GPS Tracking Tips, Guides & Industry News

You already have a fleet safety program. It is in your head, it is inconsistent between supervisors, and it does not exist on the day you need to prove it did. The OSHA ten-element framework scaled for 5-50 trucks, plus a free template.

Most owners know they should sell maintenance plans. What stops them is having nothing to hand the customer. Here is what a service agreement needs to contain, how to price one, and a free template you can put your name on today.

The $32,000 SUV cap that dominates every Section 179 article probably does not apply to your work truck. What service fleets can actually deduct in 2026, and the year-end deadline that is not the purchase date.

Run five or more vehicles at once and the standard mileage rate is off the table. Here is what the IRS actually requires in a fleet mileage log, and the 2026 rate change that makes dates matter.

Most small service fleets cross a federal line without knowing it. Here are the two weight thresholds that decide whether you need a USDOT number, a CDL, or neither.

Tool, trailer, and equipment theft can cost a service fleet anywhere from a few thousand dollars to well over $40,000 per incident once you count downtime, deductibles, and lost jobs — and most stolen gear is never recovered. Here's the real cost, and how fast a GPS tracker pays for itself.

GPS fleet tracking is typically accurate to within about 5 meters under open sky. Here's what that means for dispatching, geofencing, mileage logs, and settling disputes across a small service fleet.

A stolen work truck is a rolling toolbox and a week of jobs gone. Here's the first-hour GPS recovery playbook for service fleets—and how to set it up before you need it.

Windshield time is one of the biggest hidden costs in a small service fleet. Here's how to cut drive time with GPS tracking—no routing software required.