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Prepare for International Roadcheck 2019

The CVSA International Roadcheck includes items related to vehicle, driver, and cargo safety and more. This year inspections...

Fleet Management and the Role of the Fleet Manager

One of the most important roles for a business with a mobile workforce is the fleet manager. Learn more about fleet management...

What is Telematics?

Telematics combines telecom and informatics, making GPS tracking posssible. Monitor the status of fleet vehicles with...

Law Enforcement Fleets Get Backup From Telematics

Download our eBook to learn more about how fleet management systems can help you protect your officers, optimize your...

Smart Solutions for School Bus Fleet Management

Download our eBook to learn more about how fleet management systems can help you improve safety for students and drivers...

Challenges and Solutions for Government Fleets

With all the challenges that government fleets face, finding quality fleet management software shouldn't be one of them...

Maintenance Made Simple for Your Diverse Fleet

Keeping up with regular maintenance schedules can be a full-time job for fleet managers, and the more diverse your fleet...

ELD Implications: What Is Unassigned Driving Time?

Learn more about what unassigned driving time is, how to handle unassigned driving time, and how staying compliant is...

What is an API? Key Fleet Management Integrations

For business using a Verizon Connect fleet management solution, our wide array of software partners and telematics APIs...

5 Tips for Effective Fleet Maintenance Planning

Developing and implementing an effective fleet maintenance plan can be easy. When developing your fleet’s maintenance...

Navigating the Government Fleet Landscape

Government and public sector fleets face countless operational and managerial challenges. Learn how telematics can help...

The Power of AI-Backed Integrated Video

Learn more about modern integrated video solutions like fleet dash cams and how they help fleet managers enhance vehicle...

Best Fleet Management Software Based on Reviews

Verizon Connect has been named the #1 Best Fleet Management and Tracking Software Company by G2 Crowd based on the highest...

Smart Video, Smart Drivers: Modern Fleet Safety

Dash cams and smart video backed by AI and machine learning is helping businesses make impactful changes, especially when...

How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Field Service

The predicted industry shifts that will be made possible by AI and machine learning within the next ten years are leaving...

Contractors Improve Utilization with GPS Tracking

With the right tools - like GPS tracking from Verizon Connect, contractors can improve fleet utilization and become more...

Government Fleets Transform with Data Insights

Whether it’s for analyzing the effectiveness of programs and activities or making data-driven decisions, access to performance...

Safety Is a Big Problem for Oil and Gas Fleets

Motor vehicle crashes are responsible for 29% of all work-related deaths in the oil and gas industry.Oil and gas fleets...

Telematics Drives Macro and Micro Data Insights

For field service organizations, the ability to learn from statistics, situations and scenarios related to vehicles, drivers...

Go from Reactive to Strategic in Field Service

Field Technologies’ special issue “Embracing Modern Field Service” dives deep into how and why a strategic approach that...

Three Ways Telematics Makes It Easy to Be “Green”

In the face of ever-growing state and federal regulations around sustainable fleet management and carbon emissions, owners...

How Artificial Intelligence Will Move Trucking

AI is making businesses smarter and trucking more efficient, cushioning the bottom line for many companies and helping...

Webinar: Digital Transformation for Profit Growth

The webinar, “Increase Business Profits with a Digital Transformation,” sponsored by Verizon Connect, focused on digital...

What Makes a Best-in-Class Field Service Fleet?

Field service management software eliminates the need to make multiple phone call to learn workers’ locations or to get...

An ROI Checklist: Your Fleet Management Solution

To recognize true ROI from your fleet management solution implentation, it’s important to first define what it means in...

Get Your Fleet Ready for ELD 2.0

The very existence of ELD technology is changing the enforcement environment landscape, impacting what inspectors look...

The unique landscape of oil & gas fleet management

Telematics is uniquely equipped to help oil and gas fleets access these key data points and make them actionable to enhance...

Know Where Your GPS Tracking Solution Comes From

Where you get your technology matters. As a company with extensive resources in research and development, Verizon Connect...

Nine Ways to Make Truck Fleet Management Smarter

There are plenty of fleet management solutions out there but how many are actually suitable for fleets running heavy-duty...

Resolve to Be a Best-in-Class Fleet in 2019

Looking at the impact of fleet management software on driver behavior and operational efficiency in field service businesses...

Protect Your Trailers & Cargo in 2019

Here are some helpful suggestions on how you can prevent trailer theft and protect your assets in 2019...

6 Benefits of Telematics for Public Fleets

From finding fleet funding and streamlining fuel costs to grappling with vehicle utilization and maintenance, public fleets...

Key to Sustainability and Growth: Your Back Office

We’re offering a few suggestions on how using telematics in your home office can help cut costs, while promoting growth...

Your 2019 Resolution: A Data-Driven Fleet

Explore how the right fleet management software provides reports that can help translate mountains of data into truly...

Crack the Code to Reducing Your Expenses

Visibility and understanding of your operational costs, inefficiencies and other areas for improvement, including safe...

Prepare for the Season of Greater Driving Hazards...

As colder months and harsh weather creep in and traffic increases due to holiday travel, it’s the perfect time to prepare...

How Tech Can Empower Next-Gen Police Fleets

Technology and data play an important role in both modernizing police fleets and helping keep officers (and citizens)...

Verizon Connect in the Spirit of Giving Tuesday

Getting involved in local communities through volunteering and financial giving in embedded in the fabric of Verizon’s...

Evaluate Your Year with These Key Fleet Metrics

Evaluate your year in field service with these key metrics from your telematics solution to help you optimize operations...

Get Your Assets Under Control in 2019

In this post, we outline how you can set your business up for success through asset tracking to optimize utilization in...

