GPS Insight Adds Automated Driver Assignment and Driver-Based Reporting to Its GPS Fleet Tracking Offering.GPS Insight Customers May Now Report and Alert on Individual Drivers, in Addition to Vehicles SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- GPS Insight, a leading supplier of GPS tracking See vehicle tracking. hardware and software solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, announces a powerful new capability where customers may assign drivers to vehicles automatically in order to report on their activity across multiple vehicles. Robert Donat, President and Founder of GPS Insight, commented, "Since many customers share vehicles across their drivers, this new capability allows speeding, idling, mileage MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and expenses in travelling on public business. 2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his reports and alerts to be geared toward individual drivers, not the vehicle. A GPS Insight customer requested this capability in order to determine which driver was assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to a vehicle in the past when a parking ticket was issued and ignored. We started and completed this project in a single week, which illustrates how rapidly our development team is able to deliver useful enhancements which drive customer efficiency and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . This extra level of accountability opens up many possibilities for future product enhancements." These new capabilities allow administrative controls Direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations in respect to administration and support, including organization of Service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, to determine which drivers are assigned to various vehicles historically. They also allow driver-centric reporting such as idling, speeding and odd hours by the driver, instead of by the vehicle, and historical accountability for which vehicle was driven by a certain driver for infractions such as parking tickets and toll violations. A driver may be assigned to a vehicle in five different ways: o Manual assignment via the web interface o Touching a driver "keyfob" to a reader in the vehicle o Sending the driver ID via Garmin using GPS Insight's Garmin Integration o Driver sends SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. text message o Automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. (Application Programming Interface) GPS Insight's new driver-to-vehicle assignment capabilities make the management of fleets more insightful by ensuring that individual drivers are accountable for their behavior. Now customers can easily separate information on drivers who share the same vehicles due to multiple shifts, a pooled fleet or daily delivery size considerations. About GPS Insight: GPS Insight is a leading supplier of reliable GPS tracking, navigation, and messaging technology for fleet-based customers. The company integrates the best available GPS hardware and adds the technology, customization and enhancements which fleet based companies demand. Using the GPS Insight fleet tracking product, companies realize a significant increase in efficiency, and gain insight into all aspects of their fleet operations. Current location, unlimited history, engine diagnostics (1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup. (2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler , routing, reports, alerts, and messaging all combine to provide the ideal product for fleet based companies. GPS Insight provides highly flexible solutions, which include a wide range of customized reports, alerts, and other features that can be tailored to meet specific customer requirements in order to ensure maximum return on investment. |
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