So what is idle time? Idling means the engine is running but the wheels aren’t, determined by a speed of less than 1 km/h. When a commercial vehicle is stationary, it’s unproductive whether the engine is running or not. Breakdowns and unscheduled maintenance are valid reasons for a vehicle to be idle with the […]

What is a geofence? A geofence is a defined area in a virtual setting that corresponds to a real-world geographic area. Geofences are used in a variety of applications. Primarily, they are used to notify fleet managers of events happening outside of an allowed area, to say whether an action is allowed or disallowed based […]

One of the more advanced features of a GPS tracking system is the ability to create geofences with triggered alerts. What are geofence alerts? Geofences are designated areas that you can define on a map. They can either be a certain radius around a single point or any shape that you create from several points. […]