What matters most when buying real estate is location, location, location. When it comes to effective fleet management, what matters most is data, data, data. The more actionable fleet telematics data you have at your fingertips, the better able you’ll be to right-size your fleet, maintain your vehicles, improve driver behavior and more. A fleet …

Most fleet managers are planning to bring EVs into their vehicle mix, and for good reason. When used strategically, EVs can reduce operation and maintenance costs and of course lower your carbon emissions. If you’re considering adding EVs to your fleet or you’re in the process of deciding what vehicles to add or how many, …

For many heavy equipment OEMs and dealers, maintenance and repair contracts constitute an important and potentially lucrative revenue stream. Performing service is also an important way to stay in front of customers and drive more future business. Leveraging real-time telematics data unlocks more efficient, effective heavy equipment maintenance to help OEM/dealers provide a better service …

From plowing snow off the road to trash collection in your neighborhood – the importance of your city’s Public Works Department cannot be overstated. For National Public Works Week from May 16-22, we recognize the contributions of the many Public Works and Utilities Departments that work through nights, weekends, and even a pandemic to continue …

Containing your fleet’s fuel expenses is critical to staying on budget. That means optimizing routes, curbing excessive idling and hard acceleration and keeping vehicles well maintained. It also means monitoring for fuel card fraud. Chances are, most of your drivers are honest. But fuel card fraud is real. When employees with a card such as …

Sticker shock, in addition to range anxiety, is one of the reasons managers hesitate to purchase electric vehicles for their fleet. And yes, many EVs cost more up front than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. But focusing solely on the price tag is a mistake. In the end, EVs are often the better deal. …

CalAmp would like to announce and congratulate the winner of our Fourth Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 (Q4FY21) Channel Salesperson Incentive Program. In recognition of their contribution towards CalAmp’s success, we would like to acknowledge: N. America – Tyner Kennedy – Direct Communication Solutions (DCS) Thank you to all our channel partners for your great support …

Transportation accounts for 28% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the EPA, and logistics makes up no small portion of total miles driven. But green logistics is the future. For companies looking to embrace a cleaner, more environment-friendly approach, telematics can drive real, measurable results. Here are seven ways to use telematics for …

The power of a simple geofence is striking. Creating these GPS-enabled virtual boundaries in a fleet management app such as CalAmp iOn™ enhances productivity and safety in both obvious and surprising ways. With geofencing, you can configure an automatic notification to inform you when a vehicle has entered or exited a defined area, which can …

While some cellular providers have pushed back their 3G sunsets, don’t be lulled into thinking these networks will be around forever. Most will be shut down by the end of 2022, and at least one provider, AT&T, plans to shut down its 3G network in February 2022. Telematics service providers (TSPs) would be smart to …