In effort to prevent consumer car buyers from defaulting on their loans without returning their vehicle, car dealerships are beginning to use GPS tracking to keep a convenient, close eye on vehicles that still legally belong to them. With the economy still not in the best of shape and millions of people unemployed, car dealerships see GPS tracking devices as a way to provide an extra level of insurance and a protection of dealership assets.

Some car dealerships use a GPS tracker when selling vehicles to people who have poor credit, low income, or otherwise are considered high-risk loan candidates. Other dealerships only activate installed devices when someone is delinquent on a loan.

While the goal is to be able to recover vehicles when a consumer is unable to pay for it, the devices are also helpful in recovering cars that have been stolen from their brand new owners. Thus, serving as another deterrent for would-be car thieves. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s been increased talk about distracted driving on our highways and byways recently, and for good reason: the number of distractions while driving has increased. The official U.S. government website for distracted driving, distraction.gov, indicates that more than 3,000 people were killed in 2010 as a result of distracted driving.

Today’s driving habits include the addition of mobile phones, entertainment systems (videos, CDs, and MP3 players), navigation units, touch screen comfort controls, and a host of other technological gadgets built into vehicles. Read the rest of this entry »

GPS vehicle tracking systems are an invaluable tool for any business owner with mobile employees out in the field.

This case study details the challenges faced by One Call Ventilation, ventilation experts based in New England, who specialize in restaurant kitchen hood fan repair, cleaning and installation.  A majority of the work being performed by One Call Ventilation, happens when restaurants are closed, late in the evening and into the early morning hours.

See how one Call Ventilation is using LiveViewGPS vehicle trackers to control labor costs – read the full story here.

Discovering that you lost your Blackberry Smartphone is enough to give you a hole in your stomach — if not your wallet. A Blackberry Smartphone is a costly device. Not only that, but it may be your main means of business communication — by phone, email, or text messaging. Perhaps even more wrenching is the loss of work-related data (emails, meeting notes, sales leads information, personal client data) you had stored in your Blackberry that may end up in the wrong hands.

If you own a Blackberry Smartphone and want to avoid the above situation, it’s time to take some preventative actions. And there’s an easier way to keep track of your Blackberry without attaching your device to your wrist. It’s called a Blackberry GPS Tracker. Read the rest of this entry »

What the Next-Generation GPS Satellite Means to All of Us

The use of GPS technology is so prevalent around the world. We use it on our phones and cars. We use it to track our children, pets, and even a cheating spouse. Yet, how many people actually stop and ponder about the satellites in orbit making this GPS tracking all work?

The United States is ready to begin testing of a new generation of upgraded satellites that’s said to offer some benefits over the current satellites setup. The upgraded satellites, called Block III for short, or GPS III Non Flight Satellite Testbed formally, are part of a upgrade to government-run Global Positioning System satellites, costing $5.5 billion. Read the rest of this entry »