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  • Mar. 1, 2009
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    Broadband for cell phones, GPS will help

    Contractor Terry Porter is worried about windshield time. That's the term he uses to describe the time he spends traveling from jobsite to jobsite checking...More
  • Feb. 3, 2009
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    Contractor

    One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating achieves timeliness with TeleNav Track

    SUNNYVALE, CALIF. – A franchise of One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating has improved dispatching efficiencies and employee accountability through TeleNav Track, a cell phone-based GPS navigation and tracking service....More
  • Nov. 1, 2008
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    Contractor

    Finding Your Way

    Many business owners and fleet managers may think that GPS is becoming a necessary evil since it can help them track employee activity. However, GPS fleet...More
  • Aug. 1, 2008
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    Contractor

    Contractors Forced to Combat Rising Fuel Costs

    Contractors both large and small have begun implementing measures to mitigate the impact of high fuel costs on their businesses....More
  • May 1, 2008
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    Contractor

    Features for Fleet Tracking Solutions Vary

    Fleet tracking and management solutions are increasingly popular in the service industries, enabling awareness of where all your service trucks are when technicians are out in the field (typically within three meters) and a lot more data covering how they got there and when....More
  • Feb. 1, 2008
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    Contractor

    Mobile tracking offers decrease downtime

    Here are two mobile solutions that can help HVAC contractors substantially improve worker productivity and minimize lost downtime. The first is a well-executed...More
  • Feb. 1, 2007
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    Contractor

    Your truck fleet can drive your bottom line

    By LARRY GEMMA SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR While attending my son Paul's college graduation, I reflected on my 25 years since my graduation and analyzed what...More
  • Aug. 1, 2006
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    Contractor

    Do you know where your trucks are?

    HERE ARE TWO GPS-based software solutions that can help contractors keep an eye on company vehicles and that can minimize drive time, reduce fuel expenditures,...More
  • Nov. 1, 2005
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    Contractor

    Big Payoffs

    Amotorist called Barry Kindt one day and told him, "One of your pickup trucks just passed me, and something flew out of the back of his truck and landed...More
  • Feb. 1, 2003
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    Contractor

    Roto-Rooter service techs go wireless

    CINCINNATI Roto-Rooter Inc., a leading provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services in North America, announced Jan. 22 that it will equip its more...More
  • Nov. 1, 2002
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    Contractor

    Follow the Fleet

    BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff GPS-type truck-tracking devices are proving to contractors that they can save time and money as they improve customer...More
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