One man began using a GPS tracking device when he finally got fed up with the theft inside his community as he watched his trailer get towed away in mere minutes by a red truck.

“It seems like every week somebody’s having a trailer stolen, a work trailer a work truck,” said Jed Bettelon, Owner of Superior Hard Surface Solutions, a business he’s owned for more than three years.

Theft is very common now more than ever and he knows his incident wasn’t the only one around. Bettelon says he’s feeling a little bitter and frustrated.

Bettlelon caught the whole act of theft on camera. A red pickup truck pulled up and thieves hopped out, attached his white trailer to the back of the truck and pulled away with it. It only took them a minute to do this and he was out $20,000. Read the rest of this entry »

Charter bus companies often have busses that run the same route day in and out – or at least that are supposed to. At the end of the day, you’re taking your drivers’ words for it that they are sticking to the prescribed routes and making all the necessary pickups, pit stops, etc.

That is unless you have GPS fleet tracking with real time GPS navigation. Then, there is a whole world of benefits available to you, including those listed below.

Monitor Driver Activities

This goes well beyond ensuring that drivers do not deviate from their designated routes to take care of personal business and more. Knowing how your drivers behave behind the wheel can help keep your drivers on the straight and narrow while reducing your risks of lawsuits related to driver activities including:

• Aggressive driving
• Speeding
• Reckless driving
• Skipping Stops
• Erratic Driving
• Making Unscheduled Stops

You can even set your GPS fleet tracking system so that it emails you when these types of behavior occur. Read the rest of this entry »

The Australian government attempts to reduce fires in a dangerous fire season by tracking arsonists with GPS trackers.

In the last year, there were approximately 600 suspicious fires in Australia, according to government records. This has led Australian government officials to use GPS tracking devices to monitor convicted arsonists who have potential of starting fires

The government officials will track convicted arsonists and hopefully prevent severe fires from taking place. There is also the hope that the arsonists won’t even attempt to start a fire knowing that they are being tracked.

If an individual is fitted with a GPS tracking device, authorities can watch his movements in real time and are alerted whenever he nears an exclusion zone, such as a national park or forest.

Government officials made the decision to utilize GPS tracking technology because of the continued bushfire threats in Australia. With temperatures in the country soaring in the summer months, there’s a bigger risk of brush fires. Read the rest of this entry »

As winter approaches, it is time to ensure that your fleet vehicles are ready for icy roads and cold weather. In addition to ensuring that your drivers are trained to drive on ice and snow, you can improve the safety and efficiency of driving by installing GPS trackers on all the trucks.

Here are a few ways GPS fleet tracking devices help with winter fleet driving safety during the winter season.

Maintenance Reminders

Some fleet vehicles need more maintenance in the winter to ensure the trucks are in good working order. You get up-to-date maintenance reminders throughout the winter season through GPS tracking. You can program the GPS tracking technology to remind the driver and you that maintenance, such as an oil change or tire rotation, needs to be done. A good working vehicle that gets repairs and tune-ups at the right time will help keep your drivers and vehicles safe.

Informing Customers

There may be times when the roads are so bad, that truckers are either delayed a few hours, or need to put off making deliveries until the following day. This might not happen often, but it does happen. Your GPS tracking device can keep a close eye on drivers and let dispatch know immediately if based on their speed and location, the routes are going to take a little longer. When they notice a pattern of delays, you can contact your customers and them know as soon as possible. Read the rest of this entry »

The year 2018 promises an “abundance of winter weather” in the northern half of the country, according to The Weather Network. For fleet managers, this can be a giant headache ready to happen. Especially if anyone remembers the ice storm that turned Interstate-75 in Atlanta into a parking lot in 2014. And this winter season is already wreaking its havoc, where Erie, PA received a whopping 53 inches during Christmas Day and the day after, making traveling on roads slow going.

That is why it is better to have a plan in place to help you manage your fleet when winter weather hits full force, before your drivers (and their precious cargo) are left stranded by circumstances. GPS fleet tracking can be instrumental in helping you avoid similar situations with your fleet as winter approaches. Here’s how.

Encourage Safer Driving Behaviors

Winter weather is no laughing matter. It can take even seasoned winter drivers by surprise – especially during the first few winter systems of the year. When you have drivers from all over the country traveling unfamiliar roads, it can cause more than a little chaos. Read the rest of this entry »