March 21, 2017
Victoria Gole
The trucking industry appears to be slowly moving closer and closer to due date for trucker compliance with a new regulatory burden requiring them to use electronic logging devices (“ELDs”). Some companies may have thought they received a reprieve when new U.S. President Donald Trump issued a “regulatory freeze” memo. That memo contains an exemption for regulations related to “health”...
March 19, 2017
Vishal Singh
GoFleet's Winterproof Management Software Icy storms were upon us this year making roads quite dangerous to drive on! With one of the biggest threats being slippery and hard-to-spot black ice, it became harder for drivers to gain control causing repair expenses to become a nuisance for fleet organizations. Along with bad weather came the inability to control negative driver behaviours...
March 15, 2017
Victoria Gole
Keeping track of activity on a busy site can be a challenge for any manager, but GoBeacon asset tracking tags can be easily attached to pretty much any asset or worker to track locations and other relevant data. Together, a cluster of asset tags and data collection points can paint a picture for a manager of what is happening on...
March 13, 2017
Victoria Gole
Employers have a very important role — and responsibility — to help reduce the number of injuries and deaths related to vehicle collisions. Putting a stop to speeding requires action. Employers can positively influence driver safety both on and off the job through safety-focused leadership. Speeding is not a more efficient way to get from point A to point B,...
March 1, 2017
Victoria Gole
The Section 179 Deduction is an important tax benefit that may allow you to fully deduct from your taxes the cost of GoFleet equipment purchases. This is important because, In general, when a company buys new equipment it must write off the equipment’s cost over a series of years in “depreciation.” The theory is that when a company buys new...
February 27, 2017
Victoria Gole
Mobileye is an Israeli company launched in 1999 from academic research that was building collision avoidance technology using cameras and software algorithms to sense other vehicles on the road to make driving easier and safer. Today, the company has its technology in 15 million vehicles around the world and it is helping make autonomous driving a reality. Mobileye says that...
February 23, 2017
Victoria Gole
One of the world’s leading psychologists, Anders Ericsson, says that deliberate practice is the best way to master a skill. That can be difficult to apply to drivers, or really to most jobs. Deliberate practice involves setting goals outside an individual’s comfort zone, reviewing performance, and adjusting to fix mistakes. In other words, endless hours of driving experience may not...
February 21, 2017
Victoria Gole
If your business runs a fleet of vehicles, you have probably thought about outfitting those vehicles with fleet dash cameras. These systems have become smaller, easier to use, and more affordable to the point where dash cams are providing a great return on investment and should be considered standard equipment. Modern wireless communication has also drastically improved their utility. Fleet...
February 14, 2017
Victoria Gole
Are you struggling to manage and keep track of all your invoices, bills of lading and other paper forms? Not only can this be annoying, but wasting labor hours handling endless paperwork can also be extremely costly. Which is why so many people are transitioning most (if not all) of their paperwork into a digital format, to decrease the cost...
February 9, 2017
Victoria Gole
Delivery Fleet Management Keeping track of your delivery fleet can be an incredible challenge. Delivery fleets are often quite large and spread out throughout multiple cities dealing with traffic and the constant struggle of arriving at drop off locations on time. There are countless delays that could pop up, and fleet managers need good metrics to be as efficient as...
