Benjamin Franklin famously said that “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Given today’s fractured economic climate, one could easily add the skyrocketing cost of fuel to that list. In the transportation industry, fleet managers are challenged to mitigate rising fuel costs without compromising other aspects of their business. Many companies have chosen to add electric vehicles to their fleet....
When it comes to transportation of goods and services, truck drivers are the adhesive that holds the supply chain together. Given their importance, finding, hiring, and retaining truck drivers has proven to be more difficult than ever. Once thought of solely as a system for improving operational efficiency, there is now opportunity to leverage telematics for driver retention. By the...
Historically, fleet management has not been an easy endeavour. With so many moving parts and dependencies, companies have struggled with the bandwidth to stay on top of their operations and expenditures. There's the need to ensure that vehicles and drivers are assigned efficiently, that resources aren't constantly overstretched and that unnecessary costs aren't racking up – all of which is...
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...
If you're looking to grow your business, it's important to review how telematics may be able to help. Depending on what your current and future needs are, telematics solutions that work to optimize efforts while boosting efficiency, productivity and safety, may be exactly what you need. Click on the image below to learn more about how adopting new technology could...
As the needs of businesses are continually evolving, it’s critical for organizations to stay on top of industry trends. This is amplified with it comes to the IoT and telematics sector as new tools and solutions are always transforming. With this in mind, GoFleet is excited to partner with Samsara! This partnership allows us to expand our solutions offerings to...
When a business adopts a new technology or tries a new strategy, sometimes the change can provoke frustration. This is because some employees may struggle to see the value in the change or employees may prefer to complete work the way they’ve always known. However, it’s important to remember that new technology is critical for businesses that are looking to...
November 4, 2019
Anna
Blog,
Bus Tracking,
Competitive Edge,
ELD (Electronic Log),
Fleet Management,
Government,
GPS Tracking Benefits,
Heavy Machinery,
Limousine,
Mobile Fleet Tracking,
Rental Cars,
Telematics,
Truck Tracking,
Vehicle Tracking,
Waste Management
With basic telematics implemented into your fleet, you are now able to track the location, movement and speed of all of your vehicles, which helps your organization increase efficiencies, and effectively, reduce wasted time and improve costs. So, what comes next? Advanced Fleet Tracking Once you have the basics in place, you can start to dive deeper into telematics technology...
Introducing Telematics Telematics systems provide complete fleet management solutions for businesses big and small. Installing telematics fleet management systems enables the complete tracking of vehicles from optimizing vehicle maintenance to improving customer service. Telematics fleet management solutions benefit businesses by improving efficiency, lowering operating costs, and promoting better driver safety. Vehicle telematics systems use a combination of a GPS receiver,...
December 21, 2017
Jimmy Song
The electric truck, led by the big Tesla reveal, is making a big buzz! Earlier this year, Elon Musk dazzled the audience by revealing the Tesla Semi. The Tesla Semi is Tesla’s all-electric truck and is an amazing feat for electric vehicles! What’s with the electric vehicle buzz? Electric vehicles are soaring in popularity. A lot of people wrote off...
