Tech Solutions Plus Announces New Bay Area FleetBoss Dealership - Affordable GPS Fleet Management Solution Arrives for Dozens of Businesses Seeking Competitive Productivity Gains
Concurrent with opening the exclusive FleetBoss dealership in northern California, Tech Solutions Plus is pleased to announce the next generation in productivity improvement for any size mobile service business - the new FleetBoss 4500 system.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 29, 2004 -- Tech Solutions Plus announced
today the official launch of the first Bay Area dealership for nationally
acclaimed FleetBoss GPS Fleet Management Solutions. With the arrival of Tech
Solutions Plus, local businesses now have access to some of the highest-quality
technology and services available to improve efficiency and cost savings in
their mobile resource management.
In addition to providing the
highest-quality GPS equipment and software, Tech Solutions Plus focuses on
comprehensive customer service to deliver maximum efficiency and return on
investment. To address critical fleet management issues, experienced staff
provides:
• Needs assessment
• Post-sale consulting and training
•
System/reporting customization
• Around-the-clock tech support
• Risk
management services
5 myths about Global Positioning Software
(GPS)
GPS systems are too expensive for average businesses.
FleetBoss
solutions start at about $1,000 per vehicle plus a one-time setup fee, with no
recurring costs – Less than average wasted fuel costs. (According to the U.S.
Department of Energy, excessive idling can waste up to 800 gallons of fuel
yearly for the average truck. At $1.75 per gallon, that’s $1400
annually.)
It’s too much trouble to use.
Adopting new technology is
often seen as time-consuming and frustrating. FleetBoss engineers understood
that and created a system that is hands-free, requires little or no driver
interaction, and works with an easy-to-use desktop application.
I know
everything going on with my vehicles. I don’t need it.
Most fleet managers
already have excellent tools for scheduling and tracking. But going beyond
routing and time tracking can be invaluable, as in this example from Mark
Musgrove of Tejas Equipment, McAllen, TX. “We use FleetBoss, Deere's tracking
system, on a number of our Deere backhoes,” says Musgrove. “We recently had
trouble with a customer who ran up to his time limit on a backhoe, so we called
and said he had to pay additional rent. But he wouldn't come in. We gave him a
deadline, he agreed, but then failed to pay. We went to the location and
couldn't find the machine. We looked on the Internet, and saw that he had moved
it. When we showed up at that location, his jaw hit the ground. So he came in
and paid. Just that one deal paid for the monthly cost of using the
system.”
Only the big guys use them.
Tech Solutions Plus offers
configurations for all company sizes. GPS systems can have instant benefits even
for small companies. “We tried the FleetBoss GPS model 2500 on 10 vehicles to
start, just to see if the system would perform the way we had hoped. After 30
days, we identified enough speeding, excessive truck idling, and incorrect
timesheets to tell us that our entire fleet needed to be equipped with the
FleetBoss GPS system.” - David Korte, Outside Operations Manager, Korte Does It
All, Inc.
It’s a flashy technology used in expensive cars - that doesn’t
give results.
GPS-based systems have been proven and tested for years, and
FleetBoss has been constantly upgrading the technology since 1998. AAA chose
FleetBoss to be a preferred supplier of fleet management products and services
to its affiliated clubs in the United States and Canada. With more than 46
million members, AAA is the largest organization for vehicle owners in North
America.
How it works:
The Boss® systems combine GPS-based tracking
data and proprietary software to deliver an information in a cost-effective way,
monitoring efficiency and productivity. The systems provide managers with key
vehicle data such as start and stop times, number of stops by address per day,
mileage, maximum speed, idle times, routes traveled and much more.
The
systems can also be customized to monitor service equipment usage. For example,
a carpet cleaning company can use FleetBoss® to track the number of times per
day the cleaning equipment is turned on or off; the amount of time the equipment
is used at each stop, etc.
The Boss® systems use a small antenna on each
vehicle that links it to the GPS system which can then monitor each vehicle's
activity 24/7, all year round. The vehicle data is easily downloaded into the
user's database, providing a permanent history of the entire fleet
operation.
Basic System Components:
Antenna - mounted on the
vehicle.
Vehicle Unit - a small device, mounted inside the vehicle, collects
the data.
Memory Module - used in The Boss®1000 system, it collects the data
while attached to the Vehicle Unit.
Base Station - a peripheral device that
connects to the user's computer, receiving the download data form the
vehicles.
Software - converts raw data into useful management
information.
About Tech Solutions Plus
Tech Solutions Plus (TSP) is
the exclusive distributor for FleetBoss in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Combining many years of experience in the transportation management, technology,
and software industries, TSP provides expertise, as well as equipment, to
clients. To learn more about products and services, contact: 415.282.3517 or
visit: www.sftsp.com
About FleetBoss
FleetBoss Global
Positioning Solutions, Inc. is the industry leader in GPS-based vehicle tracking
systems, used to monitor and manage fleet vehicles on a local, regional or
nationwide scale. The company's The Boss® fleet management systems featuring
FleetBoss AutoGraphics® software dramatically improve the efficiency and
overhead cost of fleet ownership by identifying and monitoring vehicular events
and activities such as speeding, unauthorized use, asset under-utilization,
unnecessary idling, time at the job site, miles driven and more. The company
distributes The Boss® fleet management systems through a nationwide channel of
authorized dealers and sells directly in select markets. For more information,
call (877) 265-9559. Online: www.fleetboss.com.
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