GPS Tracking for Landscaping: Boosting Profitability, Efficiency and Security
Landscaping is a competitive business. Landscaping business operator and owners are constantly seeking innovative ways to enhance efficiency, streamline operations, and provide top-notch services to clients. One type of technology that has proven to be a game-changer for landscaping companies is GPS tracking for vehicles and equipment.
Momentum is the most cost effective GPS tracking solution for landscaping businesses. At just $15/month/asset, and $0 upfront costs AND a risk-free 30-day trial – Momentum was built to help landscaping businesses get operational and financial insights WITHOUT any data entry.
Here’s the problem with so many GPS tracking solutions for landscaping – they cost too much, or they’re too difficult to install or they require a long term contract. With Momentum, you can use GPS tracking with zero cost for the first 30 days. This way, you can ensure that it makes sense for your business.
By implementing GPS tracking systems on their vehicles, landscaping businesses can experience a myriad of benefits that contribute to improved productivity, cost savings, and enhanced customer satisfaction. Below, we’ll explore some of the benefits that landscape businesses get from using a GPS tracking system.
Momentum GPS is different than any other GPS provider, because our GPS devices and our software platform are specifically designed to benefit landscaping businesses. Our GPS devices automatically collect data from the field, then our software turns that data into easy-to-understand reporting and insights. You can see where your operations can improve. And with Momentum, you can easily understand which customers are your most profitable.
Landscaping businesses can use Momentum to track vehicles, trailers and heavy equipment. We also have a device that tracks location and activity for light equipment, like mowers, blowers edgers and anything else you use at the jobsite.
But the biggest game-changer for landscape businesses is the Momentum CrewID. The CrewID is a small bluetooth tag that automatically pairs employees with vehicles and tracks labor costs for every job. You can see your actual labor costs, without relying on a time tracking mobile app. Momentum automatically tracks employee time without data entry. It’s a privacy-first tracker that costs less that a cup of coffee.
Momentum GPS devices collect data to validate your budgeted costs vs your actual costs. And our software enables down-to-the-penny monthly budgeting for annual commercial maintenance contracts. Take a deeper dive into the profitability reporting Momentum provides landscape businesses here.
Benefits of GPS for Landscaping Businesses
1. Efficient Route Planning
2. Real-Time Location Monitoring
3. Resource Optimization
4. Enhanced Security
5. Customer Service Improvement
6. Maintenance Scheduling
7. Compliance and Accountability
8. Cost Control
GPS tracking is a powerful tool that landscaping companies can leverage to enhance efficiency, improve security, and deliver exceptional services to clients.
By investing in this technology, businesses can stay ahead in a competitive industry while enjoying the numerous advantages that GPS tracking brings to the table.
If you’re interested in trying a GPS solution for your business, but you don’t want to commit before you know it’s a good fit, you can try Momentum for free for 30 days. There’s no risk and you’ll only pay us once you know it’s working for your business.
You can also learn more about Momentum’s GPS devices for vehicles, trailers heavy equipment, light equipment, tools and even crew members here.
Another BIG benefit of Momentum is our ease of installation for each device. Other GPS tracking providers might charge extra for installation. Not us. Click below to see how quick and easy its is to install Momentum devices.
What to consider with GPS for landscaping
GPS for landscaping isn’t a one size fits all solution. Here’s a few factors to consider in your GPS system.
GPS tracking for landscaping will significantly boost your operational performance. And with Momentum GPS, it’ll boost your profitability too. In fact, our GPS system was designed to automatically collect the hard-to-get data that can be transformed into deep financial and operational insights.
- Scalability: Consider whether the GPS system can scale with your business as it grows. You might need to track more vehicles or add more functionalities in the future. One of the biggest things that kills scalability is installation issues and complexities. Momentum installation is easy. It’ll take you less than :30 to install your device. And we offer two easy installation methods: Plug-in or Wire-in. Check out the Easy Installation Guide here or below.
