The Zoombak GPS dog tracking collar is one of the most popular GPS tracking collars for dogs in the marketplace. The Zoombak offers the following:

• Tracks the real- time location of your dog on-demand 24 hours 7 days a week: on-demand locates are unlimited
• You can pinpoint your dog’s real-time location on-demand anywhere within our nationwide coverage area via Zoombak.com or through our live, toll-free customer care 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Allows you to set up customized zones (up to 10) so you can be promptly notified by text message and/or email (your choice) when your dog leaves the zone. Five (5) zones can be active simultaneously at any given time
• Offers continuous tracking and gives you your dog’s location history
• Live 24/7 customer support via our toll-free number can assist with locating your dog or answering questions

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Mitsuhisa Kobayashi had two ex-wives rent cars for him. He would then place a GPS tracking device in the car and make a copy of the key. With the ability to track its location, and a spare key, stealing the vehicle later was easy. So easy in fact, that he stole eight of them.

Kobayashi was in possession of three of the eight stolen cars when he was arrested by Nishinomiya Police Station in February. He told investigators: “I wanted to drive my favorite cars. I sold the other five cars on the Internet.”

• A Maryland-based HVAC company (35 vehicles) saved over $21,000 in fuel costs in their first six months using GPS fleet tracking, and saved over $100,000 in labor charges
• Peterson Industrial, Inc., an Alabama based company focused on industrial and commercial piping, plumbing and metal fabricating, anticipates annual savings of around $350,000
• A Navtrak study reports average reductions in overtime of 13.4%

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I have worked a lot of construction site burglaries, and traditionally they are rather hard to break, but with the GPS system, we could track them down in less than 24 hours.

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Over the past year or so, I’ve seen more reports of school districts using GPS for tracking school buses. I’ve often wondered what the benefits are — more efficient fleet management, improved route development, etc. But after last week’s deadly wildfires in Southern California, we see a new use.

GPS-equipped school buses can be used to shuttle emergency responders such as fire fighters, and evacuate those in need, including nursing home residents…

As reported on CNN, Heather Storke of Oceanside, CA said the fleet of school buses that normally transport children in Poway “saved my grandma and hundred of other elderly and disabled people.”

“My parents went quickly to get my Gram. The closer they got to Poway the thick cloud of smoke turned the sky as dark as pitch black night. When they arrived, there was a fleet of school buses waiting to evacuate the center’s residents whose families were unable to get there,” Storke said.

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84 percent of respondents expressed interest in “child locator” services that would show a detailed route to where their child is currently, and 47 percent expressed interest in “friend locator” services.

A healthy willingness for subscribers to pay for such services: Approximately 74 percent of respondents with a minor child indicated an acceptance of monthly fees for “child locator” offerings, and nearly 40 percent of respondents indicated wiliness to pay for “friend locator” offerings. Of note, respondents expressed heightened interest for such offerings if provided via ad-sponsored models.

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In May, June and July of last year, town employees pumped a total of 110,293 gallons, compared to 96,160 during the same period this year, a 13 percent drop.

Cutbacks in overtime could account for part, but not all, of the change, Nolan said.

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