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Leaked Government Tests: LightSquared Interferes With GPS Devices

Leaked government test results show that “LightSquared signals caused harmful interference to majority of GPS receivers tested” according to the Bloomberg news service. The report concludes that “millions of GPS units are not compatible” with LightSquared’s network.

“No additional testing is required to confirm harmful interference exists… The wireless service caused interference to 75 percent of the global-positioning system (GPS) receivers examined in a U.S. government test,” says the draft.

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Rivers Casino Uses RFID Tracking System To Manage 20,000 Uniforms

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL, has installed InvoTech’s GIMS automatic ultra-high frequency RFID garment tracking system to manage more than 20,000 custom-designed staff uniforms. InvoTech provides Rivers Casino’s uniform supplier with UHF-RFID tracking tags so new uniforms arrive with tags already sewn in, enabling the tracking system to know the location of each uniform once it arrives on the property.

Employees come to work each day, they wave their ID card near a reader in the uniform room, which triggers an automated conveyer system to deliver the correct uniform. The uniform is delivered in less than a minute and the GIMS uniform tracking system automatically records which uniforms were picked up, and to whom the uniforms were issued.

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ISATTrack Integrated Tracking System For All Maritime Vessels

Now you can track all your sea vessels, transporters, containers and crew in one integrated tracking system called ISATTrack. ISATTrack, an integrated GSM and satellite tracking system for the offshore environment, was launched last week by Global Satellite USA, one of the world’s largest mobile satellite solutions providers.

ISATTrack empowers you with the latest satellite technology to manage your boats, containers, crew and any type of asset using the next generation of web-based platforms. For the first time you can now control and instantly monitor, text message, and manage your devices from anywhere in the world.

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CT Government Fleet Will Vote on GPS Fleet Tracking Devices

A government fleet in Connecticut, the Department of Children and Families (DCF), is considering adding GPS tracking devices to its entire 800 vehicle fleet. DCF Commissioner Joette Katz estimated the GPS fleet tracking devices will save the state nearly $250,000 in the first year by being able to prove misuse of vehicles, verify overtime hours and save 20 percent on fuel consumption, the CT Mirror reported.

“Anytime you add additional oversight you reap some benefits and efficiencies,” said Cindy Butterfield, budget chief of the $872 million agency. The agency proposes cutting overtime by 10 percent for a savings of $1.7 million next year, and Butterfield said GPS fleet tracking devices will help DCF do that.

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Fleet Tracking Technology Is Saving US Businesses Millions

Even with the recovering economy, unpredictable fuel prices and increasing insurance costs for vehicles continue to be a challenge for thousands of U.S. businesses. Many companies have discovered that investing in the right technology can be a wise investment at this crucial time.

Whether you manage a fleet of 5 vans or hundreds of fleet vehicles, GPS fleet tracking solutions can improve your bottom line. Wireless fleet tracking systems can put a spotlight on a driver’s habits that consume excessive fuel and emit unnecessary pollution. The most frequent of these activities include excessive speeding, idling and sudden acceleration and stops. Tracking these types of activities is essential to achieving a fuel-efficient fleet.

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Pet Owners Flock To GPS Tracking Systems

The increasing use of GPS tracking technology is offering pet owners a new solution for locating roaming cats, missing dogs and other runaway pets. More and more pet owners are using GPS-based tracking systems to locate their missing pets, and with much success.

Experts estimate that roughly half of the pets that enter animal shelters each year are strays or lost animals. If you’ve ever experienced losing your cat or dog, or any type of pet, you know the agony involved in not being able to find a beloved member of your family. Now there’s help – GPS-Based Pet Tracking Systems.

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Fleet Tracking System Features Designed to Instantly Reduce Fuel Costs

Utilizing a GPS fleet tracking system can be one of the most cost effective means to manage and reduce fuel consumption. Companies surviving the Great Recession are realizing they can no longer ignore the built in inefficiencies within their operations. A GPS fleet tracking system can help the average fleet reduce fuel costs by up to 20%.

In today’s tough economic climate, profit margins are slim and companies must implement as many cost-saving initiatives as possible. In order to stay competitive, companies have to look very closely at every penny spent.

A fleet tracking system can provide an ROI in less than six months and immediately reduce fuel consumption, plus produce ecological benefits. Companies both large and small are utilizing them to create profitable, sustainable fleets.

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Americans Spending $50 More a Month on Gas in 2011 Than Last Year

According to data released last week by the Oil Price Information Service and the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, American households have year-to-date spent 8.4 percent of their income on gasoline. This is up from 6.7 percent of household income in 2010 and is on pace to surpass the 7.9 percent number in 2008.

The average household is spending $50 more per month on gasoline in 2011 than they did last year. Also, motorists are paying significantly more at the pump than ever before for this time of year.

