subject: Tracking Your Package With Gps Technology [print this page] Any courier that offers GPS tracking is going to be sure to mention this in all their marketing. If you found a courier company through their website or in the phone book, they will surely mention in those places if they have GPS tracking on shipments. The average Indianapolis delivery service is now going to offer GPS tracking on all shipments because this feature has become in such high demand by most customers of courier companies. In addition, the growing affordability of GPS units being included with all courier drivers has made it so cost has no longer been a barrier to utilizing this sort of technology on a larger scale.
In the older days of this courier technology, you could be sure that you would be paying extra for this type of service. As it becomes more affordable for companies to utilize it though, it is becoming more of a value added service and less of a special service that you have to pay for. Because so many other couriers are now offering it as included in their standard rates those who try and charge extra for it may quickly find themselves seeing a drop off in business from those who require GPS tracking on their shipments.
GPS tracking will enable you to get a real time tracking result as to where your package is at any time of the day. The old tracking systems that were used by courier companies tended to rely on the records that were kept as courier orders paced through terminals or other checkpoints where the shipments would be logged, so there could be large gaps of time in between shipments, making it difficult to establish what had been happening in the interim. With GPS tracking you can check any time of day and see exactly where your package is and if it has moved at all, letting you see firsthand if your courier company has been having any problems in shipping your cargo.
GPS tracking is a very nice feature, and can be very useful for assuring both you and your clients or customers don't have to stress about orders being lost or delayed since you can very easily check that from online or by making a quick call to your courier company. Some customers don't see the need for this feature, as it doesn't make the package get there any faster, but as a reassurance it is very effective.
