How fleet management software can handle all of your reporting

As a fleet manager, the key to maximising efficiency in your operations always comes down to one question: How much do you know about what your fleet does on a daily basis?

It might seem like a simple and straightforward question that any fleet manager worth their salt could answer without hesitation. However without fleet management software, this can become pretty tricky. And very time consuming if the whole process isn’t automated.

But there are inevitably times when complete information about drivers, vehicles, fuel consumption, deliveries, customer queries and plenty of other unforeseen circumstances can be very useful for making key decisions about the business.

Without a comprehensive way of tracking all the relevant data and transforming it into usable, decision making information, you are leaving yourself short when it comes to realising your fleet’s potential.

So let’s take a look at some of the key metrics that fleet managers use to determine success, and how fleet management software can improve planning, action and results.

Are your deliveries on time?

This is one of the most important metrics to report on. Delivery time service improvements will generate the most visible benefits for your customers.

Fleet management software provides accurate and reliable performance results, clearly communicating value for the customer and useful for helping win more business.

Are all vehicles being maintained properly

Vehicle maintenance is essential to the safety of your entire organisation. Plus you will need to keep a comprehensive log of maintenance for regulatory compliance. You can seamlessly import information about distances travelled, hours that engines are in use, braking data and any faults that occur with vehicles directly to your office management systems.

This allows you to automatically schedule service and maintenance without having to manually log where each individual vehicle is up to.

Are drivers obeying the laws and driving safely?

Every time a driver embarks on a journey, your business is being represented on our nation’s public roads. This is a very concerning concept for a manager if they cannot easily interpret driver activity information across their entire fleet.

By taking data directly from each vehicle's on-board electronics, you can draw accurate conclusions about the habits of your drivers. This helps you manage speeding and be alerted to what’s happening on the road.

This will help fleet managers to spot trends and understand where and why speeding and dangerous behaviour occurs.

If your fleet does not have access to detailed and up-to-date data about any of the key safety and performance metrics mentioned in this article, alarm bells should be ringing for you right now.

The modern era of business is blessed with being able to make data-driven decisions based on past results. If you aren’t using comprehensive fleet tracking software, contact us to learn more about how MyFleet can incorporate fleet management software into your business.