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What’s In Your Roadside Emergency Kit?

Vehicle Dynamics — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:59:57 +0000

When it comes to your roadside emergency kit are you the Risk Taker, the Cub Scout, the List Maker, the Undertaker…or have you gone all out with a Bug Out Bag? (See the accompanying Infographic for the answer)

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To Trust, or Not to Trust…

Vehicle Dynamics — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 02:15:01 +0000

There is no denying that GPS – Short for Global Positioning System – technology has changed the way professional Security Drivers and other protection practitioners go about their jobs. Today onboard GPS navigation systems are standard on virtually every make and model of executive-level vehicle, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a Security Driver or protection practitioner whose cell phone didn’t have a GPS navigational capability through an app installed by the device's manufacturer, or one (or more) which they installed themselves. In fact, it’s not unusual for our students – the vast majority of whom are highly experienced practitioners – to recount tales of the guy or gal in the back seat questioning the driver’s choice of routes and referring to information they are receiving in near real-time from Waze or some similar app, on their own phone.

However, as with any technology, GPS mapping and routing apps have their limits.

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The Science of…Route Planning?!

Vehicle Dynamics — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:34:12 +0000

A closer look at an age-old secure transportation/protection route planning function was inspired by United Parcel Service - commonly referred to as UPS.

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“The More Technology a Car has, the More Hackable it is…”

VDI Team — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 18:34:21 +0000

While there may not be anything “new” in this video – Charles and his pal Chris performed the remote hack mentioned in the video quite a while ago, and as he notes, once Chrysler was made aware of it the company promptly resolved that particular vulnerability on their particular vehicles – the level of control […]

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SUVs; Whether You Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em, They Are a Popular Choice Among Secure Transportation Providers

VDI Team — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:53:21 +0000

Given the sheer volume of training programs we deliver in any given year, we’ve heard just about every opinion imaginable when it comes to SUVs. They’re big, they’re heavy, they have a high center of gravity… they’re not fuel efficient (go figure). So what’s not to like? From a safety standpoint, in a crash these […]

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Are You Adequately Protected While Training?

Vehicle Dynamics — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:25:42 +0000

Whether you are participating in a training program as a student or instructor – to include those who instruct on a part-time basis as contractors or sub-contractors – being adequately protected by the training providers’ (or in terms of a multi-tiered contractual relationship, by the Prime Contractors’) insurance is of the utmost importance. No one […]

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Caveat Emptor, Part 2: Vicarious Liability and the Prime Contractor*

Vehicle Dynamics — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:37:16 +0000

When we think of the phrase Caveat Emptor, which is Latin for “Buyer Beware”, we typically think about the risks associated with business transactions that transpire directly between sellers or service providers and consumers. But in the protection profession, where multi-tiered contractual relationships are the norm, the legal doctrine of vicarious liability – a strict […]

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Rental Vehicles and Secure Transportation; Best Practices for a Less-Than-Perfect Solution

Vehicle Dynamics — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:04:05 +0000

As is often the case, during one of our most recent Protective/Evasive Driving courses an interesting side bar discussion arose from a question posed by one of our students. In turn, that informal conversation led to a more in-depth discussion that some might not see as being valuable or, for that matter, valid. In reality, […]

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Perk or Prerequisite; the Security Driver from a Business Perspective

Vehicle Dynamics — Fri, 02 May 2014 21:45:05 +0000

Of the various and sundry perks commonly afforded executives, none seems to draw the ire of some, or appear any more ostentatious to others, than the executive driver. We need only look back to 2009 when former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle was forced to withdraw his name from consideration for the cabinet-level post of Secretary […]

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