Posts By: JC Strodula

$5 a Gallon Gas Coming Soon?

Gas prices have never been higher this time of the year in the U.S.

Gas prices increased 13¢ per gallon in the past week, and increased 29 cents in the last month. That means gas prices are rising 1- 2¢ per day.

West Coast Gas Prices Up 54 Cents This Year

In 12 California cities, the average price of gas has already surpassed $4.25.

Pacific Coast states have seen an average increase of 54 cents per gallon since the start of the year, while prices in Mountain West states have increased by only 16 cents during the same period, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report.

Gas Prices Up 29 Cents in One Month

Gas prices are up over 11% for the year and have now increased for 32 consecutive days. Today’s retail gas price is 13 cents more expensive than one week ago.

Cell Phone Tracking System Approved By Fort Worth City Council

The City Council of Fort Worth, TX has authorized the Police Department to purchase a portable system to track cellphones.

The new tracking system will “exponentially increase the ability” of police to “combat criminal activity.” Council members agreed to spend $184,000 for the new cell phone tracking system, reported the Star-Telegram.

Law enforcement wants to install the new tracking system because of Supreme Court’s recent decision about warrantless GPS tracking.

FBI Disables 3,000 GPS Tracking Devices

Due to the Supreme Court’s recent decision in U.S. v. Jones, the FBI has disabled about 3,000 GPS tracking devices it was using to keep track of suspects’ locations,

GPS Tracking Devices Uncover Corruption at Sewerage Authority

GPS Tracking Devices Used to Uncover Corruption at Sewerage Authority & Locate More Than $100,000 in Stolen Public Resources…City Employees Busted Stealing $100,000 of Equipment & Running Side Jobs

This week more than $100,000 in stolen public resources has been uncovered in Cinnaminson, NJ, and five full-time city employees, including the Cinnaminson Sewerage Authority’s top two employees, have been arrested on theft and corruption charges.

Lead & Call Tracking System For Dentists Launched by IDA

A new lead and call tracking system was launched this week by Internet Dental Alliance, Inc. (IDA). The system can help U.S. dentists monitor, analyze and improve their sales processes.

Monitoring and improving the sales process is an ongoing task for many businesses. IDA’s new tracking system can help dentists to get more bang for the buck out of their marketing campaigns.

The system was designed to help you to identify what marketing campaigns are working, and which ones aren’t. That way do you don’t waste money on ineffective campaigns.

Dentists can now see all of the new patient marketing leads generated by their dental websites and dental directory listings, view details about new patient requests, listen to recordings of actual new patient calls, and graphically analyze the data to fine-tune their dental marketing campaigns.

BBB: 4 Questions to Ask a GPS Fleet Tracking Provider

Considering the proliferation of GPS tracking technology, many business are being solicited by dozens of GPS fleet management providers.

There are a lot of choices and it can be overwhelming.

You really want to make sure that you’re getting all the fleet tracking features you need, but aren’t overpaying for things that you’re never going to use.