Team Building
Last Friday, two of our VLC teammates, Diane and Doug, took their first flying lesson. As they donned their airplane headsets, I couldn’t help but flash back to Top Gun. The beginning of Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins began playing in my head.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t quite that dramatic. After all, it did take the instructor about 20 minutes to do his inspections before even getting them into the plane. Then it was another 20 minutes before they taxied to the runway. After a while, the song I was hearing was more like Learning to Fly by Tom Petty.
Still, doing something new takes courage. Skydiving, which Diane has done, and learning to fly may be on the more daring spectrum of new endeavors. But doing anything new means that you might actually experience a certain amount of fear.
Phrases like, “It’s too much”, “It’s too hard”, “I’m overwhelmed”, and “I can’t do it” are just signs of change and challenge. Do we shrink and accept that we can’t handle it, or do we pull up our bootstraps and move forward in the face of fear? Do we accept that we are good where we are, or do we push to create a better version of ourselves?
I have heard it said that variety is the spice of life. If that is the case, then being stagnant is perhaps the same bowl of plain oatmeal you have been eating every morning for the last 5 years.
Embrace the danger zone by taking on that next challenge. Take that flying lesson. Go somewhere you haven’t gone before. Dare to breathe deep and center yourself when facing something new.
You’ll never say hello to you
Until you get it on the red line overload
You’ll never know what you can do
Until you get it up as high as you can go.
-Kenny Loggins – Danger Zone
- What are some things you are facing that you are hesitant about?
- What is your first inclination when facing new challenges?
- Are your greatest obstacles created by others or by yourself?
Have a great week!
Chuck Ross
John Maxwell Certified Coach, Trainer, Speaker, and DISC consultant
chuckross.net
Author: Change? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?
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“They themselves are makers of themselves.” James Allen
VLC
Just as businesses come in all different sizes and demographics, so to are fleets of different sizes and composition. And those fleets have different needs. The most important aspect of choosing a GPS solution is to find one that is adaptable and expandable to meet your current and future business needs.
Real-time GPS Asset Tracking
GPS tracking can be used for all your fleet assets, whether they are on the road or parked in a lot. They can be used for your primary fleet vehicles, trailers, containers, generators, and much more. Make finding and utilizing your equipment quick, efficient, and super accurate.
Improve Asset Utilization
Imagine the time and money you can save when you can visualize and report on all your major assets. Run reports on utilization, dwell time, yard entry and exit, and trends. See at a glance when your ready to add to your fleet assets and which assets are in most demand. No more shooting in the dark. Make good decisions backed with real-time and historical data.
Power Your Productivity with Fleet Asset Tracking
Maximize your time and your productivity. Know where your assets are when you need them. Every organization can use a productivity boost. Here is your opportunity to track, report, and optimize your fleet assets an boost both productivity and profits!
Vehicle Licensing Consultants
A Virtual Projects, LLC Company
Fleet & Driver Compliance…Fleet Tracking Software
530-384-3884
Asset Tracking
Monitor your valuable fleet assets when they’re on the road and off with GPS tracking. The ability to locate and recover equipment is essential in protecting your investments. Asset trackers feature a ruggedized design and long battery life, suitable for outdoor use and harsh weather. Solar asset tracking devices are also available.
Why Geotab and TripDAWG
Enhance fleet asset management with deeper insights into how your assets are being used. Report on true asset utilization, dwell time, yard movements and yard entry and exit times. Integration with Geotab and TripDAWG means that you can follow trends on asset usage and location directly from MyGeotab.
Save Time and Money
Know where your assets are when you need them, and limit time spent looking for forgotten equipment and tools. GPS asset tracking is ideal for a wide range of assets and fleets in every industry:
- Transportation and logistics
- Construction
- Landscaping
- Oil, gas, and mining
- Utilities
- Police and first responders
This integrated solution is ideal for helping right size your fleet and cut maintenance costs.
- Rugged design and easy to install
- Dynamic tracking (1 ping per day, ping upon movement)
Power Options:
- Self-sustaining solar power
- Battery powered (USB rechargeable and replaceable battery options)
- Re-chargeable (connection to taillights) Asset Monitoring
Easily monitor the status and condition of your assets remotely. Set up immediate alerts for entering or exiting a geofenced zone, temperature and light change, impact, and other thresholds.