A Look Back at Trucking Fleet Trends

Let's take a look back at the challenges and opportunities that trucking companies have faced and examine how telematics...

ELD Short-Haul Exemptions: What You Need to Know

In this post, we’ll dive into what qualifies for a short-haul ELD mandate exemption, and what short-haul fleets should...

International Tariffs and the Supply Chain Industry

Let’s take a look at what the international tariffs are, what they mean for the commercial trucking industry, what’s on...

Leveraging Tech for a Safer Landscaping Fleet

The latest GPS fleet tracking solutions can help today’s landscapers enhance fleet safety and achieve a more productive...

How Private Fleets Benefit From New Tax Law

Employers are rethinking how to best balance their own expenses with the reimbursements lost by their employees since...

HOS Violations: No More Excuses

In this post, we’ll dive into what exactly the HOS rule is, how to avoid Department of Transportation (DOT) violations...

Government Fleets Must Prepare for a Digital Future

The right fleet management technology can help government fleets of any size rise to these challenges and also help them...

3 Signs of a Mediocre Fleet

Whether you work in HVAC, plumbing, landscaping, as an electrician or in another service-based field, if you truly want...

Smooth Implementation Part 2: Make It Pain-Free

These five steps will help you manage a smooth transition into a system that affects everyone in your business, including...

Evergreen Future of Mobile Workforce Management

GPS fleet tracking solutions have grown to be an integral mobile tool and distinct competitive advantage for managers...

What Top-of-the-Line Fleet Safety Looks Like

Take a look at what top fleets are doing in this highly competitive space to implement the latest technologies to enforce...

How to Drive New Growth with Your Existing Fleet

Before you invest money in additional equipment or staffing, it’s imperative you explore ways to first improve business...

9 Mistakes to Avoid in Telematics Implementation

Understanding and mapping out how your team is going to use this new technology, researching options on the market, making...

Develop Your 2019 AOBRD Strategy

Though the ELD compliance date has come and gone, but what does that mean for AOBRD users? As we approach the new year...

Fleet Connections Report: The Data-Driven Fleet

In the new edition of Fleet Connections, our analysis of report utilization by 720 fleets comprising 27,347 vehicles in...

3 Routes to Fleet Manager Failure

Though the core duties of a fleet manager range from vehicle maintenance and driver safety to overall organizational compliance...

Signs You’re Ready to Implement Telematics

GPS fleet tracking can provide the data-based insight into your operations that helps you make educated business decisions...

Achieve More: Invest in Asset Tracking Technology

The ability to track asset-specific metrics is crucial to productivity, efficiency and cost control. An integrated asset...

Smooth Implementation Part 1: The Right Solution

A smooth implementation is key to seeing that ROI quickly. Here are five things you want to do before signing that contract...

Post-ELD: Speed Bumps Mixed with Smooth Passage

The ELD mandate has impacted both productivity and costs since going into full effect. Fleet owners are beginning to recognize...

Landscapers: Weather the Risks of Snow Removal Season...

As landscaping organizations prep for the winter season, they face business model changes, rising insurance premiums and...

Leading the Way in Fleet Management

Berg Insight names Verizon Connect as the clear leader in the fleet telematics space both from a global perspective and...

3 Signs That Your Vehicle Needs a Sick Day

Staying on top of vehicle care can be hard if you don’t know how to recognize the signs of a problem. Here are 3 ways...

Technology Innovation Driving Fleet Modernization

businesses that use data in an actionable way will be the survivors and those who ignore industry progress through technological...

Why Safety Will Never Be Fully Automated

Contrary to the belief that driver assist technologies will make human attention unnecessary, it’s imperative every driver...

[Webinar] Recap: Orchestrating the Supply Chain

Transport Topics hosted a webinar led by Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth and Associate News Editor Dan Ronan, with...

Save Time and Money with Automated IFTA Reporting

Let’s take a look at the mounting obstacles IFTA reporting presents to any size fleet operation and see how businesses...

Building the Case for Construction Asset Tracking

Construction companies, equipment leasing firms and equipment manufacturers can also benefit from installing GPS devices...

Landscaping Contractors’ Greatest Challenges

Landscaping contractors face many challenges but I believe the three major ones are, recruiting quality employees, retaining...

How Technology Transforms Supply Chain Trucking

Fleet management software is playing a critical role in the key goals of streamlining operations and optimizing productivity...

[Webinar] Maximize Fleet Safety, Compliance Tech

Developing and maintaining a first-rate safety program is critical for any transportation company...

The “State” of Driving Safety for Commercial Vehicles...

What makes one state safer to drive in vs. another? Verizon Connect analyzed every state in the union and found the top...

Moving From Reactive to Proactive with IoT

Technology continues to break down geographic barriers, making it easier for businesses of all sizes to participate in...

Autonomy, Electric Vehicles and the Sharing Economy...

In the coming years, 5G technology will become essential to the advancement of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure...

Government Fleet Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Government fleets face many of the same challenges and concerns other fleets encounter; and conversely, government fleets...

Why It's Critical to Stay on Top of Fleet Technology...

Small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as enterprise-level fleets, must look toward the future if they want to be...

What 5G Can Do for Your Mobile Business

Enhanced 5G connectivity is going to be a major factor in the ongoing benefits that businesses can see from data – including...

How to Get Ready for Roadcheck 2018

Verizon Connect offers free webinar, checklist to help drivers and fleet managers prepare

Navigating the Hyperconnected Vehicle of the Future

Digital technology has been reshaping the business landscape for decades, creating new business models, improving productivity...

Trucking Woes to Gains: Capacity & Driver Shortage

Providing drivers with the very best navigation and e-log tools is critical to making their lives less stressful and a...

