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October 7, 2022

What Is ELD? Everything You Need to Know About Electronic Logging Devices

Driving long distances can result in driver fatigue and increase the risk of collisions, which is why the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has put regulations in place to reduce these occurrences. One of…

October 6, 2022

Telemetry/Telematics: What’s the Difference?

The textbook definition of telematics is: the integration of “telecommunication” (previously wire-based and now wireless communication networks) and “informatics” (computing systems) used to analyze and automate decisions. If a system uses both technologies, it’s officially…

October 5, 2022

The Ultimate Guide to Fleet Tracking

Whether a fleet operator oversees 10 vehicles or 100, they have to ensure all vehicles are on time, the drivers are safe, and there is no loss, damage, or theft. Manual fleet management using excel…

Yard Management: Improve Visibility and Efficiency with Smart Trailer Technology

The “yard” of a facility or distribution center is one of the most important aspects of the modern supply chain. However, yard inefficiencies can become a bottleneck in your daily operations. Hunting for the right…

Manage Bus Substitutions with CalAmp’s School Bus Fleet Management Solution

Managing school bus routes and tracking student riders becomes exponentially harder when a bus driver shortage, combined with a pandemic, forces frequent bus substitutions. When a driver calls out sick or there’s no driver available,…

February 3, 2022

Winter Road Maintenance: Monitoring Salt Use with Telematics

Deploying snow plows as efficiently as possible before and during a storm is a goal of every winter operations fleet manager. Also critical is ensuring that de-icing materials such as road salt are used appropriately.…

January 18, 2022

6 Ways Fleet Telematics Can Save Trucking Companies Money

Most fleets today are equipped with truck GPS, which allows managers to track the location of their trucks through fleet management software. But truck telematics, as well as trailer telematics, also provides other actionable information…

January 13, 2022

Improve Fleet Operations and Accountability with Input Monitoring

Fleet telematics reveals all manner of useful insights when you’re managing a mobile workforce of employees or third-party contractors: where they are, how fast they’re driving, how long they spend at any given site or…

December 7, 2021

4 Ways Smart Trailer Technology Can Boost Trailer Utilization

A stretched-to-the-limits supply chain has highlighted trucking’s essential role in transporting goods throughout the country. But a trailer shortage that’s forecasted to extend far into 2022 is forcing trucking companies to make do with the…

November 9, 2021

Fleets Must Act Now in Light of the Looming 3G Sunset

The 3G sunset is real, and it’s happening soon. AT&T plans to shut down its 3G network in February 2022, Sprint (now T-Mobile) in January 2022, T-Mobile in July 2022 and Verizon on December 31,…

October 19, 2021

Smart Trailer Technology Improves Trailer Utilization, Cargo Distribution and More

Trailers are the lifeblood of freight transport. The more fleet operators know about their location, utilization and real-time conditions, the better they can manage them and the cargo inside. After-market smart trailer technology turns unconnected…

September 24, 2021

4 Ways Supply Chain Visibility Can Mitigate the Shipping Crisis

The pandemic-related shipping crisis is shaping up to affect another holiday shopping season. While companies can’t do much about closed container ports, air terminal delays or container shortages, investing in inexpensive supply chain tracking technology…