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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.
Just weeks after introducing the electric E-Up, Volkswagen has announced plans to add a van version to its fleet that will use the same battery-powered drive train. Although the company is still researching, it’s confident there is a need for an electric commercial van fleet. “The E-Load Up makes sense for businesses operating in big […]
A new GPS system on airplanes will help improve hurricane forecasting and weather models. The new technique, called Geophysical Research Letters, was developed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Current systems use GPS satellite signals and GPS ground receivers that are unable to get measurements over the ocean or receivers attached to […]
After an attempted hacking of a Bengal tiger’s GPS collar last year, conservationists opened their eyes to a very real threat: cyberpoaching. Often limited by small budgets, and poachers as far as the other side of the world, conservationists are facing an uphill battle. Despite all the valuable information transmitted to scientists and conservationists by […]
The exotic Lamborghini Gallardo is joining the Los Angeles Police Department’s fleet of vehicles. However, commuters in LA shouldn’t expect to see the fancy—and fast—Italian sports car zipping along the freeway in hot pursuit of a suspect or pulling over drivers guilty of a California rolling stop. The new fleet vehicle, painted black and white […]
A legislative committee in Wisconsin has approved a bill outlawing the secret placement of a GPS device on a vehicle. The legality of secretly tracking a person’s movement has been a hot topic of debate around the country. Under the bill, secretly placing a GPS tracking device on a person’s vehicle or otherwise using a […]
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering requiring rideshare fleets to provide vehicles catering to the disabled. The change could come as early as September and would be a first in the rideshare industry. Rideshare companies are known as Transportation Network Companies because they put drivers and passengers in touch with each other and consider […]
kidsport GPS is the newest child tracking solution hitting the market. The waterproof sports band allows parents to keep track of their children using a cell phone, iPad, or computer. It was created by three Midwestern dads—Brian Sullivan, Eric Long, and Jason Hicks—after one of them had a frightening experience when his daughter went missing […]
Following in the footsteps of restaurants like Chipotle, Taco Bell is releasing an app with a GPS locator that will let customers order and pay using their cell phone. The app will target young Millennials. According to Jeff Jenkins, Taco Bell’s mobile leader, “For these kids, it’s not whether you have a smartphone; it’s which […]
MPG Car Rental in Los Angeles is the first all green fleet in the greater LA area offering hybrids, electric cars, and clean diesel vehicles. The vehicles cut rental costs by using less fuel and drivers make a smaller carbon footprint. The company offers a wide range of vehicles from large hybrid SUV’s to smaller […]
