Shared mobility fleets is a term that means different things to various organizations. It can refer to ride-sharing, carsharing, bike-sharing, and more. The gist of it is that you offer on-demand or as-needed mobility to people who subscribe to your service. If you own a shared mobility fleet, you need GPS tracking. These are just a few of the reasons why GPS tracking is so important for shared mobility fleets.

Track Location of Vehicles When Assistance is Required

Because your vehicles operate in the public space and, largely, out of sight, it is sometimes necessary to be able to locate vehicles where drivers may be stranded and in need of assistance.

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Carjackings on the Rise Amid Pandemic

NPR reports that the FBI does not gather numbers, nationwide, for carjackings, but individual cities do, and these cities are reporting an explosive uptick in carjackings as the pandemic still continues. In fact, Minneapolis reported 405 carjackings in 2020, which is more than triple the number for the entire year of 2019. What’s even worse, according to the NPR report is the fact that many of the suspects arrested in these events are juveniles between the ages of 11 and 17.

Minneapolis isn’t alone in this marked increase in carjackings. Other cities that have noticed sharp increases include:

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The first food truck ever was created in 1866 by an entrepreneur named Charles Goodnight. Known as the Chuck Wagon to many, it was built from an old Army Studebaker Wagon that Charles purchased from the government.

Rebuilt to his exact specifications, the Chuck Wagon often served beans, corn, stews, and occasionally fresh shrimp and catfish caught from nearby bodies of water.

Fast forward over 150 years later, food trucks have become the main part of American culture. With over 25,000 food trucks active in America today, technology has dramatically changed the way food truck owners operate in the 21st century.

Here are 3 essential business services every food truck owner needs to utilize in 2021.

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Professional landscapers require a lot of heavy equipment to get the job done. Unfortunately, we live in a time when people view these items as easy targets for theft. The good news is that you can use GPS asset tracking to help you keep tabs on all your landscaping machinery, including:

• Mowers
• Storage containers
• Trailers
• Leaf blowers
• Power equipment

Below you will find a few important reasons why GPS tracking for your landscape equipment is so important and how you can use it to benefit your business.

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A recent study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) addresses the rise in auto theft numbers in 2020 and 2021. Since June of 2020, there has been a 13 percent increase in auto thefts, and thus far in 2021, there has been an 11 percent increase in auto thefts. There are many contributing factors to the problem, many of them related to COVID-19. Major factors in this sharp uptick in auto theft are attributed to the following:

• Disenfranchised youth.
• Unprecedented unemployment.
• The closing of various social services centers.
• School closings.
• Fewer cars being driven, presenting easy targets because they’re not being driven around.
• Lack of engagement and social opportunities. Kids are bored.

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