Traveling around the countryside in an RV is a great way to enjoy time with your family and to see the country. Many people spend their summers traveling from one side of the country to the next – exploring campgrounds, National Parks, and beautiful beaches along the way. What you may not know is that GPS tracking for your RV has a lot to offer – enough to make it well worth the investment.

Planning Your Route

GPS tracking for RVs can help you plan routes to your destinations according to your preferences. You can use them to choose the most scenic routes, the fastest routes, or even the most fuel-efficient routes so that you have more money to spend once you reach your destination rather than on the road. Read the rest of this entry »

GPS asset tracking has come to the rescue again. A couple of thieves were caught and arrested after police officers set up a GPS tracker trap that led them straight to the thieves apartment.

One of the stolen items that were retrieved was a nitrogen tank owned by Mid-South entrepreneur, Tommy Brown.

He filed a report with the police about his stolen nitrogen tank and it only took around 48 hours for them to find it and call him back.

Brown said he was called by the detective who stated that they might have his tank. Brown went to the police station to take a look and sure enough it was his tank. Read the rest of this entry »

In 2015, there were over 880 cargo theft incidents with an over $175 million total value estimate of stolen cargo, according to the annual theft trend analysis put out from CargoNet. And 10 thefts equal to around $1 million each. Knowing these statistics, it’s a good idea to follow some helpful tips to protect your fleet cargo from thieves. Read the rest of this entry »

For the second consecutive year, Dr. Ric Berlinski, director of animal health and nutrition at Toledo Zoo has taken part in some exciting new field research on wild snow leopards. Recently traveling to Kyrgyzstan in central Asia, he assisted in conservation efforts for these beautiful big cats.

The endangered solitary and elusive cats live at high altitudes on cliffs and above the tree line on rocky outcroppings. Because they’re perfectly camouflaged and are secretive by nature, the animals are notoriously difficult to locate by sight alone. In fact, even some local people have never seen a snow leopard and have named them “mountain ghosts” for that reason. Read the rest of this entry »

Most fleet operators have less than one year remaining to become compliant with the electronic logging device (ELD) rule established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Because the rule is set to take effect in December 18, 2017, now is the time to begin making the transition, installing the equipment, and getting your trucks compliant. These tips will help.

Get the Facts

It isn’t always easy to separate fact from fiction when new rules such as these go into place. The best place to go for compliance information is often directly to the source. One thing that is important to know is that Automatic On-Board Recording Devices (AOBRDs) are not the same thing as ELDs. If your fleet is currently using AOBRDs in an effort to reduce paperwork and the challenges that can generate, you will have additional time, until December 16, 2019, to achieve compliance, though there is no reason to delay. Read the rest of this entry »