GPS disaster stories
Sure, you can live without GPS. But would you really want to?
Kristen gets up and goes to work in her non-GPS equipped car (no anti-theft device or navigation unit). Most days this works fine. Work isn’t going anywhere, and she gets directions from MapQuest when she has to. She’d like to have a GPS anti-theft device, but thinks an investment that would cost hundreds isn’t worth protecting her $15,000 car.
For years there wasn’t a problem with Kristen’s approach…until one day.
Kristen has an interview, gets lost because of inaccurate directions, and has to stop at a gas station for help. She parks out of the way because she doesn’t need gas and, two minutes later, her car is gone for good. GPS navigation would have prevented the theft from occurring in the first place, and a GPS anti-theft device would have been able to locate and recover her beloved Mustang GT. Kristen’s friend, who does car stereo and GPS unit installs, never lets her hear the end of it.
Tito uses three vans for his flower delivery company. Because he owns a small business, Tito tries to cut costs any way he can-using 87 octane gas, limiting his employees’ overtime, etc. Unfortunately, Tito cut one too many corners when he decided against purchasing three GPS fleet tracking units from Vehiclepath.
One Friday afternoon in the middle of summer, Tito drives home one of his delivery vans. He notices the “service engine” light on and wonders why his driver didn’t report the problem. The next day he drops the van off for servicing and, later, gets a call with a huge estimate. “You need a new engine,” his mechanic clearly states.
Had Tito used a GPS fleet tracking unit like Vehiclepath, he could have seen that his driver hit 95mph on the freeway and consistently sped on surface streets without paying attention to the van’s oil level and temperature. Now, Tito needs to buy a rebuilt engine, a new one, or another vehicle for thousands of dollars.
Vehiclepath could have given Tito speed alerts so he could find a way to slow his driver down and avoid costly maintenance. Again, trying to save in the short term ending up costing big in the long run.
Will you let the same thing happen to you or your business?
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