Protecting Valuables And Company Assets

GPS Tracking Devices Becoming A Thief's Worst Nightmare

Everyday businesses across the globe look for ways to reduce theft of valuables and increase asset protection strategies. Whether a business is in the field of construction and needs to safeguard a piece of heavy machinery, a stainless steel distributor who needs to monitor the vehicle of a traveling salesman or a manufacturing/distribution center that wants to ensure freight is not stolen, GPS tracking technology is proving to be the go-to solution.

Businesses large and small all have valuable assets needing protection, whether those assets be vehicles, heavy machinery, freight, tools, appliances and more. Before the era of technology, many of businesses had to rely on security guards to watch over an entire facility, and hope staff members were not stealing from the company. Now, monitoring technology has became so affordable it doesn't make sense not to utilize either video surveillance equipment or GPS trackers to watch over vehicles, people and other valuable company assets.

GPS Tracking Systems Bust Fire Inspectors

Court Upholds Firing Of Two Men Caught Slacking By Tracking Systems

A handful of Bridgeport, Connecticut fire inspectors were in for a shock when they received their walking papers after an extended investigation showed the men were spending more time hanging out with friends, running personal errands, relaxing at donut shops and working on personal rental properties than completing the work the city was paying them for, inspecting buildings in search of code violations. After hearing rumors that some of his crew were not meeting their work obligations, Bridgeport Fire Chief Brian Rooney placed GPS tracking devices on the vehicles of the suspected slackers to monitor their movements while working in the field.

After the GPS tracking devices highlighted the men's slacking ways, Rooney hired a private investigator to confirm what the vehicle tracking systems already stated. Once the private investigator confirmed what the GPS trackers recorded Rooney had no other choice but to fire the inspectors.

Even though the men were caught red-handed recklessly moonlighting while on company time funded by taxpayers they still had the arrogance to sue the city. The lawsuit was filed over a state law that suggested the use of electronic monitoring devices such as GPS tracking devices were not allowed to be used to monitor employees without advanced notice being given.

Driving Activity Reporter Monitors Holiday Slackers

GPS Tracking System Comes Along For The Ride

Employers who have drivers working in the field understand very well that during the holiday season moonlighting tends to increase. During the Christmas holiday people working delivery jobs have a tendency to run personal errands while away from the office, resulting in less production and efficiency at a time when many companies are at their busiest. Since holiday moonlighting can be such a problem to a businesses' bottom line, many companies have been investing in a GPS tracking system known as the driving activity reporter.

Driving Activity Reporter: What is It?

The driving activity reporter is a personal GPS tracking system that can record driving information with keen precision. The GPS data logger allows company employers to easily have access to what speeds a driver was driving, stops made, mileage driven and more. A business owner concerned about employee moonlighting can place the driving activity reporter in the vehicle they wish to monitor then at the end of the day, week or month they can remove the tracking system and download the GPS tracking data to analyze or audit driving activity. Uncovering poor route management, moonlighting, or excessive breaks can be done easily with the driving activity reporter.

GPS Tracking And Marketing

Creating unique and original marketing efforts is nothing new for the business minds in the corporate world today. Many businesses attempt to be remarkable by standing out from the crowd, being a purple cow, and that is exactly what a Minneapolis, Minnesota based chair manufacturer has done by incorporating GPS tracking system technology into their fashionable savvy products.

The chair manufacturer is a company called Blu Dot, which was formed by a group of three friends who met in college in the late 1990's. Blu Dot's goal is to create trendy, unique, and affordable furniture for home and office, but it is how they are using tracking system technology that uses GPS tracking science that has shined the spotlight on the company. What Blu Dot has done is placed tracking systems into various quality designer chairs that will be spread across the Manhattan, New York area. The marketing brains at Blu Dot are hoping the GPS tracking enabled designer chairs will help create a buzz around their brand name and products.