The statistics surrounding teen driivng accidents, injuries and death are alarming.  Every hour, around 30 teenagers become injured in a vehicle crash that involves an inexperienced driver, reports the National Safety Council. Seven will die each day in these crashes.

Vehicle crashes are the top cause of young adult fatalities and the numbers are increasing. Teenage drivers are almost three times more likely to be in a fatal crash than drivers 20 years old or older. These are just some startling statistics on teen driving by the National Safety Council.

Other statistics are:

• Over 2,800 teenagers in total ages 13 through 19 died in 2016 in vehicle crashes.
• Fifty-six percent of the deaths in 2016 among passenger occupants of vehicles were drivers between the ages 16 and 19.
• Among teens in 2016, 53 percent of vehicle crash-related deaths occurred over a weekend.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted research showing drivers between 16 and 17 years old are nine times more likely than adults to be involved in a vehicle accident and six times more likely than adults to be involved in a deadly crash.

Read the rest of this entry »

According to the National Safety Council, 30 teens are injured in auto accidents involving inexperienced drivers every hour and seven will die every day. Auto accidents are the leading causes of teen deaths and young adults (and rising) with teens facing three times greater likelihood of being involved in fatal crashes than drivers over the age of 20.

Perhaps the most alarming new in all this is that most of these accidents are preventable. That is where the Alive at 25 ® program comes into the picture.

What is the Alive at 25 Program?

The Alive at 25 program is a driver safety program that focuses on teaching safe driving skills to drivers between the ages of 15 and 24. The purpose is to instill the importance of defensive driving and raising awareness of poor decisions behind the wheel.

The National Safety Council created this program to address the very serious problem of teen driving and the risks teen drivers face. The program seeks to create positive changes in teen driver behaviors by focusing on four core issues:

1. Behavior
2. Judgement
3. Decision-making
4. Consequences

Read the rest of this entry »

The side gig economy is bigger than many people realize, and companies that provide vehicles to employees may be surprised to learn their employees are using company property to carry out these side hustles without your knowledge. There are many reasons this can be problematic for businesses of all sizes. Below you’ll learn about a few important reasons this practice by employees could be bad for your business interests.

What’s the Big Deal about Employees Using Company Cars for Side Gigs?

Some employers aren’t all that worried about. You believe you’ve provided this “perk” to your employees and it is no big deal if they find a way to benefit even more from your largesse. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be worried.

These are just a few reasons your employees’ side hustles could be bad for your business.

Read the rest of this entry »

Race car haulers carry a lot of expensive materials around. Not only are you transporting the cars themselves, which aren’t exactly inexpensive. Most car haulers also carry a full complement of tools, tires, parts, and diagnostic equipment that might even eclipse the costs of the cars themselves.

GPS asset tracking for trailers can help you protect your investments in tools, equipment, and cars in more ways than you realize. Here are a few prime examples.

Offers Geofencing Capabilities with Alerts

With geofencing, you can receive instant notifications or “alerts” if your race car haulers deviate from their planned routes, move beyond a designated perimeter, or operate outside of designated operating hours. This helps you know, right away, if there might be something questionable going on with your car haulers or any tools and equipment that may be equipped with GPS asset tracking onboard.

Far too often, people do not even know a theft has occurred until several hours later when the parts and pieces could be broken down and sold for massive profits. GPS tracking with geofencing reduces that risk.

Read the rest of this entry »

There are various reasons why you should install a GPS tracking device in your fleet vehicles. Each company will have its own reasons for using a GPS tracker. Some companies are looking to be able to find their assets anywhere, at any time. They want to know where their vehicles have been and how long they’ve been there for.

Others may want to assess driver behavior and be alerted if poor driving behavior occurs that they need to handle quickly. A plug and play (PNP) GPS tracking device can get you set up quickly to start tracking and monitoring your fleet in real time.

Plug and Play GPS trackers hook right up to a vehicle’s OBD-II port (On-board diagnostics). All vehicles manufactured after 1996 should come with an installed OBD-II port located usually next to the steering wheel.

Benefits of Plug and Play GPS Tracking Devices

There are many benefits to using a PNP GPS tracking device. They install discretely and easily. They’re secure, durable and totally self-contained. They don’t require any hardwired connections, thereby making it incredibly simple to install into a vehicle with an OBD-II port. Other benefits include:

Read the rest of this entry »