The Power of Partnerships

In early December at the Iowa Sheriff’s Winter School, we announced a partnership with Karl Emergency Vehicles. We are excited to work together to help provide technology to the fleets of more Iowa departments and entities.  Knowing there must be some questions you have we decided its best to bring some clarity to our customers.

Protect Your Officers with Multi-Tasking Transport Partitions

  Police work can be dangerous and unpredictable. Responding to active shooter calls can put patrol officers at risk, and delays can result in injury, casualties, or chaos. Many departments practice Immediate Action Rapid Deployment (IARD), a police tactic where first responders actively confront a developing high-risk crisis, as opposed to first responders assembling a

Make Upfitting Your Fleet Faster and Easier

It’s vital that the organizations that protect and serve the public have the most up-to-date, safest equipment in their fleets. However, making sure that each and every vehicle is outfitted with the best, most suitable products for your fleet’s needs can be an overwhelming drain on your time and resources. One solution to this issue

Common Connectivity Problems: Data Limits & Manageability

If you work in the public safety industry, secure and stable connectivity shouldn’t be optional; it should be required. If your connections are spotty or you lose service in certain areas while on the road, how do you expect to communicate quickly and effectively in every emergency situation?

What to Look for in Body Worn Camera and Video Hardware

This is part four of our five-part series discussing Panasonic’s revolutionary hardware and software for capturing and managing evidence. Today, we’ll provide the information you need to choose the best body worn camera available, highlighting the state-of-the-art Arbitrator Body-Worn Camera (BWC) MK3. Read on to learn the advantages this system has to offer you and your fleet.

What to Look for in Your In-Car Camera and Video Hardware

This is the third article in a series of five that highlight the benefits of Panasonic tough products for your vehicle upfitting needs. The first article in the series, Confidently Capture Evidence with Panasonic Arbitrator, gives you an overview of the Panasonic line of in-car and body worn cameras and the advantages of each. The

What Are My Vehicle Upfitting Computer Portability Options?

You have many upfitting portability options for all of your computer equipment in your public service or fleet vehicles. All are not created equally, so make certain you choose the best in class for each vital piece of equipment you purchase.

How to Protect Your Personal Data When Selling or Returning Fleet Vehicles

It is vitally important to remove all data from a fleet vehicle before selling or returning it. To be compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), all patient information must be erased from ambulances and any other medical vehicles. For security reasons, you don’t want anyone else to have access to your company,

Writing an RFP to Meet Your Vehicle Upfit Needs

When you are composing an RFP (request for proposals) it can be a long and daunting process if you aren’t sure what information it should contain. Here is a guide to help you through the process so your RFP will meet all of your vehicle upfitting needs. 

Things to Consider When Planning Your Next UpFit

Upfitting your vehicles can be a complicated and overwhelming process—and it shouldn’t have to be. One thing that can help make the process more attainable is setting concrete goals for your upfit. These goals should be more than “get this off of my plate” or “get it done.” Concrete goals are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and