When the 1966 Dodge Charger model was introduced by Chrysler, it was not a smashing hit with car muscle car enthusiast consumers. However, it’s second generation of the 1968 – 1970 models was a whole different story striking a very sweet spot with consumers who were seeking a muscular performer all wrapped up in a striking and fresh exterior.

Who can forget ‘Bullitt’ the big-screen 1968’s police drama? Its captivating car chase involved Steve McQueen in his 1968 GT Ford Mustang through the Asphalt Mountains of San Francisco on the tail of mobster hit men driving the 1968 black Dodge Charger R/T.

In a report through the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) showed that the clear favorite among car thieves was the Charger.

This study focuses on the Dodge Charger as well as its history of theft for over the previous 3 1/2 decades. Based on the ‘Hot Wheels Classics’ periodic report, since 1981, over 44,000 iconic sport sedans have been stolen. That averages over 1,300 a year and continues to climb since the return of the 2006 model year Charger. Read the rest of this entry »

GPS fleet tracking is a powerful tool that helps businesses to manage their fleet more effectively. With it, you can control labor, fuel, improve driver safety, streamline maintenance, and much more.

Finding ways to generate positive PR for your business is important too. A great way to start is to take on a green initiative. You can monitor idling, speeding, fleet maintenance, route efficiency and more to reduce your CO2 emissions by as much as 20 percent. This by itself would make the right type of headline for your business.

You can generate positive PR through GPS tracking by sharing the safety measures your business is taking and share your yearly accident rates showing how they are decreasing. This shows your business takes safety seriously which draws in positive community attention.

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A research team headed by scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) has made some pretty remarkable discoveries about pandas recently, thanks to the data they have collected regarding the habits of these gentle giants.

The team fitted five pandas with GPS tracking collars, monitored their daily behaviors and discovered that the routines of these animals were not typical. Typically, mammals fall into one of three categories regarding their activity levels:

1. Nocturnal – They are active only at night.
2. Diurnal – They are active during the day.
3. Crepuscular – They are active twice a day, at dawn and dusk.

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Geofencing, an ever-increasing well-known feature of workforce and location-based fleet management systems, is cropping up in its own right as an enabling technology. It is positioned to play an important role in new application development.

In their most basic sense, geofences are virtual perimeters on a map. It could be a circle, square, or another shape that is designed to suit a specific purpose. Much like a physical fence, geofences may be used for automatically monitoring and recording entry and exit of an area that is within the ‘fence’.

Events can be set in motion when a device approaches, enters or leaves a geofence by being able to leverage the location-aware capabilities of mobile computers, smartphones and other devices. New application possibilities using geofence alerts are opened up. Read the rest of this entry »

On his third day of what was supposed to be an 80-mile swim from Wisconsin to West Michigan across Lake Michigan, Chris Lechner began hearing a voice in his head telling him he was in trouble.

He began struggling with 6-foot waves during his last stretch of solo swimming which he started on Saturday, August 8. Only a quarter of a mile from shore, he began getting pulled by a riptide pulling him south of his planned destination.

He started to become paranoid once he realized that no matter how much he pushed and how hard, he was not getting any closer to shore. What he was doing, however, was swimming in circles.

He claimed he was beginning to lose his ability to make judgements and felt as if his mind was getting fuzzier regardless of how strong he felt.

Lechner called a friend for help using his satellite phone. The friend then alerted the Coast Guard which came and rescued Lechner around 11pm Monday close to Saugatuck Dunes State Park. Read the rest of this entry »