For a company with 450 fleet vehicles on the road like Black & Veatch, headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, driver safety is critical. The company has many technicians and servicepeople out on the roads each and every day, with some driving up to 7,000 miles (11,000+ km) per month. Needless to say, all that driving…
Paine’s Inc. Recycling & Rubish Removal is a recycling and disposal services company based in East Granby, Connecticut (north of Hartford). The company receives some of its work from local municipalities, so when a requirement of GPS tracking was put into place, Paine’s needed a solution that fit their business. Russell Paine, the company’s vice-president…
Thinking about implementing GPS tracking within your fleet? Great news. That means you’re in good shape to make your fleet more efficient, improve operations and reduce your overhead costs. But now that you’ve gotten this far, it’s time to make the big choice… what GPS tracker do you choose? The choice is clear: Geotab. Our…
A common objections we face from business owners in our efforts to spread the GPS fleet tracking revolution is, ‘my drivers won’t be happy about it.’ In reality, implementing a GPS fleet tracking solution is a great way to reward your best drivers, while correcting the behavior of your drivers that have negative habits or…
C&C Group is a facility services company with operations throughout Kansas and Missouri, including the Kansas City and St. Louis metro areas. A few years back, the company had an important concern to address within their fleet: the safety of its employees. An off-duty incident inspired this family-owned operation to look into ways to make…
With the changeover on the calendar into a new year, you should be thinking about new opportunities for your business. And if your company uses vehicles at all, you should definitely be thinking about how to maximize your revenues by making use of GPS fleet tracking and telematics data. Here are 5 features that have…
Fleet operators in the United States are bound by the regulations of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) which is currently working to release a new set of Hours of Service (HOS) rules and regulations that carriers in the United States must follow. The regulations will see a shift from the old style of…
Route management is one of the most important factors in running a successful fleet. Getting your drivers to take the best possible routes to go from one work location to the next provides several benefits to your company’s bottom line: Your company can reach more customers in a day; You can save money on fuel…
There are a few scenarios that can potentially pose nightmares for fleet managers. A GPS Fleet Tracking system from Geotab can really help mitigate two of the biggest fleet risks – driver accident/injury and vehicle theft. Reducing the Risk of Vehicle Theft Whether you’re running a large, national fleet, or a small company with a…
While we often discuss the benefits of GPS tracking systems for small businesses on this blog, installing Geotab devices can provide spectacular benefits for medium and larger sized businesses as well. Take Red Hawk Fire & Security, for example, a company which employs a fleet of 800 vehicles across the United States. Red Hawk offers…
