GPS / Telematics

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO - The Association of Equipment Management Professionals (AEMP) has been working with OEMs to write the telematics data standard. Participating OEMs could begin supporting delivery of data using the standard format by October 2010.

Tags: AEMP, Telematics

WASHINGTON - The agency's newly deployed mobile resource management system is designed to manage remote fleets in real time, reduce operating costs, and enhance the safety and security of assets.

Tags: Department of Homeland Security, FMS, mobile resource management

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma has awarded a statewide service contract for 1,100 existing devices, GPS tracking devices, GPS tracking devices with remote diagnostics capabilities, and special use GPS tracking devices for trailers and other asset tracking purposes.

Tags: contract, GPS, GPS Insight, Oklahoma

NORWALK, CT - Several government agencies in Arizona, New York, and Canada have added WebTech Wireless location-based services (LBS) to their fleets.

Tags: Arizona, Canada, New York, WebTech Wireless

BOSTON - The City of Lowell's proposal to install GPS devices in police vehicles has been rejected by the police union.

Tags: City of Lowell, GPS, police union

CHICAGO - The United States Postal Service has selected NAVTEQ map data for use within the geospatial component of its eFMS (Electronic Facilities Management System) application.

Tags: mapping, NAVTEQ, USPS

BROOKSVILLE, FL - Deemed as an "ethical" rather than "criminal" violation, former Hernando County Fleet Director Jack Stepongzi will face no criminal charges for his role in taking "commission" money from a government vending contract.

Tags: Hernando County, kickback scheme

FORT WAYNE, IN - The trackers will be used in fleet vehicles, not take-home cars, and will be spread among vehicles used by departments reporting to the commissioners.

Tags: Allen County, GPS

KINGSTON, NY - Ulster County has been awarded a $481,000 state Department of State efficiency grant to fit the county fleet of approximately 450 vehicles with global positioning devices.

Tags: GPS, grant, Ulster County

BROOKSVILLE, FL - Jack Stepongzi, fleet manager for Hernando County, resigned Oct. 30 after county officials learned he had been receiving payments from a county vendor.

Tags: county audit, county vendor, Hernando County, kickback scheme

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - A new EU project, SARTRE, is being launched to develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways.

Tags: SARTRE, Telematics

ARLINGTON, VA - The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) recently sought out the impact of cell phone laws in changing patterns of driver cell phone use in New York, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia.

Tags: cell phone ban, Connecticut, distraction, District of Columbia, driver safety, IIHS, Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, New York

ALBANY, NY - Gov. David Paterson recently proposed penalties including jail time and confiscation of trucks to come down on drivers who use GPS to take more hazardous routes and end up striking bridges.

Tags: GPS, New York, truck drivers, vehicle accidents

RIVERSIDE, CA - Criticized in a recent audit for lax oversight of take-home cars and other inefficiencies, Riverside County is seeking funds to outfit its vehicles with GPS tracking devices.

Tags: fleet efficiency, GPS, Riverside County

COLUMBIA, MO – The County expects to save money on fuel and resources by tracking vehicles and reducing overlap in activity, reported the Columbia Tribune.

Tags: Boone County, efficiency, fleet operations, GPS, Productivity, public works

SAN DIEGO – Networkfleet, Inc. announced the soon-to-be available Networkfleet 4200, a low-cost GPS vehicle tracking system for commercial and government fleets.

Tags: GPS, Networkfleet, Inc. , tracking

DALLAS – Dallas County is almost done installing GPS tracking devices in all take-home county vehicles to prevent employees from misusing their take-home vehicles, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Tags: Dallas County, GPS, personal use, take-home vehicles, tracking

MERIDEN, CT – The Meriden Police Department recently installed the IdleRight fuel saver system, a new fuel reduction system to help make its fleet greener, according to the Record-Journal.

Tags: fuel consumption, fuel savings, IdleRight fuel saver system, Meriden Police Department

SAN FRANCISCO – The software used by the City Administrator's Office, which oversees approximately much of the city fleet, is incapable of tracking or reporting mileage, reported the San Francisco Examiner.

Tags: city fleet, GPS, mileage, Mileage Reporting, San Francisco, tracking

LENEXA, KS – The SMART 800+ is the newest addition to Kustom Signals' line of portable, self-contained speed trailers.

Tags: Kustom Signals, SMART 800+, speeding, speeding violation, violator alert

DEER PARK, NY – Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS) has opened two franchised locations in St. Paul, Minn. and Albuquerque, N.M. Vehicle Tracking Solutions currently has locations in nine major markets across the U.S.

Tags: Automatic Vehicle Location, AVL, GPS, tracking, Vehicle Tracking Solutions , VTS

CHANTILLY, VA – The Web-based fleet management system is being used to manage over 350 assets owned by WWCC, in addition to tracking maintenance and producing work orders.

Tags: campus fleet, campus vehicles, college, Motor Pool, vehicle maintenance, Walla Walla Community College, WWCC

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO – The AEMP Technology Committee has been working to provide fleet managers an easier, more efficient method to access basic fleet information from multiple OEMs and integrate telematics systems data into business management software.

Tags: AEMP, Association of Equipment Management Professionals, OEMs, Original Equipment Manufacturers, technology summit, Telematics

GLENVIEW, IL - Navman Wireless North America announced an upgrade to its OnlineAVL2 vehicle tracking and logistics system that aids managers of larger service fleets in cutting costs and increasing productivity.

Tags: GPS, Navman Wireless, real-time vehicle tracking solutions