GPS Tracking for Landscapers
28 Apr 2021Professional landscapers require a lot of heavy equipment to get the job done. Unfortunately, we live in a time when people view these items as easy targets for theft. The good news is that you can use GPS asset tracking to help you keep tabs on all your landscaping machinery, including:
- Mowers
- Storage containers
- Trailers
- Leaf blowers
- Power equipment
Below you will find a few important reasons why GPS tracking for your landscape equipment is so important and how you can use it to benefit your business.
NICB Study Reveals Auto Thefts Up Amid Pandemic
21 Apr 2021A recent study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) addresses the rise in auto theft numbers in 2020 and 2021. Since June of 2020, there has been a 13 percent increase in auto thefts, and thus far in 2021, there has been an 11 percent increase in auto thefts. There are many contributing factors to the problem, many of them related to COVID-19. Major factors in this sharp uptick in auto theft are attributed to the following:
- Disenfranchised youth.
- Unprecedented unemployment.
- The closing of various social services centers.
- School closings.
- Fewer cars being driven, presenting easy targets because they’re not being driven around.
- Lack of engagement and social opportunities. Kids are bored.
It’s International Roadcheck time again. Every year, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) along with its Mexican and Canadian counterparts, conduct a 72-hour, all-out inspection effort. Roadcheck is scheduled for May 4 through 6, this 2021.
About the 2021 International Road Check
International Roadcheck is a yearly 3-day event when inspectors certified through CVSA conduct enforcement, compliance and educational initiatives targeted at a variety of elements of:
- Vehicle
- Motor carrier
- Driver safety
International Roadcheck is the biggest targeted commercial motor vehicle enforcement program worldwide, with almost 15 buses or trucks inspected each minute, on average, across the U.S. during a 72-hour time period.
