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Protrak Digital GPS - Q & A
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Q1: What is Protrak GPS?
- A1. Protrak GPS is a state of the art GPS tracking system for fleet and productivity management or convert tracking.
Q2. What problems does Protrak GPS solve?
- A2. For business it solves the administrative complexity and high cost of controlling vehicles and drivers or mobile workers. It helps you:
- track current location of your mobile workers.
- determine what your drivers or mobile workers are doing in the field.
- monitor your drivers' bad driving habits which can lead to high vehicle maintenance costs and accidents.
- collect detailed trip information for business efficiency analysis and improvement.
The main goal is to help you track and manage your mobile workers efficiently. So you can increase productivity and reduce operating cost.
Q3: What questions will Protrak GPS answer for my business?
- A3.
- Where are my drivers or mobile workers now?
- How much time are my drivers spending at customer sites?
- Are my drivers speeding and where?
- Are my drivers following the scheduled routes?
- Are my drivers or workers arriving on time for their deliveries?
- What time are my drivers or workers starting work and what time are they completing their shifts?
- How many minutes of pre and post trip time is there?
Q4: Who will benefit from the Protrak GPS system?
- A4. Protrak GPS system can be used to monitor and manage any vehicle fleet. Some examples:
- Trucking
- Delivery Service
- Sales
- Snow ploughing
- Contracting
- Recycling
- Waste Management
- Personal asset tracking
- Law enforcement
- Security services
- Inssurance companies
- Rental cars
- Critical cargos
- Teenage driver safty
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Q5: How does Protrak GPS work?
- A5. Protrak GPS system consists of two parts: Protrak GPS tracking units and Protrak GPS software. When a driver is doing service trips, turning on the GPS tracking unit will send vehicle positions, speeds, moving headings and times derived from GPS with a predefined time interval to a office computer. Protrak GPS software installed in a office PC will retrieve the data and display them on the digital map. The collected trip data are saved in a database for the user to track trip history on a detailed map and further business analysis and reports.
Q6: What are the initial investment and onging costs to run a Protrak GPS system?
- A6. The investment cost of a Protrak GPS system includes:
- one time Protrak GPS software setup license fee $299USD
- investment cost for the tracking units (harware)
- monthly service fee which depends on your service provider and service plan. It may range from US$10 to US$50.
Q7: What makes Protrak GPS different from any other vehicle tracking system?
- A7. Protrak GPS uses CDMA for data communication. It is a low cost yet efficient tracking and management system.
Q8: Why is Protrak GPS defined as a productivity solution for your business?
- A8. Protrak GPS will help you track your mobile workers activities. So, it encourages the mobile workers to enhance their productivity. By collecting detailed service trip data and effective business analysis and reports, you can enhance your business profit power, reduce operating cost and improve customer service quality significantly.
Q9: What are the differences between Protrak GPS and GPSTrackRT systems?
- A9. Protrak GPS is a kind of real time tracking system, specically designed for covert vehicle tracking. Its adavantages are easy to install and use. GPSTrackRT is a more business oriented tracking and management system. It has more powerful tools for business management and its maps cover North America or west European countries.
Q10: Can we combine Protrak GPS and Protrak Scout together to take advantages?
- A10. Yes, you can use Protrak for passive and real-time tracking..
Q11: What tracking data will be sent by Protrak GPS unit?
- A11. The user ID, date and time, location (Lat/Lon), heading, speed, position accuracy etc.
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