4 million drivers and 700,000 fleet operators were directly affected by the ban on cell phone use while driving, put into law by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at the beginning of the year.With the ban being in place since the first quarter of the year, ZoomSafer decided to take a survey to learn how businesses are coping with the changes.
Next month marks a first in the transportation and infrastructure industries, with the launch of the inaugural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) conference to be held in Novi, Michigan. “V2X for Auto Safety and Mobility USA 2012 in March, will be the very first business consortium for this industry to share future vision for this catalytic […]
Distracted driving has been a growing topic over the past few months. The problem is, fleet managers are realizing that texting is not the only danger in distracted driving. With the National Transportation Safety Board placing a ban on texting while driving commercial fleet vehicles, it has industry companies realizing there are other ways drivers […]
With products and services becoming standard for a number of manufacturers, Vehicle-to-Vehicle and V2X telematic solutions are gaining in popularity. So much so, Telematics Update stated, “The global market for intelligent transportation systems is predicted to grow to nearly $65.4 billion through 2015.”
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The Collins English Dictionary describes telematics as, “the branch of science concerned with the use of technological devices to transmit information over long distances.”It is a rather broad description, but clearly explains the basics of what telematics were designed to do. GPS technology is seeking to take things a step farther.The question is, how will telematics and GPS technology continue to benefit both business and the consumer?
Global Tracking Communications, Inc. has a number of GPS tracking solutions for first responder fleets. GPS tracking solutions are as much about public safety as they are about fleet management, when it comes to emergency first responder units. GPS tracking solutions help to ensure an emergency response vehicle responds to a call on-time, is efficiently […]
When it comes to ensuring buses arrive on time and passengers get where they are going safely, people are beginning to see the value of integrating GPS systems into the mass transit industry. When is the last time you were on your way to the bus stop and weren’t sure if your bus had come […]
