HOS Relief Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

As the concern of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen, many are looking at how businesses can be provided with additional relief during this time. While there are initiatives in place to help small businesses who had to close their doors to practice social distancing and slow the spread, there is additional aid that focuses on the demand for essential...

Staying Healthy On The Road

Among the discussion of work-life balance in the transportation sector, many are beginning to also shift the focus towards the health of drivers. Specifically, improving awareness about how drivers need to continue to maintain a healthy lifestyle while on the road. As drivers must sit for long periods of time alone in their vehicle, fleets are starting to find that...

Taking Your Fleet Telematics to the Next Level

With basic telematics implemented into your fleet, you are now able to track the location, movement and speed of all of your vehicles, which helps your organization increase efficiencies, and effectively, reduce wasted time and improve costs. So, what comes next? Advanced Fleet Tracking Once you have the basics in place, you can start to dive deeper into telematics technology...

Steps You Need to Take to Protect Your Vehicles

Whether you are a small or large business, it’s never too late to look into solutions to protect and optimize your vehicles for the sake of protecting them. Personally speaking, my car is my baby. And by baby I mean she has a name, gets regular car washes...   via GIPHY   ...new air fresheners every week ...   via...

Climate Targets May Result in More Sustainable Fleet Management

Sustainable fleet management is a forefront industry item because many businesses around the world are going greener. In fact, recently in October 2018, a climate study group advocated that humans need to be greener. The IPCC & the 1.5 Degree Target Global warming is a controversial topic. Some people believe that natural cycles caused recent climate change. However, a lot...

GPS Fleet Monitoring: Pro Concepts

Welcome to Part 2 of our GPS fleet monitoring guide. In our last entry, we caught up with essential GPS fleet monitoring concepts such as Live Map, Rules, Fuel Reports, and Maintenance Reminders. However, Pro fleet managers go beyond average data skills by learning and using powerful tools. We’ll cover some Pro-level concepts in this guide by reviewing Grouping, Advanced...

GPS Fleet Monitoring Guide: The Essentials

One of the most important fleet management skills to learn and develop is using analytical tools like GPS fleet monitoring. According to a survey, the vast majority of fleet managers have used or will use GPS fleet monitoring by 2018. Clearly, fleet managers who never used fleet software are falling behind of their peers.In our 2018 GPS Fleet Monitoring Guide,...

Fleet Maintenance Management: GPS & Engine Diagnostics Data

Enterprise fleet maintenance management can either make or break a fleet manager’s career. Why? Great maintenance makes fleet managers look like superstars because the fleet is productive and runs at a low cost. Bad maintenance, meanwhile, will cause a fleet to miss its productivity targets and ultimately force fleet managers to look for a new job. Thankfully, fleet managers use...

How to Develop and Write a Fleet Management Business Plan

A fleet management business plan is the blueprint for a fleet’s success - literally! Similarly to a blueprint, a business plan designs the fleet’s future success by looking at current conditions, discussing projects, and predicting future success outcomes. In this post, we will answer: 1 - Why should fleets develop a fleet management business plan? 2 - What makes a...

Best GPS Tracking & Fleet Management Trends to Follow in 2018

2017 was a crazy year for GPS tracking and fleet management. Last year, fleets saw logbook mandates, electric trucks, and anything in between! 2018 also promises to be an exciting year. Here are some of the best GPS tracking and fleet management trends to follow in 2018! Safety Marijuana Marijuana will be legal in Canada starting July 2018. One of...