The universities often have weakness in the transportation business as they operate buses and shuttles on which students, staff and faculty depend. Many institutions still prohibit freshmen from bringing cars to campus, and at urban locations, maintaining and parking a vehicle is often impractical and expensive.

As a result, reliable, university-provided transit is often essential for students to get to and from class. For institutions in cities without reliable public transportation, dependable university transport is even more critical for students to access food, healthcare and job opportunities.

From athlete transportation to off-campus rental services, university fleets include a variety of vehicles, each of which serves a critical purpose. But how can you be sure you’re making the most of your fleet data? And without access to that data, is GPS tracking technology worth the investment?

Across the country, more and more institutions are implementing GPS tracker into their fleets. GPS tracker, can have a significant ROI for any university. In addition the GPS tracking systems provide data on maintenance diagnostics, fuel consumption and idle times, fleet utilization, and safety metrics — all of which can reduce costs and improve the quality of transportation services.