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FieldLogix announces the release of its guide for creating a company policy for dash cameras. The guide discusses all of the factors involved when creating a dash camera policy and how to make the policy driver-friendly in order to minimize driver resistance. “In todays’ litigious world, fleets are often targeted by unscrupulous motorists for insurance […]
Fleet tracking systems are designed with one primary goal: to save business managers time and money.
1. Increased Profits and Performance
Access to vehicle efficiency and driver productivity data helps a company manage the costs related to fleet operations. There can be a significant reduction in employee overtime costs and driver down-time; reduced maintenance costs directly affect the bottom line. Plus improved route efficiency and fleet metrics allow for expanding customer base. Fleet tracking saves approximately $5,484 per employee annually.
Supervisors secretly placed GPS tracking devices on the county-owned cars that the engineers drove, and were shocked at the abuse they uncovered.
RFID chips in the uniforms let the tracking system know when children enter and leave school and it sends a text message to their parents’ cell phones.
On Thursday, AAA had the opportunity to sit down with President Obama, following his speech on energy issues in Cushing, Oklahoma, to discuss the topic of rising oil and gasoline prices.
Gasoline prices across the United States continue to rise. On Tuesday the current national average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline is $3.90. This price is six cents more expensive than one week ago, and 27 cents more expensive than one month ago. The national average price at the pump has now risen for 18 consecutive days and has only declined on three of the past 60 days.
The President outlined the two key issues that have pressured prices higher this year: tensions with Iran and increasing global demand for crude oil. Bearish developments for oil prices on both of these issues last week were seen as the primary stories pressuring prices lower.
Gas prices are six cents more expensive than one week ago, and 32 cents more expensive than one year ago. Prices have risen for 18 consecutive days.
The GPS tracking system helps drivers take the most efficient routes, which helps cut city’s fuel costs, plus it prevents double dipping and can verify complaints.
The home builder secretly placed a GPS tracking device on a stack of construction materials at one of his building sites. He left the materials out in the open as bait, hoping it would lure the thieves into his trap.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to launch a biometric data tracking system to monitor when immigrants leave the United States. A top department official told a House Homeland Security subcommittee Tuesday that the plan will be finalized and presented to Congress within weeks.
The tracking system will keep tabs on which immigrants are leaving the country and when. Homeland Security has been hoping to launch the tracking system since before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but opponents said the system would be too expensive.
Driver got clocked by a cop going over 40 in a 25 mph zone. His GPS data said he never topped the 25 mph speed limit, so he fought the ticket in traffic court.
