Navman Wireless' Fleet Tracking Technology Helps Reduce Fuel Consumption GLENVIEW, Ill., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate and public works fleets are increasingly using GPS fleet tracking systems to curb fuel consumption for on-road vehicles such as company cars and service vans, but use of the same technology to help 'green' construction equipment has been limited. Barriers have included a lack of GPS tracking devices able to operate reliably in extreme off-road conditions, as well as an inability to manage both on- and off-road vehicles from the same application. Today those stumbling blocks are being removed, paving the way for efficiency gains based on insights into equipment usage patterns such as excessive idling that wastes fuel. Fleet tracking systems provide these insights by correlating GPS data with other information to analyze fleet performance. One sign of the new GPS tracking capabilities for construction fleets is Navman Wireless' just-released Qtanium 300, a ruggedized GPS tracking device with an IP67-rated waterproof enclosure and connecting cables designed to withstand the dirt, weather and vibrations suffered by bulldozers, excavators, cranes and other off-road 'yellow iron' assets.
