During the first year that New York has made texting while driving a primary offense, authorizing police to pull one over upon observing the violation, more than 20,000 citations have been given. That is an increase from the previous year’s 4,569 citations. To date, 38 other states, plus the District of Columbia, Guam, and the […]
According to a U.S. Department of Transportation report, 20% of all car accidents are linked to drivers being distracted. Between mobile phones, eating, looking at maps, and the plethora of other on-the-road distractions, drivers’ attention has several demands. This type of behavior puts your driver at more than 23% risk of being involved in an […]
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of work-related deaths and account for 24 percent of all fatal occupational injuries. On-the-job crashes are costly to employers, incurring costs of more than $24,500 per property damage crash and $150,000 per injury crash. Sometimes, they are even more costly. The Ragsdale family knows this too well. […]
Are you losing money due to unauthorized personal use of your fleet vehicle? According to Automotive Fleet’s annual survey of personal use charges and policies, personal use of company-owned vehicles costs $116 per month. The survey reports “… when looking at charge ranges, most fleets (33 percent) charge between $100 and $149 per month for personal use of […]
The continued volatility of fuel prices impacts businesses, especially those with fleet vehicles. “According to PHH Arval, an increase of just one dollar, from $3.50 to $4.50, will increase the fuel expense of a fleet sedan by almost $550 per year. For light trucks, the increase is even tougher on a fleet budget — an […]
Recently, the U.S. Secret Service posted a Request for Quotation (RFQ) intended to procure 200 brand name or Equal PT300 Sendum (GPS) Trackers. The contract winner will be determined “based on three factors: Technical Capability, i.e. conformity with technical specifications and warranty requirements; ability to meet Delivery terms; and, Overall Price.” According to Sendum’s website, the PT300 […]
At the recent Aspen Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado, New York Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke about the city’s new Domain Awareness System. The system will work in tandem with the city’s currently-existing 3,000+ closed-circuit television cameras and license plate readers to provide city-wide surveillance. Microsoft developed the software program. The program combines several streams of information, which may or […]
At approximately 1 AM on June 25, 2012, Corpus Christi, Texas, police received a call. Someone stole an iPhone. The theft occurred when the victim was unloading groceries from his Jeep Liberty. When he returned to his vehicle, he saw the perpetrator speeding off on the victim’s $1,200 mountain bike. The pursuit started. During the […]
