March 2022 - Employee Transport Management

CCTV integration to Transportation Management System – Possibilities

Posted on March 29, 2022February 20, 2023 by emptranssup-useradm

CCTV integration to transportation management system has a prominent presence at this juncture in time. They have now become affordable and one of the most powerful tools when it comes to security.

But is that all?

Have you ever imagined the possibilities it has on your fleet?

What if your vehicle meets with an accident and the blame falls on your driver who is one of your best and is innocent in the incident?

CCTV integration to transportation management system can help you from a great deal of trouble. The possibilities are vast and a must-have when it comes to fleet business.

Let’s dig deep into the reasons.

More than surveillance

CCTV cameras can be integrated with the GPS system of your Transportation Management System and can be used to monitor what’s happening inside and outside the vehicle in real-time. Accidents are one of the biggest enemies of fleet business. However, the extent of money loss can be reduced to a considerable amount in terms of malicious insurance claims. With the help of a CCTV camera, footage can be recorded and can act as evidence if the accident was not the fault of your driver.

By integrating CCTV cameras to the GPS system gives Transportation Management System an advantage to track what’s happening or what has happened at the time of an unfortunate incident.

To Prevent Theft

Vehicles are often stolen by thieves despite tracking software systems. In that sort of situation, hidden dash cameras and external cameras can give crucial information to the authorities regarding the identity of the thieves

Work-flow monitoring

Driver behavior is essential when it comes to maintaining the efficiency of a fleet. For example, what if your fleet driver is taking unnecessary route deviation or even stops? Installation of CCTV cameras will make sure no such situation is happening in your fleet.

Uploading video to the cloud

Imagine a situation where one of your fleet vehicles has met with an accident. Unfortunately, the recording unit of the camera has suffered severe damage in the accident and the footage couldn’t be retrieved.

Read Also: “GPS Trackers – Why Are They Relevant Now?”

The only solution to this issue would be to upload the real-time video feed to a cloud-based storage system so that it can be downloaded whenever or wherever the authorized user wishes to.

Easy monitoring

The visual output of the CCTV footage is indeed a crucial part of the system. Nowadays technology has advanced so well that even the mobile phone can be used for this purpose. Detailed command center monitoring is also possible.

Integration

Some of the latest CCTV systems that are available in the market now have the ability to integrate with the new or the old tracking system of the vehicle. Some of the prime examples of such integrations are break-in alarms, turn indicators, onboard diagnostics, door sensors, etc.

Eliminate blind spots from your vehicle

A fleet might consist of different types of vehicles. In the case of large vans, it is indeed a painstaking ordeal to drive it owing to the blind spots. Often this results in damaging the body of the vehicle. To avoid this CCTV camera along with a proximity sensor can be installed to the vehicle so that blind spots will not be an issue.

GPS Trackers – Why Are They Relevant Now?

Posted on March 24, 2022February 20, 2023 by emptranssup-useradm

You are being tracked 24×7! As odd and provocative the statement sounds, we are at a juncture of time where it’s imminent.

Of course, the clamor for the word GPS tracking has always been loud. But look at the scenario that’s persisting. Threats like terrorism and crime are at a rapid rise nowadays. Statistics are there to cement it.

Security has always been a forte of GPS trackers, however, the latest innovations in the technology have given much more applications to it.

GPS trackers and its role inside an organization

A recent news article that came up in Telegraph has pointed out that the record spike in crime rate is forcing companies to install GPS tracking system to assure employee safety.

Another article that came up in The Atlantic clearly says that in the USA, employees are being tracked by their companies to keep an eye on their assets like phones, vehicles etc. Tracking also helps companies to ensure that their employees are clocking in and out.

Vehicle owners are saying “Set it, forget it”

Demand for GPS tracking not just because organizations are buying them in large quantity. Nowadays vehicle owners and those who are into fleet related business are also installing GPS trackers onto their vehicles widely.

One of the most attracting features of this kind of devices is their low maintenance and easy installation.

Installation procedures are carried out by the providers themselves which will take not more than few hours.

A plethora of software’s is now available in the market which can process the data that has been collected by the GPS system. They can actively track as well as geofence the route of a vehicle thus leaving vehicle owner’s tension free.

Catch em!!

Chasing suspects have always been dangerous since public safety is at stake. High-speed chases can be made a bit risk-free by using GPS trackers. A new kind of GPS trackers has now been invented which allows policemen to fire it at suspect vehicle.