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Man Finds GPS Tracking System Installed By Jealous Wife

After a businessman found a flashing device under the hood of his car, (which turned out to be a secret GPS tracking system installed by the man’s jealous wife) he immediately drove to the police station. Police decided to call in the bomb squad

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Stolen Construction Truck Recovered with GPS Tracking System

When Interwest Construction Inc. realized one of their trucks had been stolen, they immediately activated the company’s in-vehicle fleet GPS tracking system. Next thing you know, the chase was on.

According to Fleet Manager Kristal Wagner, “We had a truck stolen on Monday during the night. Tuesday morning, when the foreman was panicking & calling the sheriff, I used the the real-time GPS tracking device to pull up the vehicle’s exact location and gave the Sheriff the information. We recovered the truck within a couple of hours. Some small items that weren’t valuable were stolen from the truck, but the vehicle was not harmed at all!”

A car is stolen every 26 seconds in America, according to The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Nearly half of these stolen vehicles are never recovered, and are commonly scrapped for parts or smuggled to another country.

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Fleet Management Conference Focuses On Telematics

Take a look at some of the key discussion points:

Key acquisitions and investment in the fleet telematics market
The vital role of telematics in the future of commercial insurance
Harnessing the power of fuel management solutions
Get an inside view on the EV (electric vehicle) business case
How FMCSA rules are set to shape the industry
Leveraging vehicle generated data to develop next-gen commercial telematics services

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Gas Prices Predicted To Hit $4.50 Gallon

“We are at the highest fuel prices ever for this time of year, even though they have dropped a bit in recent weeks,” said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service. “I think we will see prices in 2012 that will break … records.”

A combination of growing global demand and rising U.S. fuel exports could send gasoline prices to record highs in 2012, according to industry analysts. Those factors have been pushing pump prices to historically high levels since the beginning of September, and the approaching holiday weekend is expected to present a painful roadside example by breaking the old record for late November — set in 2007 — by 10% or more nationally and in California.

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American Busted Giving Military Info and GPS Systems to Al-Qaida

Yesterday trial started for an American-Muslim man being accused of trying to sneak out of the US with restricted military documents, money and GPS systems in order to join al-Qaida.

Barry Walter Bujol Jr. was arrested in May 2010 after using fake identification to sneak into a Houston port and board a ship bound for the Middle East.

Bujol, who lives in Hempstead, about 50 miles northwest of Houston, was set to plead guilty in the case in October 2010, but he changed his mind and decided to go to trial. If convicted of the charges, attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and aggravated identity theft, he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

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Privacy Fears Rise As Supreme Court Considers Warrantless GPS Tracking

Today the Supreme Court began hearing a monumental case about warrantless GPS tracking – US v. Jones. The Obama administration is appealing a ruling that overturned a drug conviction because law enforcement agents installed a GPS tracking device on the suspect’s car and gathered detailed information for 30 days without first obtaining a search warrant. […]

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GPS Tracking Devices Used to Prevent Domestic Abuse in NY

The GPS tracking program means serial domestic abusers, men and women who have been convicted of domestic abuse on more than occasion, will be fitted with GPS tracking devices. The GPS tracking devices will automatically text their victims if the abuser gets too close.

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A Fleet Tracking System Can Improve Your Bottom Line

Fleet tracking can seriously improve your company’s bottom line. According to the white paper Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets, installing routing and vehicle fleet tracking system can significantly help achieve better fuel efficiency.

Companies using a GPS-based fleet tracking system experience lower gas consumption, equating to lower fuel costs, reduced maintenance costs, improved customer response time, lower emissions and reduced insurance costs, plus, increased employee productivity and efficiency.

Don’t just take our word for it, here is what Jason Mathers, project manager at the Environmental Defense Fund, recently told Contractor Magazine. “A GPS routing software is probably most useful for a truck that is out in the field and regularly calls in to find out about its next appointment. A dispatcher can send the trucks to the closest appointments. Also, drivers can use these to cut miles by navigating to their destination directly. A fleet tracking system can be used to track unnecessary idling, and also driving behaviors that increase fuel consumption (i.e. speeding). These can be helpful to any fleet. All are impacted by the human element in the driving equation.”

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GPS Tracking Without a Warrant – Supreme Court Set To Decide

On Tuesday, November 8, the Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments in a case The New York Times recently dubbed “the most important Fourth Amendment case in a decade.” The court’s ruling will have a far-reaching impact on society, and on law enforcement and warrantless GPS tracking practices.

The case, United States v. Jones, revolves around a few fundamental questions. Must police first obtain a warrant before placing a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car? Can police track someone’s movements for weeks or months at a time without any legal limitations or restrictions?

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GPS Inventor Wants To Make Warrantless GPS Tracking Illegal

The New York Times has called the upcoming US v. Jones case “the most important Fourth Amendment case in a decade.” The NY Times said, “the answer will bring Fourth Amendment law into the digital age, addressing how its 18th-century prohibition of “unreasonable searches and seizures” applies to a world in which people’s movements are continuously recorded by devices in their cars, pockets and purses, by toll plazas and by transit systems.

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