Mississauga, ON – July 30, 2024 – GoFleet is thrilled to bring you updates from GeoTab, elevating your business operations. Over the past six months, Geotab has introduced a series of pivotal updates that significantly elevate the capabilities and user experience of its fleet management solutions. These updates, ranging from a complete menu redesign in MyGeotab to the launch of AI-driven tools like Geotab Ace, showcase Geotab’s commitment to innovation. By enhancing maintenance features, optimizing routing and safety protocols, and integrating advanced data analysis tools, these developments empower fleet managers to achieve greater efficiency, safety, and operational excellence, positioning GoFleet to deliver even more value to its clients.

 

MyGeotab Menu Redesign

The updated MyGeotab menu is all about making life easier for you. With a cleaner layout, it’s now much simpler to find what you need, especially when you’re managing a large fleet or handling multiple tasks.

Key Features:

• Customizable Sidebar: Industries like construction or utilities can tailor the interface to prioritize essential tools, reducing time spent navigating through less relevant options.
• Better Search Tool: For industries such as healthcare logistics or emergency services, where time is critical, the enhanced search allows for immediate access to crucial features.
• Grouped Features: In sectors like waste management or public transit, grouping related tools helps streamline workflows, making daily operations more manageable.

Impact:

• Work Faster: Whether it’s scheduling routes or tracking maintenance, industries that rely on quick decision-making, like courier services, will find this update particularly useful.
• Make Quick Decisions: Industries that face tight deadlines, such as delivery services or event logistics, will benefit from easier access to decision-critical tools.
• User-Friendly Experience: For industries with high employee turnover, like retail delivery, the intuitive interface helps new users get up to speed faster, reducing training time.

Geotab Ace

Geotab Ace is like having a smart assistant for your fleet. It uses AI to give you real-time insights, so you can stay ahead of issues before they become problems, which is especially important in industries where downtime is costly.

Key Features:

• Real-Time Data Analysis: In industries like cold chain logistics or hazardous materials transport, real-time data helps prevent critical failures that could lead to safety risks or product loss.
• Predictive Maintenance Alerts: This feature is invaluable in sectors like mining or construction, where equipment failure can halt operations and lead to significant financial losses.
• Customizable Dashboard: Public transportation systems and government fleets can tailor dashboards to monitor specific metrics, ensuring they meet safety and efficiency goals.

Impact:

• Quicker Decisions: Industries like food distribution or emergency medical services, where delays can have serious consequences, benefit from instant insights to make swift decisions.
• Less Downtime: Sectors that rely on continuous operations, like utilities or manufacturing, can minimize costly downtime through proactive maintenance.
• Better Overall Management: By having a clearer picture of fleet health, industries like agriculture or waste management can optimize resources and reduce operational costs.

Check out the Geotab Ace User Guide to get more information on this update.

 

Enhanced Maintenance Capabilities

Keeping your vehicles in top shape just got easier. This update brings all your critical maintenance info into one place, so you can stay on top of things without breaking a sweat—especially important for industries where vehicle reliability is key.

Key Features:

• Set Your Own ESR Alerts: For industries like transportation or field services, customizing alerts ensures vehicles are maintained based on their specific workload, avoiding over-maintenance or neglect.
• Track Oil Life Easily: Industries with high-mileage vehicles, such as long-haul trucking or delivery services, can rely on timely oil life tracking to prevent engine damage.
• View Full Maintenance History: Rental car companies or fleet leasing services benefit from having a comprehensive maintenance history, aiding in resale value and compliance audits.

Impact:

• Better Vehicle Health: Industries like logistics, where vehicle uptime directly impacts profitability, can keep fleets in optimal condition.
• Avoid Downtime: For sectors like emergency services or public transportation, ensuring vehicles are always ready to go is crucial, and this update helps prevent unexpected breakdowns.
• Stay Compliant: In industries with strict regulatory requirements, like school buses or hazardous materials transport, having a detailed maintenance history ensures compliance and avoids penalties.

You can view more details in the Maintenance User Guide here.

 

Geotab Drive Updates

Geotab Drive now automatically carries unresolved defects forward to subsequent inspections, ensuring that nothing gets missed—a critical feature for maintaining safety and compliance in regulated industries.

Key Features:

• Automatic Defect Carryover: In industries like public transit or trucking, where vehicle inspections are frequent and essential, this feature ensures all issues are tracked and resolved efficiently.
• Detailed Tracking: Fleet managers in sectors such as waste management or heavy equipment rental can benefit from comprehensive tracking of vehicle defects and repairs.
• Improved Inspection Management: Industries with large fleets, like logistics or delivery services, will find managing inspections less cumbersome and more thorough.

Impact:

• Better Safety: Industries like school transportation or hazardous materials transport can ensure vehicle defects are never overlooked, maintaining the highest safety standards.
• Stay Compliant: This feature helps industries avoid penalties by ensuring that all vehicle issues are addressed in a timely manner, which is vital for regulated sectors like trucking or public transit.
• Simplified Process: For industries with complex inspection routines, like construction or mining, the automatic defect carryover simplifies the process and ensures nothing slips through the cracks.

 

Maintenance Insights via Data Connector

Now you can dig even deeper into your maintenance data. This update lets you connect with tools like PowerBI to uncover trends and make smarter decisions about your fleet’s upkeep, which is a game-changer for industries that need to manage large amounts of data.

