Believe it or not automobiles capable of human trasport have been around for over 200 years now! Since the advent of the automobile, engineers and designers have been focusing on ensuring our comfort and safety mostly be implementing automation and greater efficiency technologies such as automatic door locks, check engine light, self-parking, seat belt reminders, [...]
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Drive fast if you have gas money to burn!
February 5, 2013 – 11:00 am
Intuitively, you know that the faster you drive, the more gas you burn, but do you often wonder about about what that trade-off really is? Recently, three engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have calculated the answer to this question. For example, if you drive 60 mph on your next trip, [...]
Fleet Telematics: Balancing Comercial and Environmental Concerns
February 1, 2013 – 3:49 pm
Clean Cities, a Department of Energy initiative that started 20 years ago, is made up of a number of regional coalitions that work with public and private fleets to help ease the transition to alternative fuels. Clean Cities also helps fleets that aren’t ready to make the switch to alternative fuels by offering information on emerging [...]
Carriers Continue to be Conservative in Replacing Fleet Equipment
January 31, 2013 – 5:15 pm
According to the 4th Quarter 2012 Business Expectations Survey, carriers will continue to be very conservative in replacing their fleet equipment over the next year. There is an increase in carriers planning to acquire 11% to 25% of their tractor fleets, 60% of the smaller carriers and 45% of larger carriers indicated they were going [...]
Environmentally Friendly Double-deckers Hit Streets of Preston
January 30, 2013 – 11:00 am
Hybrid double-decker buses will hit the streets of Preston, UK in January 2013. Bob Dunn, managing director of operator Preston Bus, said the new acquisitions were the 11th hybrid vehicles to join its fleet. Mr. Dunn acknowledged that they were able to reduce their fuel bill by 25%, which more than justified doing it. Last September Mr Dunn [...]
McDonald’s Trucks Go Green With Recycled Frier Oil
January 29, 2013 – 11:00 am
As of December 2012, McDonald’s delivery trucks in United Arab Emirates have reached a significant milestone; they have driven 800,000 miles on recycled cooking oil! 100 percent of the used oil from the UAE’s McDonalds restaurants is turned back into biofuel, through biodiesel producer Neutral Fuels. The UAE, however, is not the only country McDonalds [...]
GPS Tracking On Guns!
January 28, 2013 – 11:50 am
There has been much debate in recent weeks regarding guns, and a Chicago alderman is taking the debate to a new level! Alderman Willie Cochran, who is also a former police officer, is asking the City Council for a hearing to discuss a unique gun control measure. He is asking to consider installing GPS Tracking [...]
Carrier Corporation Uses Green GPS Tracking to Save Fuel
December 18, 2012 – 11:00 am
Carrier Corporation, a global leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30% since 2006. According to Carrier, “this is the equivalent of taking more than 3,000 cars from the road. In addition, greening our fleet has generated over $1 million in fuel savings since 2008.” [...]
Buy GPS Now, Pay Later with Section 179
December 13, 2012 – 11:00 am
There are just a few more weeks left to take advantage for Section 179. Section 179 is a tax deduction offered for business equipment and software purchased by the end of 2012. If your company has been considering implementing a Green GPS tracking system into your fleet vehicles, why not buy today and pay next [...]
TSA Employee Busted for Stealing in GPS Sting
December 11, 2012 – 11:00 am
When a person loses or forgets to collect his/her personal item(s) at an airport security checkpoint, TSA Agents are supposed to try to locate the owner or set the left behind article for the traveler to return and collect later. Some TSA Agents, however, have chosen other action. To test TSA Agents’ honesty at ten [...]
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