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Waste and recycling fleets have a responsibility to provide reliable service both safely and efficiently to their

customers. Fleets can guarantee the best service possible by using GPS tracking technology to streamline

their operations. GPS tracking software is changing the way waste and recycling businesses manage their fleet

operations by improving safety, enhancing customer service, reducing costs, and more.

Ensure Safety to Customers Waste and recycling fleets are turning to GPS tracking to increase safety procedures by monitoring driver

behavior, eliminating safety risks, and providing smarter navigation to their drivers to keep their focus where it

should be, on the road.

GPS tracking solutions make it possible for fleet managers to hold employees accountable for their driving

behavior without having to rely on “how’s my driving” stickers. Waste and recycling fleets now have the ability

to prevent speeding, rapid acceleration, harsh breaking, and any other hazardous behavior automatically. GPS

tracking helps waste and recycle fleets ensure safety regulations are being upheld by their mobile workforce.

How Waste and Recycling Fleets Benefit from GPS Tracking Technology

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Eliminate risk before it happens

Automated alerts can be used to act proactively when driver behavior could put both the public and drivers in

danger. Notifying management and drivers the moment a violation takes place will help to reduce risk and avoid

costly accidents.

A common safety concern for waste and recycling fleets are vehicles being driven in reverse. Driving a waste or

recycling truck in reverse is typically a violation of company safety regulations and is essentially impossible to

monitor without GPS tracking. To prevent this safety risk, fleet managers can use GPS tracking to set up a switch-

based alert to monitor how frequently a vehicle’s back-up beeper is engaged. If drivers receive an alert every

time they put their vehicle in reverse and know this activity is being monitored, they are unlikely to continue this

behavior. GPS tracking helps to break bad habits, enforce safety regulations, and ensure safety to customers.

Smarter navigation

GPS tracking technology provides smarter navigation so drivers can focus on the task at hand. Fleet managers

can use a GPS tracking solution in conjunction with a navigation device to send drivers their daily routes, send

new stops throughout the workday, and safely communicate with drivers without having to pick up a cell phone.

By keeping drivers focused on the road, waste and recycling fleets will decrease the chance of accidents that are

caused when drivers are distracted.









Enhance Customer ServiceOne of the most important reasons that customers stay loyal to any business is customer service. GPS tracking

technology can help waste and recycling fleets enhance customer service by providing proof of service and helping

the fleet serve customers more efficiently.

Provide proof of service

If the business receives a customer complaint that a driver never showed to complete a waste removal service

from their home or business, the fleet manager can easily confirm or dispute this claim with a GPS

tracking solution. By looking at a customer’s address and the driver’s historical

route, the manager can confirm if their truck made a stop at the customer’s

home during the time of the dispute. If it turns out the driver did miss

a waste pickup, dispatchers can easily re-route the closest driver

to complete the service. GPS tracking will allow the dispatcher to

choose the best and closest vehicle to the customer location to

ensure the job is done as quickly as possible.

Historical job completion

If a customer dispute goes further back than just

a day, fleet managers can access their fleet’s

historical data to provide proof of service, even

if it took place months back. Waste and recycle

fleets can easily verify job completion on any

dates disputed, provide information on how

many times a driver visited the customer site in a certain time

period, and even verify which vehicle performed the waste removal

service. Not only does this allow fleets to provide great customer

service, it can also protect the business from being held financially

responsible if a customer claims a job was never completed.

Reduce Costs One of the most beneficial ways for waste and recycling

fleets to use a GPS tracking solution is to reduce costs

across the board for their business. By reducing fuel

costs, ensuring that employees are only paid for hours

worked, and reducing the dip in productivity that occurs

when hiring new employees, GPS tracking can help

waste and recycling businesses reduce high overhead

costs.

Reduce fuel costs

One of the easiest metrics to monitor with a GPS

tracking solution is fuel usage. Most fleet managers

would be shocked at just how much they spend on fuel

that is unnecessary. By monitoring fuel metrics, like

excessive idle time, waste and recycling fleets can save

significant amounts of money that could be allocated to

other segments of the business.

By setting up idle time alerts, notify drivers to turn off their vehicles after surpassing an acceptable threshold of idle

time. By reducing excessive idle time alone, many fleets have seen over 100% ROI in a GPS tracking solution.

Reduce labor expenses

Waste and recycling fleets can reduce labor costs by monitoring fleet activity and eliminating timesheet disputes.

GPS tracking technology allows fleet managers to monitor when a driver begins and ends their day, how many

waste collections they completed, and how many breaks they took to create accurate payroll. GPS tracking will help

to make sure the business is only paying employees for time they actually worked.





Use historical data to train new drivers

A hidden expense for many waste and recycling businesses is driver turnover. Along with the expense of hiring and

training new employees, fleets will also experience a dip in productivity while new drivers get up to speed. GPS

tracking can help create a much shorter learning curve for new drivers by providing historical routing data. Many

waste collections fleets use historical driving routes as a training tool for new employees. By using GPS tracking,

fleets are able to get back up to speed and full productivity much faster.

There are many other use cases for GPS tracking technology in the waste and recycling industry that can help streamline fleet operations. By implementing a GPS tracking solution into your waste collection business, take full control of your fleet and help your business become more productive and efficient.





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