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  Your fleet management software does a lot — probably more than you realize. If you’re not leveraging these seven features, or if your fleet management software doesn’t offer them, you may be missing out on easy ways to manage your fleet more efficiently and effectively. Find Nearest Need to send someone to take over another driver’s route, or retrieve an asset for service? Use the Find Nearest feature in iOn to locate the vehicle in your fleet that’s closest to the asset in question. In addition, if a water pipe has broken or a utility pole is down and you need to dispatch a worker ASAP, you can enter the location and find the closest fleet vehicle within a 20 miles radius (search distance is user definable). Toggle to the street view to get a sense of the location in advance.   Geofencing Easy-to-create geofences have multiple applications. For example, create a geofence around the depot or a parking lot to automatically check in staff or contract crews, or around a custome...

Fleet telematics data is essential to effective fleet management. But too much data is paralyzing. A fleet manager bombarded with reports and alerts can end up missing real problems that require attention. The answer is managing by exception. By focusing on outlier information, fleet managers can stay on top of critical issues without spending hours plowing through reports at the expense of completing other tasks. Was a vehicle’s ignition turned on at 2 a.m.? Did a driver exit a geofence unexpectedly, blow past the speed limit or idle for an egregiously long period? Chances are, you’ll want to know. A fleet management solution that offers the ability to generate exception reports (or filter reports by exception) and set custom alerts makes it simple to manage by exception. Decide which reports you want to generate, then establish a cadence for reviewing them. It may not pay to review idle reports daily or weekly, for instance, but if you review them monthly, drivers will realize someo...

  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 greener logistics and more sustainable fleet management software . Curb excessive idling Reducing idling by even a small fraction can yield a huge environmental benefit, not to mention significant savings on fuel and engine maintenance. Telematics reports from a fleet management solution such as CalAmp iOn™ let you review idling habits for each driver and identify drivers who need a reminder to turn off the ignition. Set a custom alert to be notified in real time to the most egregious idling so you can shut it down as it’s happening. Curtail aggressive driving Speeding, harsh braking and rapid acceleration all cause a truck to ...