July 26, 2018
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) passed its requirement for trucking fleets to implement electronic logging devices (ELDs) back in December 2015. The second phase of this gradual rollout came (and went) at the end of last year, and the final stage — full compliance and mandatory use of self-certified ELDs that are registered with the FMCSA — still awaits at the end of 2019. While this rather dramatic push to force trucking companies and fleet management techniques into a more modernized, paperless system is a promising idea, in theory, transition on such a scale is inevitably going to... View Article
July 19, 2018
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
One of the most common assumptions people make when they hear the term “GPS” is that GPS tracking and GPS navigation are the same things. While both tools use the Global Positioning Satellites, the two activities are different as are the devices and services. It doesn’t help that when you watch a TV show or go to the movies, the characters often talk about tracking people using their phone. So, what exactly is the difference between GPS tracking and GPS navigation? Let’s look at each of them individually. GPS tracking, which is utilizing satellite information to record one’s course of... View Article
March 15, 2018
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
Viral social media challenges have become especially popular among teens. Many of these trends are harmless, other than the potential embarrassment they cause in hindsight years down the road. The Ice Bucket Challenge actually ended up raising millions of dollars for ALS research. Others, such as the Mannequin Challenge or the Harlem Shake, were based in good fun. However, not all of these viral challenges are so innocent. Consider, for example, the “Tide Pod Challenge,” which began in December as a Twitter meme involving dares to eat the pods, and then a challenge that became popular on Twitter and Facebook,... View Article
February 22, 2018
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
More devices and items than ever before are making use of cloud technology. In fact, the technology as a whole is estimated to be worth about $200 billion, and asset tracking is one example of a business solution that uses the technology that has become especially popular. This software allows companies to track, control and monitor assets from a single centralized space, usually located on a cloud-based server. The benefits of such software are numerous. Asset tracking allows businesses to enable maintenance tracking features. This means the manufacturer can schedule alerts for maintenance needs based on its guidelines, or knowledge... View Article
February 9, 2018
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
The rise of GPS tracking devices has created a common question among parents: should I track my child with GPS devices? There are some obvious benefits to doing so. Parents simply cannot always keep their children within eyesight. GPS technology allows them to follow their children’s location wherever they go. They can make sure little children don’t get lost while out in public in crowded spaces. They can track teenagers’ cars, both in terms of location and speed. Of course, there is also the question of how much is too much when it comes to a parent’s ability to monitor... View Article
