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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.
District court judge, Katherine Forrest, ruled it does not violate fourth amendment rights to use GPS tracking on cabs to ensure customers aren’t overcharged. The same technology that lets riders pay with credit cards also tracks the beginning and end of every trip, location, and number of passengers. Last year, a taxi driver sued the […]
“MyStop” is a new program launched in South Bend, Indiana, using GPS devices to track school buses and allows parents to check on bus arrival times and routes using an app on either a smartphone or computer. For some students, this means waiting in the warmth of their home instead of out in the cold. […]
A recently introduced bill, the Federal Leadership Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act, would allow the USPS to use energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) to improve fleet efficiency. The USPS operates the nation’s largest civilian fleet and using ESPC’s to improve fleet efficiency would save nearly 150 million gallons of fuel a year. “The Postal Service […]
New York City has launched “Plow NYC,” an interactive GPS tracking system that tracks more than 1,700 salt spreaders and snow plows working tirelessly to clear streets in the five boroughs. Residents can input their address to track snow plows on their street in real time. Chief Shari Pardini of the Department of Sanitation says, […]
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 […]
São Paulo is looking to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through the improvement of the transportation system and is ready to launch a fleet of all electric buses. Ideally, the entire municipal bus fleet will use renewable fuels by 2018. In 2011, SPTrans began testing various technologies including sugarcane diesel and biodiesel, trolleybuses, and ethanol […]
Six Snow Leopards in India will be outfitted with GPS collars to track their behavior. The state wildlife department is hoping the study will provide valuable insight to better understanding these elusive cats. The leopards receiving the GPS tracking device live in the cold, northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh located in the Himalayas. The […]
Brazilian company, Nastek Tecnologia, is launching the Yon Bike Lamp, a bike taillight embedded with a GPS tracker. The tracker uses Telit’s GL865-Quad and connects to an app on both Android and iPhone allowing users access to riding statistics like time, distance, average speed, and calories burned. In addition to the GPS tracker, the light […]
“Avonte’s Law,” named after Avonte Oquendo, the 14-year-old boy who wandered away from school in October and was found dead in the East River in early January, would allot $10 million to pay for a GPS tracking device for every autistic child. The GPS device can be sewn into clothing, kept in a wallet, or […]
