Last month, Newport News experienced two incidents of trailer theft. The first incident occurred on March 9th at around 1:20 in the morning. The theft happened at A-Hampton Roads Plumbing in front of Jefferson Avenue. The car trailer was stolen right from the lot.

The Vice President of A-Hampton Roads Plumbing, Kenny Cain, old news reporters that the trailer was sitting in the parking lot for literally only one night. Thankfully, the entire incident was recorded on a nearby surveillance camera.

Footage revealed a light-colored Nissan Armada pull up to the front of the building, and a suspect exits the car. The suspect appeared to be aware of the camera’s presence as he looks up eye-to-eye at the device before continuing his theft. The suspect is being described as a heavy-set man, and he was wearing a gray hoodie. He hooks the trailer up to his SUV and drives off. A police report was filed, and a detective was assigned to the case. Read the rest of this entry »

John Deere is more than a brand. For many farms and businesses across the country, it’s what keeps their businesses going — and growing. Whether your business owns a single piece of John Deere equipment or an entire fleet of John Deere’s, you need GPS equipment tracking to protect your investment. These are just a few ways GPS can help you get more from your John Deere tractors and other equipment.

Track Location of Your Equipment

Your John Deere may be the life’s blood of your business. It’s certainly not something you invested in lightly. You chose the name because it’s one of the best in the business. Unfortunately, others share your opinion, which makes John Deere equipment popular targets for theft and mischief.

GPS equipment tracking allows you to create alerts that notify you via email or text message anytime your equipment leaves assigned geographic parameters or operates during designated sleep times. This means you’ll be the first to know if someone tries to take your equipment.

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Trail enthusiasts have long enjoyed timing themselves on various trails, recording their steps and sharing their achievements with other hikers. Today, technological advancements have made it even easier to track, record, document and share these incredible milestones with each other. Fastest Known Time is one site dedicated to sharing incredible achievements from around the globe.

Any hiker, runner or trail enthusiast is encouraged to join the website and participate in setting and achieving their goals. This website will help you document your journey and progress as you attempt to break world records. You can participate by visiting the sight, picking a trail you’d like to tackle, declaring your goal and then tracking your results. Participants are encouraged to utilize personal GPS tracking to document and verify their steps and times.

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently released guidelines to assist parents in choosing safe vehicles for teen drivers. In addition to the recommendations, for which vehicles meet their stringent standards, the IIHS also offered some guidelines for parents to consider when choosing vehicles their teens will drive, including the following:

• Remove the temptation of abundant horsepower.
• Choose vehicles that are larger and heavier for maximum safety.
• Electronic stability control is a parent’s best friend when teens are behind the wheel.
• Focus on safety ratings rather than gadgets and features.

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Around ten years ago, beekeepers around the globe alerted scientists to an alarming trend. Bee colonies were mysteriously disappearing at an unprecedented and disturbing rate. The colony collapse crisis continues to be a global concern because these animals participate in the crucial pollination process for over one-third of the plants humans consume. Some experts have valued the bee’s pollination process as high as $168 billion a year.

With natural bee colonies still in decline a decade later, scientists have resorted to creating a new fleet of RoboBees that could be trained to deposit pollen. These RoboBees are basically remote-controlled robot drones with electric wings. They are about half the size of a paper clip, but their potential workload could be huge. Read the rest of this entry »