Just because the temperature is rising, that doesn’t mean the amount spent on fuel has to increase as well. Driver habits directly affect the fuel economy of their vehicle.

There are many ways drivers can increase fleet fuel economy during the hottest months of the year. We have 14 of the hottest tips for fleet managers for increasing fuel economy:

Before turning on the air conditioning, roll the windows down for a few minutes. Doing so will decrease the amount of work the air conditioner has to do by removing some of the hot air from the vehicle.

Keep air conditioner off and the windows down at low speeds. Reduced fuel economy is most often the result of overuse of air conditioning.

Opt for rolling the windows up and turning your air conditioning on on the highway. Having the windows down at high speeds can actually decrease fuel economy due to wind resistance.

Obey the speed limit. According to fueleconomy.com, for every 5 mph over 50 mph, you pay an additional $.19 a gallon. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are like the rest of people and are tired of waiting and wondering when your pizza will arrive, then this will be good news for you. Domino’s Pizza says that soon you will be able to track your pizza from the time it’s pulled out of the oven to when it’s delivered right to your doorstep.

Using their tablets and smartphones, customers will be able to track the precise location of the delivery car while on route to your home thanks to a GPS tracker. Inspired by ride-sharing app through Uber Technologies Inc., a company which has rights to Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises will be testing the GPS program.

Customers will be able to track their pizza delivery in real time through a map shown by the GPS driver tracker. It is thought that this program will cause hungry consumers to be more patient since they will be aware of how much longer it will be to get their pizza. Chief Executive Don Meij states during an interview that it’s a dark spot when it comes to the delivery business.  Now, however, it will be completely transparent and disclosed. Read the rest of this entry »

For a PhD study being conducted by student Natalie Wildermann of James Cook University, twenty-five baby flatback turtles will be sent on a journey on to the Whitsundays; five of them having a particular job to do. This study is designed to document the young turtles travel habits.

These turtles were gathered up in Mackay from four different nests when they first hatched about several months ago.

In order to determine which five turtles were the strongest and largest, Ms. Wildermann and her team were observing the animals closely. A small GPS tracker (solar powered) will be attached on each shell of the selected five.

This GPS tracker does not affect the swimming abilities of the turtles and is less than 10 percent of their weight. A special glue attaches them to the shells and is designed to fall off in around two to three months after research data is gathered. It’s not damaging to the turtle’s shells either. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re in the height of the busy, summer travel season. With that, comes luggage theft, which is a big problem for travelers around the world today. Taking steps, like the ones mentioned below, to prevent luggage theft can save you time, money, and aggravation while traveling.

Keep Your Bags Close

It’s hard to always have a hand and eye on your bags during long layovers and in the event of lengthy delays. If you must rest your eyes or keep them hawkishly on your children instead, protect your bags in one of the following ways:

• Loop the handle around your foot.
• Use the luggage as a pillow.
• Consider using it as a foot rest.
• Attach it to your arm, neck, shoulder, etc. via the strap.

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Fans of the Tour de France can now follow the race on the Internet and television for the first time in its history. They will have the ability to track the 198 competitors’ performance in real-time by using GPS tracking sensor data that is fed to a website from sensors that are fitted underneath the saddles of the competitors.

Data like the speed of the rider, their precise position on the road, and their proximity among other competitors are conveyed through this GPS tracker.

This type of intimate data is normally preserved for the teams who gain private access to it as well as private biological data like power output and heart-rate that wouldn’t be part of the feed.

According to Jeremy Ord, Dimensio Data’s Executive Chairman, the technology will enable fans of the cyclers to follow the race in various ways that they have not been able to before.

Understanding what was occurring behind the scenes of line TV coverage was difficult, until now. Read the rest of this entry »