5 Things High-Profit Landscapers Always Do

Over the past 30 years, we at the Harvest Group have learned a lot about how to grow profits in landscaping. One of the...

Reducing Risk Can Increase Your Returns

If you’re in the construction industry you know that risk comes with the territory. Even if you have the best insurance...

TSI: Is Doing Good Good for the Bottom Line?

Telematics software offers two key ways—safety and compliance—oil and gas businesses in particular can demonstrate a positive...

Florist, Nursery, Landscape: Prep for Peak Season

Peak season for florist, nursery, and landscape companies is approaching and with heightened competition, local businesses...

Transport Companies Differentiate with Technology

Luxury coach and transport businesses can see enhanced efficiency, customer satisfaction and driver safety with GPS tracking...

Ask the Expert: Service and Support

Verizon Connect discusses service and support to help customers maximize ROI on fleet or field service management.

What You Should Know About Rising Fuel Prices

Gas prices are already on the rise across the country in the first few weeks of 2018, and it's unknown how high they'll...

Tales from the Road: Productivity...

In this edition of our Tales From The Road series, learn how Work can help to increase fleet productivity. With our scheduling...

New England vs. Philadelphia: Winners on the Road

Just in time for the Big Game this Sunday, our infographic compares these two cities side by side to determine who takes...

ELD Compliance: Where We Are and What’s to Come

Now that the mandate has been official for a month or so, let’s take stock of where things stand and where ELD compliance...

Data Privacy Day: Focus for Fleet Managers

In a world where we’re more connected than ever in our private as well as professional lives, phrases like “Big Data”...

Tales from the Road: Cost Savings

In this edition of our Tales From The Road series, learn how LogBook can provide cost savings. The ELD mandate now in...

Tales from the Road: Revenue

In this edition of our Tales From The Road series, learn how LogBook can help increase revenue. With our software you...

Tales from the Road: Driving Time Remaining

Much of the industry has been in an uproar ever since the adoption of the Final Rule back in late 2015 that the implementation...

Life After the ELD Mandate

If you’re still hoping the ELD mandate will be delayed or overturned, then American Trucking Association (ATA) President...

Landscapers Tackle Their Challenges on the Turnaround...

During the recent National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) LANDSCAPES 2017 conference and GIE+EXPO, attendees...

Winning with ELD: Going Beyond Compliance

If the attendance at our recent ELD-focused webinars is any indication, many of you are still in investigation phase of...

National School Bus Safety Week

Last week was annual National School Bus Safety Week, meaning the safety of students traveling to and from school was...

Winning with ELD: Customers Cut Costs with LogBook

The phrase “pinching pennies” can sometimes have a negative connotation. Some may read it and immediately think of “cheap”...

Winning with ELD: Driving revenue with Logbook

Cash. Pocket change. Benjamins. Moola. Bacon. Paper. No matter what you call it, it still means one thing—money. And without...

Winning with ELD: Improving Your Productivity

Does this sound familiar? It’s 8am at ABC Trucking Company, and there’s already a flurry of activity going on. Drivers...

Winning with ELD: Improving Safety and Compliance

Imagine this scenario. One of your veteran drivers is driving cross-country, hauling some rather fragile freight. Knowing...

5 Ways Companies with Truck Fleets will Use Drones

The rise of drones, both in the air and on the ground, promises to reinvent freight logistics across the U.S. – and eventually...

Drone Fleet Management Increases Efficiency

For companies that operate fleets of trucks, small gains in efficiency translate to huge savings when scaled across an...

Thousands Found in Violation During CVSA Roadcheck

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) just released the results of its 2017 Roadcheck inspection. Learn the...

Countdown to ELD with a Trucking Expert

We chat with the Heavy Duty Trucking Experts prior to our August 29 webinar “Countdown to ELD: Get Your Burning Questions...

Countdown to ELD with a Compliance Expert

The countdown to ELD is definitely on, and the chances are that you have a lot of questions about what the ELD mandate...

[Webinar] 4 Myths and Bundled ELD Solutions

In this webinar, learn about 4 ELD Myths and everything you need to know, fact and fiction, about the mandate and how...

Avoid the Trickle-Down Effect: A Broken-Down Fleet

Do you know the impact on your fleet of having just one broken down fleet vehicle? Learn how a GPS tracking solution...

Eliminate Paperwork to Get More Done

Using field service software eliminates paperwork tasks that suck up so much of the workday, giving you time back in your...

Effects of Harsh Driving and Missed Maintenance

Read how harsh driving costs your business & how GPS fleet tracking helps you monitor driver behavior and fleet maintenance...

How Data Can Help You Tell the Full Fleet Story

Fleet tracking technology constantly collects information on vehicle and drivers, if it has to do with a trip, a truck...

Track Driving Behavior Without Riding Shotgun

Are your drivers engaging in risky driving behavior? Learn how to track your business fleet’s driving behavior with...

Do More with the Fleet You Have Now

Wish you had more vehicle or more time? Make the most of your assets and learn how GPS vehicle tracking can help you...

Are You Doing All You Can for Fleet Maintenance?

Are you doing all you can to keep up with fleet vehicle maintenance? Learn how keeping current on maintenance can help...

Rescue 911: Create a Stolen Asset Plan

Explore fundamental concepts of loss control. This essential article will teach you the sound principles to keep your...

Dispatch Without the “Crazy Wall” of Sticky Notes

A GPS vehicle tracking solution can help you eliminate job dispatch whiteboards. Our field service management software...

The Effects of Harsh Driving on Fuel and Vehicles

Learn the effects of harsh driving on fuel and vehicles. And, how GPS vehicle tracking can help by monitoring driving...

Scheduling Snafus: Avoiding the Domino Effect

GPS vehicle tracking eliminates scheduling and dispatch problems, such as helping you understand how long each jobs take...

