Worry Less with GPS: Elderly Tracking is Needed

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/lI1sZ)
Do you get nervous when your parents venture out on a trip in their car by themselves? It’s a common occurrence for retired parents to pack up and leave for a vacation, but it can be disconcerting for family members that cannot reach them by a land line phone - like usual. Why? Here are some reasons.

Busy Highways

Our nation’s interstate system is full of traffic. Have you been on it lately? Have you seen the speeds at which people are traveling? It is really no place for those who might not be up to the challenge of driving in that kind of stressful conditions? You should be concerned for your parents welfare, just like they did for you when you were younger. Go on a drive with your parents to make sure that their reaction times have not slowed significantly to degrade their ability to take evasive actions if necessary when they are driving.

Dangerous People

There are dangerous people on our roadways these days. Bands of roving thieves are looking for cargo that they can steal from trailers. Sometimes they steal the trailers – rigs and all. Your parents probably could never imagine these types of incidents occurring and they are sharing the roads with all kinds of people (ready to give you a hand signal to show their "feelings"). If Mom and Dad are driving to slowly they could enrage another driver. Heaven forbid that they become entangled in an incident on the roads involving any of these shady characters. Keeping track of them and making them aware of these things is a good safety precaution.

Health Concerns

How are your parents doing physically? Are they up to the hours and hours of sitting behind the wheel of a car, or in the passengers seats? Do they take medication that can reduce their motor skills that are needed to drive on today’s busy streets and roads? Do not overlook this important factor when considering the care of your parents as they travel about.

These are but a few of the concerns. But there is a way that you can help provide a measure of safety and security if you are not able to dissuade them from going: get a GPS Tracking device for their vehicle.

A GPS Tracking unit properly attached will provide you with a method of being able to keep track of your parents. Sure, you can use cell phones, too, but keep in mind that cell phone batteries have a tendency to go dead and with busy schedules on vacation, who knows if they will remember to charge them up in a timely fashion. Will they remember to even have the phone with them during travel? Having a gps tracking device hard wired to their car battery is the best way to track your elderly parents. Don't rely on faulty cell towers, turned off phones and dead cell batteries.

GPS Tracking is the perfect backup for knowing where your parents are and being able to track their progress on a trip. By monitoring the GPS Tracking device movements on a PC, you can see where they are, which direction they are headed and even the speed that they are going. Just knowing they are ok is worth the price of one of these devices. Keep track of your parents as they travel. They might resent it at first, with all of the stories that are reported in the news these days, you just cannot be too safe. GPS Tracking provides you a way to breathe easier and keep them safe.

Outsource your GPS Tracking Program

(My Original Blog Post: http://www.rmtracking.com/blog/2010/08/03/outsource-your-gps-tracking-program/)
A new growth market for GPS Tracking businesses lies in the area of offering GPS Tracking anti-theft services to companies who would rather pay to have the services performed rather than doing it themselves. And, if it makes financial sense, it is a win-win for both companies. Here are the principles that you need to know about and understand when looking for a company with which to do business in this manner.

How Long in Business?

While this might not be the best indicator, duration in business is still important. Start-up companies are looked upon as ‘fly-by-night’ operations that are here today and gone tomorrow. While this is an important factor that is weighed when choosing a business partner, it can be minimized by several other factors: How long have the owners lived in the community? What other business ventures might they own or have been involved in recently? The answers to these questions will help establish credibility if the duration of business operations falls short.

BBB Rating

While not completely infallible, the Better Business Bureau provides a barometer of how a business treats their customers and performs business overall. Watch out for this, however, because a newly minted business can get a good rating on the BBB if they have no bad marks against them in the early days and months of operation. Also, not everyone who has a bad experience will contact the BBB to report a business. Do not take this rating as the sole method of checking out a business. More investigation must be done.

Reference Checking

Get a listing of at least three customers that you can check with to see how they have been treated as a customer. Then, once you are finished with your interview, ask if they know of any other businesses who engage in business with the same company. This way, you will get an opinion from a business other than the one given to you. This is important and must not be skipped. Most people will be helpful and give you the good and the bad information to help you make an informed choice.

Trial Periods

Ask for a trial period to use services so that you can assess whether or not they are good at follow up and responsiveness. If you have many assets that you need to be tracked via GPS Tracking, ask to outfit one or two just to be able to see if it is going to meet your goals for monitoring. Most companies offer a sneak peak of their operations.

What Sets this Particular Business Apart from Others?

Find out what makes this business different from others that are doing the same thing. What approach do they take towards customer service? Do you have adequate and effective means for problem resolution? What other services do they offer? How good is their mapping software and is it up and running 100%?

GPS Tracking systems are here to stay and you can be successful if you purchase one and implement it yourself. But, if it makes sense, a GPS Tracking business can provide even better services at a very cost-effective price point. Check it out and see if it is right for you. Use due diligence in your research and you won't be disappointed!

