Purchasing any vehicle for your teen driver can be stressful. The vehicle not only needs to be affordable to run and insure, it also needs to be safe.

Teen drivers are developing their driving skills on the road, which means it’s essential vehicles have driving aids and safety features. You combine teenage drivers’ inexperience with destructive driving behaviors and it makes them more likely to be involved in an accident.  In fact, according to the CDC, the leading cause of American teen death are car accidents with six teens between the ages of 16 and 19 dying each day from a vehicle injury.

The leading culprit in crashes involving teen drivers is distracted driving. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a study showing in 58% of crashes that involved a teen driver, distracted driving played a role. And, teenagers aren’t just distracted either. It was found by the AAA that nearly 50% of teenagers admit to speeding on residential streets in the previous month and 40% admit to speeding on highways. Distraction and speed can turn out to be a fatal combination.

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The benefits of fleet tracking are ubiquitous regardless of what industry you are in. If you manage or own a fleet, or even use a couple of delivery drivers for your business, you’ll undoubtedly benefit from using GPS tracking on your vehicles.

And, with supply chain issues being more problematic than ever before, it’s never been more beneficial to incorporate GPS fleet tracking into your business.

Read on to learn some of the most significant benefits of GPS fleet tracking for the supply chain.

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Each business faces its own challenges during this pandemic. It’s important, during these uncertain times, for businesses relying on fleet vehicles to focus on ways of improving driver safety, efficiency, and connectivity.

Managers of fleets have an important job to do during this pandemic. They have to ensure their customers receive continuous service under pressing circumstances while they keep costs down with already lean budgets. Plus, they still need to adhere to social distancing restrictions and rules.

It’s not a simple job, therefore many turn to GPS fleet tracking to help them operate productively and profitably. Below are five reasons why you should use GPS fleet tracking in 2021 to keep your fleet moving through COVID-19. Read the rest of this entry »

The freight rail industry is one of the supply chain sectors that is keeping America moving as our nation fights COVID-19. Across the U.S., trains, running day and night, are delivering food, pet supplies, household goods, and more to our stores to keep our lives going as best as possible during this pandemic. And, rail operators have stepped up to this unprecedented challenge, with their hard work and dedication day in and day out, and we thank them for that.

GPS Tracking for Railways

GPS tracking for railways is changing the way railways operate today. It offers greater efficiency and control for railway cars and containers. You may even elect to use GPS asset tracking for valuable items in individual cars. This offers benefits that go beyond simple logistics and tracking. They help you provide customers with the ability to track their items in transit. These are just a few critical ways rail companies benefit from GPS tracking.

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NTSB is recommending a mandatory Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) screening and treatment for highway and rail workers in safety-sensitive positions. And, includes the recommendation that FMCSA implement a program identifying truckers with OSA as well as making the OSA screening recommendations by FMCSA Medical Review Board easily accessible to medical examiners and asking examiners to use these recommendations as a guide when assessing the OSA risk.

Undiagnosed and untreated OSA remains fatal on the railways and roads and causes too many accidents that could be prevented. Read the rest of this entry »