Resources tagged safety

Prepare for International Roadcheck 2019
Prepare for International Roadcheck 2019

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

Compliance

Fleet Management and the Role of the Fleet Manager
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 and the ro...

Business management

Law Enforcement Fleets Get Backup From Telematics
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 fleet operations an...

Business management

Law Enforcement Fleets Get Backup From Telematics
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 fleet operations an...

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 fleet operations and rein in costs.

Business management

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, optimize effici...

Business management

Law Enforcement Fleets Are Optimizing with Telematics

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

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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 complianc...

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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. Learn more with ...

Business management

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 good for your busin...

Compliance

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 can help you get ...

Business management

5 Tips for Effective Fleet Maintenance Planning

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

Vehicle & equipment management

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.

Ebook Business management

Navigating the Government Fleet Landscape

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

Vehicle & equipment management

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 and driver safety.

Safety & security

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 average user r...

Business management

6 Ways Telematics Is Helping Government Fleets

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

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Are you ready for International Roadcheck 2019?

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

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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.

Ebook Business management

How Smart Video Fuels Smart Business

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

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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 integrated with...

Safety & security

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 many owners wit...

Business management

7 Secrets to a Safer Fleet

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

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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 are increasingly ...

Safety & security

Telematics Drives Macro and Micro Data Insights

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

Business management

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 and fleet managers.

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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 are.

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Move Trucking

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

Safety & security

Webinar: Digital Transformation for Profit Growth

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

Business management

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 and purchasing the ...

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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 updates on jobs, ...

Business management

2019 Guide to Asset & Fleet Tracking: Construction

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

Ebook Business management

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 relation to the u...

Compliance

Get Your Fleet Ready for ELD 2.0

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

Compliance

GCI Slingers Grows Efficiency with Fleet Metrics

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

Case study Business management

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 their busines...

Business management

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 trucks? The rea...

Business management

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 contribution...

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6 Benefits of Telematics for Public Fleets

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

Business management

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 and track needed s...

Case study Business management

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 and sustainabil...

Business management

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 actionable insights...

Business management

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 your fleet driv...

Safety & security

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) safer.

Business management

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 for increased pr...

Business management

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 consider in decidi...

Compliance

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 workforce while s...

Safety & security

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 and how the CSA pr...

Compliance

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 prepare for futu...

Business management

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 your business to ...

Business management

Evergreen Future of Mobile Workforce Management

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

Business management

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 safe driving be...

Safety & security

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 to encourage bett...

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How Government Fleets use Telematics to Help Reduce Costs

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

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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, now is the time t...

Compliance

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 the United States...

Business management

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 of fleet data...

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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, with so ...

Business management

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 the benefi...

Safety & security

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 operational risk...

Business management

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 in the Americas s...

Business management

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 to tell if a vehicl...

Vehicle & equipment management

Meeting the Needs of Construction Fleets

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

Ebook Vehicle & equipment management

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 you up on the fast...

Ebook Business management

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, professional...

Safety & security

[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 a candid convers...

Business management

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 is large enough t...

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Building the Case for Construction Asset Tracking

Construction companies, equipment leasing firms and equipment manufacturers can also benefit from installing GPS devices on non-powered a...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 drivers. You migh...

Ebook Business management

Solving Common Trucking & Distribution Business Problems

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

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[Webinar] Maximize Fleet Safety, Compliance Tech

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

Safety & security

The “State” of Driving Safety for Commercial Vehicles in the U.S.

What makes one state safer to drive in vs. another? Verizon Connect analyzed every state in the union and found the top 10 safest and mos...

Safety & security

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 when it comes to ...

Ebook Safety & security

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.

Ebook Business management

The Trends Transforming On-the-Go Business

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

Ebook Business management

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 impact.

Business management

Florist, Nursery, Landscape: Prep for Peak Season

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

Business management

Transport Companies Differentiate with Technology

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

Business management

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 the lead on the ...

Business management

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 is heading.

Compliance

Bill Howe Plumbing Reduces Annual Accidents by 87%

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

Case study Safety & security

Winning with ELD

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

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What Is Telematics?

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

Ebook Business management

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 often takes a b...

Ebook Business management

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 gives you visb...

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7 Benefits of Field Service Management

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

Ebook Business 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 efficiencies...

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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 of electro...

Compliance

Life After the ELD Mandate

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

Compliance

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 finding the right...

Compliance

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 top of mind for sch...

Safety & security

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” or “frugal.” B...

Compliance

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 Connect, see how ...

Case study Business management

Subcontractor reduces monthly fuel, maintenance costs

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

Case study Business management

Logistics company focuses on safety and compliance

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

Case study Compliance

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

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

Case study Business management

Steve Hilker Trucking experiences superior customer service, easy a...

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

Case study Team management

Rohrer's one hour HVAC gains control and reduces insurance costs us...

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

Case study Business management

Robbins Towing keeps better track of their trucks with GPS fleet tr...