Whatever is Fair in Love and War is also Fair in Crimefighting . . . Batman

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/CGMZn)
According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, throughout the past 3 years, nearly 27,656 vehicles have been stolen in Houston every year. This year, Houston police in conjunction with Nationwide Insurance have seen those numbers drop thanks to the newly devised, car anti-theft GPS tracking based, “Bait Vehicle” program.


Bait vehicles are unmarked cars that are used by police to nab car thieves. Inside of each bait vehicle is a car anti-theft device and remote-control immobilizer. Remote-control immobilizers allow officers to turn a vehicle off remotely, while a GPS tracker pinpoints the exact location of a vehicle. Nationwide has placed more than 55 bait vehicles throughout the United States in an attempt to “dramatically reduce auto thefts in cities where they have been implemented” says Nationwide’s Special Investigation Unit director Peter Van Patten.

Nationwide hopes that implementing the Bait Vehicle program in other cities throughout the nation will help bring the “same results” as the city of Houston has seen. The goal of this program, according to Nationwide, is to “…help fight auto theft in the City of Houston…and to protect the citizens…” While Houston has one of the highest crime rates within the United States, the Bait Vehicle program may put an end to vehicle thefts. Nationwide is hoping other cities pick up on this excellent crimefighting tool.



Thus far, a large number of thieves have been apprehended thanks to the Bait Vehicle program. Even Batman himself would approve of a successful operation that involves high-tech gps. The city plans on continuing the program for an indefinite amount of time due to its success. GPS tracking technology has made it simple for police to locate, arrest, and jail vehicle thieves without a high level of risk. You've noticed the lack of the bat signal in the night sky? Batman uses gps tracking too. Shouldn't you?

(Source acquired via Space Daily, July 30, 2010, Houston, Texas – Written by Harriette Halepis for Rocky Mountain Tracking, Inc.)

Don't Miss Vacation Bliss Take This (GPS!)

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/r2Ygx)

Here is a simple explanation of why you need a GPS Tracking device with you on your vacation. Consider the stories of those who had them vs. those who did not and wish that they had it for protection.

Family Will Worry Less

There’s nothing like being able to have a backup at home to make sure that you are where you need to be at the time you are supposed to arrive. Family and friends who care about you can monitor your location and alert authorities should there be a problem.

Documents Your Traveling Speed

Those annoying speeding tickets are hard to pay. This is especially true because with cities and towns struggling to meet budgets, ticket prices have gone up. It is not uncommon to see speeding tickets cost over one hundred dollars and some approaching $150. GPS Tracking devices have provided court admissible evidence to help with fighting against tickets that you suspect are not correct. At the very least, you should force the court to prove their case.

You Can be Located in an Emergency

This is more important than you think. If you should get side-tracked and off on some little used back roads, you can be found with GPS Tracking. Don’t allow an incident like this to ruin your vacation – especially if it occurs during bad weather. Remember you are in a foreign spot (even if you are in the USA!) and roads outside of your hometown are not familiar. Sometimes, it can become a life-threatening situation. Remember the man who was lost in a snowstorm and left his family in the car and went for help? The family was saved, but he perished.

The Valet Guy Took My Car on a Joyride

One story from a man who took his wife on a vacation recounted this experience; he took his car to a hotel location that provided valet parking for his expensive BMW. Upon checking out of his room and getting into his car, he discovered that it had been driven 85 miles without his permission or authorization. The way he knew this is because he keeps impeccable driving records and records his mileage to every destination.

He could have taken this one step farther if he had a GPS Tracking device attached: he would have been able to see to WHERE the car had been driven. Then, he could have pressed charges against the business. Instead, he was left with unverifiable evidence.

There are so many good reasons to take GPS Tracking with you on your vacation that you should heed the advice and make the investment. Then, when you return, keep the device attached to your car all of the time. You never know when you (or a friend) might need it.

Good Divorce Attorneys Use GPS Tracking Data

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/EY5C0)
The word “easy” isn’t usually synonymous with the word “divorce,” but, as divorce lawyers are quickly discovering, coming up with evidence against a cheating spouse is now easier than ever before. Thanks to GPS tracking devices such as the Tracking Key, Internet research and cell phones, gathering hard evidence against a cheater is simply a matter of collecting data. The better the data, the better the negotiating.

As Chicago attorney, Robert Kipnis, recently told CBS News, everything that a person does can “…leave a footprint.” Comments left of Facebook or Twitter can easily be held against a person in a court of law. Likewise, presenting a court with a printout of a spouse’s vehicle locations is the type of evidence that divorce lawyers love to have. Today, finding out if a spouse is cheating is simply a matter of placing a Tracking Key device on a vehicle.

