December 13, 2010 –In a recent article in Business Fleet, Travelers Insurance announced special savings for businesses that use GPS tracking. Qualifying companies can see discounts up to 15%. Scott Higgins, president of Travelers Commercial Accounts, says, "By embracing fleet vehicle telematics and offering discounts to our commercial auto customers that effectively deploy this technology, Travelers is furthering its commitment to improving driver behavior and roadway safety."
Track Your Truck can provide you with GPS tracking solutions that will help your fleet run more efficiently. Our systems will provide detailed information on driver behavior, vehicle routing, and fuel efficiency. For more information about our product line, please visit www.TrackYourTruck.com
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Beware of Uncertified Tracking Devices
December 1, 2010 –In these tough economic times, companies are sacrificing quality for price. I have seen a change in the way people are buying based on price alone. I want to warn potential customers who are buying GPS tracking devices that are not tested and certified by the carrier network (AT&T, Verizon). There are a couple of reasons why it is really important to search for certified devices.
First, it shows that the supplying company only sells top quality products that have been tested. A tested and certified product is going to cost more because it went through more benchmarking and added testing costs more.
Secondly, if your tracking device is not approved or certified by the network, they can turn off service to that product or ban it from the network. That means you just spent $150 for a paper weight.
Instead go to www.trackyourtruck.com, where all of your products are tested and approved by the carrier network! A wise man once told me, “You get what you pay for!” and that is true with our product line. We are committed to supplying only the best GPS tracking devices for our customers.
First, it shows that the supplying company only sells top quality products that have been tested. A tested and certified product is going to cost more because it went through more benchmarking and added testing costs more.
Secondly, if your tracking device is not approved or certified by the network, they can turn off service to that product or ban it from the network. That means you just spent $150 for a paper weight.
Instead go to www.trackyourtruck.com, where all of your products are tested and approved by the carrier network! A wise man once told me, “You get what you pay for!” and that is true with our product line. We are committed to supplying only the best GPS tracking devices for our customers.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Idling Issues in Chicago
November 24, 2010 – Chicago is buckling down on excessive idling for diesel powered vehicles. Currently Chicago has a law in place that prohibits diesel engine idling for more than 3 minutes. The ticket costs $250 per violation. Track Your Truck can monitor the amount of time your vehicle spends idling, which could save you $250. Cutting down on idling times will help Chicago remain one of the nation’s greenest cities.
To read the full article click HERE
To read the full article click HERE
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Upgrading From Cell Phone Tracking
November 17, 2010 – In the past couple of weeks I have heard some potential clients say that they current use cell phones to track their vehicles. Below are a few points or concerns that I have with cell phone tracking:
1. The device is not connected to the vehicle, so there is no way to monitor key on/off or idle times.
2. Employees can shut off the cell phone or say the battery ran out and then you can no longer track the vehicle.
3. The GPS in the phone drains the battery halfway through the work day. This is a major problem as most folks need their phone for more than 4 hours.
4. For GPS to function, it needs a clear view of the sky. If the phone is in the drivers pocket or laying on the seat, it may not have a good GPS signal, causing erratic GPS behavior.
5. If your employees take their company vehicles home at night, they can simply leave the cell phone at home and use the vehicle without you knowing.
6. Finally, a big factor is that if the vehicle is stolen, you do not have a way to track the location because the phone is on the employee and not in the vehicle.
If you have tried using cell phones to track employees and it is not meeting your needs, check out www.trackyourtruck.com for our in-vehicle GPS tracking units. We will help you find the correct tracking device for your fleet.
1. The device is not connected to the vehicle, so there is no way to monitor key on/off or idle times.
2. Employees can shut off the cell phone or say the battery ran out and then you can no longer track the vehicle.
3. The GPS in the phone drains the battery halfway through the work day. This is a major problem as most folks need their phone for more than 4 hours.
4. For GPS to function, it needs a clear view of the sky. If the phone is in the drivers pocket or laying on the seat, it may not have a good GPS signal, causing erratic GPS behavior.
5. If your employees take their company vehicles home at night, they can simply leave the cell phone at home and use the vehicle without you knowing.
6. Finally, a big factor is that if the vehicle is stolen, you do not have a way to track the location because the phone is on the employee and not in the vehicle.
If you have tried using cell phones to track employees and it is not meeting your needs, check out www.trackyourtruck.com for our in-vehicle GPS tracking units. We will help you find the correct tracking device for your fleet.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Help Your Employees Understand the Benefits of GPS Tracking
There are many benefits to installing GPS tracking into your fleet, just remember that not all of your employees are as excited as you are to have the new technology. Business owners need to know how to set and handle expectations, when installing tracking devices into their fleet.
