May 23, 2016
Victoria Gole
Before jumping into the fleet GPS tracker market, commercial trucking company will have questions involving costs relative to benefits, contractual obligations, customer support and long-term ease of use. To provide exceptional clarity before buying your next commercial GPS tracker unit, we’ve debunked many commercial management questions and myths. So, before purchasing the wrong units, ask yourself these questions, then gauge...
May 20, 2016
Victoria Gole
Telematics has come a long way from simply just GPS tracking. One of the top reasons so many of our customers reached out to us for help, was to reduce accidents and increase safety within their fleet. Telematics is now highly used to reduce insurance and liability costs, by reducing the number of accidents that occur. Nowadays, a small fender...
May 3, 2016
Victoria Gole
Early 2012, Geotab introduced the functionality that sent an in-vehicle notification to a driver when an Exception Rule was being violated. This type of notification, also known as Driver Feedback, can be used for any Exception Rule by editing the Exception and selecting "Add Driver Feedback" under the Notifications tab (shown below). If you do not have a Garmin or...
April 19, 2016
Victoria Gole
Read about Geotab’s latest fleet management software updates and enhancements. To verify whether changes have been made in your system, go to Administration > About and check the build number, which shows the month of release, e.g. 5.7.1602.xxx release/2016-03. In this Edition: Documentation Updates + Fill-Ups Report Now Included in Product Guide HOS/DVIR Enhancements + Support of HOS Passenger Carrying...
April 4, 2016
Victoria Gole
A ruling has been issued from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that makes the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs) mandatory for most drivers and motor carriers. To be considered compliance, carriers currently using papers logs must have ELDs installed and in use by December 18, 2017. Electronic Loggings Devices (ELDs) Technology for Hours-of-Service According to...
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 24, 2016
Courtney redwell
Driver Coaching: Real-Time Feedback For Drivers Two of the biggest reasons many company's come to us looking for a GPS tracking solution, is to increase safety & lower fuel costs, both of which can be greatly impacted through driver coaching. While other GPS tracking companies provide safety reports (which we also provide on top of the driver coaching...
February 23, 2016
Courtney redwell
GoFleet provides powerful plug and play GPS fleet management solutions that are not only easy to get started with but easy to expand and change as your business evolves in the future. With our plug and play installation and expandability capabilities the options to grow and enhance your business are limitless. Check out the video below for full details:
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...
