Fleet Solutions Posts

June 29, 2011

UPS Telematics Initiative Reduces Fuel Use

ATLANTA – UPS posted an update on its blog about its telematics initiative, stating it plans to have 32,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada equipped with telematics technology by year end. Automotive Fleet spoke with Donna Longino, PR manager for UPS, to get more details about the company’s telematics system.

April 3, 2012

Geotab Offerings Now Compatible With ZoomSafer Mobile Phone Safety Software

ZoomSafer, the leading provider of policy management software to prevent distracted driving, and Geotab announced today that ZoomSafer’s FleetSafer Mobile software is now compatible with Geotab’s GO4 and GO5 GPS vehicle tracking solutions.

April 9, 2012

The Top 50 Traits of a Great Fleet Manager (Via Automotive Fleet)

There isn’t a single trait that epitomizes a great fleet manager; rather, it is a multitude of traits interacting with one another. To identify those traits, AF recently surveyed 200 fleet professionals, both fleet managers and fleet suppliers. Here’s the list containing the Top 50 Traits of a Great Fleet Manager.

February 20, 2014

Best Practices in Driver Hiring

There are several stages when you talk about the hiring process and from each stage, every fleet should have a clear procedures when hiring a driver. The ultimate question is, are you doing the whole process right while minimizing liability? A Strong Hiring Policy Knowing the related federal or state […]

July 21, 2014

New GO7 Telematics Device

The GO7™ is a small yet extremely powerful fleet telematics measurement tool. Similar to GO6™ before it, the GO7™ offers state of the art GPS technology, g-force monitoring, IOX™ expandability, and engine and battery health assessment. Using patented tracking algorithm, it accurately recreates the vehicle’s trips and analyzes incidents.

December 17, 2015

2015: The Year of IOX expandability

2015: The Year of IOX expandability 2015 was a big year. NASA found water on Mars, the Toronto Blue Jays made the playoffs and we all argued about the color of a dress. It was also the year you took control of your maintenance program, started scoring your drivers’ safety […]