Never miss your train

Lately, a new website was developed by Metrolink which allows users to track the location of their train in real time. This feature helps the user to locate their train and plan their time accordingly.

Tracking Animal Movements

Scientists recently developed an animal movement tracking device (based on GPS) which will equip them to simultaneously collect data regarding animal navigation along with the wind information.

The invention of the device was primarily for studying bird navigation. However, scientists are now saying that there is much more tech application than that.

As quoted in Xinhuannet.com Professor Yusuke Goto commented about the new technology that, “The new method we proposed in this study enables to estimate wind speed and wind direction from bird track data,”

Apart from that, researchers believe that this new device will throw light on conservation efforts of animals and climatic change and its impact on animals.

Never get lost inside a building

GPS trackers and its functionalities are vast in outdoors. However, in indoors they are of not much use. But that’s all in the past, a company named LogicJunction has developed a technology through which your mobile device can help you navigate inside a huge complex building.

The software company uses magnetic footprints of buildings along with the sensors inside the phone to help its users.

The possibilities of GPS are endless. Their potential to an extent has been concentrated to a GPS tracker thus making it portable and powerful. Since the demand is high new innovations are bound to happen to GPS trackers which will undoubtedly make people’s lives easier than it is now.

RFID Attendance for Employees – Simple Yet Effective

Posted on March 23, 2022 by emptranssup-useradm

Manual attendance is inefficient, time-consuming and has a negative impact on employees.

Oh yes, the question that popped into your head just now is absolutely right and obvious

You might be thinking that manual attendance is at the brink of extinction and what’s the relevancy in pointing it out.

To justify,

Manual attendance need not be always paper-based. Logging in to a computer to mark your attendance is also manual.

The point here is, despite the technology manual attendance is always boring and is vulnerable to errors.

Since manual attendance was ineffective, the quest for alternate method began and it led to RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).

However, It’s strange that years have passed along with technology and till now there are a lot of companies which rely on them. To understand better, let’s dig deep into the technology.

RFID Attendance for Employees, how do they work?

RFID system mainly consists of two parts

A tag or a label
A card reader

Tags are embedded with a transmitter or a receiver. RFID part of the tag will have a microchip to store information and an antenna that can receive as well as store information.

The reader will continuously emit signals in its range. When a RFID tag comes in contact with its spectrum, a small voltage will develop inside the coils of the tag. The voltage formed in turn will activate the transmitter part of the tag.

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The tags will send signals to the reader through serial communication. Once the reader receives the signal it will match with the information stored in the database. If it’s a match the system will mark it as an attendance.

Benefits of using RFID attendance for Employees

Real-time attendance tracking
Automated report generation
High-end security and role-based access and permissions
Provides ultimate transparency
Can also be used as a smart card for transaction
Increases security
Cost effective and Time effective

How does RFID system work inside an organization?

A RFID card is given to all the employee mostly in the form of their ID card
Readers can be placed in multiple places including the transportation vehicles for employees to mark their attendance.
Data from the reader will be transferred to the server within seconds
Attendance will be updated to the server of the management system accordingly and those who have access to it can view the attendance

Different types of RFID tags

Key Fob: Inexpensive and easy to handle. They are very small in size, a bit larger than your currency coin.
RFID Cards: Special ID card with an embedded RFID tag mainly used in companies for attendance marking and for access control.
RFID Wristbands: Silicon wrists bands are waterproof and highly durable compared to other tags

Other Uses OF RFID System Besides Marking Attendance

Access Control: The same principle behind marking attendance can also be used as a way to grant access to authorized personals.

Contactless Payment System: RFID card can carry payment information so that it can be used as a payment method. Mostly this sort of payment methods is suitable for toll systems as RFID card information can be used to deduct money from the wallet of the passenger who passes by the toll.

Inventory Control: RFID tags or chips can be attached to a product which makes it easy to track them. These kinds of tags are often used in libraries and showrooms as a precautionary measure against theft.

Employee Transportation & its Impact on Productivity & Business

Posted on March 22, 2022February 20, 2023 by emptranssup-useradm

Be it any sector, Employee Transportation and its Impacts has always played a cardinal role in the success of it. But that doesn’t mean that employees will work in maximum productivity despite bad transportation facilities.

Imagine starting your day with fatigue and negativity, obviously, productivity will be affected gravely. Added to that, Employee transportation plays a major role in burn out percentage and in employee satisfaction survey.

