Joining the Safety Track office for this Ceremony will be Senator Patrick Colbeck, City Officials of Belleville, the Belleville Chamber of Commerce, and many others!

Safety Track is very excited to have expanded to their new office and would like to show it off to all in the community that would like to see!

There will be snacks and refreshments available for any who join in to the celebration

Come visit us at 249 Main Street Belleville, MI this Friday June 21st at 11AM and help us officially open the NEW Safety Track Office

You can see below each company and their incentives given!

Today our new sign was hung outside the office for all to see.

So if driving around the Belleville area stop by and welcome us to our new office!

Safety Track’s fleet tracking is here to help cut costs on many areas of the business and save you money all around. Check out safety tracks Return on Investment form to get an estimate of what you could save by using Safety Track’s Fleet Tracking. Or check out Safety Tracks idle calculator that can give you an estimate of how much you will save by cutting down on some of your fleet vehicles idle time. But we won’t leave out how you can also get insurance benefits by adding our fleet tracking to your vehicle. All around Safety Track’s GPS fleet Tracking is here to help you manage your fleet while also giving your company the satisfaction of saving money. Even check out the Fleet Tracking Free Online Demo offered by Safety Track to show you exactly what you will get with our products.

Along with Safety Track’s Fleet Tracking there are other ways to improve the safety of your fleet

Check out Safety Track’s Camera systems to improve safety all around your fleet.

Our in vehicle 2 camera system is designed to let you view what your fleet driver is doing while driving while also showing you what they see with a front facing camera out the windshield. The In Vehicle Camera is designed to help manage the behaviors of drivers while they are traveling in your fleet vehicles. Comparable to the In Vehicle Camera system we now offer a Four Channel Camera that now can give you four different views from cameras all around the car. If there is a need to improve the way your driver views anything this is perfect for a fleet. Check out how they handle other drivers on the road while watching how they handle themselves in the cab. Both of these options offer WIFI capable uploads straight to your fleet managing software each time they return to the station or office.

If there is just a need for something simpler in your fleet check out Safety Track’s Backup Camera series. Available in Wireless or Wired systems you can now give your fleet drivers a better idea of their surroundings.

For more information on any of these products check out www.safetytrack.net or call us at 888.286.9829

Some of the new products from Safety Track Cameras are:

• The 4-Channel Fleet DVR camera System. Much like the In-Vehicle-Camera, the 4-channel camera will offer video recording for a fleet management system but now with more cameras, camera angles, and views. Coming soon to this product will be WIFI support.

•  A backup camera for any fleet looking to improve their safety with a 7” LCD monitor and night vision/waterproof capabilities.

• A Wireless backup camera to help improve fleet safety with a 7” LCD monitor able to support up to four cameras with no wires connecting them. Also including night vision and waterproof capabilities.

• the Avenger Sports Camera, a Waterproof, HD, High Speed sports camera perfect for anyone looking to record their action in any sport.

•  And finally Coming Soon to Safety Track will be a Real Time Tracking | Live Streaming | High Definition | DVR Camera System. This system will allow the fleet manager to view what the driver is doing out on the road without having to wait for them to return to the office!

Safety Track is happy to have these new products and looking forward to when the new Live Streaming camera arrives. We hope to see you visit SafetyTrackcam.com for more information on all of these products. Please feel free to contact us at (888)286-9829 or visit us at SafetyTrackcam.com

Did you know that as an employer, the company can be held responsible for accidents caused by drivers and cell phones?

Its time to take the steps to start preventing such accidents and this use by drivers. Safety Track offers a variety of products that can help protect the company from these problems and help with the safety of your fleet drivers and others on the road.

Safety Track’s In-Vehicle-Camera can be a key to preventing cell phone use while driving. While a vehicle is in motion it is being monitored by Safety Track’s In-Vehicle-Camera from two different angles; A driver’s compartment view and a forward view.  The technology of monitoring a drivers actions can help prevent any unethical actions a driver may commit while in commute, including cell phone use and texting.

Many drivers may use Cell phones for navigation or a form of finding directions, well, that is no longer needed. With Safety Tracks GPS Fleet Tracking Systems you can know where your driver is and tell them where to go at the same time. Tracking systems are equipped with navigation screens that are dispatched to from the home or office; there is no longer a need for the driver to even take there hands off the wheel anymore with Safety Track’s Technologies.

Coming Soon to Safety Track is also a Four Channel GPS, DVR, Live streaming camera system that can allow employers to monitor there driver right then and there with location and a view of what the driver sees all around and a view of the driver. Advances in GPS Fleet Safety technology are coming fast so check out this Camera offered soon from Safety Track.

Check Out safetytrackcam.com and safetytrack.net for more information on the products or, check out fleet blogs for a blog on cell phone use.

Despite a recent streak of falling gasoline prices, and predictions of future lower prices, they’re on the way up again, with the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline hitting $3.58 on Monday, May 13, according to AAA’s most recent Fuel Gauge Report.

This price is 6 cents up from the previous week and up four cents from April 13. The company said the main drivers of these across-the-board price increases are tighter supplies and refinery maintenance (planned and unplanned) in the middle of the U.S. and on the West Coast.

AAA noted these price increases are occurring nationwide rather than on a regional basis, with only two states, West Virginia and Ohio, paying less for a gallon of gas than they did a week ago. Six states, including Oregon, Minnesota, Washington, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa, saw prices jump by 20 cents since last week and 13 states have seen prices increase by at least 10 cents.

The top 10 states with the highest prices on Tuesday, according to AAA’s report, included Hawaii, at $4.35; California and Alaska, at $4.04 per gallon; Illinois, at $3.99; Oregon, at $3.92; Washington, at $3.91; Minnesota, at $3.84; Indiana, at $3.79; North Dakota, at $3.78; and Michigan, at $3.78.

