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5 Reasons Why All Fleets Need Field Resource Management

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.

Houston Launches First Municipal Electric Fleet Vehicle Share

Houston is the first city in the nation to launch a program of this kind. Partnering with Zipcar, Houston will put 50 electric and hybrid vehicles on the road to promote the new EV green fleet sharing program. Despite being known for oil production, Houston’s Mayor Annise Parker is trying to give the city a […]

Husband Leaves GPS Tracking Device Behind With Note

In what will easily be one of the more unusual GPS Tracking stories of the year, a man in the UK dumped a GPS device on the side of the road along with a pleading note. The husband, who was being tracked by his wife, discovered she was following his movements with a tracking device […]

Clean Cities VICE Model Update Helps Fleet Managers

The U.S. Department of Energy has upgraded its Vehicle and Infrastructure Cash-Flow Evaluation tool, part of the Clean Cities program, allowing fleet managers to evaluate compressed natural gas refueling infrastructure as well as deployment of CNG vehicles. Users enter fleet-specific data like vehicle type, number of vehicles, and fuel use, and the VICE tool estimates […]

$50 Million for Clean Vehicle Technology from Department of Energy

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced the DOE’s $50 million pledge to aid in the development of fuel efficient technology. Sales of plug-in vehicles nearly doubled from 2012 to 2013, accounting for nearly 100,000 sales in 2013. Although that number is still less than one percent of car sales in America, a move toward fuel-efficient […]

FedEx Express Fleets Testing Nissan’s Battery Electric Van

The two companies announced recently FedEx Express will begin testing the Nissan e-NV200 in Washington, D.C.  FedEx and Nissan have done similar tests of the battery-electric cargo van in Brazil, Singapore, Japan, and the United Kingdom, but this will be the first real-world test in North America. Both companies are dedicated to reducing their environmental […]

Cell Phone Cheapest Tracking Option for Police

A study conducted by researchers Kevin Bankston and Ashkan Soltani and published in the Yale Law Journal assigned an actual dollar amount to the cost of tracking someone via cellphone and, by comparison, it’s astonishingly low. A five-car operation ready to follow a suspect in any direction runs about $275 an hour. To track that […]

Honey Bees Now Equipped With Tiny GPS Tracking Backpacks

In the first study of its kind, scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization are tracking the movements of honey bees by outfitting them with tiny GPS tracking backpacks. Scientists put the bees to sleep in a refrigerator before fitting them with their GPS tracking devices. CSIRO scientists and engineers have partnered with […]

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Including Electric Vehicles in Rental Fleet

The London-based branch of the rental car company will be the first in the UK to include electric vehicles in its rental fleet. Twenty Chevrolet Volts will be introduced to Enterprise locations in the Greater London area with charging facilities throughout. “[The Volt] offers an ideal blend of technological innovation and ease of use, with […]

Beluvv Puppy GPS Tracker Uses Bluetooth to Find Pet

Pet GPS Trackers are certainly nothing new to the market, but Beluvv offers an alternative to the usual GPS tracker. The Puppy Tracker attaches to a pup’s collar, is water resistant, and uses Bluetooth technology rather than GPS or cellular technology. Using only Bluetooth means a longer battery life and smaller overall size.  It also […]

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