Driver Coaching 101: Tips and Tricks

Safety coaching is key for those supervising fleet drivers. Here are the best tips to coach your fleet drivers and protect...

Don’t Be Fuelish: Manage the Impact of Fuel Costs

There are a lot of ways your drivers can waste fuel. Read this to learn the many ways that gps vehicle tracking can help...

Busting the Myths About GPS Fleet Tracking

GPS Fleet Tracking Myths that can impede a company’s progress and success. Too many myths have grown up around it, and...

Ease Payroll Pains: Overtime and Timesheet Fraud

Curious how to catch overtime payroll fraud? Do you have a way to track and manage OT, and ensure timesheets are right...

Hidden Ways Your Business Is Losing Money

For business owners, saving money isn’t only trendy when the economy is down. Check out a few tops tips for fleets on...

Billing and Invoicing Made Easier and Faster

It’s tough to ensure everyone and everything gets paid on time, from employees to utilities to rent? Here are the best...

Safety in the Age of the “Connected Truck”

Connected vehicles use different communication technologies to make driving safer and more efficient. Read how telematics...

The Top 4 Reasons for Roadside Breakdowns

No one likes being stuck on the side of the road. If you're a driver with a tight schedule, waiting for roadside assistance...

A Look Into the Future of Fleet Management

Do you want to know what is the future of fleet management? Here are three trends you might see in fleet management in...

Fleet Monitoring: A Better Management System

Fleet monitoring, where managers can use data received from GPS trackers to get real-time reports on drivers, is proving...

Workforce Management for the Digital Age

Erase that whiteboard and learn more about how the Work platform can help your business run smoother. See how we can Make...

You Should Be Using Geofences

There is likely some waste in your fleet. A GPS vehicle tracking solution can help you find it. Use our customizable geofences...

Will ELD Laws Come to Canada?

It took a while going through the approval process in America, but it appears Canadian truckers may be need to adopt ELD...

Fleet Management Tools Help You Reduce Fuel Costs

Fuel is a big part of every fleet budget. It accounted for nearly 40 percent of fleet ownership expenses in 2013, according...

What Is a Connected Vehicle?

As the IoT revolution gains momentum, one phrase you’re likely to hear more often is ‘connected vehicle’.What is a connected...

Lowering Engine Idle Time Can Help Reduce Fleet...

Are your drivers trying to beat the summer heat by sitting in idling trucks with the air conditioning blasting? Employee...

Introducing New Technology Into Your Business

Check out some tips on how to comfortably transition employees into new fleet technology. You can help make workplace...

Eliminate Process Gaps to Cut Operational Costs

Increase savings and efficiency for your business with these cost cutting ideas. Learn more about how to cut operational...

Take the Pain Out of Payroll

Streamline administrative payroll with the Work platform. It integrates with accounting software, tracks timesheets, processes...

Maintaining Fuel Efficiency When Fuel Prices Surge

Check out these summer fuel economy tips that will help your drivers optimize fuel efficiency and keep your gas bill down...

How GPS Truck Tracking Benefits Business

From reducing costs to improving productivity and driver safety, here's how to win with GPS truck tracking

Get Your Employees Onboard with New Technology

Implementing new technologies can be challenging, but you can get your employees on board. Learn how to make this transition...

Focus on Cost Savings: Dollars and Sense

Learn how to uncover and deliver cost savings. Have actionable data at your fingertips to help make smarter decisions...

Accurate, Efficient, Simplified Timecard Reporting

Discover the benefits of employee time reporting systems with tips. Increase data accuracy and revenue while decreasing...

5 Steps to Introducing New Business Processes

Learn how to implement new changes in the workplace with tips from Verizon Connect. Workplace changes are never easy...

7 Metrics to Help You Measure Success and ROI

Measure your business success with 7 success metrics. Discover tangible and intangible mechanisms that help your business...

Changing Your Safety Culture, Driver by Driver

Promoting driver safety and good driving habits is your responsibility as a fleet owner. Follow our advice about how to...

The Cost of Even a Few Minutes of Idling Adds Up

Needlessly running the engine adds up over time, especially if you have several vehicles on the road. Learn how to manage...

10 Ways to Keep Your Drivers Alert

We've all been there, driving while hungry, tired and unfocused. Here are a few tips on how to stay focused on the road...

Finding Your Career Path in Fleet Management

Those considering a career in fleet management may have a number of questions before dipping their toes into the industry...

Optimize Operations with Workforce Management

Employees are our biggest expenditure, why not ensure they are operating at the most efficient level possible? One benefit...

How to Take Advantage of Telematics for Your Fleet

Telematics might be one of those industry buzzwords that many people use, but few know what it means. Telematics is actually...

5 Tips to Help Drivers Transition to Electronic...

With the publishing of the final rule in December 2015, drivers who record their Hours of Service (HOS)* will need to...

Is Fleet Management Scalable for Small Fleets?

Most small business owners think of a GPS vehicle tracking solution as a great tool for the “big guys”. Here are a few...

Are There Exceptions to the ELD Rule?

The ELD mandate affects millions of commercial drivers. If you are currently required to complete a RODS or HOS logbook...

What the ELD Rule Means for Your CMV Trucking

The ELD (Electronic Logging Device) mandate is now compulsory and it’s important to take a few minutes to review your...

The ELD Final Rule Has Finally Arrived

It's been a long time coming but the ELD Final Rule has officially been released by the FMCSA. In a press release dated...

Monitoring More Than Just Vehicles with GPS Asset...

GPS tracking is an indispensable fleet management solution that can help to boost efficiency and improve fleet safety...

