What Is a GPS Tracking Tag and When Should You Use One?
ehicle tracking technology has expanded beyond the conventional wired GPS tracker installed behind a dashboard. Motorists can now choose from wired trackers, wireless magnetic devices and compact tracking tags designed to provide an additional way of locating a vehicle or valuable asset. Although these products are often grouped together under the term GPS tracking, they […]
Why Your Truck Is Consuming Too Much Fuel and How Telematics Can Help
Telematics gives management better information about actual route performance. A company can compare the fuel and distance associated with particular journeys and use those records to improve pricing, budgeting and vehicle allocation.
Can Someone Detect or Remove a Hidden GPS Tracker?
Most professionally installed wired GPS trackers are positioned discreetly within the vehicle and connected to its electrical system. The objective is to keep the equipment away from obvious locations while allowing it to receive reliable power and communicate with the tracking platform. The quality of this installation can have a major influence on how easily the device is discovered.
What Happens When Your GPS Tracker Goes Offline?
A GPS tracker going offline can be worrying, especially when the vehicle is still on the road or when the system is being relied on for security. For many motorists and fleet managers, the first assumption is that the tracker has stopped working completely or has been removed. In reality, an offline status can be […]
Does a GPS Tracker Need a SIM Card to Work?
A GPS tracker can identify where a vehicle is without using a SIM card, but in most modern real time vehicle tracking systems, a SIM card plays a crucial role in getting that location information from the vehicle to the person monitoring it. This distinction is important because GPS and mobile communication perform two different […]
How Video Telematics Helps Investigate Road Accidents
When a road accident happens, the first question is usually simple: what exactly occurred? Drivers may give different accounts, witnesses may only have seen part of the incident, and physical damage alone may not explain the full sequence of events. For fleet operators, insurers and transport managers, video telematics can provide an additional source of […]