Here are a few ideas to help with the transition:
1. Emphasize the benefits for staff
2. Be honest and open (not everyone will be happy)
3. Clearly explain how it works and why you are using it
4. Make sure they know it’s not personal.
5. Be open to employee ideas
6. Keep the mood positive
With time your employees will understand and see the benefits from using GPS tracking. Who knows maybe will get a bonus because all of their deliveries were ontime.
Go to www.trackyourtruck.com and fill out the request a quote form for more information about our GPS tracking devices.
Here are a few ideas to help with the transition:
1. Emphasize the benefits for staff
2. Be honest and open (not everyone will be happy)
3. Clearly explain how it works and why you are using it
4. Make sure they know it’s not personal.
5. Be open to employee ideas
6. Keep the mood positive
With time your employees will understand and see the benefits from using GPS tracking. Who knows maybe will get a bonus because all of their deliveries were ontime.
Go to www.trackyourtruck.com and fill out the request a quote form for more information about our GPS tracking devices.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
How Can GPS Tracking Help Your Fleet?
November 2, 2010 – As technology advances and time management becomes more important, the need for GPS tracking also increases. GPS tracking has many benefits for the fleet manager and their company. Here are some benefits of GPS tracking you can experience:
Monitor Idling Times — The biggest expense for most companies is fuel. Some drivers leave their trucks idling during deliveries so that they can maintain a comfortable cab climate, this uses a lot of fuel. GPS tracking devices can help you lower these costs by monitoring idle times. The user has the ability to set up alerts, so that when a given employee idles for too long you can be notified. Cutting down on excessive idling saves on fuel and also cuts down on greenhouse gases.
Lower Fuel Consumption – Routing capabilities and monitoring speed are two ways that GPS tracking can lower fuel consumption. Having the ability to route the closet truck will cut down on mileage, which saves you money. Many companies are starting to use GPS tracking to monitor off-hour use of company vehicles. Add all three (3) of these events together and your company could see a decrease in the amount of fuel used each month.
Vehicle Location – Having an up-to-date location of where your fleet is, is a time saving feature. This can help provide flexibility in dispatching and also your company can track the amount of time your employee’s are at a given location. Both of these help your company and your customers. All of this information is readily available and can help improve your business operations.
This is just a few benefits your company can be experiencing while using GPS tracking. It doesn’t matter the fleet size, from 1 vehicle to 1,000+, GPS tracking devices are a smart business investment. Visit our website for more information about our product line and to see more of the benefits from installing GPS tracking devices into your company’s fleet.
Monitor Idling Times — The biggest expense for most companies is fuel. Some drivers leave their trucks idling during deliveries so that they can maintain a comfortable cab climate, this uses a lot of fuel. GPS tracking devices can help you lower these costs by monitoring idle times. The user has the ability to set up alerts, so that when a given employee idles for too long you can be notified. Cutting down on excessive idling saves on fuel and also cuts down on greenhouse gases.
Lower Fuel Consumption – Routing capabilities and monitoring speed are two ways that GPS tracking can lower fuel consumption. Having the ability to route the closet truck will cut down on mileage, which saves you money. Many companies are starting to use GPS tracking to monitor off-hour use of company vehicles. Add all three (3) of these events together and your company could see a decrease in the amount of fuel used each month.
Vehicle Location – Having an up-to-date location of where your fleet is, is a time saving feature. This can help provide flexibility in dispatching and also your company can track the amount of time your employee’s are at a given location. Both of these help your company and your customers. All of this information is readily available and can help improve your business operations.
This is just a few benefits your company can be experiencing while using GPS tracking. It doesn’t matter the fleet size, from 1 vehicle to 1,000+, GPS tracking devices are a smart business investment. Visit our website for more information about our product line and to see more of the benefits from installing GPS tracking devices into your company’s fleet.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
GPS Vehicle Tracking Helps Recover Stolen Vehicles
October 14, 2010 – In a recent Chicago Sun-Times article the benefits of GPS vehicle tracking were highlighted again. The city of Chicago installed GPS vehicle tracking devices into employee’s vehicles to improve employee accountability and monitor speed. An employee’s vehicle was stolen late on a Saturday night while he was inside a restaurant.
“It was recovered using GPS and found out in the O'Hare area. There was nothing altered on the truck. There was no theft.” (Chicago Sun-Times, September 15, 2010)
Theft recovery is just one of many benefits that customers can benefit from when they install a GPS vehicle tracking system. Other benefits also including: cutting fuel costs, understanding driver behaviors and the ability to reduce wear and tear on your vehicles. Track Your Truck offers a cost-effective vehicle tracking system, where the customer can realize these benefits, as well as many others.
