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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.
California is contemplating espousing building codes that would require all new residential buildings be EV capable as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to increase electric vehicle use. Builders won’t be required to install the actual charging stations, but the new codes would require running high-voltage wires through a wire conduit to the garage and appropriately upgrading the service […]
The White House Office of Management and Budget received notice from the Department of Transportation about a possible increase to the minimum insurance required for motor carriers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may also extend financial responsibility requirements to freight brokers and forwarders, passenger carrier brokers, and private motor carriers. FMCSA wants to implement […]
Next month, Car2Go will launch in an area of Brooklyn and customers should prepare to feed parking meters, although the company will secure off-street parking for customers in areas with a primarily metered spaces. Four hundred cars in a 36-square-mile zone, including most of northwest Brooklyn, will be available to customers beginning October 25. Customers can […]
Garmin has introduced a new GPS watch designed specifically with triathletes in mind. The Forerunner 930XT includes GPS tracking and navigation, but also monitors metrics for running, swimming, and biking that appear on the high-res display. Additionally, the watch is 18 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter with a hinged band designed for a more […]
New research suggest dolphins might use the Earth’s magnetic field as a kind of GPS device. A recent study by researchers in France uncovered evidence dolphins use magnetoreception. It’s likely the dolphins use this extra sense as a way to navigate the ocean. During the study, researchers used two barrels–one with magnetized blocks inside and one with […]
When iOS8 was released, customers rejoiced at the new anti-tracking feature that would make it more difficult for shops and malls to track phones as they scan for open WiFi connections. As it turns out, even though a phone in sleep mode will offer a fake MAC address (the ID used to track the phone), as […]
Three fishermen off the coast of Ecuador are likely feeling very grateful for their GPS device after their small boat was overtaken and attacked by robbers. After stealing the fishermen’s personal belongings and the boat’s motor, the robbers locked them in a storage compartment. The trio were able to break free and access the panic […]
New York may soon be on the list of states that use GPS tracking devices to monitor domestic abuse offenders. More than two dozen other states already have comprehensive tracking programs in place, although New York currently only allows tracking of parolees and sex offenders. Democrat Crystal Peoples-Stokes has sponsored a bill in New York’s […]
A suspected bank robber in San Diego was apprehended with the aid of a GPS tracking device. Around 1:45pm, a Wells Fargo Bank in Clairemont reported being robbed by a person in a black mask and sweatshirt and who simulated having a weapon. The robber demanded cash and fled with an unknown sum. He also fled with a […]
