Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies
This article evaluates the perception of trucking companies in the Curitiba metropolitan area about the efficacy of using fleet tracking devices. Trucking company owners and managers were surveyed through a structured questionnaire containing ten items, with responses scored on a Likert scale, in wh...
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| description | This article evaluates the perception of trucking companies in the Curitiba
metropolitan area about the efficacy of using fleet tracking devices. Trucking company
owners and managers were surveyed through a structured questionnaire containing ten items,
with responses scored on a Likert scale, in which the respondents were asked to express their
level of agreement or disagreement. At the end there was a question asking them to rank the
factors in favor of using tracking systems from most to least important. The main factor
motivating the use of tracking systems was found to be to reduce hijackings, although the
respondents in general considered that this does not eliminate the need for insurance for the
vehicle and the load. Another important finding was the perception that information
technology, particularly real-time tracking, is important to improve fleet management and to
control the logistics flow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd0874d120654ba483c91367257daba42024-03-21T19:30:16ZengFUCAPE Business SchoolBBR: Brazilian Business Review1807-734X2010-01-0172118Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companiesJaime PradoJurandir PeinadoAlexandre Reis GraemlThis article evaluates the perception of trucking companies in the Curitiba metropolitan area about the efficacy of using fleet tracking devices. Trucking company owners and managers were surveyed through a structured questionnaire containing ten items, with responses scored on a Likert scale, in which the respondents were asked to express their level of agreement or disagreement. At the end there was a question asking them to rank the factors in favor of using tracking systems from most to least important. The main factor motivating the use of tracking systems was found to be to reduce hijackings, although the respondents in general considered that this does not eliminate the need for insurance for the vehicle and the load. Another important finding was the perception that information technology, particularly real-time tracking, is important to improve fleet management and to control the logistics flow.http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123021648001logisticstransportfleet trackinggps |
| spellingShingle | Jaime Prado Jurandir Peinado Alexandre Reis Graeml Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies BBR: Brazilian Business Review logistics transport fleet tracking gps |
| title | Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies |
| title_full | Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies |
| title_fullStr | Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies |
| title_short | Perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies |
| title_sort | perception of the benefits of using tracking systems by trucking companies |
| topic | logistics transport fleet tracking gps |
| url | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123021648001 |
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