Asset trackers are a great way to monitor the location and receive other important data regarding your assets. They can reduce theft, ensure assets are never lost, provide customers with accurate ETAs to increase customer satisfaction, monitor how equipment is being used, and even be used to monitor employee location and behavior. The benefits of asset trackers are huge, but they do have one major downside.

The biggest downside to battery-powered asset trackers is the need for the battery to be continuously charged to ensure it is working 24/7 and 365 days a year. If this battery runs out, the asset tracker is completely useless until the battery is recharged or replaced.

Solar-powered asset trackers don’t need to be manually recharged or replaced. Every time they get exposed to sunlight, their battery will recharge. Below, we’ll go over some of the features and benefits of solar-powered asset trackers.

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It’s natural to worry when your teen starts to drive, but it’s important not to focus too much on these things. Instead, you should put your energy into making sure your teen has enough practice in the car in all kinds of road conditions, knows all of the rules of the road, and is aware of certain safety tips.

Below we’ll go over 6 safety tips for teen drivers.

Don’t Use Alcohol or Drugs

Whether or not you think your teen is using alcohol or drugs, it’s important to stress the danger of using them while driving. If your teen has been drinking for some time, they may even think that having one or two drinks and driving is no problem but stress that there is no safe limit, and in the eyes of the law, it doesn’t matter.

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Although the medical world relies heavily on mobile phlebotomists, they face unique challenges that other healthcare professionals in traditional settings aren’t used to. Namely, phlebotomists have to travel to a range of various locations to provide their necessary services.

Phlebotomists are required for a number of services and situations including blood donations, blood testing, emergency situations, therapeutic phlebotomy, and many others. Getting to these locations isn’t always easy and driving and planning routes can cause problems for phlebotomists, especially in emergency situations.

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GPS tracking devices can transform any business, plus they’re even helpful for personal use. They provide a whole host of benefits to both companies and individuals.

For companies, a few standout benefits are:

• Route optimization
• Fuel savings
• Monitor employee behavior
• Increase customer satisfaction

For people, they can be used to monitor other drivers (like teens), and reduce insurance costs.

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Heavy-duty construction equipment maintenance can already be a financial burden on your construction company, add on high labor costs and equipment theft, and you’ve got serious challenges to the viability of your business.

To increase profitability and keep costs down, construction owners and managers have begun turning to GPS tracking systems for heavy-duty construction equipment. Below, we’ll go over the benefits GPS equipment tracking can provide for your construction company.

Heavy-Duty Construction Equipment Theft

All of your construction equipment and materials are assets with a pricetag and even the small things can add up to big costs. Heavy-duty construction equipment is another beast. The theft of a single piece of equipment can result in large up-front costs as you may have to replace it immediately.

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