Posts Tagged ‘disaster relief’
When the So Cal area got hit by some of the worst rain storms in over a decade last week, it caused mayhem on the roads. And that created major headaches for fleet operators. So how exactly would GPS tracking improve the situation?
Wild weather hits Southern California
Described as one of the most extreme storms to hit Southern California in about ten years, the severe rain that fell last week created havoc on the highways, causing more congestion than normal and about five times as many road accidents.
Restoring power as quickly as possible is vitally important
Picture the scene: A major disaster has struck the southern states. A massive hurricane has destroyed homes, flooded streets and downed power lines. Rescue efforts are being hampered by power outages which have shut down communication centers and severely limited the number of patients hospitals can handle. To minimize the loss of life and alleviate the suffering of people affected by this disaster it is vitally important electricity is restored to the affected areas.
The thorny problem of managing such a logistical nightmare often ends up squarely on the shoulders of the operations manager or fleet supervisors who need to muster their team and coordinate all the trucks, drivers and personnel to send them to affected areas as quickly as possible.
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