Good Transportation facilities are crucial for employee retention

However, there are organizations that beg to differ and still wonder why their employees are sluggish or maybe leaving their company.

Let’s discuss how Employee Transportation and its Impacts can affect productivity in detail and throw some light on the issue.

Ways hectic commute will affect an employee

Hectic commute, the kryptonium to the super man in you: Every employee has been through that cursed day where everything goes wrong from the punch-in time to the punch-out time. By the time when you are about to leave you will feel that u were in the midst of a battle.

This is the exact feeling when an employee is caught in between the hustle of a bad transport in the morning. The hectic morning journey will poke a hole in the positivity inside you, slowly draining it to the full by the time your reach office.

Thinking about going back home: Latest research has found that issues in transportation raises absenteeism by 16% and is the main reason why employees arrive late and leave early. It was also mentioned in the research that employees who arrives late will be thinking about going back home to get leisure time and to avoid the hectic traffic that’s common in the evening.

The slow poison: According to an article published in Time, employees who have been through bad transportation in a long run will suffer from,

High blood sugar
High cholesterol level
High depression risk
Anxiety attack
High blood pressure
Cardio vascular issues
Back pain
Shorter sleep time

The zombie: Disruptive sleep will affect a person’s mental health adversely. It has been scientifically proven that irregular sleep will result in slower response time than that of a normal person.

Read Also: “10 Things That Can Go Wrong in Employee Transportation”

Issues like this are harmful inside an organization as employees who are affected mentally will tend to not work or even cause great damage to the existing work.

How will your business get affected?

Increased Absenteeism: An employee missing a working day is expensive for a company. If the work is urgent, companies often have to find replacements which will be an added expense

Higher turnover rate: If the transportation is bad or even not up to the mark. Employees will go for other options resulting in frequent resignation by employees. Finding a new employee and training him is an added cost and a waste of time.

High error rate: Drained of their energy, employee will be sluggish in their work and will cause great deal of errors in their day-to-day activities. Since they are tired they will tend to think about their life after office and will be more concentrated on that.

Decrease in Employee Engagement: As mentioned earlier fatigue and disinterest will hit them if they are subjected to a bad start in the morning. So it is obvious that employees would not be interested in their work and as a result productivity will be affected a lot.

Potential employees rejecting offers: If the commute of a company is bad or even average. Potential employees who have passed all the interviews and tests might reject the offer. Thus, money spent on the interviews and the chance of hiring a skilled employee will be lost.

Subpar performance of the team manager and HR: Increased turnover, high rate of employee disengagement will put pressure on both HR and team manager. They often will fall prey to the pressure from the top and will search for better options.

Why do Employees Prefer Automated Transportation?

Posted on March 17, 2022February 20, 2023 by emptranssup-useradm

All of us know that corporate automated transportation is now one of the most important tools of an organization when it comes to employee retention.

Latest studies backed with research have proved that commute issues have a direct impact on employees and their productivity.

Above all that, we are living in a world where safe transportation has become one of the major concerns of women. WHO has recently done a study on women safety and found out that around 35% of women globally undergo some kind of violence on their daily commute.

These scenarios are the exact reason why employee automated transportation has flourished globally.

Assure Safety and Productivity

GPS aided Transportation Management system ensures that employees and vehicles are continuously monitored real-time by authorized personals.

One of the perks of installing the system for corporate transportation is that they can be integrated to mobile platforms so that monitoring both for the company and the employees can be done with the help of a portable device.

Employees can even send SOS messages to higher authorities with the help of a panic button incorporated in the apps of these devices.

Long commute has a negative impact on employee productivity. Transportation Management system can optimize routes to ensure minimum distance in traveling.

Mostly transportation offered by the companies is free of cost. Companies offer these kinds of services as a way to retain their employee and to make them feel that they are being valued in the organization.

Health Benefits

Hectic commute according to research can induce fatigue in an employee and can make him sleep abruptly in office or at home. Abrupt sleep, if they occur for a long time can cause serious health issues like low blood pressure, concentration issues, headache etc.

To Avoid Traffic and Pollution

The world is evolving and progressing day by day. The side effect of such development is congestion. Our cities have become overcrowded and polluted. Employees often choose their company transportation to avoid such conditions. Mostly, transportation provided by companies nowadays have air-conditioned vehicle so that employees would not have to breathe in the toxic air and fall sick.

