Get ready for winter and help protect against unexpected downtime
Get your preventive maintenance in before your wheel-ends are put to the tests of snow, ice, and more.
Rand McNally expands its breakthrough vehicle telematics platform into new markets
Rand McNally, recently announced the expansion of its Rand Platform into additional field service markets. The API-first platform, which already counts Toyota, Avis, and Aramex as customers, has several new offerings tailored for field service customers, from small to large fleets, from construction companies to oil, gas, and mining operations. With a number of automated features that
Don’t forget your technology when looking at preventive maintenance
Maintaining technologies is just as important to a fleet’s bottom line as scheduled preventive maintenance is for trucks as a whole. While fleets routinely implement preventive maintenance programs for systems and components they do not generally give enough consideration to developing a similarly detailed plan for how their technologies will be maintained. And that’s unfortunate
Is trucking telematics an answer to the driver shortage?
The supply chain crisis continues to rage on with experts anticipating issues to last into 2023. These challenges have been exacerbated by a record shortage of 80,000 drivers, as reported by the American Trucking Association. With cargo left at ports with no drivers to transport them, industry experts and government officials are searching for ways
Verizon Connect unveils AI dashcam
Verizon Connect is unveiling its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dashcam, which the company says is capable of real-time detection of potentially dangerous driving events. Available for new and existing Fleet and Reveal customers, integrated video is available for use with two new camera models, including a road-facing only camera–which can be upgraded with a driver-facing camera
Pre-Trip planning for safe truck driving
In 2020, IIHS reported that a total of 2,974 of 53,890 fatal crashes involving passenger vehicles were caused by distractions ranging from daydreaming and text-messaging to eating and rubbernecking. In 2019, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reported that least one driver-related factor was recorded for 33 percent of the large truck drivers in fatal
The reinvention of truck collision prevention
It doesn’t take too much to distract us from a task at hand. A loud sound, brightly colored billboard, or text notification can be all it takes to grab a driver’s attention. In fact, distracted driving is the number one cause of automotive collisions. Of course, even professional truck drivers, who strive for accident-free operation,
Samsara introduces new tools for public works fleets
Each year, state and local agencies spend more than $2.3 billion on snow and ice control operations. This winter has been particularly challenging for public works, as severe winter storms have recently swept across much of the United States. Without accurate visibility into the location and status of their vehicles such as snowplows, it’s difficult for public works departments
Connecting with the latest trailer telematics advancements
The trailer telematics space is evolving to provide nearly countless solutions for fleets. The challenge is that … trailer telematics is starting to provide nearly countless solutions. Where do you start? How do you navigate a complicated technology space where OEM and third-party trailer telematics service providers are integrating with suppliers’ component data. Who is
Phillips Connect, Utility Trailer partner on Utility Connect
Utility Trailer announced Phillips Connect as its exclusive partner for trailer telematics with the launch of Utility Connect. The Utility Connect system stems from Utility’s proprietary wiring harness that has been reengineered to work with the Phillips Connect Smart7 nosebox. All connections of the Utility harness are soldered, and connections are over-molded. The Utility Connect product
