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 »

GPS fleet tracking has been around for a few years now, yet some businesses have been reluctant to embrace this type of service and the benefits it provides. If you’re one of the businesses lagging behind, you need to take a moment to wonder what it means for your business if your competition has these advantages and you do not. These are just a few of the benefits your competitors gain with GPS fleet tracking.

Improved Customer Approval Ratings

Not only does GPS fleet tracking allow your competitors to provide customers with accurate appointment windows, but it also gives them the opportunity to allow customers to track them, in real time, to see about how long it will be before their deliveries or service providers arrive. This makes customers really happy as it allows them to plan their days better. It also lets them feel as if your competitors care enough about the customers to allow them the ability to track their furniture, appliances, or furnace technicians in the cold of winter.

Eases the Burden of Fluctuating Fuel Costs

Chances are good that you feel every spike in fuel costs keenly. The dips are welcome but the spikes can be harmful to your business. While no business likes to pay more for the things that are necessary, fuel expenses are felt far less keenly when GPS fleet tracking is used successfully. Below are a few ways GPS tracking services are assisting your competitors when it comes to fuel costs: Read the rest of this entry »

The city of Boulder is considering attaching GPS tracking device collars on a few bears in the next year to figure out where they explore and what their habits are when they do show up in the town.

While at this point they are just exploring the idea, there is still an advocacy group that is concerned about the idea. This past November, Val Matheson, Boulder Urban Wildlife Conservation’s Coordinator, talked with the city Space Board of Trustees and the advocacy group, Boulder Bear Coalition about the plan which is still being introduced and might not even happen.

According to Matheson, it is time to collect data about the reason the bears are in town so they can concentrate their efforts in the right location.

If this study moves forward this year, five bears would be captured, tranquilized and equipped with GPS tracking collars. The Colorado Parks & Wildlife personnel would be involved.

The whole purpose of the study is to protect the health and safety of humans and so that bears don’t have to be put down. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether you have been dealing with a quickly-evaporating budget or simply want to think ahead, saving money with regular business practices can be difficult. One thing you should consider when you start this endeavor is what modern technology will be useful. In this case, GPS tracking devices can actually be a great help. Here are some ways to use GPS trackers to help save your business money.

Save Money on Fuel for Fleet Vehicles

When you have a business with fleet vehicles that are used daily, one of your biggest expenses is fuel. GPS fleet tracking can help you reduce your fuel consumption in a number of different ways. One way is by using the tracking devices while you delivery drivers are working and to re-route them as needed. The re-routing is based on changes in their schedule, and gives them the fastest or shortest route. This can help to avoid unnecessary driving as the GPS tracking device can provide you with the best route.

GPS tracking devices can also help when you track individual vehicles or divers. You might notice that a certain vehicle is using up too much fuel, much more than your other vehicles, so you need to address that problem. There could also be a driver that uses the most fuel, perhaps due to high speeds or too much time sitting in idle when it isn’t necessary. Read the rest of this entry »