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Buy-here-pay-here (BHPH) and lease-here-pay-here (LHPH) programs are two important ways to serve markets and capture revenue that might otherwise go untapped. The ability to offer vehicles to people with credit blemishes can be very productive to both sides, but you must make sure you have structured your company and lending procedures in a way that …

Off-the-shelf telematics solutions continue to multiply, filling technology gaps and making it easier to run fleet businesses of many types. With so many applications to choose from, it might seem counterintuitive to consider tailoring a regular telematics solution to fit your operations. In fact, the benefits of customizing a solution often greatly outweigh the investment. …

  We often get asked this question as it relates to network and connectivity. As the IoT market continues to accelerate, businesses are looking to 4G LTE for its ability to offer cost efficiency, lower-power requirements and wide-area network solutions to improve and scale their IoT deployments. For certain telematics use cases, established technologies like …

For a fleet manager, accidents are unfortunately not rare occurrences. To save costs, improve recovery and minimize the impact to your operations, it is important to have an effective accident management program in place. Understanding the benefits of process improvements is key in managing post-accident efforts and keeping expenses down. An accident management program provides …

Skid steer loaders are third on the 2016 LoJack® Corporation Study on Construction Equipment Theft list for type of heavy equipment stolen (tracked and wheeled loaders were first). Since May of 2018, there have been five recovery stories sent over by LoJack’s Law Enforcement Liaisons (LE’s) from across the U.S. that included these popular construction …

CalAmp attended this year’s National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) show in Orlando, Florida in June. We were pleased and honored to sponsor the First Timer’s Reception at the convention, where we connected with a number of newcomers to the vehicle finance and buy-here-pay-here (BHPH) industries. One of the biggest trends we noted this year …

  CalAmp is excited to announce our First Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 (Q1FY19) Channel Salesperson Incentive Program winners. Please join us in congratulating: Carter Dewey @ DataRemote Dave Rattay @ PWS Thank you to all of our Channel Sales partners for your hard work and continued support of CalAmp products! About the Partner Companies Headquartered in Miami, …

Theft and unauthorized use of your valuable heavy fleet can be a serious problem. It has never been more important to monitor the location and use of your construction assets to keep projects on schedule and expenses down. Fortunately, there are some steps project and site managers can take to reduce the risk, including implementing …

Real-time visibility into your supply chain is critical for effective logistics management—but without taking time to analyze this data, you might still be leaving yourself open to problems. Here are five important factors to monitor when your cargo is in transit. Real-Time Location The ability to track the location of containers or individual shipments—down to …

  The 3640 telematics gateway series, one of CalAmp’s highly successful product line, is now available for international markets. New to the product line is the HSPA version which offers Penta-Band HSPA connectivity and Quad-Band 2G fallback, making it a reliable device for companies seeking to deploy telematics capabilities for global operations spanning across multiple …