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Given California’s economic and ecological climate, more efficient transportation systems are vital to the wellbeing of the state’s residents.
Currently, there is a gas tax in place that is intended to provide aid for improving infrastructure; however, the tax is outdated. And many Californians are driving more fuel-efficient vehicles, like electric and hybrid cars. While those fuel-efficient vehicles are great for the environment, they still cause wear-and-tear on the state’s roadways. Since these cars are using less gas, less money is being collected via the gas tax, which means less funding for roadway repair.
The solution? The California Road Charge Pilot Program. Read the rest of this entry »
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How to Prevent Equipment Theft
1 Aug 2016Equipment theft is becoming a big problem for construction businesses these days. Heavy equipment makes attractive targets for a variety of reasons, the number one reason being ease of access. These are a few things you can do as a business owner to take control of your equipment and deter those who would be thieves.
Secure Your Worksites with a Perimeter Fence
Most crimes of thefts are matter of convenience. The more inconvenient you make it for thieves to get into and off of worksite property the less likely you are to be an attractive target for them. That being said, a fence along is not always discouragement enough.
Keep Worksites Well Lit During the Night
In fact, consider installing motion activated lighting and cameras in dark corners of any worksite. Most thieves don’t want to be in the light and will think twice before venturing in if there are cameras. Prevention is always the best cure and these types of action are generally effective for preventing thieves from coming onto your property. Read the rest of this entry »
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Following an increase in thefts on the Australian coast, police are advising boat owners to protect their watercrafts by installing GPS tracking devices on them.
Thieves made off with four boats on the Bellarine Peninsula in towns including St. Leonards, Queenscliff and Portarlington.
Grant Langmaid, Bellarine sergeant, said the thefts appeared to be random and police were not sure if any of them were linked.
He said the increase was significant and they didn’t know if there was a pattern or organization running it. He said the thefts occurred all over the peninsula on both the north and south side.
Occurrences include the daylight theft of an Extreme 570 game King fishing boat, Ford Ranger and silver Easytow trailer which was parked in a front yard in St. Leonards on June 12 during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
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How to Combat Construction Equipment Theft
27 Jul 2016According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, up to one billion dollars worth of construction equipment and tools (forklifts, backhoes, generators, etc.) are stolen every year in the United States, with an estimated 90% of the thefts occurring at work sites. Between 1995 and 2001, this type of theft increased by 64%. This statistics prove that the theft of construction equipment is a national epidemic.
Tips for Reducing Construction Equipment Theft
Fortunately, there are several tactics that can be put into place to reduce theft. If you are a foreman, own a construction business, or work in the construction industry in any way, the following tips can help you minimize the potential theft of your construction equipment and tools: Read the rest of this entry »
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WA’s Carnaby’s cockatoos’ movements are now being tracked through new technology ever since there was a 50 percent decline of the bird’s population over the past 50 years.
A team from Life Sciences and Murdoch University’s School of Veterinary are involved in the Black Cockatoo Ecology Project to halt this decline.
Injured wild Carnaby’s cockatoos are being tagged by researchers and are brought back to the Perth Zoo later to be rehabilitated.
Although threatened species have always been tagged, the technology that helps researchers determine the movements and activities of the species is something new. This offers researchers a better understanding of which habitats is the best. Read the rest of this entry »
