What are the 5 Problems Facing Vehicle Fleet Owners? Fleet owners take on the responsibility of keeping their drivers safe and ensuring that their company is continuously performing high-quality services. When fulfilling these responsibilities, fleet managers are often faced with industry and economic-based issues that require smart solutions. Learning more about these issues helps identify […]
Read this helpful guide with essential ELD tips for truck drivers, including what to do before, during and after your workday. The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate in the U.S has been in effect for a little more than three years. Canada has postponed its ELD mandate, until January 1, 2023. Unlike in the U.S., where ELD devices […]
3 Essential Components of a Great Fleet Safety Program The FMCSA reckons that there are more than 5,000 fatalities and over 100,000 injuries due to truck accidents each year. In addition to the human toll, the average large truck crash costs $91,000 per accident, with fatalities costing around $3.6 million. As a result, fleets must invest in […]
Say hello to the Geotab Support Center — your go-to resource for all public-facing documentation and self-service tools for customers and partners. What is the Geotab Support Center? The Geotab Support Center is your new go-to resource to find self-service capabilities and tools. The site consolidates all public-facing support documentation for customers and partners in one location. […]
Learn about the consolidation of vehicles, trailers and other assets in the 8.0 release. Geotab is excited to introduce a new navigation menu update in MyGeotab, consolidating vehicles, trailers and other types of assets. The change provides a truly asset-centric platform experience — an IoT hub that companies can use to track and report on any kind […]
Managing fuel costs is critical. Read this post to understand how gas prices are set and fluctuate, as well as how to manage this expense. 1: Look at more than MPG. Not every gallon of fuel is used the same. Use a fuel tracking and analytics system such as Geotab and its various fuel integrations […]
Learn about geofencing and how to use it to your fleet’s advantage with zones and rules in MyGeotab. Geofencing for vehicles is the act of creating and defining virtual boundaries that trigger a specific action when a vehicle equipped with a GPS fleet tracking device, like the Geotab GO device, is within, entering or exiting that […]
Learn more about Geotab’s data backup, retention and security policies. In the digital age, people store a significant amount of important and valuable information on their computers, mobile phones, tablets and other electronic devices. Whether it’s financial documents, family photos or other miscellaneous files, every file you keep likely has some importance to you, and […]
Vehicle odometer is one of the most critical pieces of information for fleet managers. Read about potential issues and how Geotab maintains accuracy. Your Geotab GO device understands a lot about your vehicle’s health and the behavior and habits of everyone that drives it. When connected to your OBD II port, the Geotab GO device […]
The City of Austin, Texas’ fleet operations services an inter-city region of 4,200 square miles and needed an enterprise solution to cut costs, improve efficiency and increase its safety profile. It found a solution in Geotab, which was successfully put to the test in February 2021 during Winter Storm Uri. The once-in-a-century storm caused massive […]