Unreliable and Unsafe Public Transport System

Despite the location public transport has always been notorious owing to their inability to keep time and safety. Since they are mostly crowded employees have to go on a tug of war with other passengers on each day.

For Marking Attendance in the Easiest Way Possible

Manual attendances are hectic and time consuming. In the case of an Employee Transportation Management System, especially a robust one, mostly uses RFID based attendance marking system so that employees can punch-in and punch-out by just showing their RFID card or even tag to the reader.

Driver Rating System

Stories are in plenty on the internet regarding bad driver behaviour. Passengers especially women nowadays are scared regarding the whole situation. Transportation Management System has rating system through which drivers can be reviewed and rated.

Read Also: ‘”How Employee Transport Management is Revolutionizing Employee Transportation”

Above all that there is hardware integrated to the system that can track and monitor any irregularity in the driving of a driver and can notify authorized personals.

Route Prediction System

Protests, bad weather etc. can cause hindrance to the smooth running of fleets. A robust Transportation Management System can link with the internet and predict these issues and can show the driver alternate routes so that employees would not be late for work or going back home.

Saving Money

Mostly, automated transportation is offered by companies on free of cost. Since transportation requires a great deal of money. Employees find it as an added benefit for working in a company.

Business analysts nowadays say that it is foolish for a business firm to value their customers as kings and to treat their employees badly. Employees nowadays are equally important as the customers. We are in a world where people have plenty of option if they do not like a company. So companies have to do what it takes to retain their employees.

Top 6 benefits of offering Employee Transportation

Posted on March 16, 2022 by emptranssup-useradm

Let’s admit it; Employees nowadays have other options if a company is denying them good working condition or even facilities.

Good working condition is not just confined to the office or even the salary. Transportation plays a major role in satisfying and retaining an employee.

On the contrary, transportation also plays a major role in the success of an organization too.

Let’s see how,

1. Increased Employee Productivity

Usually, Pickup time of transportation vehicles will be pre-calculated in a way that it will reach office earlier than that of office time. By doing so, employees will get time to dive into their office activities in a relaxed manner in between and after the commute. For instance, imagine that there is a presentation or a client meeting in the office. In order to make it fruitful a relaxed mind is required. Friendly chit-chat with an employee will make a big difference to the stressful mind.

Studies have proved that long and hectic commute can adversely affect an employee and his productivity. So offering company transportation will be good for a company one way or another.

2. Go green! And earn the goodwill

Employees who use their own vehicle, mostly cars, do not utilize the seating capacity of their vehicle. As a result, more cars will be on the road resulting in congestion and pollution. Since even a mid-size company has over 1000 employees the amount of carbon footprint is huge if calculated annually.

By encouraging employees to use company transportation a huge reduction in greenhouse gas emission will be possible and apart from that companies can use these stats for their marketing purposes.

3. Save Money

As mentioned in the introduction employees, especially those who are experienced and the most productive ones in your company have a lot of options if they feel that their company is not valuing them.

Read Also: “Top 5 Employee benefits which are crucial in retention”

Imagine the pain of hiring a new employee and he/she getting used to the new habitat and work structure. Retention of employees is indeed a cost saving process for any company and for that transportation plays a crucial role.

4. Assure Safety

We are at a juncture of time where safety has become one of the biggest concerns of employees as threats and crimes are shooting up worldwide. By offering transportation and by efficiently automating and tracking it can increase the safety of employees a lot.

5. Develop Workplace Satisfaction

In order to yield maximum productivity from an employee, it is indeed a must to have a friendly as well as healthy work atmosphere.

Offering transportation will give employees an opportunity to interact with each other and they will start sharing their work-related issues and as a result, solutions will come up easily, thus productivity will increase. The flip side of such interactions is that employees will be more attached to the company owing to the friendship they have inside.

6. Create an Employee Friendly Brand Image

Hiring employees who are aligned with the vision of the company is important for the success of any company. However, attracting such can only be made possible by creating a reputed brand image among people.

In short, the company should be renowned for being employee friendly policies. Offering automated transportation is crucial in employee satisfaction of any company.

Besides that, while enticing new recruiters to a company tech-aided transportation can be projected as an added benefit.

Electric vehicles are ready to take over the transportation industry

Posted on March 15, 2022February 20, 2023 by emptranssup-useradm

Before Tesla, electric vehicle was indeed an unknown realm for many. In fact, those people who were mesmerized by the beast of vehicles that are powered by combustion engine started adoring Tesla’s path-breaking electric powered vehicles.

