Moving companies and GPS
Moving companies seem to be having a problem with the entire concept of GPS. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Moving companies claim that their drivers should be able to read maps when they are on the roads and that the GPS which was originally intended for military applications should not be applied to moving companies engaged in transporting freight or relocating people. However since the 1980s, when the government made the system available for civilian use many employees of moving companies have started lobbying that they should have GPS systems installed in their trucks to make life easier. Furthermore, they claim that this would be more economical for moving companies who would only save money on less time and energy spent on attempt to locate obscure addresses. Furthermore, those moving companies who are eager to install GPS claim that it also works in any weather
conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. So it does seem that there is a GPS battle going on between moving companies interested in installing the instrument and moving companies who are opposed. Is this a typical struggle between the conservative and modern forces of moving companies?