Shaws Fleet Management Software is a new tool that modern trucking companies are using to keep up with the ever-changing world of technology.

Today's trucking industry has felt the pinch of the high cost of petroleum products affecting the world today.  When the difference between 6mpg and 7mpg could mean as much as $8000 per year, per unit, it is very important to companies to monitor driver's performance closely.

Shaw Tracking’s Performance Monitoring Service can help you tap into what your drivers are doing so you can maximize their productivity and safety. Not only will you be able to track and manage vehicle and driver behaviour related to fuel consumption, such as speeding, idling, over-revving and hard braking – with Performance Monitoring you will also have access to data to;
-Lower fuel consumption by identifying trends that contribute to excess fuel use
-Compare drivers’ performances and quantify the bottom line financial impact to your fleet
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In our modern electronic classroom setting is where we, as commercial driving instructors, will be presenting this new technology to our students with the aid of powerpoint presentations and actual interaction with the new software.  We will be having the students look at the impact on our fuel usage as they try different driving styles.

The benefit of introducing students to this type of software is to make them aware that in today's modern trucking industry companies do have a lot of tools to help them monitor what their trucks are doing and ways to decrease their bottom line.  Decreasing a companies bottom line will be a benefit that is felt by all employees as well as the general population in the form of less green house emmissions.

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