Less than 100 years ago, there was no such thing as GPS tracking on snow plows and it could be days before the snow plows made it to your streets. These days, this is no longer the case. Now, it only takes a few clicks of your mouse to see if the state roads have been plowed yet. And more and more municipalities and counties are employing GPS tracking for their snow plowing and the benefits it provides.

For instance, earlier this winter, weather forecasters anticipated that around 16 inches of snow was going to fall on Madison County. The predictions of when the snow storm would begin and what the accumulation would be varied, however, prior to the storm, the three local governments of the county spent a full day preparing for it. Snow plows were lined up in their garage filled with fuel and salt ready to tackle the roads. Next to the garage off Madison Ave was a shed filled with loads of salt for refilling the trucks.

Residents were finally able to track their county roads and see when they were going to be plowed or if they have already been thanks to an Internet connection and GPS tracking. Read the rest of this entry »

The “How’s my Driving?” bumper sticker has been relied upon for years to help keep drivers operating on the straight and narrow for fears of reports made against them. The bumper sticker allows drivers to weigh in on how your trucks are performing and helps to identify problem drivers who are repeat offenders on the roadway. Did you know that GPS fleet tracking can do all that, without bumper stickers and phone calls, and more?

The Underlying Inadequacy of Bumper Stickers

There are two major problems related to relying on bumper stickers. The first problem is that it generally takes something dangerous and terrifying to get people to actually make the call. For most people who would make accurate and honest reports, the general tendency is to mind their own business and stay out of things.

This means that it’s not simply reckless driving that gets reported, but outright dangerous driving. This means your drivers may be tarnishing the company image through aggressive driving methods and you are none the wiser.

The second problem is that the people who are willing to make the phone calls aren’t always the upstanding citizens you’d like them to be. Bored teenagers with unlimited mobile minutes are all too happy to make false reports and complaints and your drivers are unable to defend themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Lima, Peru residents are urged to follow the proper guidelines when they dispose of their waste since now they will have vultures on their trail.

These vultures are equipped with GoPro cameras and GPS tracking devices, which will help environment officials close in on the culprits of illegal waste dumping neighboring the Peruvian capital.

The scavenging birds were thought to be the perfect bird for this type of task since there was little to no preparation needed to get them over to the waste deposits since their natural instinct for searching for food is to seek out organic matter.

According to officials, the city has a waste problem and each year up to two million tons of waste is accumulated in the Peruvian capital. That is a great deal of trash and it draws vultures in like flies.

Waste is not only being dumped in landfills. It is reported that some residents are making a lot of illegal dumps each year (around 20 percent of the tons of waste are illegal). Read the rest of this entry »

Tire alignment is one of the more important ways to maintain a fleet vehicle, and unfortunately can be one that is often overlooked. When your tires are properly aligned, they all essentially move in the same position and it reduces excessive wear and tear on the vehicle. This can also help the driver have more control over the vehicle. Did you know that GPS tracking can help you schedule tire alignment and look for signs of needing to get this done?

Ways Tire Alignment Benefits You

Your fleet vehicles will operate better if you get tire alignment done on a regular basis. For one thing, regular alignment and rotation helps the tires to last longer by reducing wear and tear. This can also help the driver to operate the truck more smoothly and with more stability. Ultimately can help to reduce accidents while on the road, which saves you in workers’ comp costs and by not having major repairs done to your fleet vehicles. Read the rest of this entry »

In honor of St. Valentine, here’s a far-reaching story about love. A man does something special and unique with wife’s engagement ring by sending it out into space and tracking it.

GPS tracking devices have helped people track everything from packages and shipments to find potential thieves, to animals when using them for animal research and protection. The newest benefit to real-time tracking devices is to use them with objects sent to space. That is what Shawn Wright of Calgary decided to do.

Shawn originally bought a starter engagement ring when he proposed to his now wife. He didn’t have the money for a real ring, so he used an inexpensive one to propose to her on a romantic trip in Barcelona, Spain. She said yes, and wore the ring until he was able to purchase the ring he believed she deserved after a year of saving. However, he didn’t just want to give her the new ring the old-fashioned way. He wanted to do something special with it. Read the rest of this entry »