GPS and Maintenance Alerts

Vehicle maintenance is one of the most important aspects of managing a commercial fleet. The secret to doing it on time is implementing an automated maintenance alert system. 

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Our GPS Monitoring Platform, Hunter Track, collects all the data needed to calculate, with great precision, the preventive and predictive maintenance your fleet requires.

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That's one of the benefits of our GPS Monitoring System, already chosen and proven by many satisfied customers. So don't let your company fall behind. Here's everything you need to know about how these GPS monitoring alerts work.

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Why is vehicle maintenance important?

• It detects faults that can be fixed easily and inexpensively,  preventing damage to other parts. 
• It helps uncover unauthorized vehicle use. If a part shows excessive wear by its scheduled maintenance date, unauthorized use may be suspected. 
• It keeps drivers and passengers safe and protected.
• A well-running vehicle ensures delivery and passenger transport schedules are met. 
• It prevents unnecessary fuel consumption caused by engine or other mechanical failures.
• It helps keep maintenance costs and budgets on target.
• It helps improve a company's operations. 

Benefits of implementing maintenance alerts

Managing vehicles generates a large workload. Maintenance alerts make fleet management easier through the following benefits:

Automated alerts

Once a maintenance alert is created, the system generates the notification automatically. You just wait for the parameters to be met to schedule the vehicle's maintenance. 

Fewer breakdowns

With notifications sent from the GPS device, the vehicle receives its preventive maintenance on time, avoiding breakdowns while it's on the road making deliveries. 

Resource savings

Alerts enable preventive maintenance of worn parts. Doing it on time and preventively keeps other parts from being affected and avoids extra fuel consumption due to mechanical failures.

More time and peace of mind to manage the fleet

By creating a maintenance alert with satellite GPS, the fleet manager can devote more time and effort to other vehicle supervision tasks, such as route planning and driver supervision.  

Information available company-wide

When maintenance alerts are created on the Hunter Track Platform, the information remains available to the company even when the manager is away, so the maintenance schedule is always accessible. 

Predictive maintenance feature 

With the predictive maintenance module, the GPS device can determine when maintenance and repairs should be performed based on tracking against the vehicle's maximum usage period.

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Most common maintenance alerts

• Engine: oil change, engine filter and oil filter replacement.
• Electrical system: battery and lights.
• Tires: inspection and replacement.
• Brakes: brake fluid change, pad replacement and rotor replacement.
• Air conditioning: air filter replacement and evaporator cleaning.
• General operation: alignment and balancing, suspension, steering and shock absorber inspection. 

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In addition, each company has its own requirements. For example, if a vehicle carries company advertising wraps, bodywork and wrap maintenance will also need to be added. 

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How do you create maintenance alerts in the Hunter Track GPS Monitoring system?

Advances in technology have made it possible to integrate GPS with software that makes the most of its location capabilities. 

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One of those features is maintenance alerts, and creating or configuring these notifications on the Hunter Track Platform is very easy. Just log in to the software with your username and password, then follow these steps:

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• Open the control panel and go to the Management module.
• Select ALERTS creation.
• Add a new alert with the requested parameters, such as alert type, vehicle, and the calculation method for triggering the alert, like engine hours or mileage. You can also add specific notes and any other parameters the software requests.
• Choose how you'll receive the alert, either by email or through on-screen notifications in the system. 

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Why use maintenance alerts?

Setting up maintenance alerts is the safest, most reliable way to protect your fleet's life cycle. A fleet manager's workload and responsibilities can cause dates to be overlooked or forgotten. Plus, when it's done through a GPS system, all vehicle information is centralized. 

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In addition, the satellite tracking system is always active, and alerts and notifications are always visible. And if maintenance parameters change, they can be easily updated on the platform. 

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In short, a GPS system that lets you add maintenance alerts is an opportunity you shouldn't miss to optimize fleet use. At HUNTER we're always ready to help you use and configure it. Just contact us at  809.620.2002 or visit our website.

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