Mulch supplies and wholesale manufacturers of mulch can benefit greatly from the use of a GPS tracking system for their fleets. The benefits go far beyond simple savings on fuel by planning more efficient routes for deliveries, though that is certainly an impressive benefit. But when it comes to building and boosting your building, it’s hard to deny the usefulness of the following benefits for your business that involves supplying and delivering a variety of soil products to your customers.

Track Mulch Products and Deliveries

Tracking the products being delivered to retail organizations and commercial landscaping companies not only helps you keep tabs of where your supplies are going, but it also instrumental for helping you organize and manage your billing.  In fact, some GPS tracking systems can handle the billing for you. All you have to do is enter the information into your system when planning your routes, and the billing process can be automated from there.

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Traveling at speeds around five miles per hour over the posted limit is an often accepted and unspoken rule of drivers, but this habitual speeding may be costing society much more than we realized.

The National Transportation Safety Board released a study in July of last year highlighting the fact that speeding is one of the most common factors in car crashes across the nation. The group utilized a number of qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze how prevalent speeding is and how dangerous speeding is statistically.

The extensive study sourced data from speeding-related crash data, surveys and interviews with safety stakeholders from various law enforcement agencies, research institutions, equipment vendors and automobile manufacturers.

The study concluded that speeding increases both the likelihood of being involved in a motor vehicle accident and the severity of injuries sustained in a crash. It identified an astonishing 113,000 deaths were caused by speeding between 2005 and 2014. This shocking number is comparable to the number of individuals who lost their lives in alcohol-related collisions.

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garbage truck gps tracking

It can be a dirty job installing and repairing garbage disposals, but we are oh-so-glad you’re here to do the heavy lifting for those of us who don’t know a pipe wrench from a flange. The fact that you come equipped with all the tools of the trade is enough to make some homeowners sing with glee that they don’t need to figure out what all the pieces and parts mean. But, would you believe that GPS fleet tracking can help your garbage disposal installation and repair company sparkle and shine? These are just a few benefits this critical service has to offer your business. Read the rest of this entry »

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported a startling finding based on research conducted last year. According to the foundation’s research, newly licensed teenagers are nearly three times more likely to be involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident than experienced adults.

AAA’s research and statistics indicate that the summer months are more dangerous because newly licensed teenagers are out of school and on the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notes that deadly car crashes involving 16-17-year-olds are on the rise. They increased almost 10 percent between 2015 and 2016.

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GPS fleet tracking can be instrumental in helping businesses, just like yours, save massive amounts of money each year while improving productivity, customer feedback, and efficiency.

It is one of the single most impactful changes businesses can make regarding fuel costs, labor management, and loss prevention. Unfortunately, many employee drivers are reluctant to embrace change of any kind. These are a few dos and don’ts to consider when introducing GPS tracking to your drivers. Read the rest of this entry »