ELDs for Beginners

First of all, let's cover some basic facts about ELDs. What is an ELD? ELD stands for Electronic Logging Device. The acronym...

What Sort of Training Will My Drivers Need to Use...

Drivers will need guidance on how the ELDs work, what it means for them and the benefits of paperless logging. In some...

KPIs to Measure ELD Success

While ELDs are primarily aimed at helping your drivers comply with hours of service requirements, it’s a perfect opportunity...

Will Our ELDs Be Compliant in Canada?

Canada is also moving toward compulsory ELDs to minimize fatigue-related accidents.While the details are still being finalized...

Are ELDs Expensive? Do I Have to Pay Upfront?

ELDs are not only cost-effective but their benefits often result in a positive return on investment within just a few...

Does the ELD Mandate Affect DVIRs?

No, there is no change to DVIRs with the introduction of ELDs.However, fleets that have switched to an electronic system...

Why Are Metrics So Important to Your Fleet Safety...

Measuring fleet safety can seem more art than science. How do you know your fleet is safe? Is it merely the absence of...

Improve Fleet Efficiency on a Government Budget

Managing a fleet of cars, trucks, or buses presents a unique set of challenges. Fuel costs, routing, maintenance, driver...

Improved Fleet Management With Telematics Reports

Fleet managers have a lot on their plate and, as a result, often lack the time and resources necessary to monitor their...

2015 Fleet and Vehicle Management Survey Findings

More than 1,100 business owners, fleet operators, and general managers participated in a recent survey about their biggest...

Are You Still Using Paper Forms for DVIRs?

It’s human nature - when we’ve been doing something the same way, day after day, year after year, it becomes a blind spot...

Does Gamification Help Improve Driver Behavior?

Forbes recently predicted that in 2015, 40 percent of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism...

The Right Fleet Management Fit for Your Fleet

No matter the size of your company and the number of vehicles in its fleet, your fleet operation can benefit from using...

Geofencing: Reduce Cost and Simplify Fleet Service

Learn these Key Details About How Geofencing Can Streamline Productivity & Reduce Costs. Not Sure What a GPS Geofence...

5 Ways to Make Your Drivers Comfortable With GPS...

The benefits of GPS-based fleet management are clear. But have you thought about how your drivers are going to react when...

Making GPS Work Underground: The Ford Story

Near Kansas City in Missouri lies SubTropolis, an underground business complex (potentially the largest in the world)...

Enterprise Fleet Management Solutions

The larger your company, the more important it is to track the location of your vehicles and equipment. Through GPS tracking...

The Benefits of Asset Tracking

The vehicles you use to transfer goods and services aren'۪t the only assets that can take advantage of GPS-based solutions...

5 Benefits of Built-In Fleet Tracking Intelligence

Keeping a fleet of vehicles well maintained and fully operational is no easy task. Fleet services supervisors walk a tightrope...

What Do Fleet Managers Do?

Learn what fleet managers do and how tools like GPS fleet monitoring software help them cut costs, increase productivity...

3 Ways to Make Your Trucks Targets for Inspection

Managing your CSA profile is an essential element of an effective and proactive safety program. Since the data that goes...

5 Elements of an Effective Fleet Safety Program

Our guest blogger Brad Penneau brings nearly 30 years of motor carrier safety, compliance, risk management and operations...

Reduce Your Fleet Maintenance Costs

Vehicle repair and upkeep can have a huge effect on a fleet's bottom line. By providing extensive engine diagnostics...

The Evolution of Fleet Managers

It'۪s becoming increasingly common to see tasks traditionally performed by humans now done by technology or computers...

Optimizing Fleet Size and Utilization

Today'۪s managers constantly strive to cut costs and operate more efficiently. This is especially true for public agency...

Top 8 Challenges Enterprise Fleet Managers Face

Large enterprise companies that cover a vast area, own thousands of vehicles, and are responsible for a huge number of...

How Does GPS Tracking Report on Speeding?

As part of our basics of telematics series we’re looking at the connection between how GPS data is used to track...

Decoding All Those Telematics Acronyms

Acronyms. Love or hate them, they’re here to stay and there’s every sign that we will see their numbers growing, particularly...

Enterprise Fleet Management Dashboard: Tame Big...

As telematics enters the era of big data and the connected Internet of things, fleet managers are staring down the barrel...

6 Advantages of Working with a Single Vendor

Like the universe, the enterprise software marketplace is expanding rapidly. More and more vendors are entering the market...

How Do Construction Companies Use GPS Tracking?

When we think of GPS, we generally think of portable devices found on the dashboard of a vehicle, guiding the driver with...

How Much Fuel Are You Losing to Thieves?

There’s no question that fuel is a big expense for every fleet. On average it accounts for around 30% of total expenses...

Tracking and Monitoring Unpowered Assets

When it comes to tracking company asset like fleet vehicles, GPS devices are often wired to draw from the vehicle’s...

GPS vs. Telematics: How Do They Compare?

You are probably familiar with the average GPS device; maybe it’s a Garmin, a Navman or even a smartphone running something...

Why Monitor Harsh Braking and Acceleration?

Should you be monitoring hard braking and acceleration as part of your fleet’s safety program? What actions does...

Top Ten Ways Fleet Drivers Can Use Less Fuel

With fuel costs accounting for about 30% of your fleet’s total operating costs, it makes good business sense to...

What Do School Bus GPS Systems Track?

School buses are under pressure to not only provide a safe, reliable service to school children and their parents, but...

4 Ways Customer Feedback Can Improve Your Business

See four ways you can use customer feedback to improve your business. Verizon Connect offers several tips to help your...

5 Best Truck Stops in America

See our lists of the 5 Best Truck Stops in America and why. Valuable information for truckers and road trippers. See...

