GPS fleet tracking offers many benefits to fleets. While some would fear that dispatchers would find it off-putting, most dispatchers love the benefits that fleet tracking with GPS has to offer their entire organizations. These are just a few of the reasons dispatchers are in love GPS fleet tracking.

Allows Them to Accomplish More with Fewer Resources

Imagine getting more accomplished during the day while paying fewer drivers and having fewer trucks on the road. That’s exactly what can happen when you improve dispatching efficiency with GPS fleet tracking. It’s not all about cutting fuel costs, which it helps with tremendously. It’s also about improving organizational efficiency, getting more work accomplished, and making more money for everyone in the end.

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Whether your bike is a recreational vehicle for you or your primary mode of transportation, it is an investment you’ve made in your health and your ability to get from point A to point B. Preventing the theft of your bike can save you precious time and money while protecting the investment you’ve made in your bike. These are things you can do to make your bike a less likely target for thieves.

1. Cover your bike with identifying markers. From unique graphics and bright colors, to etchings in the bike that indicate you as the owners, there are a variety of things you can do that will make it easy for you to identify your bike. That means it can be traced and makes it a less attractive target for thieves. The bolder and more obvious the markings, the less attractive the bike becomes.
2. Use quality locks to secure your bike. Far too often people will invest in top quality chains while using an inexpensive lock to secure the bike. The chain is only as good as the lock. If thieves can break the lock in a matter of seconds, they’ve just netted a great bike AND an excellent chain in the bargain. Armored locks work well in this situation as they are heavier than most cable locks and even more difficult to cut through than chain locks, making them completely unattractive to the average thief.

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The leading cause of teenage death is car crashes. Fortunately, as a parent, you can do something.

Here are some startling statistics:

• Two million teenagers under 18 years old are in their first year of driving.
• Forty percent of crashes occur during the night, usually before midnight.
• Every year, 900,000 crashes occur involving teen drivers under the age of 18.
• Sixteen to 19 year-old drivers have a higher risk of being in a deadly crash.

Sponsored by Allstate Foundation, AT&T and Toyota, DriveitHOME is a National Safety Council initiative designed by and for parents who have a newly licensed teenage driver. It provides various helpful free resources you can benefit from to help your teenager get the experience required for driving safer and becoming more experienced.

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One Parish in Louisiana is attempting to revolutionize the way they do business by placing new tracking technologies on multiple government vehicles.

The president of St. Martin Parish, Chester Cedars,y spoke to news reporters about his new policy of equipping government vehicles with the latest GPS tracking device technology.

Cedars explains how the widespread use of these GPS trackers is a necessary step in ensuring government officials are conducting business appropriately. These measures, he argues, will only boost the ability of government officials to remain accountable, productive and efficient. Overall, this step is expected to save taxpayer’s dollars by regulating vehicle usage and ensuring money isn’t being wasted by unnecessary usage of government equipment.

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Everybody loves the ice cream truck. Especially when the dog days of summer kick in. Did you know that you can improve your route efficiency and increase your income with GPS tracking for food trucks? It’s true. GPS fleet tracking can help you get more money for your ice cream truck miles in the ways listed below, and many others.

Give Your Customers Advance Warning

You can let people on your ice cream truck routes follow the progress of your truck as it winds its way from one neighborhood to the next. While you might not think that will do much for your business, word tends to spread about ice cream truck arrivals. When people have advance notice by even 10 or 15 minutes that allows kids to tell their friends and neighbors to inform neighbors. This earns you extra customers without changing a single thing about your route.

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