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Category Archives: Fleet Safety

City of Austin, Texas: Managing fleets with telematics in a once-in-a-century storm

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 […]

How to Get Drivers to Accept Dash Cams: Fleet Managers Playbook

In today’s competitive industry, safety is one of the best ways to differentiate your fleet. Utilizing in-cab video telematics is one of the most effective methods to achieve that. But getting drivers to use dash cams can be challenging. Many commercial drivers feel they are intrusive, limit their independence, and/or think dash cams are only there to spy on […]

Explore an effortless ELD for you and your fleet

 When you think of an ELD, you probably think, “compliance.” But an effective ELD is so much more. It can help you resolve driver issues quickly, scale your fleet and pivot with evolving objectives. Geotab Drive is an ELD that’s not just about compliance — it’s an investment in the growth of your organization. […]

ELD mandate: Suggesting edits to verified HOS logs

Learn more about new changes to driver log editing based on updated U.S. and Canadian ELD mandates. In accordance with the ELD mandate in the U.S. and Canada, administrators for MyGeotab and Geotab Drive will now only be able to suggest edits to a driver’s log once the logs are verified. This is a necessary change to comply with […]

Motivate drivers with fleet gamification

Learn about fleet gamification and how it can help your fleet improve driver safety, cut costs and achieve productivity. Looking for a great way to motivate drivers and improve their behavior? Try gamification. Companies are using gamification for employee motivation and much more, from marketing products to promoting social causes. Research and Markets forecasts that the […]

Learn more about new changes to driver log editing based on updated U.S. and Canadian ELD mandates.

We have gotten regular inquiry from customers regarding editing their logs. In accordance with the ELD mandate in the U.S. and Canada, administrators for MyGeotab and Geotab Drive will now only be able to suggest edits to a driver’s log once the logs are verified. This is a necessary change to comply with the Transport Canada mandate and the U.S. ELD […]

Introducing the Geotab OEM Ford & General Motors Data Platform

The Geotab OEM Ford & GM Data Platform makes it possible to integrate third-party information from OEM vehicles and equipment into MyGeotab. Geotab has always believed in an open platform approach to enable customers get more value out of our products. In continuation of the same objective, we have developed the OEM Data Platform. This solution […]

Expandability with Geotab

You bought the GPS, now what? Besides the amazing reporting, tracking, HOS, and maintenance tracking, Geotab goes beyond the typical offerings with SDK. Geotab incorporates and open API to give you your data how you want it. If you want to simplify or automate a process, or maybe even add a unique functionality to support […]

Sustainability with Geotab

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 […]

Marketplace Options for Distracted Driving

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, […]