- Compatibility: Ensure that the GPS system is compatible with your existing technology infrastructure, such as your fleet management software or mobile devices. Momentum solves this issue in a number of ways. 1) Our open API allows for easy data sharing with any other system you’re using to manage your business. 2) Momentum is cloud-based so you can use it anywhere and 3) we also have native mobile apps for iPhone and Android. Compatibility is never an issue with Momentum.
- Cost: Evaluate the upfront costs of purchasing the GPS hardware and software, as well as any ongoing subscription fees. Also, consider potential savings and increased efficiency that the system may bring. Cost is another issue you’ll never have to worry about with Momentum. Our solution is priced for small businesses all the way up to enterprise landscaping companies. We never charge for our hardware, which means there’s no upfront expensive costs. It’s just a per-device flat, month-to-month subscription fee. Our Eagle One device is only $15/month. And our software platform has unlimited users. You’ll never get charged per “seat” or per user. For many of our customers, Momentum actually pays for itself because having GPS devices installed on your company assets reduces your insurance premiums. The savings that Momentum earns is greater than the cost of our monthly service!
- Reliability: Look for a GPS provider with a reliable system and good customer support. Downtime or technical issues can disrupt your operations and affect your business. We take a ton of pride in our device reliability AND our customer support. All of our support team is based in the US. We’re available by email, phone, or through our website chat. Our GPS devices have a 99.9% uptime and run on a dependable 4G network. If an Eagle One GPS device ever loses connectivity, trip and location data will still be collected, then “batched” one connectivity is stored. This protects from any data loss.
- Data Security and Privacy: Since GPS systems collect sensitive data about your vehicles and employees, make sure the provider has robust security measures in place to protect this information. We take data security and privacy seriously. All of your data will always be encrypted and only accessible by you. With Momentum, you can operate with peace of mind knowing that your data and privacy is secure.
- User-Friendliness: Choose a GPS system that is intuitive and easy for you and your employees to use. Complicated interfaces can lead to frustration and lower adoption rates. We built a system with user-friendliness in mind. Momentum was made to benefit everyone on the team: ownership, operations, finance, HR – anyone and everyone. To make that as easy as possible, we put our designs through rigorous testing. And we use the input and feedback from our 3,000 customers to make our dash board and intuitive as possible. You can see how it works and how it looks with our interactive demo here.
- Battery Life: If you opt for GPS devices that attach to vehicles or equipment, consider the battery life and whether they need to be recharged or replaced frequently. Battery life is one of the questions we get asked the most. Mainly because so many of our customers have been burned by other GPS providers in the past. The Momentum Eagle One GPS tracker for landscaping business has an internal battery that lasts an entire year on a single charge. Each time your vehicle or assets in turned on, the Eagle One will recharge. Take a deep dive on the technical specification of our GPS tracker here.
Put a geofence around every job site. Momentum will track every cost for each visit automatically.
The Momentum GPS for Landscaping Difference: Financial and Operational Reporting You’ll Never Get Anywhere Else
Simply tracking the location and activity of your assets isn’t enough. Pretty much every GPS provider out there can do that.
Momentum uses GPS technology to give landscaping businesses an operational and financial edge. We created the Burndown Analysis report. It updates automatically each time your crews work at a the job site. Here’s what the Burndown Analysis does: The burndown analysis shows the amount of budget that’s been used and the total amount remaining. You can use it to predict the likelihood of staying profitable on your maintenance contracts because you can see the cost impact of every site visit.
It’s great for staying aware of any scope creep or when enhancement requests aren’t accurately accounted for.
It also provides insight into how crews are performing.
For example:
- If you notice that work is consistently finished in less time than budgeted this might be a sign that they aren’t committing to enough time on the job. Quality issues might exist.
- If crews are consistently over the estimated time on job, then they might’ve been committed to too much work or more resources need to be allocated to the job
The burndown analysis helps to ensure you’re hitting your profit goals on every job. And the best part about it, is that all of the data used to create this report is captured automatically with Momentum’s internet connected devices. So you never have to worry about inaccuracies or time consuming data entry. It’s financial sophistication without the complexity.
If you’re a landscaping business with annual commercial maintenance contracts, the Burndown Analysis will make your business more profitable.
Momentum GPS Easy Installation Guide
