Earlier this year, the National Insurance Crime Bureau released information regarding insured tailgate thefts. According to the agency, data about these thefts has remained consistent for the past four years.
Statistics point to 1,877 claims of tailgate theft in 2016, and a slightly lower number of 1,788 thefts in 2017. These statistics are gathered based on insurance claims, so it is possible that the actual number of incidents are much higher.
In collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks, Mississippi State University’s College of Forest Resources is attempting to study how wild turkeys naturally navigate the landscape. Biologists are capturing these wild turkeys throughout the state, equipping them with a unique GPS tracking device and releasing them back into their natural habitat.
Biologists hope to capture interesting information about where wild turkeys frequent, what types of terrains they prefer, how long they stay in different areas, how long they’re on the move and how big of an area they typically traverse. The wild turkey’s movements are tracked in two schedules with one updated the location every 30 minutes and the other every 15 minutes.
Road repair and maintenance fleets have big roles to play in keeping roads safe for neighborhoods, municipalities, communities, and states.
Whether you are repairing potholes after a long, harsh winter or conducting road surface treatments, repairing cracks in roads, or maintaining the nations highways and byways; GPS tracking can help you repair and maintain roads more efficiently and cost effectively.
These are just a few benefits GPS tracking has to offer your road repair organization.
