Keeping your fleet of vehicles in excellent condition saves money, improves productivity, and keeps your drivers and customers happy. The most basic step is to set up a schedule of preventive maintenance and the easiest way to do this is with the use of GPS fleet maintenance software.

Here are four key ways you can optimize your maintenance efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

A doctoral candidate in Zurich has found a new way to use GPS trackers: track local hedgehogs and follow their nightly routes.

Sonja Braaker, who is a doctoral candidate at the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, is at the head of a hedgehog study. Braaker wanted to learn more about hedgehogs, particularly how the nocturnal animals spend their time at night.

It wasn’t easy, but she was able to track a total of 40 hedgehogs, each with a GPS tracker that had very limited battery power.

For the study, she began searching outdoor areas of Zurich where she thought hedgehogs would roam. This included dozens of parks, lawns, streets, and gardens. When she saw one, she would have to move fast to pick up the animal. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s hard for a small to mid-size company to compete with larger shippers. You can help level the playing field by using fleet tracking with global positioning software, better known as GPS. The software is affordable and lets fleet managers effectively monitor deliveries, trucks, and workers.

The Challenge

Ecommerce has changed the way people shop. Instead of going to the downtown or mall department store, many are simply purchasing online. Retailing is increasingly shifting to the internet.

And customers have come to expect their packages delivered promptly, often overnight. This puts an incredible strain on smaller fleets. For online customers, it is routine to get exact tracking information every step of the shipment. They expect a range of delivery options at checkout.

This puts pressure on fleets trying to claim their share of the market from the big boys. GPS fleet tracking can help you stay competitive. Read the rest of this entry »

RueVac Property Services is an Orange County, California company who provides a variety of property maintenance services and has a fleet of parking lot sweepers that clean about 140 properties every night!

Prior to switching to LiveViewGPS, RueVac employed tracking technology that was limited, and they often found disparities between the GPS reports and what vehicle drivers reported.

If you care to read the case study find it here – Parking Lot Sweepers Case Study.

New Mexico joins 24 other states in the U.S. tracking domestic violence offenders with GPS tracking devices.

Global positioning systems (GPS) has been aiding people all over the country for their excellent tracking capabilities. Added to the list is the ability to track people who pose a risk to others.

New Mexico will now be tracking all domestic violence offenders who are released from prison, with a GPS-tracked ankle monitor. This is to ensure they do not go near their victims after being released from prison.

A new bill is being proposed, which has already been entered at the House Judiciary Committee meeting in Santa Fe, Mexico at the state capitol. If this bill passes, judges in New Mexico can choose to track any offenders they want 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is not to be a “big brother” and watch their every move, but to make sure they don’t pose a threat to those they victimized. Read the rest of this entry »