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Truck tracking to drive your fleet operations
See the location of your truck with live tracking
Run an efficient operation and optimise fuel consumption
Improve driver safety through performance monitoring
Gain control with effective truck tracking
Track the location of your truck fleet through GPS fleet tracking software that empowers your fleet manager.
By tracking truck location, cut wasted mileage and improve driver behaviour to reduce costs and improve profit margins.
Assess driver safety and driving habits, to reduce the risk of incidents and improve fuel consumption.
Use our GPS vehicle tracking system to review journey history and ensure planned routes are taken.
Why Radius offers the best truck tracking solutions
With GPS tracking in place across your HGV fleet, you can manage your business to improve efficiency, enhance driver safety and meet the demands of your customers.
Using our best-in-class commercial truck tracking devices, and leading cloud-based Kinesis software platform, view the location of your HGV fleet in real time, and review journey history to see where you fleet vehicles were in the past.
Utilise geofences to manage movement in and out of specific locations, and access detailed performance data on your truck drivers to ensure each truck is being driven safely.
How does truck tracking work?
A truck tracking system, powered by GPS tracker technology, provides real-time monitoring of truck fleet location and movement. By connecting a vehicle to this system, you can instantly access its precise location, as well as monitor speed, fuel consumption, and driver behaviour.
Implementing a truck tracking system empowers your fleet manager to enhance fleet management, optimise operational efficiency, increase vehicle utilisation, ensure safety, and improve vehicle security.
Key features of truck tracking
Our truck tracking system offers a wide range of features to help you optimise your fleet operations and deliver outstanding customer service.
Real-time location of your HGV fleet, displayed on a live tracking map, integrated with Google Maps
View detailed journey history and routes taken
Obtain accurate estimated times of arrivals (ETAs)
Establish geofences for monitoring specific locations and safeguarding against vehicle theft
Receive alerts for movement into and out of designated areas
Track and analyse driver behaviour to enhance driver safety
Gain access to a variety of reports for valuable insights into fleet performance
Organise your vehicles into groups for specific monitoring and reporting
Confirm who is driving each vehicle with Driver ID
The advantages of utilising a truck tracking system
Truck fleet tracking boosts productivity and efficiency by closely monitoring and optimising fleet operations. Live tracking and historical views enable businesses to optimise routes, reduce idling time, and improve fuel consumption for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and other truck vehicles.
Truck tracking systems enhance fleet security through real-time monitoring and tracking, safeguarding against theft and unauthorised use. The presence of a truck GPS tracker increases the chance of vehicle recovery.
Truck tracking acts as a strong deterrent against theft, as potential thieves are less likely to target vehicles equipped with a GPS vehicle tracking system. In the event of a theft, the tracking system facilitates location monitoring, aiding in the swift recovery of the truck and minimising potential losses.
Our systems monitor driver behaviour, analysing speeding, harsh braking, and excessive idling. This allows businesses to implement corrective measures, provide coaching, and promote safer driving habits for truck drivers. Benefits include reduced accidents, lower insurance premiums, and improved fleet safety.
Truck trackers allow businesses to give customers timely updates on delivery status and location. This transparency builds trust, customer satisfaction, and reliable service, especially for truck fleets and HGV deliveries.
Truck tracking systems provide data for businesses to analyse and identify cost-saving opportunities in fleet management. This includes optimising routes, reducing fuel consumption, minimising idling time, and proactively scheduling maintenance of HGVs to minimise wear and tear.
A vehicle tracking system helps your fleet manager to identify wasted mileage, optimise resource utilisation, and reduce costs, while improving customer service, fleet safety, and operational efficiency. It is particularly important for managing large truck fleets, including HGVs.
Insurance providers may offer reduced premiums when GPS vehicle tracking is in place. By demonstrating proactive measures to prevent theft and enhance driver safety, businesses operating a truck fleet can demonstrate a lower risk profile.
A GPS tracking system for trucks gathers data on vehicle and driver performance across your truck fleet. This data helps your fleet manager and wider team optimise operations, enhance efficiency, and identify areas for improvement.
Software that's easy to access and simple to use
Our Kinesis platform provides an exceptional truck tracking software solution, designed with your convenience in mind. With its user-friendly interface and intuitive functions, managing your fleet has never been easier.
Utilise the Kinesis map view, seamlessly integrated with Google Maps. This gives you a real-time view of all your vehicles equipped with a truck tracking device. You can effortlessly track their movements and even playback their past journeys to gain insights into routes and locations.
In addition to live tracking, Kinesis offers advanced features to enhance your fleet management. By setting up geofences, you can monitor specific areas and receive an alert whenever vehicles enter or exit those zones. Furthermore, the platform provides valuable driver behaviour information, enabling you to promote safer driving practices within your fleet.
With Kinesis, you can also access a comprehensive range of reports to support your fleet management decisions. These reports provide valuable insights into fuel consumption, vehicle location, and much more, helping you drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve safety across your fleet.
Experience the power and simplicity of Kinesis for all your live truck tracking and fleet analysis needs. Gain easy access, utilise user-friendly functions, and unlock key features that will transform your fleet management experience.
Easy to install truck tracking devices
At Radius, we offer various GPS tracking devices to cater to your specific needs. You have the option to either install the GPS truck tracking device yourself or have it professionally installed by one of our engineers.
Our self-install tracking devices are powered either by the vehicle battery or connect through the vehicle's ODB port, capturing additional data from each truck.
Whatever your needs, we will ensure you have the ideal GPS device for your business.
Advanced options for HGV and truck fleets
Optimising fuel consumption helps businesses to keep control of this cost, helping the bottom line. At Radius, we offer a range of fuel cards which give you access to better rates at the pump, streamline paying of your fleet fuel bill, and deliver insights and reports on your fuel spend.
Our truck tracking and fuel card solutions are integrated, allowing you to confirm that your van or other fleet vehicle was present when the fuel card was used, get a detailed view of MPG, and compare fuel use to mileage travelled.
In addition, take advantage of additional vehicle tracking capabilities, such as trailer tracking, integrated vehicle camera solutions and temperature monitoring. For businesses with off-highway fleets, and valuable equipment, utilise our GPS asset tracking solution or complete visibility.
Frequently asked questions
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