Posted By George Wedgwood We have over two hundred lorries and most are fitted with tracking devices, with position being monitored on a central PC. Condition of work and not an infringement of personal liberty! Drivers who stray too far from their routes cause a bleep and attract attention of Transport Manager, who may investigate if deviation looks odd. It has not caused any problems so far.

Posted By Adam Richards Hello Bill We supply Vehicle Tracking and this is the most common reason Directors decide against implementing it, despite a mass walk out never materialising. Do 50 men really believe that they're going to hand in their cards, go home and tell their families that they've walked out because a device has been fitted that is no different to a clocking in machine to verify that they are not "swinging the lead" or indeed a productivity tool to help safeguard their jobs and further improve service levels. And let's not forget; tracking will help the driver in terms of disputes with customers who said they were late, they left too quickly or spent to long there when they were in fact doing a good job. We help our new customers with your concerns by simply providing them with the following memo. I devised it from the numerous memos I have seen written to staff who raised very few objections. Please feel free to use it and contact me on 07843 011344 if you would like further advice, particularly with resistance to this. MEMO TO DRIVERS Internal Memorandum In order to further improve our fleet operation, we have decided to adopt a vehicle management system internally. Both will help all of us collectively in many areas: The fleet management system will streamline transport desk procedures as this will drastically reduce the need for them to disturb and contact many of you throughout the day to establish your location when fast response jobs are received. This will also help us deploy the right vehicle quickly and accurately, saving the company time and money we would otherwise squander. Like many other companies, many of whom are our competitors we will be able to promote an even more professional service to our existing and prospective client base. More companies today are promoting a more efficient operation, quicker response times and more accurate billing by utilising such systems. We see this as a great opportunity to further exceed our clients’ expectations. We have a duty to maintain high levels of Health & Safety for every driver, particularly as you work remotely for lengthy periods of time. Your safety and working practices are of paramount importance to the Board of Directors and we feel the need to quickly identify your location in any unfortunate incident. Vehicle security is also important to us and the system will increase our chances of recovering stolen vehicles quickly. Also the system will help us all a great deal with Inland Revenue directives regarding the reporting of business and non-business mileage declaration. You are/are not (still) entitled to use your company vehicle outside of working hours. We sincerely hope that the implementation of these systems will make life easier for you. Should you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.