GPS is good for many things like tracking packages and locating lost or stolen cars or trucks but commercial truck fleets large or small can use GPS systems to save on the rising high gas prices and as of the date of this article gas prices are at a record high again at over $3.00 per gallon.
This article will explain how GPS can be used to save money on high fuel costs. Having a pre-determined route will little stops and goes and shorter routes will prevent vehicles from using as much gas.
Using your GPS you can create and store from 100 to over 1000 waypoints which are simply a “mark” or “landmark” that identifies a home, a hiking trail, a highway rest stop, or any location you store in a GPS receiver. The waypoint might appear as an icon on a map page, but your GPS software can maintain much more information about it, such as its latitude, longitude, and elevation, and the time and date when it was created. You can even use a descriptive icon of your choice.
Most GPS systems have a button or menu selection for setting the current location as a waypoint so it’s easier to return to. You can give the spot a descriptive name, and you can choose an icon for it on the waypoint information page, which usually pops up after you mark a location. Once you have your waypoints marked and stored then download the route that will save the efficient route to a computer via a USB port. This route can now be used as a means of guiding other GPS tracking hand held devices through this predetermined route.
Driver(s) can then carry a WorldTracker GPRS or Emergency Tracker portable handheld GPS tracker unit and send routing information as the vehicles is moving. Once moving, an operator can compare the predetermined route with the route the driver is taking and if there are any problems, the driver can be alerted through a cell phone that he is on course or heading in the wrong direction.
By following the route that save the most gas on a vehicle can be a real money saver for a small or large fleet of trucks of cars.
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