The 2015 Fleet Safety Conference was held last week in Schaumburg, Illinois and Chad Fay was named the winner of the annual Fleet Safety Award for 2015. Fay serves as director of Fleet Operations for the NPL Construction Company and won the award due to his proactive effort to implement innovative changes and improvements to […]
Today marks our 13th year of operations. It is amazing to think back and realize that FieldLogix was just as a 20 page class project over a decade ago. It has since evolved to become a provider of an incredible product that has a loyal customer base. We have also attracted many talented people, who have each grown as […]
The United States Postal Service is gearing up to replace as many as 180,000 vehicles in it’s aged fleet, and the contract could potentially be worth billions to the automaker who secures it. Each new fleet vehicle will cost in the range of $25,000 to $35,00, meaning an overall contract worth $4.5 to $6.3 billion. […]
A Motorola study concluded that companies save an average of $5,484 per employee per year by utilizing fleet tracking technology. The savings was mainly attributed to an increase in mobile workforce productivity and enabling enterprises to become more efficient via a reduction in annual labor and fuel operating costs. GPS vehicle tracking systems can help […]
Before the crash last week, AirAsia was upgrading the tracking on its short-haul jets but hadn’t updated the fallen plane. AirAsia is one of a handful of companies that has been using a dedicated fleet tracking service during a time when the airline industry as a whole is pushing for comprehensive tracking of planes during flight. Earlier […]
In a bid to keep up with technology and companies like Uber and Lyft, Little Rock Yellow Cab has launched a mobile app. The app, “Taxi Hail,” is similar to Uber’s app and gives customers the power to request a cab, bypassing the call center. Taxi Hail provides customers with the car make, color, and […]
A 32-year-old Indian man and his 22-year-old business partner are upping the ante for cab services and passenger security. Their start-up venture, Taxi on Mobile, has an alcohol detection tester, allowing passengers to test the cab drivers alcohol level prior to the ride. The new service also uses GPS tracking systems and cab surveillance centers, […]
The delicious doughnut company is looking to improve safety and cut insurance costs by installing dash cameras in all the vehicles in its van fleet. The cameras will be installed in 50 light commercial vehicles and add additional visibility and control. Krispy Kreme wanted to add the cameras to compliment its current telematics system, which monitors speed, […]
By the fourth quarter of 2013, there were 4 million fleet management systems in commercial vehicle fleets. That number is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 15.3 percent, putting 12 million systems in fleet vehicles come 2018. In Latin America, the number of systems will increase from 1.9 million to 3.9 million during the […]
A recent survey conducted by Atomik Research found 68% of fleet drivers feel totally comfortable with telematics systems in their company vehicles, suggesting “Big Brother” concerns are on the decline as fleet GPS tracking systems become more common. The survey polled 2,o32 UK employees whose job includes driving. Although the majority are comfortable having a tracking […]
Caltrans is reportedly spending a cool $2.5 million to give its fleet a high-tech boost. According to the Sacramento Bee, California’s transportation agency will install GPS tracking devices on all 7,500 fleet vehicles including trucks, snow plows, and sedans. The devices will track which employee is driving, their speed, where they are traveling, and how […]
San Diego-based fleet management company, Omnitracs, is relocating its headquarters to Dallas. The company announced this week is will create 450 new jobs and invest $10 million in Dallas, TX. The company will move early 2015, but will keep locations in Baltimore and San Diego. Active Network, another San Diego-based company, announced plans earlier this […]
Ten New Jersey Transit employees, including three who were fired, have been disciplined after GPS tracking discovered fraud, abuse, and waste. NJ Transit has outfitted 480 vehicles with GPS systems. NJ Transit spokesman, John Durso Jr., says of the measure, “This was a proactive, cost-savings initiative taken by NJ Transit,” and confirmed the disciplinary action […]
Bandera City Council unanimously approved installing GPS tracking systems in every vehicle in the city’s fleet. The idea first arose last year and was quickly shutdown by council members concerned the tracking systems were glorified spy tools. However, the suggestion was revisited and council member Jim Hannah calls it “a good analysis tool” that protects […]
In the coming weeks, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will announce whether or not it will mandate peer communication and tracking systems in all new vehicles. The technology would enable vehicle-to-vehicle communication on the road and “provide warnings to drivers in as much as 76 percent of potential multi-vehicle collisions,” according to the Government […]
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Bloodhound K9 Tracking Unit will now be utilizing two customized GPS canine vests donated by Universal Surveillance Systems LLC. Each vest is equipped with GPS that tracks the canines every moment during training and suspect apprehensions while also recording and transmitting audio and video. The cameras can record up […]
UPS has announced an early rollout of ORION, On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation, its route optimization software that was first prototyped in 2008. The advanced software merges map data with customer delivery requests to provide optimized driving instructions that reduce the number of miles driven while still meeting service and shipping requirements. As soon as […]
RLH Fire Protection designs, installs, inspects and repairs fire suppression systems throughout California. They operate a fleet of 50 vehicles throughout their regional offices in Bakersfield, Pleasanton, and San Francisco. RLH purchased FieldLogix back in 2010 because they had concerns about inaccurate time sheets, leading to excessive labor costs, as well as challenges in supervising […]
