Using truck telematics to improve your fleet’s safety
From getting started to talking with drivers about the data.
Verizon Connect updates Navigation mobile app
Verizon Connect has updated Navigation, its mobile app that works with the company’s fleet management technology, with information on open truck stops and hours of operation to help the long-haul truck drivers who encounter rest stop closures. The team checks for updates at the state level, the departments of transportation and chains (e.g., Pilot, TA)
How to act on truck telematics data, not just analyze it
Working remotely is new for much of the business world, but your trucks are always remote–rolling across the city, state or country delivering needed goods. The difference for you as the fleet manager now might be that you’re not down the hall from your dispatcher, shop manager or driver training manager. The telematics you employ
Trucking data as currency: What is your data worth?
An exploration of data’s value.
Truck driver-facing cameras: Point/Counterpoint
No matter how you feel about the idea of driver-facing cameras, the best way to implement them is by prefacing their installation with clear communication to your drivers.
Keep truck data rights in the foreground
At Fleet Equipment, we’ve harped on the importance of reviewing your EULAs to protect your data rights, but here’s a new wrinkle: The data covered in one EULA that is integrated with another service provider is subject to that new EULA. If you’re confused, no worries – FE is here to help.
Full ELD compliance is almost here—it’s time to find a solution
Consider this your ELD intervention. Last month when we wrote about ELD compliance ahead of the Dec. 16, 2019 (That’s one week from now) deadline, there were hundreds of thousands of trucks that still needed a solution to be fully compliant. Look, we aren’t pointing fingers—this is a judgment-free zone. We’re here to help.
Changing perceptions: In-cab solutions, according to a Verizon Connect survey, can help fleets mitigate risk and improve safety
It’s likely you are already focused on the safety of your fleet, possibly including specifying vehicle safety systems and training drivers in order to mitigate risk and lower accident costs. It might also be important to help change the perception that other motorists have about commercial vehicles and drivers.
Drowning in data: How a dedicated dashboard can help
With hundreds, even thousands of trucks to manage on the road, and real-time updates coming in from each of these trucks, a fleet manager may feel like he or she is drowning in data. A well-designed telematics dashboard can serve as a fleet manager’s lifeboat when it comes to managing all this information.
Choosing a telematics dashboard partner
While ownership of telematics data can depend on the service agreement, it’s your data, and you need to make sure you own it and can do with it what you wish. If you have a service provider that isn’t open to working with other parties to accomplish your goals, you might want to think about pulling your data and finding another partner.
Verizon Connect offers Integrated Video product to help fleet managers improve safety
A new survey commissioned by Verizon Connect and Wakefield Research has identified misperceptions everyday drivers have about the level of danger posed by commercial drivers, including the finding that 83% of those surveyed believe they pose less risk on the road than commercial drivers. In actuality, only 3% of all severe crashes in the U.S. involve commercial vehicles, Verizon Connect says.
Making OEM connections within your platform
Equipment data is of no use to your shop if it’s behind a dashboard you never log into.