Top Ways Telematics Can Enhance Your Fleet

Whether you operate a fleet for a multimillion-dollar company or run a local fleet, telematics can help every fleet manager run their vehicles with more efficacy. Here are the top ways to enhance your fleet: Utilize Data If you run a large fleet, it’s easy to get bogged down by the amount of data telematics […]

Improve Fleet Safety with Telematics & Incentives

Implementing an effective fleet management solution in fleet vehicles can turn an entire business around. The right system can identify which employees drive recklessly and speed, in addition to a wealth of other helpful information. It’s essential to get employees on board with team leaders and set a company-wide standard to ensure that they embrace […]

5 Tips for Mobile Security

In a world where technology is ever changing and hacks are on the risk, it’s important to beef up your mobile security. Wondering how to keep your and your employee’s cell phones safe? Here are 5 tips. 1. Have Cell Phone Tracking On – With the number of “find my phone” apps available, there’s no […]

Just How Connected Will Our Vehicles Be?

From the proliferation of vehicle GPS tracking technology to autonomous car testing, connected vehicles are the way of the future. A future likely including cars that can communicate with one another, nearby traffic lights, and even buildings. More importantly, connected vehicles could make the roads much safer.  The Department of Transportation estimates the technology could […]

Fleet Employee Steals Thousands in Gas

A former fleet management employee of Acension Parish in Gonzales, Louisiana has been arrested for stealing $7,200 worth of gasoline. When the investigation is complete, the total cost of the theft could be as much as $50,000. According to sheriff’s investigators, Corey Richard, 36, stole approximately 2,007 gallons of fuel during June using parish fuel […]

Fleet Supervisor Fired After Taking Home Equipment

A long-time fleet supervisor with the City of Knoxville has been fired for taking home city equipment. In December, Michael Smith was placed on administrative leave with the Knoxville Police Department looked into allegations he had misappropriated some of the city’s Fleet Services equipment. Smith, who was hired in 1990, was a fleet supervisor at a heavy […]

How to Prevent Break-ins of Fleet Vehicles

Fleet vehicles tend to be an attractive target for theft because they are well-marked and typically carrying valuable products and tools. And, according to Carol Kaplan, director of Public Affairs at the National Insurance Crime Bureau, vehicle theft also tends to be a crime of opportunity rather than a well-planned operation, meaning there are quite […]

GPS Tracking Enables Trunk Deliveries

Starting next month, Audi drivers across the pond in Munich won’t have to head to the post office to pick up packages or worry about missing a delivery at home. In May, Amazon package recipients can choose to have DHL parcels delivered to the trunk of their car. Amazon Prime customers will need to provide […]

Woman Fired After Uninstalling GPS Tracking App

A lawsuit recently filed by a woman in California alleges she was fired for uninstalling a GPS tracking app her employer required employees download. Although it’s not uncommon for certain employers to track employee movements during work hours, this specific app could track employee movements outside of designated work hours. The app named in the […]

3 Ways Small Businesses Can Utilize Fleet Management Tech

Small businesses carry a lot of costs when it comes to managing a vehicle fleet, including insurance, fuel, repairs, and ongoing maintenance. Investing in a fleet management system will help small business owners and managers in a wide variety of ways and is one of the best investments a small company with a fleet can […]

Poor Fleet Maintenance Costs USPS Billions

According to an inspector general report from April 28, the inefficiency of the USPS fleet maintenance facilities has cost nearly $22 million. A total of 211,263 vehicles are serviced at the 316 USPS maintenance facilities. The Postal Service also holds contracts with garages around the country. All in, USPS fleet vehicles are roughly a $3.6 […]

5 Benefits of Fleet Tracking

Regardless of company size or the number of fleet vehicles on the roads, every business that operates a fleet can benefit from GPS fleet tracking. Wondering how? Here are the main 5 benefits of fleet tracking: 1st Benefit: Pinpoint a fleet vehicle, anytime and anywhere. The most obvious benefit to GPS tracking is being able to […]

4 Ways GPS Tracking Can Improve Overall Fleet Maintenance

Few people truly understand the importance of routine vehicle maintenance the way fleet managers do. When a company relies on fleet vehicles to do business, even one day out of service can have a serious impact. Although some managers are hesitant to use telematics and GPS tracking, in the long run the right kind of […]

Google’s Self-Driving Fleet Hits the Road This Summer

If you live in Northern California take note, Google’s self-driving fleet is hitting local roads. The vehicles will venture off their test track in favor of “familiar roads” in Mountain View near the headquarters to see how the cars do in real-life situations. The cars will use the same software tested in the original fleet, which […]

UPS WIll Utilize Clean Energy

UPS recently announced plans to purchase RNG from Clean Energy Fuels Corp to use in its delivery fleet vehicles. Clean Energy Fuels produces the first RNG available in commercial quantities. RNG can be made from a number of sources, including wastewater treatment, organic waste in landfills, and agriculture. Three California UPS fueling stations in Los […]

Creative Uses for Old Smartphones

You can trade in your old smartphone for a few extra bucks, or you can re-purpose it into something surprisingly useful. If you have an old one lying around, give one of these ideas a try. Clock, alarm, or digital frame – Since your phone is already sitting there, why not give it a purpose? […]

Will Phone GPS Tracking Help Drone Delivery?

Although we’re all still waiting on baited breath for Amazon drone delivery to take flight, we’re learning more about how the packages will find their way to recipients. A patent filed back in September 2014 details how shoppers could potentially finalize orders, as well as how Amazon could internally organize Prime Air. It’s possible the […]

USPS May Add Drones to Fleet

The USPS recently announced the finalists for a possible vehicle contract to replace the agency’s aging fleet. Among the expected names like Ford, Chrysler, Fiat, and Nissan is Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group. Reports suggest the USPS would use the vehicle-maker’s electric delivery truck with a range of 50 to 100 miles and HorseFly drones, which can […]

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