Did you know that April was Distracted Driving Awareness month? Distracted driving laws and policies are some of the biggest fleet management topics in recent years. In this post, we will look at distracted driving laws around the world, sample distracted driving policies in fleets, and finally new anti-distracted driving technologies. Distracted driving laws around…

How can fleets save money? Some people might suggest managing fuel or upgrading vehicles. Other people might suggest training drivers. All of these suggestions are valid ways to save money. However, what about preventing employee theft? Preventing employee theft is an unfortunate reality in businesses, and fleets are no different! Stats about Theft Preventing employee…

Who manages the frontline between clients and drivers? Dispatchers, of course! Dispatchers are responsible for a lot of duties. Some of the biggest items on the vehicle dispatch checklist include: Managing jobs Assigning jobs to drivers Coordinating operations Following communication protocol Managing jobs One of the biggest vehicle dispatch checklist items is managing jobs. Dispatching…

How do different lone worker monitoring systems compare with each other? Ever since lone workers existed, so have different lone worker monitoring systems. Some examples include: Buddy system. The good old buddy system is one of the first ways to manage lone workers. Each worker is assigned a buddy. The buddy is responsible for regularly…

What is one of the most important differences in new versus old camera systems? Nowadays, it’s common to find a car camera with GPS event recording system. In the early days, cameras recorded footage onto a SD card and users had to go through hours of footage on that card. “It was a nightmare,” complained…

Businesses have used GPS tracking for a long time. Yet, many people think that GPS tracking only includes vehicle tracking. So what if businesses need to track non-vehicular assets? GPS asset monitoring fills that need! GPS asset monitoring tracks anything from big containers to even farm animals. In this post, we will explore 5 questions…

Here are two facts about web based fleet maintenance management programs. First fact: maintenance programs are changing the world of fleet management. A large percentage of fleets use maintenance software because it saves time and protects assets. In a previous blog, we discussed how this software helps every single business department. Second fact: there are…

Here is a quick question for delivery route planners. How do you plan the best route? First option: The best route is always going to be the shortest route. Second option: Sometimes, the best route is not the shortest route. Instead, the best route is dependant on other factors. Here is a quick advice about…

  How important is protecting assets? Assets are the lifeline of a business. Fleets invest in expensive equipment and vehicles. Many fleets protect these assets by investing in a maitenance program like ZenduMA. ZenduMaintenance is an end-to-end maintenance management program. Users can create work tasks, start a preventative maitenance program, and order from vendors. Let’s…

Field service routing software is the product of many years of innovation. People, especially myself, are always interested in improving their route planning. Actually, I have a funny story. A few months ago, I had lunch downtown and afterward wanted to watch the new Star Wars at the theatre. Since I didn’t have a data…