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

Case study Business management

Midwest-based trucking company stays compliant and productive with ...

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

Case study Compliance

Plote Construction uses Verizon Connect to win court case and impro...

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

Case study Business management

Verizon Connect helps Paul Davis Restoration cut wasteful spending

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

Case study Business management

Papalia Plumbing and Heating renews their contract with Verizon Con...

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

Case study Business management

Medical Equipment Company Upgrades Its Experience

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

Case study Business management

Larry's Limousine stays on the road with help from Verizon Connect

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

Case study Business management

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. Get Details and ...

Case study Business management

Kimball Construction credits customer service for effectiveness of ...

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

Case study Business management

J. Carey Logging improves their DOT safety scores with Verizon Connect

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

Case study Compliance

Fettes, Love & Sieben has streamlined operational procedures and sa...

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

Case study Business management

One Hour Heating uses GPS fleet tracking to serve more customers

Verizon Connect Customer One Hour Heating Uses GPS Tracking and improves use of time and driver behavior. The company saved $750 per wee...

Case study Team management

Leading Medical Device Manufacturer Benefits from Fleet Software

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

Case study Team management

Di-Tech International uses Verizon Connect GPS fleet tracking to im...

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

Case study Team management

Deep South Equipment Makes Seamless Switch to Verizon Connect Reveal

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

Case study Team management

Dallas Plumbing Company Slashes Costs by Switching to Verizon Conne...

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

Case study Team management

Fleet Tracking Keeps Drivers Safe and Helps Deliver More Packages O...

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

Case study Business management

Crane Transport Enhances Customer Service and Improves Compliance w...

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

Case study Compliance

ACRT Leaves Previous GPS Provider for Verizon Connect Superior Feat...

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

Case study Safety & security

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 money, busin...

Compliance

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 are milling around...

Compliance

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 the customer an...

Compliance

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 the world....

Business management

Drone Fleet Management Increases Efficiency

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

Business management

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 consequences of a p...

Safety & security

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 Answered.”

Compliance

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 means for your fle...

Compliance

How Snohomish County is using Verizon Connect to improve officer sa...

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

Case study Business management

[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 our bundled solutio...

Compliance

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 needs, saving...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 or a driver, you g...

Business management

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 GPS vehicle tracking.

Team management

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 get more done in a ...

Business management

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 costs, productivit...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 fleet moving.

Vehicle & equipment management

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 styles to point out...

Safety & security

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 we are here to off...

Business management

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 is this mantra th...

Case study Safety & security

Safety in the Age of the “Connected Truck”

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

Safety & security

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 is something ...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 a popular option...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 to create ...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 regulations rela...

Compliance

Lowering Engine Idle Time Can Help Reduce Fleet Costs

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

Business management

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 of Pugs G...

Case study Business management

DeSilva Gates Construction locates their assets and big savings

In searching for their assets, a construction company uncovers big savings. When you've been in business for more than 80 years you'd thi...

Case study Vehicle & equipment management

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 instill safe driv...

Safety & security

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 ahead.

Safety & security

Optimize Operations with Workforce Management

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

Business management

5 Tips to Help Drivers Transition to Electronic Logs

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

Compliance

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 tips on business c...

Business management

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, then it's likely...

Compliance

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 fleet’s current sit...

Compliance

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 December 10, 2015...

Compliance

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 - and reaped...

Case study Business management

Safe food, safer drivers - FreshDirect does both with Verizon Connect

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

Case study Business management

Monitoring More Than Just Vehicles with GPS Asset Tracking

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

Business management

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 is the curre...

Compliance

What Sort of Training Will My Drivers Need to Use ELDs?

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

Compliance

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 to start mea...

Compliance

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, it is lik...

Compliance

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 short months.Telogi...

Compliance

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 for ELDs are als...

Compliance

Why Are Metrics So Important to Your Fleet Safety Program?

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

Safety & security

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 safety, and vehi...

Business management

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. We don’t stop ...

Compliance

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 to transfo...

Safety & security

5 Ways to Make Your Drivers Comfortable With GPS Tracking

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

Team management

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 and wireless...

Business management

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...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 of thoroug...

Vehicle & equipment management

What Do Fleet Managers Do?

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

Business management

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 into your profil...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 experience. Bra...

Safety & security

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 and report on spee...

Business management

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 with the sp...

Business management

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 turn-by-turn di...

Business management

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 power supply. B...

Vehicle & equipment management

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 like Google M...

Business management

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 your safety manage...

Business management

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 minimize your gas b...

Business management

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 also to run effici...

Business management

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 idling hours and ...

Safety & security

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’? Is your f...

Business management

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 with menacing equ...

Safety & security

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 workers died o...

Business management

Driver Scorecards Improve Safety and Reduce Operational Costs

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

Safety & security

Telematics Solutions for New Fleet Vehicles

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

Business management

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 challenges with ...

Team management

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