Safety & Accident

ROCHESTER, PA - A Pennsylvania man says the GPS in his company vehicle will prove he was going 57 mph in the 50 mph zone -- not exceeding the speed limit required for a ticket.

Tags: company vehicle, GPS, speeding

ATLANTA - According to a global study unveiled at the HTUF Conference this week, 71-percent of respondents believe technology will be one of the most important external forces impacting the industry in 2020.

Tags: fuel, GPS, Productivity, Telematics, truck fleets

PALOS VERDES, CA – Fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers account for about 3.6 million GPS and wireless devices used in the U.S., according to a study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.

Tags: C.J. Driscoll & Associates, GPS, mobile resource management, MRM, study, wireless services

WINDHAM, VT – Vermont State Police said the two men tried to use a GPS to reach a vacation home in Windham, but GPS directions led each of them onto a series of remote back roads where both vehicles became stuck on a snowmobile trail.

Tags: directions, global positioning system, GPS, hazard, Vermont State Police

BRYCE CANYON, UT – A GPS device led a convoy of tourists astray, finally stranding them on the edge of a sheer cliff, according to the Associated Press.

Tags: GPS, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

LONDON – In the UK, 300,000 car crashes have been caused by GPS and 1.5 million drivers have swerved through traffic using the system, according to a recent survey.

Tags: accidents, GPS, UK