If you’re in the middle of a custody or alimony dispute, consider using a GPS tracking device to prove your case. Attempting to accuse a cheating spouse of something without hard evidence is nearly impossible, but using technology against a person in court is fool-proof. Installing a GPS tracking device is easy, and these devices are also simple to use. As one woman who just won an alimony dispute put it “…I just put the tracking device in the back of the car… nothing complicated (CBS News).” In some cases it exonerates a person who is not doing anything wrong.  Either way – an interested party needed to know the facts and gps tracking delivered the facts.

When you want to make sure that your evidence holds up in court, don’t rely on anything other than hard technology. At Rocky Mountain Tracking, we can make sure that you purchase the product that is right for your needs. Simply call one of our representatives today, and we’ll set you up with a tracking device that’s reliable and easy to use. We also guarantee your privacy by sending out your new tracking device in a box simply marked with an “RMT” insignia.

Divorce is something that most people never want to deal with, but if you’re going through a divorce make the process easier on yourself by purchasing a GPS tracking system. When you buy a GPS tracker through us, you’re purchasing more than a simple piece of brilliant technology – you’re gaining the information you need to finalize your divorce, and move on with your life.

GPS Tracking Application Foils iPhone Theft in Minutes!

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/TD5Si)
Thieves snatching cell phones isn’t anything new. In fact, it happens all the time, which is why Covia Labs devised a GPS-tracking app for iPhone. It just so happens that while one of Covia’s employees was testing the app, a thief rode by on a bicycle and stole her iPhone.

Covia couldn’t have asked for better advertising, since the iPhone that was stolen was running the GPS-tracking app at the time that it was taken. Within moments, Covia employees were able to locate the phone, call police, and the thief was apprehended. Covia CEO, David Kahn, liked the theft to a “…bank robber who arrive during the security test.”

GPS trackers have been responsible for locating numerous stolen phones over the past few years. Thanks to a GPS tracker, Long Island police were able to locate fourteen stolen phones that were stolen from a public works department. In addition, many cell phone companies now include GPS tracking applications just in case a phone is stolen.  These apps must be turned on so as more and more stories surface like this one, you can bet people are turning on their tracking capabilities.

Even though a cell phone user must have a GPS tracking application in order to track a stolen phone, these applications are quickly becoming the norm. Other personal objects such as computers and purses are also becoming difficult for thieves to abscond with, since individuals can now place a GPS tracking device inside of nearly anything. While snatching a phone or purse from an unsuspecting victim used to be child’s play, thieves are quickly discovering that technology is making their work tougher - too bad!

(Source acquired via Wired.com, July 30, 2010.  Written by Harriette Halepis for Rocky Mountain Tracking, Inc.)

Theft of Costly Construction Equipment Can Cripple Your Company

(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/t1tjf)
Ask that question to a construction company and you will get a surprising answer. With experts in the industry estimating about $1 billion in losses every year, the amount of money construction companies lose because of theft is astounding. And it seems that no matter how hard these companies try to protect their equipment, bulldozers and backhoes still disappear on a regular basis. Tired of absorbing their losses, construction companies are turning to a new source for their hope of theft protection: anti-theft devices that use GPS tracking.

Traditionally, data devices in construction vehicles have been known as “black boxes.” These boxes can do everything from record fuel consumption to keep track of the machine’s temperature. Now, GPS tracking experts have introduced the idea that black boxes could also include anti-theft devices for the purpose of tracking the location of construction vehicles.

Once a GPS anti-theft device is installed in a construction vehicle, there is little chance that the vehicle will be stolen without recovery. As soon as the company discovers that a bulldozer is missing, they can use the GPS technology held within that bulldozer’s black box to discover the exact location of their property. Satellite and cell tower technology combined will pinpoint the location and direct police to the thieves’ hiding spot. Within a short time, thousands of dollars in construction equipment can be saved. Insurance companies embrace this technology as their payouts are reduced. Think about getting a discount off your insurance policy when you install a gps tracker on your equipment.

The novelty about GPS tracking systems is that they actually are able to communicate with global satellites. And since satellites are able to track all over the world, there is literally no place to hide a vehicle if a tracker is installed in it. Finding the vehicle is a simple matter of tapping into the GPS system and writing down a few coordinates. As more construction companies use gps tracking, it will not be long before stolen construction equipment is a thing of the past.

While it seems like installing an anti-theft device in a backhoe would be a natural conclusion, amazingly, the idea is relatively new to the construction scene. The numbers obviously prove it. $1 billion in losses a year, that’s what the experts say! In addition to tracking only, the geo-fence capabilities would stop your equipment from moving too far from a paramenter. A warning text and phone call would alert you if equipment is being taken out of an area. Work slow downs can be as crippling as an equipment theft. Make full use of the technology and keep your crew working! The cost of installing GPS trackers in these expensive machines is small in comparison. It’s time to bring more and construction firms into the 21st century with GPS technology.