3 Incentives to Drive Improved Driver Performance

With the Verizon Connect solution, a manager can easily identify which fleet driver has the greatest or least amount of...

5 Ways to Reduce Fleet Fuel Theft

While you may trust your employees, have you effectively removed the temptation to commit a ‘crime of opportunity’?...

Manage All Your Mobile Assets on One Dashboard

How many of your mobile assets are you managing using location-based software? None, a few, or the whole fleet? One thing...

Common Costly Mistakes in Fleet Planning

Fleet planning, like a lot of business planning, can be a hit OR miss affair. It’s not always an exact science...

Driving: One of the Most Dangerous Oilfield Jobs

You might think there are jobs on an oil or gas field that are a lot more dangerous than driving.These guys are working...

Do You Know the True Cost of Fleet Accidents?

Worker safety is of paramount importance to employers, employees and government authorities. When you consider that 5,071...

Driver Scorecards Improve Safety and Reduce Operational...

If you collected baseball cards as a kid (or maybe still do), the most distinctive attribute of that baseball card after...

How Telematics Can Improve Your Construction Business

Construction can be a tough industry to succeed in — tight project deadlines, demanding work conditions and challenging...

Making Your Fleet Solution Fit: API Integration

When you buy software off the shelf, it doesn't always fit your organization's IT infrastructure exactly. You may need...

Telematics Solutions for New Fleet Vehicles

In the past getting telematics for your fleet was often a complicated process. Aftermarket hardware installations, rewiring...

Do You Know How Good Your Drivers Really Are?

Do you know how good your drivers really are? Here are ten performance indicators you should watch!We all know there are...

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Law Enforcement Fleets Are Optimizing with Telematics

Law enforcement fleets are making gains, such as improved officer safety, greater efficiency and better vehicle utilization...

Promote School Bus Fleet Safety and Efficiency

Telematics is helping change how school bus fleets are managed, and benefits can include improved passenger safety, streamlined...

Government Fleet Management Buyer's Guide

Find out how GPS fleet tracking works and how to find the right solution for your organization with our Buyer's Guide.

6 Ways Telematics Is Helping Government Fleets

Government agencies are using telematics to help improve safety and compliance, schedule maintenance and gain insight...

Are you ready for International Roadcheck 2019?

International Roadcheck 2019 starts June 4, focusing on steering and suspension systems. Download our free checklist...

Fleet Management Buyer's Guide

Find out how GPS fleet tracking works and how to find the right solution for your business with our Buyer's Guide.

How Smart Video Fuels Smart Business

Learn how video solutions with intelligent analysis capabilities can help benefit your drivers and enhance safety programs.

More Than Just Dots on a Map

This eBook guides you through four key reasons to use asset tracking, new technology and different hardware options .

7 Secrets to a Safer Fleet

Seven smart ways to help improve peace of mind and reduce time spent managing driver safety...

Making the Switch From AOBRD to ELD

We help you learn the differences between AOBRD and ELD, so you can prepare for this change with your admins, drivers...

6 Common Misconceptions About ELD

There are still many misconceptions about the ELD mandate, who it applies to and what its effects on impacted companies...

Report: Embracing Modern Field Service

Field service organizations (FSOs) are facing increased pressure to meet customer demands, improve efficiency and reduce...

Field Service Management Buyer’s Guide

Software can be complex, but the buying process doesn’t have to be. Get our checklists, tips and steps to researching...

2019 Guide to Asset & Fleet Tracking: Construction

Technology can help improve business outcomes and mitigate challenges in construction by addressing the needs of your...

2019 Buyer's Guide: Asset Tracking Solutions

Tracking assets isn’t just knowing where they are located—it’s also critical to have metrics on productivity and efficiency...

2018 Fleet Tracking Trends Report

Are you tracking? This informative analysis looks at how companies of all sizes navigate GPS tech solutions—and the positive...

7 Ways Telematics Is Ideal for Oil & Gas Fleets

Today's comprehensive telematics solutions are well equipped to meet oil and gas fleets' unique needs. Our eBook highlights...

6 Ways to a Safer Fleet

Every fleet wants to be safer, but what does that mean for your daily habits? How do you implement changes with drivers...

How Government Fleets use Telematics to Help Reduce...

Lowering operational costs and improving efficiency are two top priorities of government fleets.

Fleet Connections 2018: The Data-Driven Fleet

How does your company compare to others when it comes to its use of fleet technology? How might your company take advantage...

Service Management Capabilities Propel Best-in-Class...

According to the business and technology analysts at Aberdeen, Best-in-Class field service companies—defined as the top...

5 Steps to a Better ROI on Fleet Assets

Fleet vehicles and high-value equipment are a big investment and a significant day-to-day cost for your organization...

Meeting the Needs of Construction Fleets

Comprehensive fleet management software can help construction businesses improve utilization and improve business outcomes...

10 Steps to a Seamless Telematics Implementation

There is a best way to choose and deploy fleet management software that minimizes disruption to your business and sets...

Doing More with Less

As your business grows you might think the only way to meet the increased demand is buy more trucks and hire more drivers...

5 Signs You're Ready for Telematics

You’ve looked into GPS fleet tracking, and you’re on the fence for one reason or another. You’re not sure your business...

Special Report: Construction Challenges in Asset...

A complete and intuitive tracking solution makes it easy to keep your assets working and ready for the next job.

What Fleet Managers (Really) Do

No matter the number and variety of vans and trucks your business owns, someone manages your fleet of vehicles and your...

Solving Common Trucking & Distribution Business...

Some of the best business lessons come from seeing how companies like yours handle the same challenges you face every...

Five Ways to Reduce Fuel Costs

With fluctuating fuel prices, the need for businesses to stay competitive while keeping operating costs down remains a...