Key Features:

• Advanced Dashboards: Industries with complex maintenance needs, like aviation or heavy manufacturing, can benefit from customizable dashboards that provide detailed insights.
• Custom Filters: Sectors like agriculture or utilities can filter data to focus on specific trends or issues, making it easier to pinpoint areas for improvement.
• Predictive Analytics: Industries such as mining or construction, where equipment failure can cause significant delays, can use predictive analytics to schedule maintenance before problems arise.

Impact:

• Save Money: For industries like logistics, reducing unnecessary maintenance helps cut costs and improve margins.
• Keep Vehicles on the Road: In sectors that rely on high vehicle uptime, like delivery services or public transportation, predictive maintenance helps prevent disruptions.
• Make Better Decisions: With detailed data insights, industries like utilities or waste management can make informed choices that improve efficiency and reduce operational risks.

To learn more about the Geotab Data Connector, check out the Main User Guide here and the GDC Predictive Safety and Peer Benchmarks User Guide here.

In-App Help Enhancement

The in-app help feature has been enhanced to provide more immediate and relevant support directly within MyGeotab. This update is designed to assist users in finding answers and troubleshooting issues without leaving the platform, making it especially useful for industries that require quick, on-the-spot solutions.

Key Features:

• Contextual Help Prompts: Depending on where you are in the platform, the in-app help provides tips and guidance tailored to the specific tool or feature you’re using. This is particularly beneficial for industries like logistics or public transit, where time is critical and users need quick access to information.
• Interactive Tutorials: Step-by-step guides help users navigate complex processes, such as setting up new routes or configuring alerts, which is especially useful for new users in industries like fleet management or field services.
• Searchable Knowledge Base: Users can easily search for articles, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides directly within the app, providing quick answers to common questions—ideal for sectors like emergency services or transportation, where uptime is crucial.

Impact:

• Reduced Downtime: By providing immediate assistance within the app, users can resolve issues quickly, which is essential for industries that operate on tight schedules, like delivery services or public transportation.
• Faster Onboarding: New users can get up to speed faster with interactive tutorials and context-specific help, reducing the need for extensive training, which is a big win for industries with high turnover or seasonal staff, such as retail delivery or event logistics.
• Enhanced User Experience: The in-app help makes the platform more user-friendly, reducing frustration and improving overall satisfaction, especially for industries with less tech-savvy users, like agriculture or small fleet operations.

Get more info from the essential for the Driver’s App,  Asset Inspection, and Personal Mode User Guide.

 

 

Routing and Optimization Improvements

MyGeotab version 11.0 brings new features that make planning routes and managing arrivals more efficient. These changes are designed to save you time and fuel while keeping your deliveries on schedule—a big win for industries that depend on tight logistics.

Key Features:

• New Routes Tab: Industries like delivery services or event logistics benefit from having all routes in one place, making planning and adjustments easier.
• Optimized Arrival Times: Sectors like healthcare logistics or just-in-time manufacturing can rely on more accurate ETAs, reducing waiting times and improving service levels.
• Enhanced Planning Tools: For industries with complex logistics needs, such as construction or large-scale event management, these tools help create more efficient and reliable routes.

Impact:

• Save Time and Fuel: Industries that manage large fleets, like waste management or distribution, can reduce costs through more efficient routing.
• Improve Delivery Performance: In sectors where timely delivery is crucial, like retail or perishable goods transport, better route planning leads to happier customers and fewer delays.
• Boost Efficiency: For industries like utilities or field services, improved route planning means technicians spend less time on the road and more time at job sites, increasing productivity.

 

Enhanced Fleet Safety

With new safety rules in place, Geotab now offers even better ways to monitor and improve driver safety. These updates help you identify and address safety issues before they escalate, which is vital in industries where safety is a top priority.

Key Features:

• Major and Minor Collision Rules: For industries like public transit or waste management, distinguishing between different collision types helps prioritize safety measures and response efforts.
• Detailed Collision Reports: Sectors such as trucking or hazardous materials transport can use these reports to understand incidents better and implement preventive measures.
• Real-Time Safety Dashboards: Industries like logistics or construction, where safety is critical, can monitor real-time metrics to quickly address any emerging issues.

Impact:

• Improve Driver Safety: Industries with large fleets, like school transportation or public services, can reduce accidents by addressing safety concerns proactively.
• Lower Costs: For industries where insurance costs are a major factor, like trucking or construction, reducing accidents directly impacts the bottom line.
• Peace of Mind: Knowing that safety is being monitored and addressed in real time allows fleet managers in any industry to focus on other critical tasks with confidence.

Check out the Safety Guide here to get more details on the updated rules.

 

Benchmarks in Safety Center

Now you can see how your fleet stacks up against others in the industry. This new benchmarking feature helps you identify where you can improve and stay ahead of the curve, making it particularly valuable in competitive industries.

Key Features:

• Customizable Benchmarking: Industries like logistics or public transit can compare their safety performance against peers, helping identify areas for improvement.
• Industry-Specific Metrics: Sectors like waste management or utilities benefit from tailored metrics that reflect their unique safety challenges and goals.
• Performance Tracking: For industries where continuous improvement is key, like manufacturing or distribution, tracking performance over time helps ensure progress toward safety goals.

Impact:

• Identify Weak Spots: Industries like construction or transportation can use benchmarking to pinpoint safety issues and address them before they become bigger problems.
• Raise Safety Standards: By knowing where they stand, industries can push for higher safety standards, leading to fewer accidents and better overall performance.
• Stay Competitive: In sectors like logistics or field services, where safety can impact customer trust and contracts, continuous improvement helps maintain a competitive edge.

The Product Guide here will have more information on the Map Section for default updates.

 

About GoFleet

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