GPS / Telematics

ROCHESTER, PA - A Pennsylvania man says the GPS in his company vehicle will prove he was going 57 mph in the 50 mph zone -- not exceeding the speed limit required for a ticket.

Tags: company vehicle, GPS, speeding

ATLANTA - According to a global study unveiled at the HTUF Conference this week, 71-percent of respondents believe technology will be one of the most important external forces impacting the industry in 2020.

Tags: fuel, GPS, Productivity, telematics, truck fleets

VISALIA, CA --- OnStar's Stolen Vehicle Slowdown (SVS) service helped police safely recover a 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe that had been carjacked at gunpoint Oct. 18 in Visalia, Calif. This is the first time that SVS has been activated to help a subscriber in a carjacking situation, General Motors and OnStar said.

Tags: car theft, GM, GPS, OnStar, telematics

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

PALOS VERDES, CA – Fleet vehicles, trailers, construction equipment and mobile workers account for about 3.6 million GPS and wireless devices used in the U.S., according to a study by C.J. Driscoll & Associates.

Tags: C.J. Driscoll & Associates, GPS, mobile resource management, MRM, study, wireless services

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

SAN DIEGO – With the new mapping capability, fleet managers log in to a secure Web site and observe vehicles on a street map, a satellite map, or a combination hybrid map.

Tags: diagnostic monitoring, GPS, Networkfleet, satellite mapping, tracking

WINDHAM, VT – Vermont State Police said the two men tried to use a GPS to reach a vacation home in Windham, but GPS directions led each of them onto a series of remote back roads where both vehicles became stuck on a snowmobile trail.

Tags: directions, global positioning system, GPS, hazard, Vermont State Police

ALISO VIEJO, CA --- Networks In Motion (NIM), a wireless navigation and location-based services company, announced it is partnering with INRIX, a provider of traffic information, to enhance NIM's AtlasBook Navigator application for mobile devices.

Tags: GPS, INRIX, INRIX Total Fusion Traffic , Networks In Motion , NIM's AtlasBook Navigator

SUNNYVALE, CA – The TeleNav Vehicle Tracker offers companies a method for monitoring and managing fleet operations.

Tags: AT&T Inc., GPS, TeleNav Vehicle Tracker

WHEAT RIDGE, CO – ARC Wireless Solutions has recently updated its range of combo GPS/cellular vehicle antennas that can track vehicles in the most remote areas.

Tags: ARC Wireless Solutions, cellular antenna, GPS

BRYCE CANYON, UT – A GPS device led a convoy of tourists astray, finally stranding them on the edge of a sheer cliff, according to the Associated Press.

Tags: GPS, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

LONDON – In the UK, 300,000 car crashes have been caused by GPS and 1.5 million drivers have swerved through traffic using the system, according to a recent survey.

Tags: accidents, GPS, UK

BEACHWOOD, OH – SageQuest LLC, a provider of GPS fleet tracking and management solutions, closed a $3.72 million Series D funding round last month.

Tags: funding round, GPS, SageQuest LLC

ATLANTA – Atlanta-based EarthSearch Communications International Inc. showcased its new radio frequency identification (RFID)-integrated technology at the 2008 NAFA I&E.

Tags: EarthSearch Communications, GPS, RFID

SAN MARTIN, CA – The Millennium Plus GPS Fleet Management System enables fleet managers to track vehicles from any computer that has Internet access or a phone line.

Tags: GPS, graphs, Millennium Plus

MANHATTAN, NY - More fleets are using GPS tracking units — devices that use the Global Positioning System to determine the exact location of a vehicle, person, or other equipment asset and record its location at given intervals — to stop wasting, according to foxbusiness.com.

Tags: fuel, global positioning system, GPS

SAN DIEGO – Vehiclepath has made GPS fleet tracking available to handheld devices like a PDA or cell phone with browser capabilities. This new feature allows fleet managers to view their fleets from the road.

Tags: GPS, tracking, vehicle location, Vehiclepath

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA – Safefreight Technology has made SmartFleet Manager version five (V.5) live to their customers.

Tags: SmartFleet Manager V.5, GPS, Safefreight Technology

BOSTON – FleetMatics has released their new updated software. This release features enhanced Web-based reporting capabilities and a comprehensive “dashboard.”

Tags: FleetMatics, GPS

DEER PARK, NY– According to a recent study by the Aberdeen Group, the implementation of a GPS system provides an average 13.2 percent reduction in fuel costs.

Tags: Aberdeen Group, GPS, tracking

SAN ANTONIO – E.J. Ward, Inc. a provider in fleet asset management, has selected NovaTracker’s GPS/wireless real-time GPS unit which will soon be installed in thousands of government and commercial fleets.

Tags: E.J. Ward, fleet asset management, GPS, NovaTracker MAYA , NovaTracker’s GPS

PRINCETON, N.J. – ALK Technologies, Inc., a developer of GPS navigation, routing, mileage, and mapping software for businesses and consumers, has launched CoPilot Live 11, a full-featured trip-planning and GPS navigation system for Windows laptops.

Tags: ALK Technologies, GPS

DEER PARK, N.Y.– Vehicle Tracking Solutions (VTS), a Long Island-based GPS fleet management provider, has added a government contract service component to its existing company operation.

Tags: GPS, Vehicle Tracking Solutions