Vehicle Tracking for a Landscaping Business

Introduction

Lakeside Landscape have been active in the landscaping industry since 2000. Operating a fleet of 14 vehicles and equipment, they came to RAM looking for a vehicle tracking system that could help answer some of their business challenges.

During the cold winter months, the local region often faces a lot of snow and as such Lakeside Landscape offer snow removal services to help the area keep moving. However, many businesses are often unable to check their multiple locations have been cleared due to traffic delays & constraints caused by adverse snowfall. To help reassure customers that snow has been removed, Lakeside Landscape utilized RAM's award winning geo-location history reports to demonstrate proof of work in black and white terms.

Initially we didn't expect to need any historical information, but the reports and the engine ignition PTO reports especially are really useful as you can see exactly when and where the snow ploughs have been used.

Managing Site Arrivals and Departures

Another key feature that made Lakeside Landscape choose RAM was the ability to track when employees arrived and left the site. Real-time tracking on all their vehicles and equipment meant that the business could always provide proof of work with accurate records of arrival and departure times when requested by customers.

Using checkpoints allows businesses to show evidence and proof of time spent delivering goods or in this case hours spent at the locations where work was implemented.

RAM also proved incredibly useful for providing their customers with live ETAs on-site that would further help improve customer service and confidence. The real-time nature of the data allowed the team at HQ to reduce the time spent calling drivers on the phone, allowing the driver to be more productive and safe on the roads. You can also use LiveShare which is a feature that gives customers the ability to view where certain vehicles are at a given time which can also reduce the need for customers to call in and verify what is going on.

RAM Recovering Stolen Vehicles

Unfortunately for Lakeside Landscape, the business suffered the theft of two work trucks whilst the owners were on vacation. However, upon discovering the theft, Lakeside used the RAM app to quickly locate the trucks and co-ordinate a recovery by the police in less than an hour.

Without RAM, the theft of the vehicles would have almost definitely cost the business time, stress and increased insurance costs.

We are so thankful for the tracking system as it would prove difficult to recover vehicles without it! The police were very cooperative and they found the trucks quickly because of the GPS system.

Key Benefits of RAM

• Helps provide proof of work.
• Used to retrieve stolen vehicles.
• Easy to use – even available on iPhone & Android app.
• Improved productivity from drivers.
• Improved customer services through visibility and communications.

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