Last week Google replaced their logo on their search sites to a playable PACMAN game to celebrated the 30th anniversary of the games launch and it is estimated that it cost businesses around 5 million hours in lost productivity. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/10153286.stm

On the face of it the employees most probably thought it was just a harmless bit of fun. In today’s climate businesses are providing staff with more and more tools to help them do their jobs. The problem is that these tools are becoming more and more distracting and there is no doubt that productivity is dropping because of these distractions. At least if you are in an office it is possible to wander round and monitor activity, but with a mobile workforce out of sight it is pretty much impossible. With the pressure of work staff often lose themselves for hours at a time often without thinking they are costing the company money.  This is where using vehicle tracking pro-actively can make a real difference. With sales and service staff up to 30% of a working day can be spent idle.

V-SOL specialise in helping businesses turn this lost time back into productive time and that what’s makes us different. V-SOL are probably the only company still able to offer this help to customers.. Having a tracking system does not make the difference to your business, however using the information and knowledge it can provide to help employees use their time better can and generally will produce significant results.

V-SOL GPS vehicle tracking technology is constantly evolving. By keeping our products up to date with these advancements and maintaining the highest levels of service, we help ensure that clients recognise the true value of what a quality vehicle tracking system can deliver.

If you would like to know more about how we are different have a look at our case histories or give us call to discuss how V-SOL will work with you to help you get the e best value from your investment in all of the tools you provide.

It is amazing just how quickly we become accustomed to new technology. Mobile Phones, Email, Text messaging and now even Vehicle Tracking Systems are all now so embedded into our lives both from a business and a personal point of view it seems that most drivers could not contemplate being without them all.

With tracking it seems that for those that have it manual record keeping is no longer required. It does not matter what the vehicle is used for the information recorded can pretty much answer most questions. The thought of using diaries for noting addresses, time spent on appointments, mileages for each and every journey seems archaic. If you were to ask drivers who have had a tracking system for more than a year if they like to go back to the old way you generally get a resounding NO! The fear of big brother has all but disappeared. If you still don’t have vehicle tracking and need more convincing have a look around the V-SOL Website for more examples of how much help vehicle tracking systems provide or call us on 0800 093 9034 to discuss your requirements.

More emphasis on KPI’s and proof of attendance and timings are being asked for by many customers. The V-SOL vehicle tracking system is able to provide this via a new add-on that allows contracts to be reported upon. All that you need is to highlight the locations relating to a contract then set the rules and let V-SOL do the rest. The same reporting function can also be used to cost contracts by comparing one contract alongside another. This can highlight not only customers who are not as profitable as they should be but also those that are most profitable. Once set-up V-SOL collects all the necessary information.

If you would like to discuss any ideas of how to get the best from your V-SOL vehicle tracking system, or would like to share your own tip, or have a question that needs answering please contact us. The V-SOL reporting suite is very powerful and there are many ways of using the information to look at the business that are often overlooked.

Vehicle tracking systems work best when they fit the business. Many organisations fail to get the best or even anything worthwhile at all from the systems they buy because they have not looked closely enough at whatever is being offered by the provider they choose.  The news article linked below from India highlights just how easy it is to run into problems when implementing a vehicle tracking solution.

V-SOL are specialists in GPS tracking having been manufacturing and supplying live tracking systems longer than anybody else in the UK. From the very beginning our aim was to supply a “solution” rather than just a “system”  in fact our original name was Vehicle Solutions. We only changed this as some people thought we were a car leasing company!

In fact our first solution came about as we needed a systems for our own business. The leading suppliers of the day namely Minor Planet and Datatrak both told us we did not really need what we were seeking.

Ever since then we have specialised in providing our customers with tailored systems. Whilst the investment is a little larger on the face of it what matters most of all is what you get from the solution and this is where having a system designed around you pretty much guarantees you success. We are able to promise this and build it into any agreement we make to supply systems. That way we are truly partners and motivated to see that the customer gets a solution that delivers rather than a generic solution that may or may not work for them.

Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Article

With parts of the UK already having seen snow this festive season, weather forecasters are slashing odds on the chances of a white Christmas, with further snow fall expected over the Christmas holidays.

While snow is always popular with the kids for sledging and building snowmen, out on the roads it can be a different matter. Non-essential journeys can always be cancelled in bad weather, but for drivers who have to work no matter what the conditions snow fall can be a serious problem.

However, with a vehicle tracking system, both drivers and fleet managers can enjoy added peace of mind. Fleet managers know the exact location of vehicles, so should any drivers get into trouble then they will know the precise location, so that help can reach them as quickly as possible.

To find out more about the advantages of vehicle tracking please get in touch.