Chimney sweeping companies face many challenges during busy seasons of the year. GPS fleet tracking services can help weather the swift uptick in calls and service orders leading into the fall and winter season without missing a beat.

These are a few key ways that GPS fleet tracking is beneficial to chimney sweeping companies throughout the country.

Ensures No Customers are Left Behind

The busy season for chimney sweeping companies can get a little hectic. As many homeowners run through their yearly checklists of projects to get through the winter it seems that everyone calls for chimney sweeping services in the same three to four-week window of time. It’s great for business, but makes it far too easy for customers to slip through the cracks for businesses that operate via paper invoices and written directions.

With GPS fleet tracking, the information is entered as it comes in the appointment is scheduled and worked into the route without anyone getting left out of the queue. No customers are missed and your business gains a reputation for dependability. Read the rest of this entry »

When it comes to advanced statistics, the NFL is ramping up its game by evaluating the use of GPS tracking for its players. These GPS tracking devices are about the size of a thin flip phone and are positioned in the middle of the back of an athlete, typically underneath a compression shirt.

Once the biometric sensor comes to life, each movement the athletes make, each muscle twitch, and every heartbeat are tracked and turned into numbers which arms teams with data about the athlete’s potential, performance, and health.

It’s thought to be the next logical step in information collection for the biggest and most profitable professional sport worldwide, where this type of data is both precious and lucrative. The statistician’s dream is professional football where numbers have a big impact on coaching decisions, fantasy leagues, bets and a deep connection between the game and fans.

The NFL can now collect information at an extraordinary level, thanks to the newly introduced GPS trackers. Teams are now leaning on data and technology for not only preventing and rehabilitating injuries, but also for preventing them, which is ultimately the end result goal of the trackers. Read the rest of this entry »

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) and reported in the Insurance Journal, a decrease in car thefts is being seen all over the country. In the year 1991, car thefts were at their highest. Since then, they have been steadily decreasing with each year. Between the years 2003 and 2011, car thefts have dropped by 43 percent and were lower in 2013 than they had been since the 1960s.

With this good news comes bad, however. As it turns out, even though car thefts are decreasing, thieves are more frequently stealing parts off of newer vehicles. These thefts are costing are resulting in significant expenses for car owners, car rental companies, insurance companies, and dealerships around the country.

Thieves typically steal lucrative car parts such as tires and rims and then quickly resell them to dealerships or repair shops. They are getting away with this in one of two ways. First, thieves focus their efforts on newer cars parked in parking lots, neighborhoods, or dealer lots. Easy access to these cars enables them to quickly remove tires after jacking the car up. Additionally, thieves are able to shift the car into neutral after disabling the gear shift and move it off site where they can remove lucrative parts. Read the rest of this entry »

Burmese pythons are big, scary, and hungry. They are eating their way through the Florida Everglades, wreaking havoc as they go.

The reptiles are huge and require a lot of food. They are wiping out the native population of small mammals including rodents, rabbits, raccoons, deer, possums, and mink. The Everglades decades ago was an environment where these types of animals thrived.

The Burmese pythons have no natural predators, which means there are no animals that regularly hunt them down and kill them. They are left to breed, eat, and take over the Everglades.

Scientists Using GPS

Though not predators, scientists are taking up cudgels against the snakes. Davidson College has started an experiment to track marsh rabbits, using GPS tracking devices on collars. They released the rabbits into the Everglades and monitored how well they did. Read the rest of this entry »

The amount of cell phone use by US drivers has been a growing concern. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), 660,000 American drivers use their cell phones or manipulate other electronic devices while driving. This has been a steady number since 2010.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1,100 people are injured nine people are killed each day as a result of distracted driving.

Unfortunately, fleet drivers are among them. Fleet managers are undoubtedly concerned about their drivers’ safety and while driving, if the drivers are still using their phones to check in, GPS fleet trackers should be a considered an invaluable preventative safety tool. Read the rest of this entry »