According to the 4th Quarter 2012 Business Expectations Survey, carriers will continue to be very conservative in replacing their fleet equipment over the next year. There is an increase in carriers planning to acquire 11% to 25% of their tractor fleets, 60% of the smaller carriers and 45% of larger carriers indicated they were going […]
Hybrid double-decker buses will hit the streets of Preston, UK in January 2013. Bob Dunn, managing director of operator Preston Bus, said the new acquisitions were the 11th hybrid vehicles to join its fleet. Mr. Dunn acknowledged that they were able to reduce their fuel bill by 25%, which more than justified doing it. Last September Mr Dunn […]
As of December 2012, McDonald’s delivery trucks in United Arab Emirates have reached a significant milestone; they have driven 800,000 miles on recycled cooking oil! 100 percent of the used oil from the UAE’s McDonalds restaurants is turned back into biofuel, through biodiesel producer Neutral Fuels. The UAE, however, is not the only country McDonalds […]
There has been much debate in recent weeks regarding guns, and a Chicago alderman is taking the debate to a new level! Alderman Willie Cochran, who is also a former police officer, is asking the City Council for a hearing to discuss a unique gun control measure. He is asking to consider installing GPS Tracking […]
There are a number of technologies that when implemented can help your fleet save on fuel costs and help your company attain “green” status. You can, for example, retrofit your fleet with hybrid systems, which may be more economical than replacing your fleet with hybrid vehicles. With the continued fluctuations of fuel prices, it is […]
In 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) started implementing a Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010) program. CSA 2010 replaced the SAFESTAT system that was used for many years to help track commercial driver and commercial carrier safety performance. CSA 2010 gathers information nationwide from crash sites and roadside vehicle inspections. This data […]
Frost & Sullivan, Growth Partnership Company partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from 40 offices on six continents predicted that the European and North American green GPS tracking systems market will likely increase to $700 million by 2015. The green fleet telematics market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 36 […]
After studying 500 children, University of Southern California researchers have found that children exposed to more air pollution had higher rates of autism. While the study does not suggest a definite causation between pollution and autism, it does show that pollution may be a likely contributing factor. “The researchers found those likely exposed to the most […]
Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of fleets measuring greenhouse gas emissions. 68% percent of Green Fleet Study survey respondents said they have an environmental goal for their fleets. 65% of fleets measuring emissions are using actual fuel data. As part of the effort to reduce their fleet’s […]
In 2008, the City of Boston upgraded its public works vehicles to enable GPS tracking devices to be used throughout the fleet. Since snow plows were considered unlikely to be stolen, none of the 600 plows were equipped with GPS units. “The GPS program was not explicitly designed to be an anti-theft measure, like LoJack,” […]
According to Automotive Fleet, “Gasoline just keeps getting more expensive, with the national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hitting $3.60 in 2012, according to an AAA overview of fuel prices for the year. The highest average national price on record previously was $3.51 in 2011 and $3.25 per gallon in 2008. The […]
The City of Syracuse, NY, began its efforts to reduce its fleet’s fuel use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2002. According to Green Fleet Magazine, “In 2002, the City’s baseline for its fleet’s GHG emissions was 11,251 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e). In 2010, the City had reduced its metric tons of […]
Want to save money and go green? Does your company have mobile workers or mobile assets – like a construction company, furniture company, HVAC/building services company? Then here is a great way your company can go green and cut costs at the same time. A green GPS tracking system can be a powerful tool to drive down costs […]
Since truckers typically driver across state lines, often the miles driven in each State must be documented as part of the Interstate Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA). What is IFTA? IFTA is an agreement among 48 US states (except Alaska and Hawaii) and Canadian provinces (except Nunavut and Yukon) to simplify the reporting of fuel used […]
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that gas prices in the U.S. should average $3.43 per gallon in 2013, compared with $3.63 per gallon in 2012 and $3.53 per gallon in 2011. The agency also predicts that diesel fuel prices should fall from the current average of $4.02 per gallon to $3.84 per gallon in 2013. […]
Although gas prices are expected to drop for 2013, fuel expenses will continue to have a major impact on business operating expenses. One of the best ways to cut fuel costs is with a GPS tracking system. BLS Trucking learned this after installing GPS tracking system into its 200 trucks a few years ago. By eliminating unauthorized […]