To find out how GPS vehicle tracking can benefit your company, visit www.trackyourtruck.com
Read the article here: http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2710524,CST-NWS-truck15.article
“It was recovered using GPS and found out in the O'Hare area. There was nothing altered on the truck. There was no theft.” (Chicago Sun-Times, September 15, 2010)
Theft recovery is just one of many benefits that customers can benefit from when they install a GPS vehicle tracking system. Other benefits also including: cutting fuel costs, understanding driver behaviors and the ability to reduce wear and tear on your vehicles. Track Your Truck offers a cost-effective vehicle tracking system, where the customer can realize these benefits, as well as many others.
To find out how GPS vehicle tracking can benefit your company, visit www.trackyourtruck.com
Read the article here: http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/2710524,CST-NWS-truck15.article
Monday, September 27, 2010
Increased Savings helps GPS Tracking Market Grow
September 27, 2010 – With the latest advances in GPS technology today, a number of cost-effective solutions are available to help your fleet become more efficient, reduce dispatch stress, and ensure that operations run smoothly.
In a recent September 20 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business, an article spoke about the GPS commercial-navigation industry and the growth potential. “New York-based ABI Research Inc. predicts annual shipments of commercial-navigation devices will more than double worldwide to 7.5 million a year by 2015 and nearly quadruple in the U.S. as more companies use GPS to manage their vehicle fleets. When fuel prices are high, cutting the amount of time trucks spend idling can generate savings far exceeding the $500 to $1,000 cost of buying and installing GPS equipment and the $20 to $40 monthly software fee.” (Crain’s Chicago Business September 20,2010 Article)
With the increased demand for professional fleet management, Track Your Truck is there to handle your company needs. TYT can gain insight into multiple aspects of your company’s operations including, vehicle’s current location, 95 day history period, routing, reports, and alerts.
As the GPS tracking market continues to grow and develop, Track Your Truck will continue to improve their hardware and software capabilities to remain on the cutting edge of the fleet tracking market.
In a recent September 20 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business, an article spoke about the GPS commercial-navigation industry and the growth potential. “New York-based ABI Research Inc. predicts annual shipments of commercial-navigation devices will more than double worldwide to 7.5 million a year by 2015 and nearly quadruple in the U.S. as more companies use GPS to manage their vehicle fleets. When fuel prices are high, cutting the amount of time trucks spend idling can generate savings far exceeding the $500 to $1,000 cost of buying and installing GPS equipment and the $20 to $40 monthly software fee.” (Crain’s Chicago Business September 20,2010 Article)
With the increased demand for professional fleet management, Track Your Truck is there to handle your company needs. TYT can gain insight into multiple aspects of your company’s operations including, vehicle’s current location, 95 day history period, routing, reports, and alerts.
As the GPS tracking market continues to grow and develop, Track Your Truck will continue to improve their hardware and software capabilities to remain on the cutting edge of the fleet tracking market.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
March 2009 New Feature Release
TrackYourTruck will release the latest features to the NetTrack 5.0 Vehicle Tracking Services application:
Map now has both Dragable & Scalable windows for the Legend and Status panes to improve user viewing and managability. Click on the top of the pane to drag and click on the small "hand" icon on the bottom/right corner of pane to scale
Users can now choose to have all NetTrack windows open as a fully scalable window. To turn on this feature, go to 'options', 'preferences' and choose
Static Mobile Maps are now available on your mobile phone's browser. Send an email to support@trackyourtruck.com to request your unique URL and simple-to-use instructions.
Map now has both Dragable & Scalable windows for the Legend and Status panes to improve user viewing and managability. Click on the top of the pane to drag and click on the small "hand" icon on the bottom/right corner of pane to scale
Users can now choose to have all NetTrack windows open as a fully scalable window. To turn on this feature, go to 'options', 'preferences' and choose
Static Mobile Maps are now available on your mobile phone's browser. Send an email to support@trackyourtruck.com to request your unique URL and simple-to-use instructions.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Amsterdam Deploys ERA's Vehicle Tracking Units
From Telematics Journal
After a successful round of long-term testing, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport selected ERA to support the vehicle tracking segment of its Advanced Surface Movement and Guidance Control System (A-SMGCS).
Dutch air navigation service provider, LVNL, evaluated all market leading vehicle tracking units, placing them through a demanding six-month trial period. LVNL reported it focused mainly on reliability and ADS-B transmitting capabilities in highly obstructed airport areas. LVNL subsequently selected ERA's squitter beacon (SQB) and extended the pilot program of 60 units to well over 300 units for a complete airport implementation.
"ERA's SQB units allow us to take full advantage of our A-SMGCS, providing air traffic controllers with a complete view of each vehicle's location, largely increasing safety levels at all areas on the airport's surface," says Ruud van Halm, Project Manager of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
The ERA units operate seamlessly with the existing ground surveillance application, as all units are put through rigorous standards adherence allowing them to work with any ADS-B and multilateration surveillance system.
