The roadways today can be among the most aggravating places in the world to be. That is true for people who only spend a few minutes a day on the road. Compound that aggravation by endless hours behind the wheel and road rage can quickly become a big problem born of little incidents for truck drivers. But GPS fleet tracking can help reduce instances of road rage and aggressive drivers in several ways, including the following.

Schedule Real-Time Notifications When Drivers Exhibit Aggressive Behaviors

While cars on the road can be annoying and, on some occasions, their drivers downright rude, trucks are much bigger. You don’t need us to explain that they don’t exactly stop on a dime. Read the rest of this entry »

By 1949, bears had all but vanished in the state of Missouri. In the 1960s, however, there was a resurgence in the state’s bear population, and their numbers have continued to grow over the past 50 years – and so has human interest in these animals.

In order to prevent the bear population from dwindling down again in the future, resource personnel from the Missouri Department of Conservation, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the United States Forest Service, and the National Park Service have collaborated and identified vital information that can help to reduce conflicts between bears and humans and encourage the expansion of suitable habitats for the animals. Read the rest of this entry »

GPS tracking systems benefits police departments that are trying to improve service quality and reduce expenses. This technology offers individual units and headquarters real-time data, resulting in more effective and efficient police work.

Police can use GPS technology in many ways in their everyday work.  Below are four ways GPS tracking can be used by police departments.

Manage a Police Force

Law enforcement can better serve their local communities through the use of modern technology. Data from GPS tracking devices can show which police cars are closer to crime scenes and help to keep officers in their assigned zones. Read the rest of this entry »

Seagulls, known for their love of garbage, have made it possible for researchers to located an illegal waste dumping site in Spain.

The high landfill tax rate in Europe has created a black market for dumping waste throughout the continent, said Jim Baird of the Glasgow Caledonian University. The cost  to UK taxpayers of illegal dumping is approximately 300 million pounds, as per a report that was published by the Environmental Services Association Education Trust in 2014.

Though it is known that illegal dumping exists, it can be difficult to pinpoint the perpetrators. They are commonly white-collar criminals who are skilled at creating the façade of a legal company. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you a farmer, or do you own a construction company? Do you work in any industry that requires the ownership of equipment?

If so, you know how important your equipment is to the success of your business. You also know how susceptible your equipment is to theft. The National Insurance Crime Bureau estimates that construction equipment and tools to the tune of as much as one billion dollars worth is stolen in the United States every year; 90 percent of these theft occur at work sites. Between 1995 and 2001, these thefts increased by 64 percent, and the numbers continue to rise.

If you are the victim of equipment theft, what you do after you discover your equipment has been stolen plays a pivotal role in recovering your stolen property. Read the rest of this entry »