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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<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once thought of solely as a system for improving operational efficiency, there is now opportunity to leverage telematics for driver retention.<\/p>\n

By the end of this article, you will gain insight into the present trucking industry, and how the use of telematics can make a big difference with the current labour shortage.<\/p>\n

What is \u2018telematics\u2019?<\/h2>\n

In broad terms, telematics is a field that combines telecommunications and informatics. Informatics involves the working of computer systems \u2013 the science involved in the processing of information, its storage, and retrieval.<\/p>\n

When you apply this combination to vehicles, telematics becomes a highly sophisticated computing system that can track all aspects of the vehicle, from electrical, mechanical engineering to software engineering.<\/p>\n

The use of telematics in the context of vehicle use often involves the following:<\/p>\n