How businesses in Australia and New Zealand embrace advanced fleet management technologies

2023 continues to be marred with uncertainty of a market facing challenges such as rising fuel prices, and globalised inflation. There is a need to offer fulfilling and innovative customer service in order to stand-out from the competition. Daily operations need to be more efficient and operate in a cost saving manner. 

In the past year, the growth in fleet management technology and systems has increased significantly in Australia and New Zealand and is consolidating itself as a tool that has become indispensable for small, medium and enterprise businesses. 

The Fleet Technology Trends Report Survey conducted for Verizon Connect by ABI Research, revealed that the number of fleets using GPS tracking technology stands at 72% in Australia and 69% in New Zealand in 2022, showing that it is a consolidated and growing solution for businesses in Australia and New Zealand.

This survey reported that GPS fleet tracking technology is key to help deliver results and can boost competitiveness and build resilience for all the principal industries.

Let’s dive into the fleet management systems currently utilised in Australia and New Zealand: 

Fleet technology currently utilised in Australia and New Zealand:

• GPS tracking: 71%
• In-cab video (including front facing and driver facing cameras): 42%
• Asset/ trailer/ equipment tracking: 41%

Australia 2022

• GPS tracking: 72%
• In-cab video (including front facing and driver facing cameras): 45%
• Asset/ trailer/ equipment tracking: 44%

New Zealand 2022

• GPS tracking: 69%
• In-cab video (including front facing and driver facing cameras): 39%
• Asset/ trailer/ equipment tracking: 36%

Fleet management technologies such as GPS tracking, in-cab video or asset tracking are increasingly implemented in all businesses regardless of their business size. 

While we can see that GPS tracking continues to lead the ranking of fleet management systems in small, medium and enterprise businesses, we can also see that field service and in-cab video technologies are increasing overall.

Let’s dive into fleet technology currently utilised by business size in Australia and New Zealand: 

Australia and New Zealand

Small 

• GPS tracking: 56%
• In-cab video (including front facing and driver facing cameras): 27%
• Asset/ trailer/ equipment tracking: 21%

Medium 

• GPS tracking: 72%
• In-cab video (including front facing and driver facing cameras): 43%
• Asset/ trailer/ equipment tracking: 41%

Enterprise 

• GPS tracking: 87%
• In-cab video (including front facing and driver facing cameras): 66%
• Asset/ trailer/ equipment tracking: 71%

To find out more about the fleet technologies utilised in each country depending on business size and to learn about key insights of fleet management trends download the Fleet Technology Trends Report in Australia and New Zealand

Top 5 segments that use this technology in their daily business in Australia and New Zealand 

Australia and New Zealand

Construction

• GPS tracking: 76%
• In-cab video: 33%
• Asset/trailer/equipment tracking: 35%

General freight

• GPS tracking: 64%
• In-cab video: 36%
• Asset/trailer/equipment tracking: 50%

Government

• GPS tracking: 69%
• In-cab video: 50%
• Asset/trailer/equipment tracking: 50%

Services

• GPS tracking: 70%
• In-cab video: 50%
• Asset/trailer/equipment tracking: 36%

Passenger transportation

• GPS tracking: 74%
• In-cab video: 51%
• Asset/trailer/equipment tracking: 39%

To learn more about how fleet management systems can help you and your business, download the full 2023 Fleet Technology Trends Report Australia and New Zealand

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