TMT Fleet Maintenance now available on Geotab Marketplace
Geotab announced the availability of TMT Fleet Maintenance from TMW Systems on the Geotab Marketplace. TMT Fleet Maintenance helps fleets avoid costly breakdowns by allowing businesses to schedule accurate preventative maintenance. By leveraging Geotab’s telematics data, TMT Fleet Maintenance utilizes information such as miles driven or hours in operation as well as accurate vehicle position
Enterprise introducing new telematics product for truck rental customers
Enterprise Truck Rental, a service of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, has announced the launch of Enterprise Telematics. Enterprise Telematics will be an optional feature of the overall Enterprise Truck Rental offering in the U.S. and Canada. Any commercial truck renter can utilize Enterprise Telematics when added to the rental agreement, regardless of the length of rental. And
Zed Connect unveils ELD compliance solution for OBDII commercial vehicles
Zed Connect has expanded its line of ELD compliance plug-and-play logging devices with the debut of an OBDII 16-pin adapter developed specifically for smaller commercial vehicles and vocational work trucks requiring compliance to the FMCSA Electronic Logging Device mandate. Zed Connect’s ELD includes visual inspection reporting, vehicle tracking and more, and meets new federal requirements while
Geotab Roadside launches in U.S. and Canada
Geotab has announced the availability of Geotab Roadside to customers across the U.S. and Canada. Geotab Roadside combines Geotab’s GPS data with a large network of service vehicles across North America to provide comprehensive roadside assistance management from initial request to completion, according to the company. Leveraging Rapitow, Geotab Roadside requires only a few simple
How data-driven maintenance solutions can bolster the bottom line
How many of your trucks, right now, are rolling down the road with an active fault code? According to JPRO in-shop data from Noregon, it’s estimated that 92.5% of all modern trucks on the road have fault codes present on at least one ECU. “Of those, 59.7% have active faults on one of the ECUs
Mobile Awareness releases MobileTraq ELD solution
Mobile Awareness announced the release of the MobileTraq electronic logging device (ELD). This new Hours of Service (HOS) solution comes out in advance of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)’s ELD mandate, and is fully compliant with the regulations. It is also fully integrated with Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) and International Fuel Tax
Trucking’s future foundation: What new technology means for your drivers
The future (of trucking) is not what we think it will be… but it’s pretty close. Consider science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov’s seminal Foundation. In the early 1950s, Asimov envisioned a world in which human behavior was mathematically deconstructed and a printed encyclopedia contained all of humanity’s knowledge. Today, we can draw parallels within our trucking
Spireon launches FleetLocate Compliance ELD solution
Spireon Inc. announced a new FleetLocate Compliance solution designed to help fleets comply with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which will take effect on Dec. 18. Powered by Gorilla Safety, FleetLocate offers flexible configuration options to accommodate mixed fleets of different vehicle types, such as trucks that need
HELP Inc. launches PrePass ELD application
HELP Inc. announces the launch of the PrePass ELD application, which HELP Inc. says can help fleets comply with the upcoming federally mandated electronic logging device (ELD) requirement for recording truck driver work time. The cost of the PrePass ELD app is $14.99 per month per license and is reduced to $12.99 per month when
Fleet365 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 launches on the Geotab Marketplace
Fleet365 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 is now available on the Geotab Marketplace. Fleet365 brings Geotab data into Dynamics 365 to provide an integrated fleet management solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Services customers. Joining a suite of over 150 Marketplace solutions, Fleet365 transfers Geotab telematics events as field service alerts into Dynamics 365 via the
How data-driven telematics systems can improve your current trucks
There’s one advantage that older legacy trucks have over the latest makes and models when it comes to telematics: history. With data streaming off trucks over the past three to five years, a wealth of historical data has been collected and analyzed by telematics providers that can make service suggestions based data from all the
Visualizing the value of in-cab video
“There was a truck driver who was involved in a horrific accident.” Drew Schimelpfenig’s voice lowered to a grave tone as he recalled the story. “It was a situation in which the driver was unable to drive the truck away from the accident and he was second guessing if he had done everything he could
