March 28, 2016
Victoria Gole
Recruiting drivers is difficult enough and retaining those drivers can often be even more challenging. Therefore, keeping your drivers happy is very important. To avoid continuous turnover, it's critical a positive culture and working environment is created for drivers. High turnover of drivers can indicate not just an unhappy work environment, but also an unsafe environment. It can also be...
March 17, 2016
Victoria Gole
Managing a fleet isn't easy, that's why there are so many solutions available to help make it easier. Being able to keep customers happy while managing vehicles and drivers is difficult for any fleet manager. Unfortunately, even with all the technology now available, there are still fleet managers insisting on continuing to use a manual approach. This means relying on...
February 10, 2016
Victoria Gole
Preview the latest updates to Geotab’s software applications and firmware. To verify whether changes have been updated in your system, go to Administration > About and check the build number, which indicates the month of release, e.g. 5.7.1601.xxx release/2016-01. Subscribe now to receive regular updates on Geotab’s features and improvements. In this Edition: Click on the heading to jump to...
February 8, 2016
Victoria Gole
Software Advice recently published a report addressing the main concerns companies have when looking to purchase and implement a new CMMS system. Our integration partner Maintenance Assistant CMMS (MA CMMS) has also written blogs and an eBook about this topic, but let's look at some of Software Advice’s findings as well. "When a company decides to implement new software, there...
February 5, 2016
Victoria Gole
As the end user of a GO7 device, perhaps you have wondered what steps it took to get the device in your hands and into your vehicle. As you can imagine, your device went through a complex process involving tests, certification and compliance, before being accepted for use. The exact test and certification process depends on your carrier and location...
January 26, 2016
Victoria Gole
There will always be a part of the population that wants to “fly under the radar” and attempt to conquer GPS tracking devices with GPS jammers. GoFleet and Geotab are dedicated to maintaining a stable and robust system and will continue to make GO GPS devices as tamper-proof as possible. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission defines jammers as “illegal radio...
January 21, 2016
Victoria Gole
An ambulance drives through traffic, siren sounding and lights flashing. The dispatcher is on the line, collecting vital information, while monitoring the status of the ambulance at the same time. What if that dispatcher could follow the live movement of the ambulance as it drives along the road, knowing it was safely and quickly arriving at the scene? This...
January 14, 2016
Victoria Gole
New updates to Geotab software applications and firmware. Check your build number to verify whether the changes are reflected in your system by going to Administration/About. The build number shows the month of release, for example: 5.7.1512.xxx release/2015-12. In this Edition: Map Enhancements Reporting Enhancements Localization Minor User Interface Enhancements Firmware Notes Map Enhancements Geotab empowers fleet managers...
January 4, 2016
Victoria Gole
Innovation is changing the entire transportation industry. Uber has disrupted the way we move in a city. Google and some OEMs are actively developing autonomous vehicles that will take us from one place to another without human interaction. Amazon has patented an algorithm that predicts which products are going to be requested, so delivery vans can carry them to their...
December 21, 2015
Victoria Gole
How does GoFleet and Geotab help with IFTA management? Read this Quick Guide to learn how to set up an IFTA Report in MyGeotab. What is IFTA? The International Fuel Tax Agreement (IFTA) is an agreement between 10 Canadian provinces and 48 American states concerning the taxing and reporting of motor fuels used by interjurisdictional carriers operating heavy commercial vehicles....
