Daylight saving time comes to an end on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 2:00 a.m. This signals longer nights and more hours of darkness in a given day. For fleet drivers, this means increased dangers on the road.

Keeping your drivers safe, is one of your top priorities as a fleet manager. These are some of the dangers your drivers will face once there are more hours of darkness in the day and what you can do to help. Read the rest of this entry »

The future is here and it is embracing the many benefits GPS tracking technology has to offer. Especially with entities, such as Metrolink, introducing the benefits GPS stands to offer to its customers.

What benefit does GPS tracking have to offer Metrolink customers? Read the rest of this entry »

Segways offers users from all walks of life the opportunity to travel cleaner, greener, and with greater convenience. They are tools of the future that are used in office buildings, on boardwalks, and to navigate the busy downtown streets of big cities throughout the country.

Segways are also quite an investment for consumers and businesses alike to make. That is why it is so important to protect that investment. Known for convenience and mobility, Segways have been used for city tours and by police forces for large events, such as the 2008 Summer Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule to encourage safer driving practices for fleet drivers, workplaces for drivers, and roadways for everyone. The gist of the law is simple. By December 18, 2017, all drivers and carriers falling under the scope of the ELD rule will be required to either have ELDs that are registered with the FMCSA or AOBRDs (automatic on board recording devices) to serve as records of duty status (RODS).

That’s not the end of it, though as far as the ELD rule timeline goes. This is only Phase 2 of the process. The third and final phase (also known as the Full Compliance Phase) begins on December 16, 2019. On that date, all commercial motor vehicles affected by the ELD rule must be fully compliant with ELDs that are certified, registered, and comply with ELD mandate requirements. This means that even AOBRDs will be obsolete and no longer qualify for the mandate. Read the rest of this entry »

Harry has been fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device. Who is Harry? He’s a griffon vulture that scientists from both the Gibraltar Ornithological Natural History Society (GONHS) Raptor Unit and the Department of the Environment attached a tracking device to in order to obtain useful data regarding his movement during the migration this year.

The launch of the project coincides with World Environment Day with this year aiming to associate people with nature. Read the rest of this entry »