Hardware - Vehicle Tracking

BigChange offers a variety of tracking methods to monitor your fleet. By equipping your vehicles with GPS trackers, you can monitor their locations, driving behaviours, and overall performance. This not only helps in optimising routes and reducing fuel costs but also enhances driver safety and ensures timely maintenance. With fleet tracking, you can make informed decisions, improve operational efficiency, and maintain a high level of service for your customers.

Types of Tracking

There are several methods for tracking your fleet, each with its own benefits. Below is an outline of the different tracking methods available in BigChange.

Vehicle Trackers

• Installed in vehicles to monitor location, speed, and other driving behaviours.
• Help in optimising routes, ensuring driver safety, and improving fuel efficiency.
• Can be hard-wired or plug-in, depending on your needs and how frequently your fleet is changed.

Asset Trackers

• Used for non-vehicle assets such as trailers.
• Helpful in keeping track of valuable assets, monitoring location, and ensuring proper utilisation.

Mobile App Tracking

• BigChange offers a mobile app that can be installed on smartphones and tablets.
• Device tracking can be enabled per resource, enabling better coordination and communication.

Assigning Tracking Units to Your Fleet

Once your tracker has been installed, it will need to be assigned to the vehicle registration to begin showing data in your system. This can be done within:

Settings > Vehicles > Add - edit > registration > Edit > Tracking device

Assigning Hard-Wired Trackers

Hard-wired trackers will be assigned to the registration they are installed in at the time of installation.

Assigning Plug-In Trackers

Plug-in trackers will display in the tracking device drop-down, ready to be selected.

Viewing Journey Data on a Map

The Map is a powerful tool that enables real-time tracking of resources and vehicles, customer location viewing, territory allocation, and much more.

• Once tracking units are assigned, you can view journey data on a map.
• This feature allows you to monitor routes, driving behaviours, and overall vehicle performance in real-time.

Map Features

• Real-time location tracking of vehicles and assets.
• Historical journey data for route optimisation and performance analysis.
• Alerts and notifications for deviations from planned routes or unsafe driving behaviours.

For more information regarding the BigChange Map and a further breakdown of all its features, please see the following article. The BigChange Map

Alerts

You can set up vehicle tracking alerts, which are highly effective for notifying you of driving events and other important activities. To create these alerts, navigate to the Alerts Tab and select "Create A New Alert."

For further information on alerts, please see the following article: Alerts

Tracking reporting

BigChange also offers numerous reporting options depending on your requirements which can be accessed within the 'Analytics & Reporting' section of your site. Please view the 'Tracking' section within the following article to see the full collection of tracking reports that are available as well as the data that they provide: Reports

Conclusion
BigChange offers a comprehensive suite of tracking methods to monitor your fleet effectively. By utilising vehicle trackers, asset trackers, and mobile app tracking, you can optimise routes, improve fuel efficiency, and enhance driver safety. Assigning tracking units to your fleet and viewing journey data on a map are straightforward processes that provide valuable insights for better decision-making.