Contact us to see how Fleet Asset Tracking by Geotab and TripDAWG can save you time and money!
Vehicle Licensing Consultants
A Virtual Projects, LLC Company
Fleet & Driver Compliance…Fleet Tracking Software
530-384-3884
Telematics
Vehicle telematics provides an abundance of useful data that can be collected, combined, and reported on from one convenient, easy-to-install piece of technology. When most people talk about telematics or GPS, they think navigation. This is certainly an important aspect, but only a small slice of what this technology has to offer.
Vehicle Tracking
Collect accurate data on vehicle location, speed, trip distance, overall trip time, engine idling, and so much more. Know when that vehicle will complete its current assignment and ready for its next schedule.
Vehicle Health
Extract valuable data on your fleet vehicle’s health and status. VIN, odometer, engine faults, and more help you prioritize maintenance and identify risky vehicles and driving habits.
Collision Detection
Telematics devices can detect exceptional events such as acceleration, hash braking, cornering, and other data points that can help with collision reconstruction. Alerts (both email and desktop) can keep fleet managers notified in the event of a collision, providing early signals and help for the driver.
Route Optimization
Reduce vehicle mileage and fuel consumption by optimizing routes for your drivers. Find the right route, the right time, and compare planned vs. actual so you can fine tune your schedule and driver routes.
Secure Data Collection
A good telematics device will use encryption, authentication, and verification when sending data from the device to the network. It is important to collect good data from your fleet vehicles; it is even more important that the data is secure and that all updates come from a trusted source.
Driver Coaching
Immediate feedback can help improve fleet safety. In-vehicle driver coaching can alert the driver with spoken words or an audible alert when driving behavior is unsafe. Reinforce your company policies and encourage your drivers to obey the rules of the road.
Benefits of Telematics and Fleet Management for Home Services
Home services companies such as HVAC, plumbing, etc. are turning to telematics and fleet management to help reduce their fleet management costs. Fleet management solutions give managers a opportunity to improve their fleet operations and are increasingly embracing this technology to save money and improve customer satisfaction. Here are a few specific benefits for home services companies:
- Reduced fuel costs
- Optimized dispatching
- Improved vehicle maintenance
- Optimized driving behavior
- Improved driver safety
- Enhanced customer satisfaction
Measurement and Management
Collect the events that matter most to your business. Collect the data that can help you measure and improve productivity, safety, asset utilization and optimization, compliance, and growth. Be armed with data and make informed decisions.
The most important choice in a telematics solution is growth and expansion. Choose a tool that will not be outdated next year and avoid solutions that cannot expand to your fleet size and business needs. At VLC, we have been helping businesses grow their telematics solutions and keeping them on top of the latest technology advances. We know telematics; let us share our knowledge with your team.
Vehicle Licensing Consultants
A Virtual Projects, LLC Company
Fleet & Driver Compliance…Fleet Tracking Software
530-384-3884
Fleet Compliance
TripDAWG is a customizable fleet management solution that is built for your business needs. It starts with a telematics device that is simple to install. The telematic device collects a wide range of data points, then we help you focus on those that matter to your fleet management needs. It really does put your fleet compliance at your fingertips!
Start Simple – Build Something Really Powerful
Our TripDAWG solutions are proven to save time, save money, and add an increased level of safety to your fleet operations. Here are a few examples of how telematics data that can be applied to improve your operations:
- Safety
- Routing & Dispatch
- Asset Tracking
- ELD, DVIR, IFTA
- Efficiency (Parking, Idling, Road impediments)
- Weather
- Fuel Management
- Service & Predictive Maintenance
And so much more. All this data is at your fingertips and the ability to use it effectively to manage your fleet operations.
Get started with TripDAWG and see a whole new road ahead for cost effective fleet management!!!
Vehicle Licensing Consultants
A Virtual Projects, LLC Company
Fleet & Driver Compliance…Fleet Tracking Software
530-384-3884
