EV suitability assessment shows fleet electrification drives cost, CO2 savings
Geotab and Enterprise Fleet Management have announced results from one of Geotab’s largest fleet Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessments. The study included more than 91,000 of Enterprise Fleet Management’s leased vehicles. In addition to helping Enterprise Fleet Management better understand how the shift to EVs will affect its business today and beyond, the company says the
Truck stories we’re thankful for
The trucking industry has a lot to be thankful for this year. Sure, we have our share of challenges (we’re looking at you, Supply Chain), but the fact is that trucking flourished during the pandemic and came roaring out of it. While other industries were cutting hours and some even closing their doors, trucks rolled
Hino Trucks announces third-generation connected vehicle solution
Hino Trucks has introduced Hino Edge, the company’s new third generation connected vehicle solution that aims to connect the fleet customer, dealer network, telematics service providers (TSPs) and Hino Ultimate Support Center. This solution replaces Hino Insight and is included on qualifying 2022 model year and newer Hino conventional trucks as standard equipment. Hino customers
Road Ready partners with Air-Weigh on trailer telematics
Road Ready has announced a new partnership with Air-Weigh on its LogIQ integrated data platform integration partner. The LogIQ integrated data platform incorporates combined tractor and trailer weight when the vehicle is tethered and in operation. By pairing this with Air-Weigh scales, fleets will be able to receive gross weight data right in Road Ready’s FleetViz user interface, providing the ability to stay compliant while maximizing
How route optimization can help fleets overcome driver shortage struggles
In order to keep up with the complexity of the modern world’s supply chain and continue growing, fleets have to find ways of simplifying things for ourselves and our people; ways of cutting through the noise and getting straight down to brass tacks so we can get where we want without wasting time or effort
Bridgestone shows off plethora of new tire/service options
Bridgestone arrived at this year’s TMC Fall show ready to roll, with plenty of new products developed in the last couple of years on both the tire and service side to show off. On the tire side, Bridgestone had on display its newest drive tire, the M713. Tim Kelly, national account manager, fleet solutions, says
Five truck trend takeaways from August
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from August focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place. 5. We had electric truck questions, and fleets had answers With electric trucks starting to make their way into fleets’
Time to take truck data rights seriously
Let’s get a hard data truth out of the way: You probably don’t own your truck’s data. You know those giant end-user license agreements (EULAs) that you scroll through and accept? Yeah, those are reason you don’t own your truck data. But you should have a say (a BIG say) in how that data is
Finding focus in your truck data usage
Truck data and telematics can be overwhelming. The chaos of the road is transcribed in digital zeroes and ones that appear on your telematics dashboards, and if you don’t know what challenge you need to overcome, the data overload is real. The first step in finding your fleet management focus is taking a deep breath.
Where on-highway fleets are leaving fuel savings on the table
When Shell announced that it was getting into the truck telematics game with a focus on fuel savings, the big question that came to mind was pretty predictable (and serves as a catchy headline). “One of the biggest fuel-saving potential areas that I see is driver efficiency—whether that be idling, fast starts, harsh braking, or
