According to GSA, DOT, and US Department of Justice, there are different fleet laws and regulations in states.
One of the most important differences in fleet management laws is the following:
- In California, if you want to track an employee, you need to inform him first.
- You must not track a person without his consent, you must inform him, in Connecticut.
On the other hand, in one case in New York, an employer was allowed to track the employee’s private vehicle. This is based on employee’s lying on the time sheets.
The GPS tracking employees laws in New Jersey are rather different.
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Notably, you are allowed to use GPS tracking system as long as you are driving on public roads and you have no right to privacy expectations.
With the adoption of new technologies, the government is figuring out the laws. Every case is different from the other and what is legal in one state, it is considered a felony in another.
Compliance with DOT regulations
The USA Department of Transportation creates laws on interstate carriers tracking. For example, a fleet manager needs to provide the following:
- A list of detected violations during inspections
- State-supplied crash reports
- Violations reports identified by federal or state investigators
