The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) rule to encourage safer driving practices for fleet drivers, workplaces for drivers, and roadways for everyone. The gist of the law is simple. By December 18, 2017, all drivers and carriers falling under the scope of the ELD rule will be required to either have ELDs that are registered with the FMCSA or AOBRDs (automatic on board recording devices) to serve as records of duty status (RODS).

That’s not the end of it, though as far as the ELD rule timeline goes. This is only Phase 2 of the process. The third and final phase (also known as the Full Compliance Phase) begins on December 16, 2019. On that date, all commercial motor vehicles affected by the ELD rule must be fully compliant with ELDs that are certified, registered, and comply with ELD mandate requirements. This means that even AOBRDs will be obsolete and no longer qualify for the mandate. Read the rest of this entry »

Harry has been fitted with a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device. Who is Harry? He’s a griffon vulture that scientists from both the Gibraltar Ornithological Natural History Society (GONHS) Raptor Unit and the Department of the Environment attached a tracking device to in order to obtain useful data regarding his movement during the migration this year.

The launch of the project coincides with World Environment Day with this year aiming to associate people with nature. Read the rest of this entry »

From municipal agencies to private businesses, leaf sweeping trucks help protect city streets, parking lots, roadways, and more from becoming overwhelmed by the deluge of leaves that arrive as summer gives way to autumn each year.

GPS fleet tracking can help you manage your leaf sweeping assets more efficiently reducing costs and increasing effectiveness. Below are just a few of the great ways your leaf sweeping efforts can benefit from the GPS fleet tracking technology. Read the rest of this entry »