Truckers have long been required to keep detailed logs of their driving in handwritten log books. Now, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making a way for them to use GPS tracking as an automatically generated log.
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GPS RODS at fleetowner.com
# posted by MapWatch @ Saturday, December 04, 2004
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I've reported lots of benefits of GPS here but there are a few downside stores. Two reports of French motorists following the instructions of their onboard GPS and driving the wrong way down French highways can be read at the iafrica.com website. It is very easy to understand how flaws in driver judgement or in the voice guidance software could lead to such incidents.
Motorists go wrong way following GPS guidance.
# posted by MapWatch @ Thursday, December 02, 2004
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We are compiling a list of the many uses of GPS technology. Visit our GPS page to learn how GPS is being used in law enforcement, auto sales and rentals, public transportation, emergency response, personal navigation, fleet management and sports.
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USES OF GPS.
# posted by MapWatch @ Tuesday, November 30, 2004
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