January 9, 2021 Company Finds Stolen Vehicle with GPS Tracker I love to write about customers who have used GPS tracking to better their business in different ways. In this blog the company finds a stolen vehicle with the help of their GPS tracker. One of our best customers, H3O Water Systems in San Antonio, TX, just told me that one of their vehicles was stolen from their yard. The GPS tracker helped them recover the vehicle the same day without the help of the police. All they had to do was log in to their GPS tracking account and locate the vehicle. Once[Read More]

November 18, 2020 Toni's Landscaping I want to thank Toni Munoz from Toni's Landscaping in Dallas, TX for joining the Efficient Fleets family. We are very excited to have them on board. Toni runs a very successful landscaping business in Dallas. His business is growing fast and he needed a better way to get handle on the growth. Toni owns 10 trucks and manages project all over town. It is nearly impossible to keep track of everyone. If one of his crews decides to do a side job he would never know. Someone suggested to Toni that he should get GPS tracking on his[Read More]

November 1, 2020 It's pretty simple wIth a GPS tracking camera from Efficient Fleets. Any company that owns vehicles needs to have a GPS camera. A video camera in your vehicle will typically record all the activity inside and in front of your vehicle. This will allow you to see what the driver is doing and anything that happens on the road. What Are the Benefits of a GPS Camera? Help Keep the Lawyers Away Protect the Business from Frivolous Lawsuits Improve Customer Service One of the greatest benefits of a camera is the ability to prevent distracted driving. Today there are more distractions[Read More]

Surfsight AI-12 GPS Video Camera July 12, 2020 The Surfsight AI-12 GPS video camera is our newest GPS tracking camera. It's affordable, easy-to-use, and packed with benefits. In this article I am going to give you my reasons why I think you need to consider this camera for your fleet. Automatic Distracted Driving Detection How much does an accident cost? The answer is always too much. One of the most important reasons you buy a camera is to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. To do that you need something to warn you of potentially dangerous behavior. That is where the AI-12 GPS[Read More]

GPS Tracking Saves the Day April 26, 2020 We love to hear great stories from our customers about how they use our solutions. I heard one the other day from Timothy Perez at Ace Quality Construction. He told me that one of their vans was stolen in November 2019. Mr. Perez said that as soon as they knew the vehicle was missing they logged into their GPS tracking account and found it. They were only 30 minutes behind the thieves. They immediately called the police. They were able to give them the location and direction of the vehicle. This allowed the police to find[Read More]

October 2016 Release Notes Here are the October 2016 release notes for the Milo GPS Tracking system. Enhancements Sensor Data Configuration for Mobile Viewer The Mobile Viewer Dashboard page has been enhanced to allow for the display of sensor data such as temperature, fuel, and battery level. The sensor data can be configured within Tools and Settings > General Settings > Map Display Options. There is a new column for Show In Mobile Viewer that allows the admin to select which sensor data is displayed in the Mobile Viewer Dashboard. Add Assign Vehicle to Route Import Tool The Workflow Import Tool has been enhanced to allow for Job and Route assignment to[Read More]

September 2016 Release Notes Here are the September 2016 release notes for the Milo GPS Tracking system. New Features Add Group Territory Territory field has been added to the Group Editor. It is an optional field for informational purposes. Create, edit, and delete territories in the Territory Manager in the Tools and Settings section. Add Entity Type Users can now add Types for Asset, Individual and Vehicles. These Types can be used to filter items within Groups. New Web Service The web service GetCurrentPositionByIMEIwithGeofence has been added. GeofenceName and GeofenceAction fields will be returned with the results of the current position. Enhancements Idle Time and Stop Time in History Session The Session History has been enhanced to[Read More]

August 2016 Release Notes Below are the August 2016 release notes for new features and enhancements that have been added to the Milo GPS Tracking system. New Features Workflow Recurrence There is a new feature added to the Workflow Module.  We have added the ability to schedule recurring Jobs and Routes.  This feature will allow for Jobs and Routes that are commonly used to be automatically scheduled based upon the configuration. Relocate Tool Search by IMEI The Relocate Tool has been enhanced for the Item relocation to allow for search by IMEI.  This will allow for the administrator to quickly find the item to relocate by[Read More]

Location List The Location List is a list of all the locations that a vehicle has visited. It includes stops, movements, and idling. The list makes it easy to review the vehicle's activities in an easy to use format. Every location includes a date and time, address (including city, state, and zip code), and speed. The Location List is available in the Session Info Box on the Tracking Page. Where Is the Location List? The Location List is located on the Tracking page in the Session Info Box. Follow the steps below to find it. 1. Go to Tracking page -> click on the green[Read More]

Tracking Page The Tracking page is where you go to see your vehicles, equipment, or people on a map. The map displays the most recent location. The toolbar at the top of the page provides a variety of easy to use tools to help you navigate and manage your fleet. Below is a description of the tools and other items on the page. Alert: indicates if an alert is currently active. Filter: filter the vehicles and items by Group. Geofence: click the button to display the geofences on the map. KML: export the current locations of the vehicles to a Google KML file. Labels: click the button[Read More]