Fleet Management Tips for Winter
23 Jan 2020Fleet management is even more essential in the wintertime and helps to ensure your fleet drivers’ safety. More than 5,891,000 vehicle accidents occur every year, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Around 21% (almost 1,235,000) of these accidents are due to the weather.
These accidents occur in adverse weather like:
- Sleet
- Rain
- Fog
- Snow
- Blowing snow/debris/sand
- Severe crosswinds
They also occur on slick pavement like slushy/snowy pavement, wet pavement or icy pavement.
GPS Tracking for Cable and Telecom Companies
21 Jan 2020GPS fleet tracking plays an important role in helping cable and telecom companies keep the lines of communication and information open for all their customers. Whether it is access to high-speed Internet or the latest news or reality television programming your customers seek, GPS tracking for your service vehicle fleet helps you improve customer service, create more accurate appointment windows, and ensure your technicians are following prescribed routes and keeping accurate timelines.
These are just a few of the many ways GPS tracking can help your cable and telecom company operate more efficiently.
School Bus Fleet: Tips for Tire Maintenance
16 Jan 2020Are your school bus fleet tires harming or helping your efforts to run a cost-effective, safe bus system? Despite seeming like a fairly minor decision, the type of bus tires you choose can impact both performance and safety a great deal. And, maintenance and proper care of your tires can help keep standards of safety high, while decreasing long-term expenses. Below are some tips you can follow for adequate tire maintenance.
- Tire Retreading
An effective, cost-efficient way to extend your school bus fleet tires’ life is through retreading. While retreading continues to keep a bad reputation in certain areas, this is based on older technology versions. Tire retreading today is very effective and some manufacturers will even provide a like-new warranty on retreaded tires. You can often extend the lifespan of your tires by three times or more, but at a fraction of the expense of newer tires.
