GPS Trackers
GPS Trackers
How GPS Tracking and Fuel-Card Integration Can Identify Fuel Theft and Misuse Fuel cards make purchasing fuel more convenient and provide businesses with detailed transaction records. However, a fuel-card statement alone cannot confirm that every purchase was legitimate. It may show when and where a card was used, the amount purchased, the fuel type, and…
Engine Hours vs. Mileage: How to Schedule Preventive Fleet Maintenance Preventive maintenance is most effective when service intervals reflect how a vehicle is actually being used. Traditionally, fleets have relied heavily on mileage to determine when vehicles need oil changes, inspections, fluid service, and other maintenance. However, mileage tells only part of the story. A…
Geotab Introduces the New Safety Overview Page in MyGeotab Managing fleet safety often requires reviewing several reports to understand driver behaviour, identify risk, and decide where coaching is needed. Geotab’s new Safety Overview page brings this information together in one centralized dashboard within MyGeotab. The new page is designed to help fleet and safety managers…
How Engine Fault Alerts Help Fleets Reduce Breakdowns A vehicle rarely goes from operating normally to suffering a major mechanical failure without warning. In many cases, its onboard systems detect an abnormal condition before the driver notices a serious performance problem. The challenge for fleet managers is receiving that information early enough to act. Engine…
GPS Jammers: How They Affect Fleet Tracking and What Canadian Fleets Can Do GPS tracking gives fleet managers valuable visibility into vehicle locations, routes, driver activity and daily operations. However, that visibility can be disrupted when someone deliberately interferes with GPS signals. Devices designed to cause this interference are commonly known as GPS jammers, GPS…
GPS Jammers and Fleet Tracking: Risks, Warning Signs and Prevention GPS tracking gives fleet managers the real-time visibility needed to coordinate vehicles, improve routing, monitor driver safety, respond to emergencies and protect valuable equipment. However, this visibility depends on reliable satellite signals. A GPS jammer can interfere with those signals, creating gaps in location data…
Heavy-Duty vs. Non-Heavy-Duty 16-Pin Harnesses Choosing the right 16-pin harness may seem like a small installation detail, but it can affect device fit, power compatibility, diagnostic access, and long-term reliability. For fleets using Geotab GO devices, the difference between a heavy-duty 16-pin harness and a non-heavy-duty 16-pin harness is not just the connector shape. It…
How to Know When Your Fleet Has Outgrown Spreadsheets Spreadsheets are often where fleet management begins. For a small business with a few vehicles, a spreadsheet can feel simple, affordable, and familiar. You can list vehicle numbers, driver names, service dates, fuel purchases, odometer readings, and customer stops in one place. At the beginning, that…
Fleet Visibility vs. Fleet Control: What GPS Tracking Actually Gives You When businesses first look into GPS tracking, they often use words like “visibility” and “control” as if they mean the same thing. They do not. Fleet visibility means knowing where vehicles, drivers, and assets are, what they are doing, and how they are performing.…
Small Fleet, Big Problems: Why GPS Tracking Isn’t Just for Large Companies Many small businesses still think GPS tracking is something only large transportation companies need. It is easy to understand why. When people hear “fleet management,” they often picture hundreds of trucks, a large dispatch office, and a national logistics operation. But for many…