People choose combustion engine over electric vehicle primarily for their reliability safety and fuel availability. What Tesla did here in this particular scenario is that they slowly managed to shock the world by combining all these and added speed as well.

The stage has been set. The game is already changing.

But the million dollar question here would be, is it that easy?

If it is, when and how?

Hurdles in front

Tesla Model S and BMW i8 has managed to couple elegance, innovation and speed to their vehicle no doubt in that. They are costly; however, there are buyers across the globe that is ready to pay.

If money is the issue there are Chevrolet Bolt and Nissan Leaf in the pipeline. So what’s stopping the world to change?

The answer would be the expensive battery replacement in all those cars and the unavailability of charging points. At present charging, these cars require special adaptors and ports which are most likely to be installed in the car owner’s garage.

The biggest hurdle in front of electric vehicles manufacturers would be to make people believe them. Even though there are a lot of people who are in awe of electric vehicle. Their market is minuscule compared to that of traditional combustion engine vehicle.

Lately, news about the crash of Tesla Model S which was on Advanced Driver Assistance Mode has shocked many. Google’s prototype driverless vehicle also met with an accident lately, tarnishing the image and reputation.

However, despite all these negative factors experts are saying that by 2050 only 10% of the cars manufactured at that point of time will be of the combustion engine.

What’s good?

Electric motors have a variety of features which makes them efficient. For instance, torque.

Electric motors have a huge initial torque. And as a result, they can easily propel a bus or a larger vehicle.

The astounding factor about this kind of raw power is that electric motor can deliver this stupendous torque with low power consumption and can conserve energy while braking as well as stop.

To be precise, electric motor only needs 20% of the energy that’s utilized by a combustion engine for the covering equal distance. In MPG (Miles per Gallon) diesel engine will give approximately 3.9 mpg, on the other hand, an electric engine will give a jaw-dropping 21.4 MPG.

E-vehicles are not only important for people but also for our environment. An electric vehicle emits 6x less green house gases than that of a regular engine.

Bid good-bye to LI batteries

Cost of batteries and maintaining them has always been the biggest hurdle in front of electric vehicles. However, Tesla has managed to efficiently distribute and conserve power using (Lithium-ion) batteries which they sourced from Panasonic.

But still, Battery remained to be the biggest issue until recently.

Toshiba has unveiled a kind of battery which will revolutionize the electric vehicle industry big time.

Toshiba’s latest battery has the power to deliver 200 miles (320km) on a single charge. In short, only 6 minutes charging is needed for the vehicle to cover such a long distance.

As quoted by an online web portal spokesperson for Toshiba said that,

“The new battery also offers high energy density and ultra-rapid recharging characteristics, and its titanium niobium oxide anode is much less likely to experience lithium metal deposition during ultra-rapid recharging or recharging in cold conditions—a cause of battery degradation and internal short circuiting.”

What makes future of electric vehicle promising?

EV market is taking off with the assistance of innovative technology. Once they were uncool, expensive and ineffective. To get a clear picture, In the UK alone the sales of EV’s have experienced a 366 percentage rise in last year.

Range anxiety has always been a hurdle in front of EV manufacturing companies. With the help of latest technology batteries are improving their efficiency and can managed to alleviate the anxiety of potential buyers.

Tesla’s latest model S is equipped with advanced all-wheel drive motors which can independently control torque to the front and the rear giving it impeccable traction control. The motor also enables the vehicle to charge from 0-60 in a jaw-dropping 2.5 seconds.

Battery installed and power management in the Tesla car is so advanced that the car saves 21 mpg at $2.70 per gallon.

Nissan has recently unveiled their concept car LEAF which will be in sales on 2018. Nissan LEAF has got 3 versions, S, SV, and SL.

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These budget cars can run up to 155 miles on a single charge. The S model is the cheapest among three. The cost of the Nissan LEAF S is $30,680. The most advanced, that is SL model costs around $37,000.

Vehicle manufacturer giant Chevrolet has come up with their electric vehicle named as the BOLT. Bolt has the ability to deliver 238 miles per charge. They are using Nickel rich Lithium-ion battery to achieve this.

In South Korea, they have invented an innovative method to charge their electric buses. They have embedded magnetic induction devices to their road and equipped the battery inside the vehicle that is capable of magnetic charging.

Electric vehicle manufacturers around the globe are trying to install this same method so that range anxiety of buyers will be considerably reduced.

