How Fleet Management Software Is Saving UK Businesses Money

The economy may be improving, but conditions are still challenging and businesses are always looking to utilise every tool available in order to make savings.

Fleet Management technology is a solution increasingly being adopted. Yet it has been estimated that just 20-25% of lorries and 15-20% of vans, and less than 1% of the company cars and grey fleets embrace fleet management systems.

There are numerous reasons for this; some stem from the myth of Big Brother, something that you can read more about here.

But in reality, businesses from across the UK who have seen the introduction of a fleet management system improve safety, minimise fuel costs, and increase productivity.

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I recently spoke to some Navman Wireless customers about the savings they've made by investing in a fleet management system.

Larry Forgham, Director at Otter South West, runs a fleet of 5 vehicles across the South West of England. He told me how having access to the intelligent data a fleet management system provides gives his staff the ability to get more jobs done.

"The system has proved to be a fantastic tool, the data our Navman Wireless fleet management system provides means we can now fit more jobs into each working day, improve our service to customers and most importantly make significant cost savings.

I would estimate that we will save ??7,000 on fuel alone by the end of the year"

Otter South West is a great example of a smaller fleet of vehicles who are making strides since embracing a fleet tracking solution, but what about companies with a larger fleet?

Andy Brown, Transport Manager at Wirral Partnership Homes, was more than happy to tell me about the huge efficiency savings he made on his 130 vehicles since introducing a Navman Wireless fleet management system back in 2013.

"The Navman Wireless system provides WPH with a raft of useful management information that gave us a real insight into how our resources were being used.

"Our electricians were losing quite a lot of time going to suppliers, so we arranged for the electricians to have access to more stock in their vehicles. The effect was savings on time and fuel.

This has contributed towards significant efficiency savings of over ??100,000 in the last financial year."

As you've read above fleet management systems can be a major catalyst for cutting costs and bringing down things such as overtime claims, improving customer service, increasing productivity and boosting driver safety.

Click here if you would like to find out how Navman Wireless can save your business money.