Vehicle tracking helps hauliers manage the winter weather

I noticed just this morning that the frost is now really starting to affect the start to a drivers day. Despite the fact we are only just starting November you could almost smell the de-icer in the air as I left home!

Vehicle trackers can help with managing winter weather

The winter weather has an adverse effect on anyone using the road, whether its ensuring your vehicle is 'winter ready' (covering basics like tyre pressure and battery checks) or altering your journey in order to avoid some of the worst affected roads - there is a lot to consider.

These considerations are doubled when it comes to businesses with vehicles on the road as the safety and hours of drivers must be taken in to account and when you have multiple employees to consider this can be a tall task.

However, for those employers that are already utilising vehicle tracking systems there are lots of ways they can assist with managing these conditions as well as helping with the safety of your employees.

Route alterations are a good example - bad weather can mean road closures, slow traffic and speed restrictions, so using a tracker to monitor and alter the route of a vehicle remotely can be managed more effectively with real time information.

Breakdowns are also an issure with this sort of weather and I often find that it can be harder to manage a breakdown situation at these times. Using a tracking system here means that the vehicle can be located with accuracy - a handy piece of information for recovery companies. Besides this if you are using a communication system as part of your tracker (common in lone worker systems) then the driver will be able to raise the alarm far quicker whatever the time of day or night.

One final consideration is temperature control for the goods on board. As I have mentioned on here before, some trackers will also monitor the temperature of goods that need to be controlled. In adverse weather this can be an extra useful function, allowing remote management of the ambient temperature via the GPRS system.