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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.
Executive fleet managers beware, you’ll be getting a lot of requests for the 2015 RS7. The next iteration of this supercar sports a 4.0L, V8 engine turning out 560 horsepower. It can go from zero to sixty in just 3.9 seconds, leaving the driver and his three passengers feeling like they’re taking off on a […]
This year, six drivers who operate fleet vehicles for Frito-Lay North America exceeded more than 3 million accident-free miles and 24 fleet drivers surpassed 2 million miles. Together, they are just a handful of the 106 drivers in Canada and the U.S to be recognized by the company for driving more than 1 million miles accident-free. Frito […]
Shift, a new Las Vegas-based transportation start-up, is ready to put its 100-strong Tesla fleet to work. The company has secured $13 million in funding, including $10 million from Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, to implement its own intelligent transit system. The all-electric fleet of vehicles, including Teslas, smart cars, shuttles, bikes, and on-call valets will be available […]
A GPS tracking device commonly used by car dealerships helped Pennsylvania police locate a kidnapping suspect. This past Sunday, a 22-year-old woman was seen being dragged into a Ford Taurus by the suspected kidnapper. Authorities used a GPS device, previously installed on the car by the dealership because of the owner’s poor credit, to track the […]
A Montreal fleet management company that manufactures systems for ready-mix concrete firms has solidified plans to open a U.S. headquarters in Oakland, Maine that will house up to 20 employees by the end of 2015. According to the president of Road King Technologies Inc, Harry Marks, the company has been working on a U.S. location […]
As San Diego struggles through a third year of a severe drought, the city has introduced its “Waste No Water” app. The app, available on both iPhone and Android phones, gives citizens the power to help conserve water by reporting waste and using the GPS Locator in the app to pinpoint where the water waste is happening. Some water […]
According to research done by Autoglass, 30% of drivers feel unsure about driverless cars and are concerned they might be dangerous. Of the 2,000 UK drivers in the survey, 67% said safety concerns are the number one reason they would be dissuaded from purchasing a driverless car at some point, and 54% said they would […]
Activists are using GPS tracking technology to survey illegal loggers in the Amazon. Amazon campaigners conducted an undercover operation to reveal the extent of illegal deforestation by loggers in the Amazon. Greenpeace Brazil handed their evidence over to local law enforcement who are expected to perform raids early Wednesday. Aerial and satellite images were also collected during the […]
Lamont Davis has been found guilty of firing a gun during an incident that left a five-year-old paralyzed, despite data from a GPS tracking device indicating he was at home when the shooting happened. The incident, which happened in 2009, stemmed from a fight between two people–one of them being Davis’s girlfriend and the mother of […]
