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GPS & Telematics

The Telematics section offers news, articles and tips on the latest technology for routing your fleets as well as providing safety and security with GPS and related technology.

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GeoFencing Adds to Your Truck Security Arsenal

By Paul Dexler
It’s 2 p.m. Do you know where your trucks are, and, more importantly, what they are doing there? New technology can help you find out. But there can be employee relations downsides.

Useful Articles

Telematics Use Grows in Work Truck Fleets
From tracking preventive maintenance to reducing vehicle idling and fuel consumption, truck-based fleets are adding telematics devices to their fleet vehicles to improve operations.

How Can Telematics Help Your Fleet?
Telematics has proven useful to fleets in reducing fuel consumption, idling, and emissions, and keeping track of company vehicles.

Using GPS to Measure a Quality Stop
The next step in using GPS tracking technology is to manage miles, fuel and customer activity together to achieve greater net profit per visit.

Telematics Cuts 200-Truck Fleet Annual Fuel Spend by Nearly $200K
The wireless system helps a lumber transport company prevent unauthorized use, decrease idling time, and avoid maintenance problems.

Fleets Search for Effective Anti-Idling Solutions
Fleets large and small investigate wireless technologies and changing driver habits to reduce the fuel costs and environmental impact caused by excessive and unnecessary truck idling.

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