ERA's SQB units are equipped with smart Vehicle Location Transmitters, which transmit spontaneous Mode S reply, and a GPS receiver, which is used to track the vehicle location. These transmitters provide a constant, automatic stream of position and vehicle identification information to be displayed in the control tower. Thus, safety and efficiency are enhanced during all aircraft ground movements, even in the most adverse weather conditions.
Amsterdam's selection of ERA follows several recent deployments in leading airports worldwide including Copenhagen, Prague, Santiago and Cape Town.
After a successful round of long-term testing, Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport selected ERA to support the vehicle tracking segment of its Advanced Surface Movement and Guidance Control System (A-SMGCS).
Dutch air navigation service provider, LVNL, evaluated all market leading vehicle tracking units, placing them through a demanding six-month trial period. LVNL reported it focused mainly on reliability and ADS-B transmitting capabilities in highly obstructed airport areas. LVNL subsequently selected ERA's squitter beacon (SQB) and extended the pilot program of 60 units to well over 300 units for a complete airport implementation.
"ERA's SQB units allow us to take full advantage of our A-SMGCS, providing air traffic controllers with a complete view of each vehicle's location, largely increasing safety levels at all areas on the airport's surface," says Ruud van Halm, Project Manager of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
The ERA units operate seamlessly with the existing ground surveillance application, as all units are put through rigorous standards adherence allowing them to work with any ADS-B and multilateration surveillance system.
ERA's SQB units are equipped with smart Vehicle Location Transmitters, which transmit spontaneous Mode S reply, and a GPS receiver, which is used to track the vehicle location. These transmitters provide a constant, automatic stream of position and vehicle identification information to be displayed in the control tower. Thus, safety and efficiency are enhanced during all aircraft ground movements, even in the most adverse weather conditions.
Amsterdam's selection of ERA follows several recent deployments in leading airports worldwide including Copenhagen, Prague, Santiago and Cape Town.
Thursday, December 14, 2006
TELUS expands GPS-enabled handset and in-vehicle tracking capabilities
From http://www.ctl.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=62995&issue=12012006&btac=no
TORONTO, Ont. -- TELUS recently announced the expansion of its GPS-enabled real-time tracking solutions using wireless handsets and in-vehicle modems designed for small and mid-sized fleets.
The national suite of solutions provides companies the ability to track their mobile assets in real-time. The tracking ability aims to improve operations, productivity, service levels and safety using the industry-leading TELUS 1X and Mike wireless data networks across North America.
The new handset solution provides small and mid-sized enterprises with the benefits of GPS technology.
TELUS GPS solutions range from handset based navigation (currently available in Alberta, B.C. and Southern Ontario), through to handset tracking, handset tracking with dispatch capabilities and vehicle tracking.
TORONTO, Ont. -- TELUS recently announced the expansion of its GPS-enabled real-time tracking solutions using wireless handsets and in-vehicle modems designed for small and mid-sized fleets.
The national suite of solutions provides companies the ability to track their mobile assets in real-time. The tracking ability aims to improve operations, productivity, service levels and safety using the industry-leading TELUS 1X and Mike wireless data networks across North America.
The new handset solution provides small and mid-sized enterprises with the benefits of GPS technology.
TELUS GPS solutions range from handset based navigation (currently available in Alberta, B.C. and Southern Ontario), through to handset tracking, handset tracking with dispatch capabilities and vehicle tracking.
Monday, November 13, 2006
From GizMag
GPS vehicle tracking has been around for as long as GPS, but a new and very interesting variant debuts at the CES later today which enables parents and commercial fleet owners to track when, where, how far, how fast and how aggressively a vehicle is being driven. This information is tracked passively via GPS satellites and recorded on an in- vehicle DriveSync receiver and USB data key.
GPS vehicle tracking has been around for as long as GPS, but a new and very interesting variant debuts at the CES later today which enables parents and commercial fleet owners to track when, where, how far, how fast and how aggressively a vehicle is being driven. This information is tracked passively via GPS satellites and recorded on an in- vehicle DriveSync receiver and USB data key.
From EquityBills
Micro Technologies wins major Vehicle Tracking & Security Contract from large Petroleum Corporation
Micro Technologies India Ltd has announced that the Company has bagged a major contract to provide next generation fleet security and tracking solution. The Company has won this contract from a major petroleum corporation in the face of stiff competition from global IT solution providers. This order is one of the single largest contract and a major achievement for the company.
Micro Technologies wins major Vehicle Tracking & Security Contract from large Petroleum Corporation
Micro Technologies India Ltd has announced that the Company has bagged a major contract to provide next generation fleet security and tracking solution. The Company has won this contract from a major petroleum corporation in the face of stiff competition from global IT solution providers. This order is one of the single largest contract and a major achievement for the company.
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