Goodyear to raise prices 6%

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will raise its consumer tire prices up to 6% on Oct. 1.

The increase will encompass all of Goodyear’s consumer tire brands, including Goodyear, Dunlop and Kelly, says a Goodyear spokesman. The tiremaker is hiking prices in response to escalating raw material costs.

With that in mind… it’s time to review your fleet maintenance program, . . . → Read More: Goodyear to raise prices 6%

Do You Know What Your Drivers Are Really Doing?

By Mike Antich

Many fleet managers deal with drivers remotely because they manage nationally dispersed fleets. Most never meet the majority of their drivers. My question is: Do you really know who is driving your company-provided vehicles? Often the “at-work” persona of an employee is not the true indicator of their behavior when no one is watching. . . . → Read More: Do You Know What Your Drivers Are Really Doing?

Why Choose US as your GPS Fleet Tracking Provider?

People have lots of choices out there for everything. Just look anywhere and you see someone trying to get you to choose their company for whatever it is they are selling. Smaller purchases for everyday items don’t require as much in depth research as larger purchases,  but when you need to make those big purchases, . . . → Read More: Why Choose US as your GPS Fleet Tracking Provider?

Who is US Fleet Tracking?

This time I am trying a video blog to see how it goes. I’ve not done one before and watching yourself on video is quite tough. I’ll try 2-3 and see if I get better and get decent reader feedback. I hope you enjoy my take on US Fleet Tracking, one of our leading manfacturers.

Video blog . . . → Read More: Who is US Fleet Tracking?

Where are your trucks?

Over the July 4th Holiday, we decided to take a family vacation to North Carolina to visit some friends. On our drive up from Florida, I encountered many vehicle abuse situations where drivers were passing aggressively, speeding, harsh breaking, following to closely, texting or on the phone while driving, one guy was changing his clothes on . . . → Read More: Where are your trucks?

GPS Tracking & Dispatching

GPS Tracking

A view of the vehicles current location &/or a review of historical driving and stop activity displayed in reports and maps.

Fleet Dispatching

The act of taking a new job or service call and disseminating the necessary information to a field service worker. This is generally done through a cell phone or mobile data terminal.

Many small to . . . → Read More: GPS Tracking & Dispatching

Live Vehicle Tracking is Not Perfect

You need to be realistic when considering the performance of a live GPS tracking system. I’ve spoken to many customers and prospects that believe live tracking means you can see the device update every second, it is 100% accurate 100% of the time, power consumption is not an issue, websites never go down and the accuracy . . . → Read More: Live Vehicle Tracking is Not Perfect

Installing A GPS Tracking System

The number one issue with new GPS tracking equipment is the installation. Most systems today have less than a 2% failure rate.  Many companies

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believe they can do this themselves since they have mechanics on staff and for less money.  Customers can generally do one of the two, but seldom both. Mechanics tend . . . → Read More: Installing A GPS Tracking System

Municipal Fleet Tracking RFPs.

We do business with a lot of municipal fleets and I’ve noticed some trends over time that I’m going to discuss in an effort to help readers that are municipal fleet operators considering GPS fleet management technology. Our experience ranges from one vehicle with the coroners office to entire departments. Tracking requirements range from simple, to . . . → Read More: Municipal Fleet Tracking RFPs.