| The BP oil spill has been a topic of heated debate | | | | GPS fleet tracking solutions not only provide real |
| since it began April 20, 2010. As oil continues to | | | | time vehicle tracking and navigation functionalities |
| spill into the Gulf of Mexico and hurricane season | | | | they enable management to monitor driver |
| hits we can all expect to see the price of fuel | | | | behaviors, reduce spent time idling and much |
| increase. According to a blog post by Forexyard, | | | | more. |
| crude oil prices initially dropped after the oil spill | | | | Driver Behaviors |
| began, in April, but we can expect to see a rise | | | | Because speeding is such a large waste of fuel, |
| as the spill begins to effect oil production and the | | | | alerts can be set to notify the driver as well as |
| government enacts much heavier regulations. | | | | management when a vehicle is exceeding the |
| Many businesses will be negatively impacted by | | | | speed limit. Implementing a GPS fleet tracking |
| the fallout of the BP oil spill; those in the fleet | | | | system gives management the ability to hold |
| industry are particularly threatened by a rise in | | | | drivers responsible for unsafe driving and reduces |
| fuel costs. Fuel is one of the largest expenses | | | | instances of unnecessary fuel waste. Idling is yet |
| fleet based businesses incur. For many in the fleet | | | | another large waste of fuel. With a GPS fleet |
| industry reducing fuel consumption is a constant | | | | tracking system the driver and management are |
| battle. A GPS Fleet Tracking System can help | | | | once again alerted when a vehicle has been idling |
| management win that battle once and for all. | | | | for an excessive amount of time. By reducing |
| How it works | | | | wasteful idling many fleet businesses report a |
| Most people associate the term GPS tracking with | | | | significant savings in overall fuel costs. |
| turn by turn directions rather than fuel savings. | | | | |