Philadelphia Cabs Strike Against GPS Monitoring
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia cabs went on strike May 16 to protest the use of GPS units to track passenger movements and issue speeding tickets to cabbies.
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia cabs went on strike May 16 to protest the use of GPS units to track passenger movements and issue speeding tickets to cabbies.
DENVER – Authorities in Gainesville recovered $1.5 million in artwork and furniture that went missing in April when a driver hired to haul the goods from Boca Raton to New York City allegedly absconded with the loot.
OTTAWA, ON – Netistix Technologies, a leading company in fleet vehicle telematics, has announced that Frank Maw, former president of Motorola Canada Limited, has joined the company's board of directors and has been appointed chairman.
DENVER – CARTASITE, a provider of remote monitoring solutions for fleet management, has achieved recognition as a Microsoft Certified Partner, with an ISV/Software Solutions Competency.
SPARKS, MD – PHH Onboard, a new telematics-powered service designed to help vehicle fleets reduce costs and increase safety, has been named as a finalist in the “Best New Product or Service” category by The American Business Awards, also known as the “Stevie” Awards.
DULLES, VA – Agile Access Control, Inc., creators of the Web-based FleetCommander fleet and motor pool software, announced an agreement with Netistix Technologies to market and integrate with the Netistix FleetPulse vehicle telematics product line.
HOOKSETT, N.H. — Merchants Leasing, a provider of nationwide total fleet solutions to meet commercial and government leasing needs, announced that Cathy Boyd, purchasing agent for the municipality of Penn Hills, Pa., is the winner of a Garmin Street Pilot GPS. The survey drawing is part of the Merchants Leasing FLEET Optimized campaign that introduces businesses to its No Risk closed-end lease option and its customized fleet solution.
DETROIT – In just over six months since its introduction, OnStar's Vehicle Diagnostics service has achieved more than 1 million subscribers.
SAN DIEGO – Networkcar now offers the DataConnect service for its Networkfleet wireless vehicle management system. This new service enables sharing of Networkfleet vehicle and GPS data with a third-party application in near real-time.
PHILADELPHIA – On Apr. 10, Philadelphia taxi drivers demonstrated for more than three hours against changes being imposed by the state-controlled Philadelphia Parking Authority, which assumed regulatory control of the city's 1,600 taxis a year ago. Drivers say the Parking Authority will make it even harder for them to make a living.
CRACKPOT, UK – In England, drivers have almost driven off a 100-foot cliff because of GPS guidance.
HAMILTON, BERMUDA – A grace period for taxi drivers who have not yet installed new high-tech equipment into their taxis will soon end.
OTTAWA, CANADA – Netistix Technologies, a vehicle telematics company, announced Release 3.0 of its FleetPulse fleet management product. The new release contributes to its national product deployment and distribution deals announced earlier this year.
SAN DIEGO – DriveCam, Inc., a company specializing in knowledge-based systems that improve driving behavior, has awarded a distributorship to Integrity Parking Systems LLC dba Integrity Group U.S. of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Integrity Group U.S. will concentrate its sales efforts of the DriveCam system to fleet operators in airports, the parking industry, healthcare facilities, hotels, car rental agencies, and universities.
FREMONT, CA – @Road, Inc. has entered into a strategic agreement with Eaton Corporation's Vehicle Solutions business unit.
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