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Fuel Efficient Driver Training by FieldLogix Fleet Tracking System

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FieldLogix, an industry leading fleet tracking system, launched an online Fuel Efficiency Driver Training Program this year. The program helps drivers recognize and change habits that waste fuel.

Even drivers with years behind the wheel can improve their skills and driving performance with a fuel efficient driver training program.

A few simple changes in driving techniques can produce sizable fuel savings of 5 percent or more, according to the EPA. Fleets that improve fuel economy by at least 5 percent through driver training and monitoring programs can save more than $1,200 per truck each year in fuel costs and eliminate 8 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions per truck each year.

Record High Holiday Gas Prices Expected As Oil Tops $100 Barrel

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Drivers will probably pay record-high gas prices during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday week.

The current national retail average price for a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline is $3.40. Today’s price 51 cents more expensive than one year ago.

Despite a lagging US economy and Europe on the verge of collapsing, oil prices surged past $100 a barrel yesterday. Experts are predicting this may drive gas prices higher in coming months. The last time crude oil settled at more than $100 per barrel was June 9.

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

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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.

Stolen Construction Truck Recovered with GPS Tracking System

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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.

Central Jersey Equipment Takes Control with FieldLogix

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When Jake Ackerman purchased Central Jersey Equipment, a John Deere dealership, the company had been in business for over 30 years and included several seasoned employees that were “too set in their ways.” At the time, Mr. Ackerman said managing his mobile employees and equipment was a daunting task and he “needed more control” so he decided to purchase FieldLogix’s GPS fleet tracking system.

Mr. Ackerman said, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure. FieldLogix’s tracking system has helped me to see which employees are the most effective and which ones are not. Now payroll is based on hours spent working, not just hours clocked in, so there’s real accountability. Not only are we saving money, but we can reward the drivers who are delivering the best results.”

Fleet Management Conference Focuses On Telematics

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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

Gas Prices Predicted To Hit $4.50 Gallon

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“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.

GPS Fleet Tracking System – Positive ROI in 18 Days – FieldLogix

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Upon installing the FieldLogix fleet tracking system, Carlos’ suspicions were immediately confirmed. By using the tracking system’s activity reports, he found that his “honor system” was being abused by his employees. By having an accurate way to measure daily work hours, his overtime costs dropped immediately.
In fact, his overtime costs dropped by more than 2 hours per man per day with no change in the workload. Based on Carlos’ calculations, he paid for the entire first year of the system within the first 18 days.

A Fleet Tracking System Can Improve Your Bottom Line

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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.”

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.”