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How Truck Tracking Works

We will install a GPS tracker in your vehicle which allows us to accurately pinpoint your vehicle. Our telematics device also feeds back vehicle data allowing you to make data-driven decisions. Our GPS tracker uses a SIM card which sends data via a mobile network for constant and instant updates.

With our truck tracking solution, you can set up geofences and receive alerts if a truck strays off course or enters a restricted or chargeable area. Crystal Ball’s FleetTracker also provides driver behaviour monitoring and analysis, enabling you to improve safety, reduce wear and tear on your lorries, and optimise fuel consumption. Whether you operate a large fleet of trucks or just a few, our tracking solution is fully configurable to meet your business needs. Our easy-to-use dashboard allows you to track and manage your lorries from anywhere, giving you complete visibility and control over your fleet’s movements and performance.

Benefits of Truck Tracking

Whether your company uses trucks, lorries, or HGVs, GPS fleet tracking offers a range of benefits that can help lead to an overall better service and customer and employee experience.

Better customer service

Using a real-time, accurate tracker can help your trucks, lorries, or HGVs to provide a better service to your customers. With a GPS tracker, you can track the exact location of your vehicles to help better inform your customers and clients of when their delivery will be arriving. The simplicity of our vehicle tracking solution allows you access to all necessary information at a glance, so you can provide any information to the client they may want about the vehicle and its location. For example, you can provide real-time updates on where their product or cargo is, helping to build trust and an overall better relationship.

React quickly to road conditions

Optimising your routes with real-time GPS tracking can lead to increased efficiency and reduced travel time. This enables you to reroute journeys for the most effective navigation in the event that there are road closures, accidents or anything else. This can help your organisation achieve greater productivity and ensure customer satisfaction.

Maintain truck conditions

By using our vehicle tracking solution, you can help to reduce wear on your fleet. Over time, vehicles in your fleet can succumb to wear and tear as a result of drivers’ bad habits. However, with our tracking and monitoring solution you can learn exactly what those bad habits are, and correct them before your trucks take too much damage. This can also help you to save money over time as you do not have to repair damages or replace trucks, lorries or HGVs in your fleet.

Improved security for your fleet

Ensuring the security of your fleet is of utmost importance. With GPS technology, you can easily monitor your fleet’s location and receive alerts in real-time. By having this at your fingertips, you can take necessary actions to protect your fleet against theft or unauthorised use. With GPS tracking, you can have peace of mind knowing that your fleet is secure at all times.

Trackers help to monitor productivity of drivers

Vehicle tracking allows you to closely monitor the productivity of your drivers, ensuring that your company is operating as efficiently as it possibly can. For example, you may learn that your trucks are taking too long to unload and this area could be improved. Alternatively, you can use the real-time GPS tracking to see if there are any parts of their journey where drivers could speed up to ensure quicker and more effective transport.

Reduce fuel consumption

With the help of a reliable tracker, fleet managers can keep an eye on their vehicles and monitor their fuel consumption. This can help identify areas of inefficiency and reduce fuel wastage. Alerts can be set up to notify managers when a driver idles the engine for too long and is wasting fuel, allowing managers to intervene. By reducing fuel consumption, businesses can save money and become more sustainable.

Improved safety for drivers

Safety is a top priority for fleet managers, and lorry/HGV/truck tracking can help improve driver safety in several ways. With real-time tracking, managers can monitor drivers’ behaviour and identify risky driving habits such as harsh braking or speeding. As well as this, lower insurance premiums can often be offered due to the use of telematics making driving more safe. Alerts can be set up to notify managers when a driver exceeds the speed limit or engages in other unsafe driving practices. This information can be used to provide drivers with training and feedback, helping them become safer and more responsible on the road. Additionally, in the event of an accident, the tracker can provide valuable data that can be used to investigate the cause and prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.

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Features of our Lorry/HGV/Truck Tracking Solution

Our end-to-end truck tracking, lorry tracking and HGV tracking solutions offer a range of features to help streamline any and all business operations. These features include:

Real-time tracking

Our tracking solution provides real-time tracking, giving you complete visibility of your fleet’s location at all times. This means you can quickly identify the location of any vehicle in your fleet and make timely decisions to improve fleet efficiency.

