After the recent Polar Vortex disrupted power to the enter state of Texas, you may ask yourself “How can we better manage our risk for extreme weather?” Weather is unpredictable, especially in Texas. Poor road conditions and congested roads, add to the weather hazards by slowing down our drivers, risking safety, and damages to our […]
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Are you considering changing your fleet to Electric Vehicles? Did you know Geotab can help you reduce your carbon footprint as well as track your vehicles? In January 2020 Geotab’s leaders spoke of new features coming regarding EV’s, some of which have been released and are now available in feature preview. As they say, “Sustainability […]
Have Geotab in your fleet but want to take safety a step further? The Geotab Marketplace offers many options for distracted driving to improve driver safety. Specifically, Surfsight and the new addition of Nauto to name a few. Camera systems can be placed into your fleet with both rear and forward-facing cameras to capture accidents, […]
Do you ever wonder how the GPS in your car can tell if you performed a harsh event such as harsh braking, harsh cornering, or harsh acceleration? When a vehicle is equipped with a telematics device such as Geotab, the device, when installed properly can determine harsh driving events by measuring the acceleration or G-force. […]
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While Geotab has many features to make your life easier, one feature that is coming with the v.2004 update will make researching your driver history even better! Have you ever had the need to know which unit was in a specific place at a specific time? Maybe an incident happened and you needed to see […]
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Collision Reconstruction- Using GPS technology, Geotab helps fleets understand the events that occurred before, during and after a collision. With Collision Reconstruction, users can view the drivers trip history, collision and log data, speed profile, accelerometer data, and RPM graphs. This valuable data gives you the tools you need for accident reporting, insurance, and potential […]
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Sep
Sep
Have you ever had that one situation where you really needed to know which driver was in a specific area during a specific time frame? Maybe someone complained about a driver, or even claimed one of your trucks threw a rock and broke their windshield or damaged their vehicle. This can be frustrating because the […]
Be a GPS Hero in your company… Fleet utilization, optimization and productivity are often overlooked. By using a telematics system such as Geotab, you can improve utilization, fleet optimization, and increase productivity. Fleet Utilization: Utilization in a fleet allows for flexibility to handle demand. Determining if you have the right quantity of vehicles in the […]
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Aug
Did you know that many Telematics devices including Geotab only show stops over 200 seconds? This feature was created to eliminate routine stops such as red lights, and stop signs, but can create issues for some industries looking for this data. A Waste company that may use GPS to verify stops, would not see every […]