Bike theft in the U.S. and around the world is big business and electric bikes provide tempting targets to would-be bike thieves. The problem is that bicycles are typically easy for thieves to take off with. GPS technology will not necessarily prevent the theft of electric bikes, but it will aid in the swift recovery of your bike if it is stolen.

Prevention is the Best Cure

Obviously, it is better to take steps to prevent thieves from targeting your electric bike. Most thieves are looking for easy targets. That means unsecured bikes they can hop on, even in a sea of witnesses, and ride away with. Using a physical lock to secure your bike is a huge step in the right direction – especially if you own an electric bike, which is a far more attractive target for thieves hoping to receive a payoff for their efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

The “Hey Tosser!” campaign is being launched in Australia later on this week where Australian politician Gareth Ward will toss a handful of bottles into Mullet Creek. For this campaign, 40 plastic bottles being tracked by GPS trackers will be tossed into lakes, rivers and harbors all over the state by the NSW Environment Protection Authority in the hopes of demonstrating how litter travels after it’s made its way into the waterways.

A lot of community members don’t realize exactly where litter goes after they toss it at bus stops, on the streets, and on the beaches and highways. This campaign will give the community a real visual of where litter ends up after it’s been discarded into the community. Read the rest of this entry »

GPS tracking offers many benefits to fleets that travel over the road. There’s no denying that. What you may not realize, though, is that your manufacturing plants can benefit greatly from the addition of GPS fleet tracking and monitoring tools on your property. These are just a few ways GPS can help you boost your bottom line.

Monitor Equipment Usage

Use GPS tracking tools to measure how much your business relies on certain pieces of equipment and machinery. GPS tracking can be used to monitor many things including each time the machinery is turned on or off, how often it is used, if it is overused or even misused. It can also be used to monitor unsafe behaviors and to determine if there are inefficiencies in your operation that could be costing valuable turnover time for finished products. Read the rest of this entry »

Businesses, particularly those with fleets that spend a lot of time on the road these days, could see an increase in automotive related expenses no thanks to a decrease, or reduction, in the business mileage reduction rate the IRS allows for 2017.

The IRS changes for 2017 taxes involve mileage rates as they related to business mileage, medical purposes, and moving purposes. The standard deduction rate for business mileage in cars, vans, pickup trucks, panel trucks, etc. is 54 cents per mile for 2016 taxes. Those rates will decrease to 53.5 cents per mile for 2017. Read the rest of this entry »

There are millions of shipping containers being used by the shipping industry today. With each container carrying between $10,000 and $1,000,000+ worth of goods, it’s surprising to know that very few of them are being monitored or tracked.

The goods news is that technology has evolved making GPS tracking for shipping containers, a viable option to consider.  These are some of the benefits that make GPS container tracking a worthy consideration today. Read the rest of this entry »