Solving Common Fleet Business Problems

Some of the best business lessons come from seeing how companies like yours handle the same challenges you face every...

Solving Common Service Problems

Some of the best business lessons come from seeing how companies like yours handle the same challenges you face every...

Solving Common Construction Problems

Some of the best business lessons come from seeing how companies like yours handle the same challenges you face every...

3 Tips to Improve Safety in the Oil Field

With oil and gas fields often located in harsh, isolated parts of the country, remote workers need to be hyper-vigilant...

Roadside Inspection Tips

Passing roadside inspections can be difficult and stressful for drivers. Luckily, with today’s vehicle monitoring systems...

A Smarter Approach to Growing Your Fleet

Fleet and resource management technology helps mobile workforces and the people who manage them get smarter about how...

Route Optimization Explained

Putting a commercial vehicle and driver on the road can be expensive. As a fleet owner, you know how important it is to...

Get Roadside Ready in the Digital Age

Digital tools are making it easier for roadside inspectors to access both near real-time and historical data at the point...

5 Big Construction Industry Trends

Tracking of heavy equipment is helping project managers meet tight deadlines and tough performance metrics, while getting...

6 Benefits of GPS Fleet Tracking in Landscaping

Give yourself peace of mind and the edge you need to grow your landscaping business with GPS fleet tracking.

8 Benefits of GPS Fleet Tracking in Construction

Give yourself peace of mind and the edge you need to grow your construction business with GPS fleet tracking.

Are You Running a Top-Notch Fleet?

Use the 20 best practices to determine if your fleet is operating efficiently and productively...

The Trends Transforming On-the-Go Business

How to position your business for success in a connected, mobile, data-based world.

Winning with ELD

While many view this transition to ELDs as a burden, others have found the silver lining. In addition to being compliant...

What Is Telematics?...

Telematics is the technology of sending, receiving and storing information related to remote objects, such as vehicles...

5 Ways to Optimize Your Fleet

These 5 tips can help you optimize your fleet to maximize revenue growth and reduce operational expenses, putting and...

Productivity Matters

The human race is doing just that…racing. And when you race around trying to do 100 things at the same time, productivity...

Reignite Your Cash Flow

You’re likely no stranger to the phrase “cash is king” and while that phrase will remain true for centuries to come, collecting...

Improved Productivity & Payroll with GPS Fleet Tracking

Even the slightest improvements in day-to-day productivity can translate to meaningful gains for your entire business.

Focusing on Fleet Safety

If safety is a top priority for your business, it's important that you have more to rely on than trust. GPS fleet tracking...

6 Benefits of GPS Fleet Tracking for Professional...

Learn what unique benefits professional contractors can experience with GPS tracking to take your business forward and...

7 Benefits of Field Service Management

What exactly is field service management? And why is it so important? Field service management (aka workforce management)...

7 Benefits of Bundling ELD & Fleet Tracking Solutions

The ELD mandate may seem a feel like a burdensome requirement at first, but it can be an opportunity to increase operational...

BYOD: Friend or Foe?

Technicians without the right technology readily available in the field can cause more challenges than you’re prepared...

9 Secrets to Reducing Operating Expenses

Hidden and preventable expenses may be hurting your bottom line. We can help you reduce costs of operating your business...

Case studies

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GCI Slingers Grows Efficiency with Fleet Metrics

GCI Slingers and Gravel Conveyors has seen significant improvements in every area they addressed with Verizon Connect...

City of San Jose Closer to Becoming a Smart City

The City of San Jose needed a software platform to improve dispatching, allow officers to easily find an available car...

Portable Toilets Come with Supreme Dependability

There’s no denying that The Throne Depot has embraced toilet humor, and it seems to be working for them. They affectionately...

Bill Howe Plumbing Reduces Annual Accidents by 87%

Bill Howe Companies (plumbing, HVAC and flooding and restoration services) improved safety scores and productivity with...

How we helped a feed supplier improve productivity

Download this case study to learn how Witmer Feed improved productivity with gps fleet management software from Verizon...

Subcontractor reduces monthly fuel, maintenance...

United Subcontractors uses GPS tracking solution with their existing platforms and is more efficient with resources, improved...

Logistics company focuses on safety and compliance

Using a combination of Verizon Connect's Reveal and LogBook solutions helped them monitor driver safety, productivity...

Tree-care company cuts fuel costs by $2,000 a month...

GPS Fleet Management helps Tree Tech Inc. with fuel costs.

Steve Hilker Trucking experiences superior customer...

Steve Hilker Trucking, a livestock delivery company, installed Verizon Connect GPS tracking and improved customer service...

Rohrer's one hour HVAC gains control and reduces...

Rohrer’s One Hour HVAC installed GPS tracking to help insurance rates. Now they have saved on rates, improved driver behavior...

Robbins Towing keeps better track of their trucks...

Robbins Towing implemented GPS vehicle tracking after having a call about an employee's odd location. With Verizon Connect...

Midwest-based trucking company stays compliant and...

Midwest-based trucking company, R&M trucking, has improved their safety scores with Verizon Connect Logbook. Verizon Connect...

Plote Construction uses Verizon Connect to win court...

Plote Construction realized that the business could boost its bottom line by installing a reliable vehicle tracking system.

Verizon Connect helps Paul Davis Restoration cut...

After installing GPS fleet tracking software, Paul Davis Restoration experienced many benefits including payroll savings...

Papalia Plumbing and Heating renews their contract...

To maintain a high level of customer satisfaction, Papalia Plumbing & Heating implemented the Verizon Connect GPS fleet...

