Put a spark in your electrical business with GPS fleet management.

1. A spark
for your business
GPS FLEET TRACKING FOR
THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY

2. The purpose of this e-book is to inform the electrical
industry of the benefits of a fleet tracking system in their
business.
Included here is a snapshot of the electrical industry and
fleet management as well as considerations when
choosing a fleet management provider.
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business partners.
© 2011 NexTraq

3. The industry
Electricians install and
maintain all of the electrical
and power systems for our
homes, businesses, and
BY THE NUMBERS factories. They install and
maintain the wiring and control
equipment through which
700K
electricity flows. They also
Approximate install and maintain electrical
number of equipment and machines in
electricians factories and a wide range of
in the U.S. other businesses.
— Bureau of Labor Statistics
65 12
percent growth for
percent of those electricians is expected
work for electrical between 2008 and
contracting firms. 2018 — about average

4. The industry ISSUES &
CHALLENGES
VEHICLE Wasted gas and not following scheduled
COSTS maintenance can cut into profits.
WORK Fewer qualified electricians makes optimizing
FORCE the workforce a priority to tackle more jobs.
PRICE OF Insuring your fleet is a major expense that can’t
INSURANCE be cut completely out of your budget.
INACCURATE Good customer service is based on doing
ETAs promised work when you say you will.

5. FleetINTRO
A BRIEF
management
With a fleet management program, you can:
Track your vehicles and workers in real time “We started looking at
using GPS updates delivered over cellular GPS fleet tracking
networks solutions so that we
could keep track of our
Keep tabs on the scheduled maintenance vehicles and assets
needs of your vehicles and find the closest
vehicle to a client so
Monitor excess idling that wastes gas that we always provide
on-time service to
Keep an eye on your drivers to keep them ensure our patients’
from speeding and driving recklessly satisfaction and
comfort.”
— Larry Riedel, Operations
Manager for Eagle Medical Service

6. Fleet management
THE TECH SPECS

7. HOW FLEET MANAGEMENT CAN
HELP THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY
‘Electrifying’ results
Productivity By providing direct routes and monitoring delays, you can
get more out of your smaller workforce.
Wasted gas
Using idle reporting, you can see when drivers leave their
vehicles on for unnecessary periods of time.
Insurance Most insurance companies will give discounts when you
premiums install a fleet management solution.
Customer Give customers accurate arrival times and respond quickly
service to their emergency service calls to boost your brand.

8. Choosing a partner
MEASURING TRUE VALUE
When deciding on a fleet tracking solution,
here are some questions to ask:
How long has the company been in business?
“Originally, we started
Is there any extra software to purchase? with 10 vehicles
without a fleet tracking
Will the service integrate your existing data? solution. If we had not
implemented our
Is the system easy to use? solution, our growth
would have been much
How quickly can you get new data? more challenging and
almost impossible to
What kind of customer service is offered? manage.”
— Hoss Oskouie, Vice President
of Atlantic Limousine &
Transportation

9. Why NexTraq?
LEADING THE WAY
Excellent track record
NexTraq (formerly Discrete Wireless) has been in business for more than 10 years and
services clients both large and small.
Ease of use
NexTraq’s service requires no new software and works on the Google Maps platform. We
can also train your staff or a person you designate as your certified trainer.
One-minute reporting
NexTraq’s Fleet Tracking platform was the first in the industry to offer one-minute reporting
— meaning you can trust that you have the latest information.
First-class customer service
If you’re striving for better customer service, shouldn’t your partners? NexTraq offers
7-days-a-week customer support that’s based in Atlanta, Georgia.

10. www.nextraq.com/electrical