In the most general terms, telematics is the fusion of telecommunications (e.g. phone lines and cables) and informatics (computers) to create a holistic overview of one’s enterprise. Most often, telematics solutions are applied to commercial fleets, automating and leveraging the collection of GPS data across any number of assets. While certainly not a new industry, the telematics field stands at...
September 16, 2021
Alexis
This month marks the back-to-school season, offering students across the country a mass exodus from lockdowns and a welcome break from online learning. These new beginnings bring with them opportunities for school administrators and third-party fleet managers to revamp their bus operations using technology and telematics data to make the school year safer and more efficient. Below we’ve listed some...
September 13, 2021
Alexis
Kemal Leslie, a strategic consultant to GoFleet, talks about Lord Selkirk School Division’s biggest pain points, and how GoFleet’s comprehensive and integrated telematics solutions solved some of their biggest back to school issues. Tell me a bit about LSSD and the kinds of things they were looking for. KL: They began working with GoFleet a few years ago...
Local government and public works agencies rely heavily on datasets to improve their operations, satisfy their constituents and plan their community more effectively. What typically remains top of mind for most government agencies is the safety and satisfaction of their citizens. To this end, telematics can help achieve these goals by providing visibility into the inner workings of their services...
If you’re ready to purchase a telematics solution for your fleet, you’re likely looking for a system that offers the following: A digital operations system that streamlines your work processes and allows for ease of management. Compliance with government mandates (now and future state). Opportunities to save money and optimize resources. When it comes to electronic logging devices (ELDs)...
February 16, 2021
Victoria Gole
Businesses working with fleets incur many challenges and aim to improve their performance in aspects like maintenance, safety, and efficiency. Though, like any business, they work with a budget, and should look into telematics to help reduce their costs. When cost saving strategies are discussed, Smart Sensors must be mentioned. Cost Saving & A Rise In Efficiency, A Result...
February 8, 2021
Burhanuddin
In Part One we discussed how fleets, specifically in school transportation, have buses that include vehicle models of varying years. To read Part One click here. In Part Two, we will discuss the specific solutions available on the market that school transporters and many other industries can leverage. The following solutions work for an entire fleet regardless of the age...
February 8, 2021
Burhanuddin
Many fleets understand how telematics solutions can benefit fleets, but often managers may be misinformed about how the solutions can be adopted by their fleet if their vehicles vary in age. Numerous solutions can be used by school transporters regardless of the make, model or year, continue reading to learn more. Why Telematics Solutions Are Important For School Transportation...
February 3, 2021
Burhanuddin
Frontline workers and first responders are under enormous pressure, and sometimes, depending on the emergency, the pressure to help those in need will increase. During these situations, potential lack of efficiency, response structure and training will appear as fleets that are inexperienced or unprepared could make the wrong decisions. To ensure this never happens and that response teams are always...
January 5, 2021
Victoria Gole
This past year has been like no other. Over the course of the last 12 months our organization not only had to change the way we operate as a result of the pandemic, but we learned new ways in which we could help our customers who came to us with new and changing needs. With that being said, we believe...
