Improve fleet productivity with real-time tracking

The rapid growth in online shopping is placing ever greater demands on an increasing number of fleets.

A study by RetailMeNot and the Centre for Retail Research found that online retail expenditure in the UK was £38.84 billion in 2013, rising to £52.25bn last year.

Its research anticipates this will rise 15.3% this year, to £60.25bn.

This has been driven by the growth of companies such as Amazon, while the number of people having groceries delivered after buying them through supermarket websites is also rising.

To cope with the extra demands, more fleets are using telematics to improve their productivity. Consequently, vans can deliver more goods in less time while using more efficient routes.

The technology can also be used to manage deliveries in real time for improved customer service.