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Teen Drivers Banned From Using Mobile Phones in California

The law bans teenagers from using an electronic device, such as cell phones, pagers, laptops, and handheld computers, while behind the wheel.

By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek

Starting next summer, California teenagers can be fined for talking on their mobile phones while driving.
Signed into law Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the bill by Democratic state [...]

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New Study Reports

“A study published in December 2007 by the Aberdeen Group noted that adopting location-based services results in the following improvements:”
 
·         13.2% reduction in fuel costs
·         19.2% decrease in miles traveled
·         13.4% reduction in overtime costs
·         27.4% improvement in fleet utilization
·         26.1% improvement in workforce utilization
·         23.8% improvement in service response times
 
Is it time you look [...]

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Why Track Your Fleet?

 

Excessive idle times
Poor driver routing
Personal or unauthorized vehicle use
Late start to workdays or excessive lunch breaks
Gasoline theft
Moonlighting
Speeding and unsafe driving practices
False or exaggerated overtime timesheets
Theft of company assets
Liability risk

How GPS Tracking Can Help Your Company
Use digital GPS fleet tracking to see where your vehicles are every minute on your PC screen. Get instant alerts on [...]

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Fleet Tracking: Cost VS Cost Savings

With the down turn in the economy, the question arises of the ROI of GPS Fleet Tracking. 
Small business owner, feeling the pinch in lower sales may question do I want to spend the money and track my fleet vehicles.
Here are a couple of things to think about.
Fleet productivity seems to increase once the drivers [...]

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Tracking Elderly Parents

As the Baby Boomers prepare for retirement and are looking where to live after the work day is done. 
One issue keeps nagging at them.  What to do with my elderly parents.  They still want to be active and live on their own – going to the grocery store or taking a drive or walk [...]

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Tracking your children with the Personal Tracking Unit

The personal tracking unit now gives parent the ability to track real-time the location of their child. it uses the latest in GPS tracking Technology and can locate the child within ten feet of their location. with the SOS button, parent can be notified of a “panic” situation with a text message in as little [...]

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Tracking your Teen Driver

It’s ten o’clock; do you know where your children are…and how fast they’re traveling? This has been an age old worry for parents of teen drivers. With today’s new technology, it is much simpler than you think.

Steps

1.     First determine the type of tracking system you will need for tracking your teen driver.
2.     There are [...]

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Real-time versus Passive GPS tracking

It’s ten o’clock; do you know where your children are…and how fast they’re traveling? This has been an age old worry for parents of teen drivers. With today’s new technology, it is much simpler than you think
Steps
1. First determine the type of tracking system you will need for tracking your teen driver.
2. There are many [...]

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