Autonomous driving has always been a fantasy that we see in movies. However, giants like Audi, BMW, and Tesla has already introduced partially autonomous driving to their vehicle.

Google is also in the picture with their autonomous car company Waymo.

News has it that UBER has already rented world’s top AI and robotic experts so that they can manufacture driverless car and earn the name world’s first driverless taxi service.

Electric Vehicles will redefine our urban areas. Most of the cities are now toxic owing to pollution. The one and only escape in this situation is to incorporate electric vehicle as much as possible to these areas.

Final Thoughts

The days to come will be of electric vehicle transportation. With the new innovation in battery and power management there will be affordable and reliable budget vehicle for the common man. Governments are also subsidizing vehicle tax nowadays to promote import of such vehicles. In short, it is just a matter of time that our cities will be filled by them.

Top 5 ways IOT (Internet of Things) Will Help in Fleet Management

Posted on March 14, 2022February 20, 2023 by emptranssup-useradm

Before we jump into the benefits of IOT in fleet management let’s discuss what’s IOT and why they are going to be next big thing?

According to Business Insider, by the end of 2020 24 billion internet connected device will be active around the globe.

Far-seeing the possibilities’ US government are planning to invest $8.8 Billon in the IOT market. The astonishing part about this investment is that previous year it was just around $1.1 Billion.

Since IOT is spreading like wildfire isn’t it obvious that it’s going to have a deep-rooted impact on each and every aspects of our day-to-day life?

The story is exactly the same when it comes to transportation and business related to it.

Let’s dig deep,

What exactly is IOT?

Precisely, IOT is the connection of your physical device to the internet. A physical device can be anything, computers, Smartphone’s, wearable’s, tablets, TV, kitchen equipment etc., literally it can be anything that’s confined to the digital world.

In short, these devices are exchanging data back and forth seamlessly so that they keep connected 24×7.

What sort of remarkable changes can IOT bring in transport safety?

WHO has released a shocking report on May 2017. According to the report, around 1.25 million people die each year owing to accidents.

The report clearly indicated that speeding is one of the major causes of accidents globally. However, it is true that speeding is entirely a personal choice. What IOT can do in this situation is that it can monitor as well as notify a driver upon his erratic behavior through connected transportation.

Quite simply, connected transportation means WIFI and other sensor-enabled vehicles that can exchange data with the internet.

By connecting a vehicle to the internet, issues such as bad weather, traffic congestion, and bad route can be foreseen in advance.

Above all, this kind of smart transportation initiatives can help create safer roads, lesser accidents and save a lot of money.

In the case of fleet business, since all the vehicles are connected, they will be secure, predictive as well as cost-effective.

To get an exact idea about how powerful IOT is going to be, Gartner has recently released a report in which they have estimated that by the end of 2020 quarter of billion cars will be connected.

Coming back to fleet management, IOT‘s use can’t be restricted to just tracking.

Their top 5 uses include,

1. Keep an eye on your driver behaviour

Drivers tend to stop the fleet vehicle multiple times causing disruption in the proposed time schedule. During these stops, they tend not to turn off their vehicle in fear of malfunction.

Another scenario is that drivers sometimes drive in a reckless manner causing potential danger to the passengers.

By installing a fleet management solution which supports IOT, all these behaviors can

Be monitored, that too continuously.

2. Helps in creating a green environment

Idling (not stopping the engine when the vehicle is at a short halt) is a menace when it comes to fleet business. They are often considered as not dangerous and left alone. However, researchers have found out that over a billion gallon of diesel is being wasted globally because of vehicle idling and more than 10 million ton of greenhouse gas is pumped into our atmosphere owing to it.

Read Also:“10 Future Transportation Methods That Will Change The Way We Travel”

By using a Transportation Management solution idling time can be closely monitored and notification can be given to the driver in real-time.

3. Check on the parts of your vehicle

With proper hardware installation, a fleet management system which is connected to the IOT can closely monitor engine and other parts which are subjected to wear and tear. For instance, imagine that your car battery level is low or engine is performing in an erratic way. A fleet management system can graph out this behaviour and compare it to the normal behaviour of your vehicle parts. If there is any irregularity, authorized personals can be informed, thus saving a vehicle from grave damages.

4. Get hold of the precious data

Data have always had godly power in our lives. In the case of a fleet, an enormous amount of data is sent to a vehicle management system with the help of IOT. This enormous quantity of data can be processed using the software-hardware system and come up with magnificent results that will assure efficiency of your fleet.

