Each year, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) releases a report with the most updated information about the nation’s most stolen vehicles. The agency gathers data from law enforcement agencies across the nation who have submitted the information to the National Crime Information Center.
GPS Fleet Tracking for Insulation Companies
17 Oct 2018
Whether helping people prepare for the blistering heat of summer or the bitter cold of winter, your insulation company is always on the go delivering the goods that keep American homes comfortable throughout every season.
Cutting costs is difficult to do when customers want everything now, now, now. But it is possible for you to do with the help of GPS fleet tracking for your drivers. Here’s how the right GPS fleet tracking system can help your fleet deliver the goods and keep your customers happy while cutting costs and keeping your profits high.
What is Truck Platooning?
16 Oct 2018Platooning is an emerging vehicle technology where digitally tethered convoys of two or more trucks travel closely together to reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency. Partially-automated truck platooning (PATP) is considered level one automation where drivers assistance is required for steering vehicles involved in the process and readily available to take over full driving responsibilities whenever it becomes necessary to ensure safe driving.
What Makes Platooning Work?
The primary technology behind platooning is vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) connectivity that allows vehicles within the convoy to communicate with one another. This allows them to follow more closely together than they would follow other vehicles. When vehicles that aren’t part of the convey merge in between vehicles within the convoy, the technology backs off to a safer distance and then returns once the other vehicle shifts lanes. Technologies that make this possible are largely available today and include:
