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Verizon will launch the world's first next-generation 5G service on Oct. 1 for residential customers in four cities, and has been expanding the use of its 4G network to include connected vehicle and fleet data.
Verizon Connect surveyed more than 400 users of its telematics systems to share data points as a way to salute fleet drivers as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, the telematics provider announced. The week is meant as a way to recognize professional drivers.
Los Angeles and Phoenix experience the widest range of temperatures during a summer day, while Seattle registers the lowest temperature range among 20 cities that Geotab analyzed for a report culled from fleet vehicles using the company's telematics devices.
Mercedes-Benz will offer three Mercedes Pro telematics bundles to 2019 Sprinter buyers, including a package for fleet management companies seeking to integrate the data with their existing fleet management software platforms for clients.
AT&T and FleetComplete have introduced the Asset Tracker One (AT1) that allows commercial fleet managers to track a variety of assets and monitor the assets via the Fleet Complete mobile app.
Professional lawn care company TruGreen is collaborating with real-time vehicle tracking provider Glympse to provide consumers and businesses with the location and estimated time of arrival of its service specialists via its mobile app, supported by Verizon Connect.
With the electronic logging device mandate top of mind this year, other potential uses of in-cab telematics may be overlooked, indicates a survey by ELD and telematics provider Teletrac Navman, even as many fleets are expanding in a booming freight environment.
Spireon’s fleet business in the small and mid-sized market segments grew in the first half of 2018 due to a 45% increase in utilization of its fleet tracking solutions.
Derive Systems is adding two senior executives, including Karl Weber as senior vice president of enterprise sales and Tony Ahillas as senior director of enterprise sales.
Seattle-based telematics provider Zonar has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Washington by the Puget Sound Business Journal based on employee satisfaction surveys and award submissions.
A newly-formed alliance of fleet associations, telematics providers, and the nation's largest rental car provider have asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a public hearing to help clarify who will control access to vehicle data.
Six new members, including telematics provider Spireon, have joined Automotive Grade Linux, a collaborative effort to develop an open platform for the connected car. With the addition of these companies and organizations, the project is now 130 members strong.
A new, voice-assisted analytics built by Omnitracs will allow for easier access to key business insights and a more natural way of interacting with data.
A new agreement between ARI and Ford's new commercial data unit will allow the fleet management company to provide a "seamless telematics solution for fleet customers," the Mount Laurel, N.J.-based company has announced.
Zonar has introduced a re-seller program that will allow entrepreneurs to offer its products to vocational and school bus fleet customers, the Seattle-based telematics provider has announced.
Data from C.J. Driscoll & Associates' study "2017-18 Survey of Fleet Operator Interest in MRM Systems and Services."
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