a method where GPS devices are programmed with specific triggers to send location and telemetry data when predetermined conditions occur. This form of tracking is particularly advantageous for fleet managers as it provides detailed insights into specific events such as ignition status changes, excessive speeding, harsh braking, or unauthorised usage of company vehicles. Other detectable events include door operations, equipment status, and geofence boundary crossings. The ability to capture these detailed events allows fleet managers to monitor driver behaviour closely, enhancing their capability to swiftly identify and rectify potential issues, thereby improving overall fleet safety and efficiency.
Conversely, Distance-Based Tracking, also known as time-based tracking, involves the systematic recording of data at set time intervals—such as every minute or five minutes—regardless of vehicle activity or driver behaviour. This method offers a continuous data flow, enabling the analysis of vehicle performance and the identification of operational trends over time.
The key advantage of event-based GPS tracking over distance-based tracking is its focus on specific, significant events. This focus results in more granular data, providing insights into the frequency of specific driver actions like speed limit violations, sudden braking, or route deviations. Such detailed information is crucial for identifying trends or patterns in driver behaviour, reducing the risk of accidents, and minimising vehicle wear and tear.
The key advantage of event-based GPS tracking over distance-based tracking is its focus on specific, significant events. This focus results in more granular data, providing insights into the frequency of specific driver actions like speed limit violations, sudden braking, or route deviations. Such detailed information is crucial for identifying trends or patterns in driver behavior, reducing the risk of accidents, and minimising vehicle wear and tear.
Event-based GPS tracking supports proactive management by delivering real-time data and alerts. It enables fleet managers to remain well-informed and take immediate actions to optimise fleet operations and enhance business outcomes. Overall, event-based GPS tracking offers a more targeted and comprehensive overview of fleet performance compared to distance-based tracking, empowering fleet managers to make more informed decisions and efficiently optimize fleet operations.
Actions that cause the GPS tracker to generate and communicate an event.
- Ignition on. (The vehicle key is turned)
- Engine Run. (The engine is cranked)
- Motion Start. (The vehicle is no longer stationary)
- Delta heading (The vehicle turns.)
- Harsh cornering (The vehicle turns with higher than pre-determined G Force.)
- Idle start. (The motor is running but the vehicle stationary)
- Idle continuing (Idling for 3 minutes)
- Idle end (The vehicle moves again)
- Harsh Acceleration (Higher than pre-set G-Force)
- Over speed start. (The vehicle drives faster than pre-set value)
- Speeding. ( The highest speed attained while over the set speed)
- Over Speed end. (Driving slower than pre-set speed)
- Harsh Braking (Braking at higher than pre-set G-force)
- Motion End (Vehicle stationary)
- Ignition Off. (The ignition key is turned off)
- Event Periodic. (every 3 minutes, Ignition is on but motor is not running and no motion.)
- Towing. (Vehicle is in motion while the ignition is off)
- Power Off/Power On (The GPS tracker loses or gains power from the vehicle such as when a battery is disconnected)
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Enhanced Features of GPS Live Tracking for Fleet Management
Real-Time Vehicle Tracking with GPS Live Tracking Experience unparalleled oversight with GPS Live Tracking. Every vehicle in your fleet is tracked continuously, with their locations updated in real time on highly responsive digital maps. This capability ensures you have access to the most accurate and current location data, helping you manage your fleet more effectively.
Speed Alerts for Safer Driving Implement customized speed limits for each vehicle and receive instant notifications when these limits are exceeded. Our Speed Alerts feature is designed to foster safe driving habits and mitigate fleet risks by ensuring compliance with speed regulations.
Geo-Fence Alerts for Enhanced Security Enhance your fleet management by using Geo-Fence technology to set up specified zones that trigger alerts when vehicles enter or exit these areas. This feature is ideal for monitoring vehicles in restricted or high-security areas, increasing your operational control and compliance.
Trip Replay for Operational Insights Our Trip Replay feature allows you to retrospectively view route data for any vehicle, providing valuable insights into fleet operations. Use this tool to assess trip efficiency, verify service calls, and ensure compliance with travel protocols, enhancing overall operational accountability.
Advanced Mapping Capabilities for Comprehensive Viewing Optimize how you view your fleet with our versatile mapping options, including street, satellite, and hybrid views. These advanced mapping capabilities allow you to tailor the visualization of fleet data to best fit your operational needs and preferences, facilitating better strategic decisions.
Advantages of Utilizing Cartrack GPS Live Tracking
Enhanced Operational Efficiency
Maximize efficiency with Cartrack GPS Live Tracking by optimizing routes, reducing fuel consumption, and minimizing idle times. Effective real-time tracking and management of your fleet lead to significant operational improvements and cost savings.
Increased Security
Secure your fleet with advanced monitoring capabilities. Track vehicle movements to prevent unauthorized use and theft, ensuring your assets are always safeguarded. Cartrack GPS Live Tracking provides the assurance that your vehicles are protected under all circumstances.
Improved Compliance
Maintain compliance effortlessly with local and international regulations through precise logging of vehicle movements and driver behavior. Cartrack GPS Live Tracking helps ensure that your fleet operations adhere to regulatory standards, avoiding potential fines and legal issues.
Superior Fleet Management
Elevate your fleet management with Cartrack’s detailed reports and analytics. These tools offer deep insights into fleet operations, empowering you to make data-driven decisions that enhance efficiency and performance. With Cartrack GPS Live Tracking, managing your fleet becomes more effective, enabling better control and optimization of resources.
Optimize Your Fleet Operations Today
Take control of your fleet with Cartrack’s GPS Live Tracking. Enhance efficiency, security, and compliance with our comprehensive tracking technology that puts you in command. Ready to improve your fleet management? Contact us today to get started!