Business owners are often busy and don’t always have time to check up on each individual component or asset in their businesses. If you own a business with a fleet of vehicles, the last thing you want to worry about is one of your vehicles breaking down or needing maintenance on the road.

One easy effective way to prevent issues like this from happening to any members of your fleet is by practicing fleet preventative maintenance. Using this method, you can maintain vehicles in your fleet before they need to be taken off for repairs, meaning you can prevent future repairs while keeping your vehicles on the road. Read the rest of this entry »

There are several reasons you may want to purchase and install a GPS tracking device on a vehicle, whether it is for insurance reasons, security, peace of mind, simply being able to keep track of your fleet vehicles, or even for other personal reasons.

Before purchasing a GPS tracking device, it’s worth doing some research to see which one(s) best suit your needs. Where to install a GPS tracking device on a car depends on if you’re wanting overt or covert tracking and if your GPS tracking unit is battery-powered, hardwired, or plug-and-play. Also, deciding the location of the tracker is important because if you install the device in a spot where there are obstacles or interferences that block satellite signals, the accuracy of the vehicle tracking device will be reduced. Read the rest of this entry »

While roadways were emptying during the pandemic, some drivers took this as an excuse to speed more than they usually would. Speeding and reckless driving have increased dramatically since the pandemic, making the roads a much more dangerous place, even if they are a little less crowded.

This crisis that has accompanied the global pandemic has resulted in an increase in speed-related car crashes and deaths. Police officers all over the country, from Maine to California, have reported a significant increase in speeding and reckless driving citations. The California Highway Patrol saw twice the number of people exceeding 100 mph on their freeways between June and January compared with pre-pandemic statistics. New York also saw an increase in speeding-related deaths compared to before the pandemic.

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