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  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. While chloride is effective at melting ice and preventing snow from turning into ice, more is not better given its costs, its potentially damaging effects on wildlife and drinking water and its corrosive effects on vehicles, roads and bridges. The right fleet management solution can help you improve the performance of your winter road maintenance fleet in more ways than one, including optimizing material usage and staying compliant with state and county salt use policies. Spreader monitoring as a telematics feature At the most basic level, a fleet management solution tracks the location of all your vehicles using a GPS sensor in the telematics device. This real-time location data helps you strategize plow deployment and verify route completion. The device tracks the...

  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 that fleet operators can use to shave expenses and reduce unexpected outlays. Money saved can be put toward other operational efficiency initiatives and fixed costs such as driver compensation. 1. Cut fuel use with reports on idling and aggressive driving Fuel is the second-highest operational expense for companies in the trucking industry according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). Truck telematics has an important role to play in cutting fuel consumption. Idling a heavy-duty truck burns almost a gallon of fuel per hour according to the U.S. Department of Energy. By generating idling reports in your fleet management software, you can easily discover which drivers idle the most and when. These insights can help you strateg...

  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 on any given route. But input monitoring provides an additional layer of fleet intelligence that can help managers increase accountability and boost efficiency. The operation of any vehicle component or accessory that’s powered by the vehicle’s power takeoff (PTO) feature — the compactor of a garbage truck, the blade of a snow plow, the bucket of a utility truck, the bed of a dump truck or the lights and sirens of a police cruiser, for example — can be tracked via the same telematics device that contains the GPS sensor for location tracking. The electrical wire for the asset can be plugged into a port in the vehicle’s telematics device so that managers can know, via PTO usage reports in their fleet management software, exactly when the asset was used. In CalAmp iO...

  CalAmp, a connected intelligence company helping businesses and people track, monitor and recover vital assets with real-time visibility and insights, today announced that it will release its fiscal 2022 third quarter financial results after the market closes on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. In addition, the Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern (2:00 p.m. Pacific) on December 21, 2021 to discuss its financial results. The conference call may be accessed via webcast by visiting the Investor Relations section of CalAmp's website at www.calamp.com . Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days after the call. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-833-714-0868 (+1-778-560-2625 for international callers) and using the Conference ID# 6375499. Following the call, an audio replay will also be available by calling 1-800-585-8367 or +...

Collisions pose an enormous threat to a fleet operator’s bottom line. That makes minimizing accident liability one of the most critical aspects of fleet risk management. Video telematics is the tool that can help fleets do it. Actionable video evidence changes the paradigm of fleet vehicle crash investigations. When video footage and telematics data replace hearsay and opinion, liability becomes clear. The claims process becomes efficient. And awards become fair. A fully integrated video telematics solution provides this intelligence in the form of video data, crash reports and accident reconstructions, all of which deliver clarity for insurance investigators tasked with determining liability. There’s plenty at stake. Why determining liability is critical When a commercial truck and a passenger vehicle collide, the driver of the truck contributes to the crash just 23% of the time, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Yet the public — and juries — may assume th...

  Fleet telematics devices and smart dash cams are valuable tools for fleet operators who seek to improve safety, reduce wear and tear on vehicles and minimize liability . Drivers increasingly accept this technology as part of the job. But some still balk at the idea of being watched by “Big Brother,” and unions and their members may push back over privacy concerns or fear the data will be used to penalize or even terminate drivers. Overcoming these objections comes down to convincing unions and drivers of the benefits of the technology, assuaging fears over how the data will be used and reminding drivers that smart dash cams and fleet telematics devices are necessary safety features in today’s world. Emphasize the driver benefits One way to ease concerns about the technology is to drive home the fact that it protects drivers, including those who are falsely accused of causing an accident. The truck or van driver always seems to get the blame when there’s a crash. Until fleet dash ...