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Fleet Safety Video Tip: Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes Safely Dangerous lane changes can easily lead to crashes and near misses. State Farm offers the following advice on changing lanes safely. Changing lanes in traffic moving in the same direction as your vehicle: Changing lanes in opposing traffic in order to pass a vehicle: To view a video from the California DMV,…
Read MoreWindy Weather Driving Tips
March is typically a windy month, posing a variety of challenges for drivers. In windy conditions, it’s important to maintain safe distances from other vehicles, particularly big commercial trucks, buses, RVs and trailers being towed. With a sudden gust of wind, these vehicles can quickly swing out and collide with your vehicle. What’s more, they…
Read MoreWhite House clears electronic log proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is expected to publish soon a proposed rule to mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) for hours-of-service compliance and establish minimum performance standards for those devices. The White House Office of Management and Budget cleared FMCSA’s supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) on March 11, clearing FMCSA to publish the…
Read MoreGeotab Telematics Pillar: Fleet Compliance
When it comes to technology and staying compliant with regulations set forth by the FMCSA, and also properly tracking miles by state or province… View Video
Read MoreGeotab Insights Profiled
Geotab Insights Profiled Day identifies three trends. One is the integration with “big data” that is part of many technology initiatives. “Fleets are no longer simply satisfied with ‘tracking’ their vehicles, however…
Read MoreThe Risk of Not Taking Action
When it comes to improving driver safety, some fleets put off implementing telematics because they are concerned about becoming aware of something that until now they have not had to develop a policy for and subsequently manage. Ask yourself, what is riskier… not knowing if a fleet has drivers who could use driver safety training,…
Read MoreGeotab Telematics Pillar: Fleet Optimization
Measuring the return that your vehicles provide for your business is a key component of successful fleet management, and there’s no better way to measure performance than choosing a partner who’s an industry leader in fleet optimization. At Geotab, we’re helping fleets everywhere improve and optimize their operations by identifying under used and spare equipment,…
Read MoreGeotab Telematics Pillar: Driver Safety
For fleets staying safe means more than reducing personal injury and vehicle damage. It’s essential to choose a partner who understands that safety behind the wheel means an improvement in fuel economy, company reputation and clean motor vehicle licenses for your drivers. At Geotab, we’re transforming the way companies approach fleet safety with easy to…
Read MoreCIO Logistics Technology Consulting Award
Geotab Wins Top 20 Logistics Technology Consulting Award, Featured in CIOReview Ontario, Canada (January 15, 2014) – Geotab, Inc. has been named one of the “20 most promising logistics technology consulting companies” by CIOReview. The editorial research team at CIOReview analyzes over a 300 companies focused on offering technology solutions and who are at the…
Read MoreAccidents Happen
In the United States, 317,000 large trucks were involved in traffic crashes during 2012, this according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Amongst these: These numbers suggest that the crashes have cost these organizations large sums of money – both in vehicle damage and personal injury. However, the vehicle or truck driver may not be…
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