The arrival of consumer-affordable global positioning system (GPS) technology has started revolutions in everything from how we use maps (Google Earth) and drive (MapQuest and TomTom), to perceived safety in the wilderness (Nextel and other GPS-equipped cell phone tracking devices). Many businesses see huge advantages in GPS fleet tracking. One web site says, “A majority of leading companies are using GPS fleet management solutions to realize benefits such as a 12.2 percent increase in service profitability, 13 percent improvement in vehicle utilization, 14.8 percent reduction in average travel time per job, 9.9 percent decrease in overtime pay, and 27.9 percent