Route optimisation and geofencing

Our tracker includes route optimisation and geofencing features, allowing you to plan and optimise routes for your fleet to reduce fuel consumption and travel time. Geofencing enables you to set virtual boundaries around specified areas and receive alerts when a vehicle enters or exits the area.

Driver behaviour monitoring and analysis

Our tracker helps you monitor your drivers’ behaviour and analyse their driving patterns. This data allows you to identify areas where drivers can improve, providing you with the opportunity to reduce fuel consumption, decrease wear and tear on your vehicles, and improve the safety of your drivers and other road users.

Asset management

Our lorry/HGV/truck tracker helps you manage your fleet assets efficiently. The tracker allows you to monitor vehicle health, track maintenance schedules, and receive alerts when vehicles require servicing.

Access anywhere with the manager app

Our tracker comes with a manager app that enables you to access your fleet data anywhere, anytime. You can view real-time data on your fleet, configure alerts, and receive notifications on the go.

Configurable reports and analytics

Our tracker provides customisable reports and analytics, giving you access to detailed information on your fleet’s performance. With access to journey history data, you can make informed decisions on how to optimise your fleet and improve overall efficiency.

Who Uses Lorry/HGV/Truck Tracking?

Many different companies and businesses use lorries, HGVs and trucks and as such, can benefit from the many features offered for a GPS tracking solution. These types of business can include:

Haulage, logistics and delivery companies

  • Fleet tracking is essential for logistics, haulage, and delivery companies to ensure timely delivery of goods and services. With GPS tracking devices installed in each vehicle, businesses can monitor their fleet, know the exact location of their vehicles, and identify the best route for each delivery. This leads to improved efficiency and customer satisfaction, as well as better management of the entire fleet.  
Haulage, logistics and delivery companies

Construction and heavy equipment companies

  • Construction and heavy equipment companies use fleet tracking to manage their vehicles and machinery, ensuring that they are used efficiently and maintained properly. GPS tracking devices allow for easy monitoring of each vehicle, tracking of its movements, and analysis of fuel usage, which helps in identifying ways to improve operations and reduce costs. Additionally, with geofencing and asset management features, businesses can ensure that their equipment is not stolen or used without authorisation.
Construction and heavy equipment companies

Oil and gas industry companies

  • Oil and gas is often transported in trucks, and for many of these companies, truck tracking is essential. Oil and gas is an expensive product and is transported in extremely large quantities, making vehicle tracking an absolute necessity.
Oil and gas industry companies

Retail and e-commerce businesses

  • Truck tracking is essential for retail and e-commerce businesses to ensure timely and efficient delivery of their products to customers. With GPS tracking devices installed in each vehicle, businesses can monitor their trucks in real-time, track the movements of their vehicles, and identify the best route to take for each delivery. This leads to improved efficiency, reduced fuel costs, and better fleet management.
Retail and e-commerce businesses

What our clients say

Brian Wright

CEO, Primo Drinks

The driving data and imagery recorded by Crystal Ball is precise and verifiable. One incident alone has paid for fitting the tracking and camera system to the entire fleet.

Terry Naisbitt

Fleet Manager, Durham City Transport

We've been with Crystal Ball for over 8 years now, great company to work with and the staff are always available to help with anything we need. We have just renewed our contract and again are very happy with the service, I would highly recommend them.

Andy Pears

Welding Manager, Weld-A-Rail

We recently had two vehicles stolen within three days of each other. Using Crystal Ball, I was able to immediately locate the vehicles, which were parked two miles from where they were stolen. I was then able to phone the police and get the vehicles recovered and repaired.

Lorry/HGV/Truck Tracking Tracking FAQs

  • What is telematics?

    Telematics refers to the use of telecommunications and information technology to transmit, receive and store information about vehicles and their movements. Telematics involves the integration of wireless communications, GPS technology, and onboard computer systems to monitor and track vehicles, as well as provide various services and applications such as remote diagnostics and fleet management.

  • Does our tracker work with other vehicles?

    Yes, we have not limited our tracker to work solely with lorries, HGVs and trucks. You can use our tracking device with a range of different vehicles from vans, bikes and motorcycles, and trailers. No matter the type of vehicle, business or purpose you have in mind, our GPS tracking system offers a range of solutions for you.

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