Medical Equipment Company Upgrades Its Experience

National HME Switches to Verizon Connect for Price, Product Functionality and Customer Service

Larry's Limousine stays on the road with help from...

Larry’s Limo Helped by GPS Tracking Solution from Verizon Connect and have stayed continually informed of their drivers’...

Outdoor Advertising Company Cuts Fuel Costs 15%

Learn How One Outdoor Advertising Fleet Has Used GPS Tracking to Improve Efficiency For Their Transit Advertising Fleet...

Kimball Construction credits customer service for...

Kimball Construction benefits from GPS vehicle tracking with better customer service. Learn how Verizon Connect helped...

J. Carey Logging improves their DOT safety scores...

J. Carey Logging implement Vehicle Tracking from Verizon Connect, saving in fuel and reducing idling. Read more about...

Fettes, Love & Sieben has streamlined operational...

Increased RevenueFettes, Love & Sieben is a plumbing and heating contractor located in Chicago, Illinois and employs approximately...

One Hour Heating uses GPS fleet tracking to serve...

Verizon Connect Customer One Hour Heating Uses GPS Tracking and improves use of time and driver behavior. The company...

Leading Medical Device Manufacturer Benefits from...

Download this Medical Imaging Company's Fleet Telematics Case Study and Read How This Leading Medical Device Manufacturer...

DiPinto Brothers Transportation slashes payroll...

By improving its ability to plan routes, keep track of vehicle activity and better respond to customer demands, DiPinto...

Di-Tech International uses Verizon Connect GPS fleet...

Di-Tech International decided they needed to better service clients through improved dispatching and routing efficiencies.

Deep South Equipment Makes Seamless Switch to Verizon...

Deep South Equipment installed GPS tracking on their industrial equipment fleet and reported an easy switch and enhanced...

Dallas Plumbing Company Slashes Costs by Switching...

Dallas Plumbing uses GPS fleet tracking from Verizon Connect to lower costs, increase efficiency, and grow in the competitive...

Fleet Tracking Keeps Drivers Safe and Helps Deliver...

Delivery truck tracking helps DR Sherry save on fuel & increase the number of deliveries trucks can make per day. GPS...

Crane Transport Enhances Customer Service and Improves...

Crane Transport improves driver visibility, customer service and compliance with the help of Verizon Connect. They have...

Verizon Connect GPS Fleet Tracking Helps Concrete...

Concrete Coring Company needed a way to reduce costs during the economic recession | Verizon Connect

Capital Crane gets support and savings from Verizon...

Capital Crane Saves on equipment costs and experiences ease of use with Verizon Connect.

Camping Companies, Inc., Controls Its Mobile Workforce

Camping Companies was looking for a GPS Tracking System to better service its clients and manage employees in the field...

B C S Fence Builds Customer Service Reputation with...

BCS Fences Improves Customer Service with GPS from Verizon Connect. The company relies on customer referrals to grow business...

ACRT Leaves Previous GPS Provider for Verizon Connect...

ACRT Leaves Previous GPS Provider for More Features, Increased Reliability and Superior Customer Service With Verizon...

How 1-800-GOT-JUNK Boosted On-time Arrivals and...

Using Verizon Connect has helped 1-800-GOT-JUNK outperform their competitors by increasing the accuracy of arrival times...

How Snohomish County is using Verizon Connect to...

Below 100: How Snohomish County is using Verizon Connect to improve officer safety. Law enforcement comes with inherent...

Helping BMC focus on safety and service

"We service our customers better than anyone in the industry," says Dan Daly, director of operations support at BMC. It...

Quick ROI on field service software for Zayo Group

Zayo Group manages more than 350 vehicles in the field with mobile workers spread across the US and Canada. As Zayo Group...

Built-in fleet management system - Making it easy...

Flex Fleet has over 1,700 trucks in its fleet, which are rented out to customers and then turned back out to the secondary...

Right-sizing restock routes is helping Pugs grow

With more than 130 drivers regularly restocking thousands of outlets throughout the U.S., it's critical to make sure restocking...

DeSilva Gates Construction locates their assets...

In searching for their assets, a construction company uncovers big savings. When you've been in business for more than...

Smart logistics give Alliance Radiology a reputation...

Alliance Radiology has been supporting healthcare providers for over 30 years and they know well that the industry demands...

"Verizon Connect has really transformed our business"

The Verizon Connect platform has really transformed our business in a number of ways. It has allowed us to start thinking...

Verizon Connect integral to revenue growth of 20-25%

Poolsure, a pool water management company that services the entire Gulf Coast from Texas to Florida, has embraced technology...

Safe food, safer drivers - FreshDirect does both...

FreshDirect, with a fleet of more than 300 trucks, is an e-grocer that serves the New York metropolitan area. Customers...

Pepsi optimizes routes with flexible territories

Seasonal fluctuations affect most businesses in the food and beverage industry. Adapting to the ups and downs to minimize...

GRITIT streamlines its operations in the field and...

While most Britons are enjoying their summer holidays, GRITIT is hard at work getting ready for the long, cold winter...

Surveying and mapping reduces fuel use while improving...

Idling and fuel use reduced, safety and crew management improved using powerful fleet management system. The Power of...

Lampson International tracks heavy equipment with...

Real-time monitoring helps Lampson International improve crane rental operations. Companies that rent and service heavy...

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AOBRD to ELD: Making the Move Before Time Runs Out

Are you ready? The deadline for fleets to implement a fully compliant ELD device is around the corner.

Maximizing Fleet Safety & Compliance Technologies...

Life after ELD

Now that the ELD deadline for compliance has passed, what does it mean for fleet operations, and what new possible compliance...

Learn by Example: Landscaping Success at Any Size

Nothing can replace the value of learning through personal experience and gaining knowledge from both successes and failures...