Check out our new ServicePlus offer to stay ahead of the game and save money now! Click the button below to find out all about Safety Track’s ServicePlus program.

Real-Time GPS Trailer Tracking gives you the ability to know the location and routes of your drivers by a detailed color map, which gives you satellite imagery and needed addresses. With online reports you are able to see the mileage of your vehicles and each stop and move your trailers are making.

Some other benefits of Real-Time GPS Trailer Tracking are:

• Vehicle closest to your customer;
• Details of continuous activity during the past 6 months;
• Alerts: Vehicle Speeding (you set the limits)
• Geo Fencing Capabilities

These benefits allow you to have complete control of your fleet and your assets, and give you the tools to keep your business operating as efficient as possible. Below is a description of Safety Track of Michigan’s Real-Time GPS Trailer Tracking solution.

ST-312 Real-Time GPS Trailer Tracking Device with battery backup. Made of high impact plastic and waterproof to up to 5 feet under water, this device can take the every day punishment of the trailer tracking industry. You can now track your heavy equipment or fleet trailers with this compact device. Real-time 30 Minute updates when your asset is moving. With its full reporting capability, you have all the data from the past 6 months at your finger tips. Lower your insurance rates and increase your recovery of stolen property. Click the button below to find out all the details about this great device, and contact us to find out how to get your hands on this cost efficient solution.

How GPS Tracking Can Help Your Company

Use digital GPS fleet tracking to see where your vehicles are every minute on your PC screen. Get instant alerts on your email or phone. Set geofences, speed limits and more. Lower your fuel costs and increase productivity. Our easy‐to‐use web interface let’s managers have all their critical fleet information with the click of the mouse. Companies realize an ROI within weeks of using the system simply by the positive change in driver behavior. Other uses and benefits include:
• Monitor Gas Cards / Gas Purchases: Let’s face the facts‐‐fuel is an expensive business cost at any
price, and some employees try to cut corners and cut money out of your bottom line. Can you
afford even one employee stealing $20 in fuel every week ($1040/year) from your gas account?
That’s $1040 you could put in your own gas tank! This is another area
where questionable purchases can be tracked and verified with our
easy‐to‐use GPS fleet tracking software.
• Dispatch: The system allows dispatchers to send drivers to more jobs
without the cost of more vehicles. Routing becomes easier and more
efficient. The advantages to your dispatchers are valuable and
immediate.
• Driver Accountability: Drivers now have a way to verify customer
visit times and work completed. This offers them a reliable way to
track their progress and protects them (and you!) against customer
complaints. Further, there won’t be anymore “gray area” when an
employee or customer disputes time spent on the job.
• Customer Service: Your customers will benefit from increased
accuracy, faster status reporting, detailed billing information, and
fewer delays in arrival time. These are just a few of the ways your customers and your employees
will enjoy GPS tracking.

Why Track Your Fleet?

• Excessive idle times
• Poor driver routing
• Personal or unauthorized
vehicle use
• Late start to workdays or
excessive lunch breaks
• Gasoline theft
• Moonlighting
• Speeding and unsafe driving
practices
• False or exaggerated
overtime timesheets
• Theft of company assets
• Liability risk

Top 10 Benefits of Tracking Your Vehicles

1) Use of dispatch feature to make
sure your customers get service
promptly.
2) Theft prevention by always
knowing where your vehicles are.
3) Eliminate disputes between your
customers and employees.
4) Know that your employees are
where they are supposed to be.
5) Save money on gas by effectively
managing routes.
6) You want to save money on your
insurance bill. (Most insurances
provide discounts if a GPS Tracking
Device is installed in vehicle)
7) Eliminate side jobs and after hour
use of company vehicles.
8) Better overall time management.
9) Give directions to drivers/
employees if they get lost.
10) Go Green by lowering the impact of
your fleet on the environment

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an analysis of state gasoline taxes in the U.S. The organization said declining gasoline tax revenues, which pay for roads and infrastructure, are leading government entities to create variable rate taxes and other methods of calculating excise taxes for fuel purchases.

EIA stated one reason for declining revenues is due to the larger number of more fuel-efficient vehicles on U.S. roads today than in years past.

Vermont is an example of a state that has enacted a new way of calculating excise taxes. The state adds a variable rate fee, based on the statewide average retail price of gasoline (diesel has a flat rate), to a flat rate excise tax.

In California, the gasoline sales tax is initially levied at the wholesale price level at a prepaid rate (which is based on the average of the selling price of gasoline sold at retail). This number is currently set at 7 cents per gallon for gasoline and 29 cents per gallon for diesel fuel. When the fuel reaches the actual retail fueling station level, the state- and district-level percentage tax rates are applied to the price of fuel sold at retail.

EIA noted Maryland offers another example of variable rates, having enacted them recently. Starting in July 2013, the state will base part of the gasoline tax on the U.S. Consumer Price Index, and it will base a second part of the tax on the average annual retail price for fuel multiplied by a percentage sales tax rate. That sales tax rate’s percentage is set to increase in the years to come, EIA stated.

A state with a different approach to gasoline taxes is Virginia, where legislation recently passed that would eliminate the current motor fuels excise tax, which is currently 17.5 cents per gallon. It would replace the revenue lost from that tax with a 3.5% wholesale tax on gasoline and a 6% tax on diesel fuel, starting July 1, 2013. EIA said that although there is a floor rate, fuel price volatility could create uncertainty for revenue using this method.

In general, according to the EIA, the average amount of tax states add to the price of gasoline is 23.5 cents per gallon, with a high end of 38.2 cents per gallon for California and a low of 8 cents per gallon for Alaska and Georgia.

Shave off some of the money that you will spend due to the added taxes by tracking your own fuel expenses. Click below and start tracking now!