“I don’t know what’s going on, but something ain’t right. Somebody is doing something wrong,” Washington, D.C. resident Gerald Honesty said.
Honesty’s right. He’s making a comment about a two-person Washington, D.C. ambulance crew. The crew allegedly avoided 911 calls on the job (one had previously been disciplined for sleeping on the job).
GPS tracking units save companies hundreds of thousands of dollars every year. Still, one major issue that employers have to deal with is employees’ privacy concerns.
One of our first customers recently wrote to tell us how happy he is with his Vehiclepath GPS fleet tracking units, claiming his productivity and efficiency are both “significantly better”.
“Vehiclepath GPS tracking has led to lower costs, higher productivity, and much more streamlined back office operations,” he said.
With some analysts predicting $200 barrels of oil by 2010, fuel theft rates are rising as quickly as per gallon prices. More than ever before, fuel is a tempting and profitable target for thieves.
Tanker truck drivers in third world countries can change their life, feeding an entire family for more than a year, by siphoning a load of fuel and reselling it. That’s just one tanker load!
A female elephant and her group in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park are being monitored with GPS tracking devices to make sure they’re steering clear of people. In Mozambique, elephants regularly meet humans as they graze or search for water.
The Mozambican government recently authorized the army to shoot “problem animals” after the number of people killed by crocodiles, elephants and lions increased. South African veterinarians and animal rights groups collaborated to think up the GPS tracking system to keep animals from getting shot.
Trucking companies are having to deal with two big problems these days:
1. High gas costs
2. Gasoline theft
According to the Arizona Republic, thieves are stealing hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel from big tractor-trailer trucks. Diesel currently averages $4.71 nationally, about 70 cents more per gallon than regular unleaded gasoline, according to the Energy Information Administration.
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