| The most common methods of vehicle
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| | costs involved, lack of experience with
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| tracking vary somewhat depending on the
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| | tracking processes, or lack of awareness
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| size of the vehicle fleet. Large fleets
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| | of the significant benefits that can be
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| tend to use equipment that is more
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| | realized by an effective vehicle tracking
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| elaborate because they can afford the
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| | system.New technologyThe newest
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| greater cost, while small and medium
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| | technology available has the potential to
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| sized fleets generally use less expensive
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| | radically alter the affordability and
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| systems that provide less functionality.
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| | efficiency of vehicle tracking systems.
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| New technology, however, is rapidly
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| | Pioneered by AutoAlert, this system uses
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| changing the cost effectiveness and
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| | a small unit installed in the vehicle and
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| quality of tracking systems available to
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| | a web based interface that is accessed by
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| these small and medium sized fleets.Large
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| | a standard mobile telephone, laptop
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| fleetsLarge fleets that can take
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| | computer, or PC.The advantages are many.
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| advantage of economies of scale typically
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| | First, the start up cost of the system is
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| use some form of GPS tracking and a
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| | extremely reasonable due to the
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| central base station or dispatch point.
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| | relatively low cost of the vehicle unit
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| The vehicle units can be quite expensive,
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| | itself. Second, there are no ongoing
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| as can the base station infrastructure
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| | subscription or maintenance fees, thereby
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| and staffing requirements. Only the
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| | minimizing operating costs. And third,
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| largest fleets can usually afford the
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| | fleet managers can access tracking
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| capital investment that is required and
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| | information from wherever they may be
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| the long timeframe that is needed to gain
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| | with just their mobile telephone. This
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| a return on that investment.
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| | allows them more freedom to get out of
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| Additionally, these types of systems
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| | the office and into the field where their
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| require a monthly fee that can quickly
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| | time is best utilized.What does it all
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| become quite expensive.Small and medium
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| | mean?For the first time, small and medium
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| fleetsMost small and medium fleets will
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| | sized fleets can gain access to an
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| use some variation of vehicle tracking
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| | economical and easy to use vehicle
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| that is less costly to implement and
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| | tracking system. This means they can
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| maintain. For some this means using
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| | start reaping the benefits of reduced
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| radios and a dispatch center, mobile
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| | driver downtime, more efficient
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| telephones and a central office, or
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| | dispatching, field replenishment of
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| something similar. They may have a
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| | supplies, etc. In a competitive business
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| computer-based tracking process in the
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| | model, the extra edge gained from
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| central location or, for very small
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| | efficient vehicle tracking can mean the
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| fleets, they may opt instead for a simple
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| | difference between a fleet owner
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| map and manual tracking.Quite a number of
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| | prospering or just getting by.Richard
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| small fleets, in the range of one to ten
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| | Harris is a vehicle telecommunications
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| vehicles, do not use active vehicle
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| | expert who has developed an innovative
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| tracking at all. This may be due to the
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| | vehicle tracking system.
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