How quickly does GPS tracking pay for itself?

You don't need a spreadsheet to see it. GPS tracking starts paying for itself right away, not six months from now.

Where the money comes from

In our experience there is no fixed average, but realistically an hour of payroll, some fuel and one extra service call add up to about $200 to $300 a month for most businesses. That is roughly 5 to 10 times the monthly cost of tracking.

• Payroll: at least an hour or two a month that was being paid but not worked
• Overtime: another hour or two a month
• Billable work: an extra service, sales or delivery call because you know who is closest

It only works with a company policy

The savings come from the policy as much as the hardware. Think of the policy as a supervisor everyone knows about, with clearly marked goalposts.

Like riding along, without riding along

Imagine telling one of your drivers, "Guess what, I'm riding with you all day today." How much better do you think their time management would be? You don't have the time or the energy to ride with every driver every day. GPS tracking is the electronic equivalent.

Now and then you might call and say, "I noticed you're near such-and-such. Can you do me a favour and stop in there?" That quietly shows the system is in use.

It is not about beating anybody up

Nobody should be asked why they spent four minutes in the washroom or ten minutes at Tim Hortons. Sometimes people need that coffee. Three hours at Tim Hortons while a customer is asking where your technician is, that is a different conversation.