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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 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...

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 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 Announces Date for Fiscal 2022 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

  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 +...

Determining Liability: Video Telematics Tells the True Story

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...