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Fleet management systems have been around a while and have become so complex that it has evolved into Field Resource Management. This article explores 5 reasons why all fleets need at least a basic Field Resource Management system.
Toyota’s hydrogen fuel cell car, Mirai, which means future in Japanese, will launch in the UK next autumn and Japan next month. It promises 300 miles on just one tank of hydrogen and can be refueled in a quick five minutes. President and CEO of Toyota, Akio Toyoda said, “Our fuel cell vehicle runs on […]
California’s vehicle fleet has been ranked 18th greenest fleet among North American public sector fleets. It’s the third consecutive year in a row the state’s fleet has received such an honor. Last year, the fleet ranked 12th, and in 2012 it ranked 16th. The announcement was made during the yearly North American Green Fleet Forum in […]
Thomas Beatie, who was born female but underwent a partial sex change, rose to fame in 2007 after becoming pregnant through artificial insemination. Beatie has been arrested and charged with felony stalking for using a GPS tracking device to stalk his ex-wife, Nancy Beatie. The tracking device was discovered after a public safety officer helped […]
Honda has announced the March 2016 release of its hydrogen-powered car called the FCV. The FCV is comparable to Toyota’s hydrogen car, emitting only water vapor, going 300 miles on one tank, and refueling in as little as 3 to 5 minutes. Honda’s new vehicle also has an external power feeder, meaning in an emergency […]
Soon, cellphones will be able to do more than use GPS tracking to show a person’s physical location, they will be able to tell what floor of a building a person is on. The spread of barometric-pressure sensors in phones, like Apple’s iPhone 6 and a handful of Android devices, are largely to thank for the […]
A Massachusetts man has been indicted for using a GPS tracking device as a tool to arrange a violent attack on his estranged wife and her lover. Hubert Hartley was upset and angry after his wife left him for her new boyfriend and took their children with her. Hartley had threatened to kill her or to have […]
The Air Force is testing its first all-electric vehicle fleet at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in California. The 42-vehicle fleet consists entirely of plug-in electric vehicles and came about thanks to a partnership between state, federal, and private energy organizations. The Department of Defense is also using this opportunity to showcase budding vehicle-to-grid […]
Arccos, a Stamford-based company, is marketing what it claims is the first real-time GPS system for golf. Sal Syed, CEO of Arccos, believes this stat-tracking system can answer golfers’ immediate questions, such as what club should be used next or how far their last shot went. “We offer a true analytics package, and understand that we […]
Frito-Lay, in a partnership with parent company PepsiCo, has embraced an alternative fuel fleet that includes both propane-powered and electric vehicles. The vehicles, which can be seen cruising around Ohio, have had a positive impact on how people see alternative-fuel fleet vehicles and fleet sustainability. Fleet manager for the company’s mid-America region, Glenn Reynolds, explained how ““In […]