5. Save Money

Primary motto of any business would be to earn the profit. Same is the story in the case of a fleet business. However, there are certain factors which make fleet business risky. The most dangerous one would be the fuel consumption.

A fleet management system can track as well as compare data so that fuel can be saved. Prompting tax payment, notifying proper maintenance schedule, comparing expenditure etc. also helps a lot in saving money.

TOP 5 Employee benefits which are crucial in retention

Posted on March 9, 2022 by emptranssup-useradm

Employee retention is one of the major concerns of companies at the moment. To the cement the statement, a recent survey conducted by Bamboo-HR has concluded that 70% of the technology industry employers are concerned about retention of their employees.

Benefits Of Employee Retention

Today’s employees are evaluating every aspect of their benefits package before and after joining the company. Since talented employees are an asset and are a must to a company. Companies need to put forward offers which will anchor them to the organization.

There are millions out there searching for a job, so what’s the big deal?

Those who are least bothered about retaining their employees should consider the statistics mentioned below.

A recent study by HR drive has found out that, 33% of an employee’s salary is needed to replace him/her.

Regarding the countless people that are ready to take up the job. Isn’t it a risky deal to let go a talented hard working employee and to replace him with another who has no clue about the working atmosphere and procedure of the company?

Just imagine the time and the money that has been lost in training the new employee.

It is indeed true that young blood is an inevitable part of any company. But an experienced employee is more likely to be risk-free than others and will act as a mentor for the new workforce.

The same survey did by HR drive also found out that 50% of the overall employees are not planning to stay more than 2 years and 51% of the current workforce are planning to quit their job.

Quite shocking and dangerous isn’t it?

The only proven solution to this deadly issue is to give benefits for employees and make them feel that they are being valued so much.

Read Also: “Top 5 questions about GPS Car Trackers”

Talking about benefits,

What are the most important benefits of employee retention?

2015 survey of Glassdoor is more relevant at this juncture of time. They found out that 80% of the existing employees will choose additional benefits than that of their pay scale rise.

Speaking about benefits, which one do the employees value the most?

Here are the top 5 benefits of employee retention

Transportation Benefits: Nowadays, most of the small and average sized companies do give transportation service to their employees. However, most of the companies have not considered it as crucial in retaining their employees. Recent studies have concluded that and an average employee spends more than a week (in a year) in the company vehicle owing to delay and traffic.

Considering an average sized company’s employee strength i.e. 1000-2500. the amount will be so hefty.

Apart from the discount on transit passes, ride-sharing options, parking benefits, and reimbursements. Employees expect an organized hustle free commute to their office. The most practical and clever solution would be to Automate the fleet as it has advanced features which will suggest optimum routes for a commute in case of any trouble like, traffic congestion, bad weather, protest etc. Automating the fleet will also save a lot of money and time.

Student loan repayment assistance: Employees will be often burdened with student loans that will affect the productivity of their work. Since millennial prefer to study with their own money they would love to work for companies which would help them in repaying their loan.

Just like any benefits employees nowadays consider education benefits as important too and they will feel like they owe it to the company.

Bring Your Own Device: Nowadays employees are using their personal devices for their work-related activities a lot. Unfortunately, some companies do not reimburse the money that employees spend in terms of internet usage and calls.

BYOD Programs are popular among employees because they are getting a chance to bring balance between their work life and personal life. Since balance plays a crucial role in employee productivity and retention companies should encourage these kinds of activities a lot.

Health Insurance: Employees consider health insurance as one of the biggest benefits that their company can offer. Glassdoor survey has recently revealed that up to 50% of the employee’s value health benefits as the important factor in retention.

Above all, health benefits are proven to increase employee satisfaction to a great extent. However, policies which do not give any benefits to employees are also discarded.

Wage Increase: among the 5, wage increase has the least importance as often salary hikes are misunderstood as alternate for benefits. Secondly, companies increase employee wage expecting them to spend more money on benefits. To substantiate, surveys have evidently proven that employees tend to discard such benefits by thinking exactly the opposite. That being said, regular hikes are important and employees consider them as one of the factors to work productively for the company.

1) What’s the need for automation in employee transportation?

2) Why should there be a dedicated GPS device rather than a phone which itself is a GPS device?

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3) How will it reduce cost?

4) How long will take to install a full-fledged system?

5) Which one to choose and how?