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FieldLogix Fleet Tracking System Wins TechAmerica High Tech Award

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FieldLogix, a San Diego company known for its innovative fleet tracking solutions, announced today that it has been named a 2011 TechAmerica High Tech Awards winner in the Outstanding Emerging Growth Category.

“We are honored to be selected as a winner for the 2011 TechAmerica High Tech Awards” said Yukon Palmer, CEO of FieldLogix. “This recognition validates the unique innovation of our system and its enormous potential.”

FieldLogix was recognized for the Outstanding Emerging Growth category, based on its innovation in the telematics industry and its proven ability to not only survive an economic recession, but even grow during it. “Because 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.”

Fleet Tracking System For Snow Vehicles Launched After Storm

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This morning the Dept. of Public Works in Prince George’s County, Maryland, rolled out a fleet tracking system pilot program for the city’s snow plows. The fleet tracking system was launched at a time when residents neeed it the most – after a big storm.

A huge storm pounded the Northeast this weekend. It dumped over 30 inches of wet, heavy snow that snapped power lines and trees, causing widespread power outages. Over 3 million people lost power throughout the Northeast, said the Wall St Journal.

Without a fleet tracking system, there is no way to verify a snow plow’s location. Until today, residents had no idea where the snow plows were or when they were going to show up in their neighborhood. Now residents can call in to the city fleet’s command center and find out when the next snow plow will be arriving. This feature is very useful, especially in times of a big storm.

Police Use Vehicle Tracking For Unlicensed Drivers

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A brand new type of vehicle tracking system was launched this month by the Indiana State Police (ISP) to help officers identify and locate drivers with invalid or suspended licenses. ISP said of the more than 4 million licensed drivers in Indiana, there are more than 222,000 suspended drivers and over 30,000 other drivers who have had their license to drive revoked for five to ten years or even for the rest of their life.

The vehicle tracking system is called a License Plate Reader. Indiana police began testing the tracking system in June 2011. The system needed a few tweaks during test mode, but Indiana police say the system can successfully read Indiana license plates.
ISP’s goal is to help prevent accidents similar to the one that killed a construction worker in early October. Police said Spencer Woods, 29, sped through a construction zone around, hitting a construction flagger who was directing traffic away from crews building a barrier on Interstate 465. Woods’ license was suspended at the time of the crash. He also had an eight-page driving record that showed several citations for driving without a license and without insurance.

FieldLogix Helps VanGuard Alarms Improve Dispatching

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Archived Routing Information – FieldLogix offers present-time and archival routing information so he knows where drivers have traveled and where they are heading. By combining location- and time-based information, he can easily track the exact number of hours to charge customers and verify employee hours worked. This helps with accurate billing, payroll, and fewer overtime hours.

Bailey said, “My guys travel quite frequently but FieldLogix gives me the exact time when an employee started a vehicle, when he arrived or left a job site, and when the vehicle was shut off. l know exactly how long the employee took at each site and how long they worked during the entire day.”

iPhone GPS Accuracy Gets HUGE Boost From Russia’s Satellite System

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Now that the iPhone will receive GPS data from 55 GPS satellites total, the iPhone GPS system is able to look at both satellite constellations at one time and leverage them to get much more accurate location data. This greatly increases the chance the phone will be able to find its precise location, zeroing in on where you are within a couple of dozen feet, instead of the vague light-blue circle encompassing several city blocks that many iPhone owners are used to.

Former Naval Officer Caught Stalking Woman With GPS Tracking

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Sentencing was delayed yesterday for a man who recently plead guilty to cyberstalking a woman in San Diego, CA.

According to court documents, the ex-Navy man, Michael Lutz, made hundreds of calls to a woman’s telephone and tracked her through GPS tracking technology after she made clear their relationship was over. He once chased the victim throughout a shopping mall, followed her into a women’s bathroom and climbed under a locked stall to confront her.

Lutz made hundreds of calls to the victim, tracked her with GPS tracking technology on her phone, and illegally downloaded a program onto her computer that allowed him to spy on her Internet use, according to prosecutors.

Alpine Materials Always See Employees’ Locations with FieldLogix

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Troy Suhr of Alpine Materials used to have a lot of problems managing his 14 delivery drivers. Every morning he would meticulously plan out his drivers’ routes, but his drivers would often make unscheduled stops or would take too long at deliveries, which would completely throw his plans off. So he decided to research fleet tracking systems, because he “needed more control” of his employees out in the field.

Troy said, “Customers waiting for a delivery would often call wondering when their materials were going to arrive. So I would have to track down the driver on my cell phone and try to figure out where he was and reassess when he would arrive at his next delivery. Then I would have to call the customer back. It really ate up a lot of my time.”

So Troy decided to take control of the situation and purchased FieldLogix+Nav for his entire fleet. Since then, FieldLogix has greatly improved his operations, customer service and driver safety. “It makes planning the day so much easier,” said Troy. “I like not having to worry about whether or not my employees have made it to a stop, are on the way to a stop, or have left a stop…. I have more peace of mind knowing my guys aren’t speeding or driving recklessly.”