Utilities fleet management
Geotab telematics help you deliver timely, safe utility services, so you can focus on getting the job done.
Key features for utility fleet management
Fleet optimization
Utility fleets need to be quick and efficient. Luckily, telematics can help optimize utility fleets to perform at their most efficient. From real-time vehicle tracking for optimized routes to faster response times to lower fuel usage, Geotab can inform fleets on areas of improvement so they can run a more cost- and resource-efficient operation.
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Asset management
Without the right technology, it can be hard to effectively utilize your fleet’s assets. Geotab gives utility fleets a more efficient way to manage and maintain their assets with telematics, helping reduce loss and theft, increase efficient utilization and save on fuel costs. With the right insights, asset management can be a breeze.
To better track and manage utility assets, fleets can use solutions like:
Fleet safety
Need to know if your fleet is staying safe while they’re out on the road? Geotab has you covered. Get real-time alerts when drivers exhibit risky behaviors, such as harsh acceleration, braking or cornering and identify coaching opportunities as challenges arise. Be proactive about safety and successfully reduce on-road incidents before they happen.
Keep your utility fleet safe using these Geotab solutions:
Maintenance
Stay on top of your maintenance schedule with help from Geotab. Being proactive about asset maintenance means you won’t have to spend time and money being reactive when something unexpected happens. Telematics helps keep track of vehicle and asset health while also predicting potential failures – making sure you keep your downtime to a minimum.
Get the most life out of your fleet vehicles:
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Sustainability
If your fleet is thinking of going green – or if you’re already implementing sustainable practices – telematics can act as your co-pilot. With regular fuel and emissions reporting, utility fleets can reduce carbon footprints and flags opportunities to embrace electrification. Harness telematics for an eco-friendlier journey.
Go green with Geotab:
Integration
Geotab expertly blends with key business systems – from SAP Work Manager and Oracle to IBM Maximo – streamlining work orders and maintenance. Sync seamlessly with ERP and GIS platforms for a holistic view of assets and operations. Our Geotab Marketplace also connects you with over 300 Partners so you can extend the power of your telematics solution. It’s not just data — it’s Geotab-driven synergy for smarter utility fleet management.
Connect your business solutions using Geotab’s integration capabilities:
Customer service
Offering excellent customer service isn’t just about getting there — it's about elevating every customer interaction into a trust-building journey. Telematics can help you provide pinpoint-accurate ETA updates to your customers and detailed service confirmations, fostering transparency and visibility.
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Fleet right sizing
Geotab helps spotlight waste reduction through detailed reporting. Capitalize on telematics’ data-rich insights to craft strategies that slim down costs and fleet size, aligning your utility fleet's capabilities with the actual demands. Geotab isn't just about tracking — it's about tactically right-sizing your resources.
Regulatory compliance
Utility companies face a complex web of regulations, from the EPA’s environmental laws to OSHA's safety mandates. With telematics technology, utilities can seamlessly comply with these standards, including grid reliability and energy efficiency mandates. Having a reliable telematics solution helps utility fleets maintain regulatory compliance, avoid fines and preserve customer confidence.
Emergency response
With Geotab telematics, utility fleets can pinpoint and deploy the closest response teams with lightning speed, minimizing emergency downtimes. The platform also highlights the safest paths, factoring in live weather updates, guaranteeing swift and secure arrivals regardless of the elements. Embrace telematics for prompt, effective emergency reactions.
Utilities fleet management solutions from Geotab Marketplace
The Geotab Marketplace is a network of over 350 solutions that help extend the power of Geotab for our fleet clients. We’re able to offer multiple solutions through our marketplace to help you streamline operations and work smarter. With a solution to fit any type of jobsite, you can rest assured that you’ll find what you’re looking for.
Utilities resources
Want to learn more about how Geotab can help utility fleets boost asset utilization and lower costs with utility fleet tracking? Read all about it on our blog.
Commonly asked questions
What is utility fleet management software?
Utility fleet management software is a specialized telematics solution designed for fleets belonging to utility companies. It provides features that are unique to the utilities industry and allows for more robust fleet and equipment management.
Telematics devices in your fleet vehicles communicate in real-time with a web-based fleet management platform, providing actionable data in simple dashboards and reports that enable you to make informed decisions to cut costs, improve customer service levels and boost productivity.
How can Geotab help me manage my utility fleet?
Geotab helps you to effectively manage the safety of employees and contractors on the road and at the job site. Our solution can help you stay connected to fleet operations with real-time tracking and data intelligence. For utility vehicles operating in harsh conditions, the GO9 RUGGED telematics device is IP68 and IP69K rated for increased protection from the elements.
Geotab’s utility fleet tracking and management solution enables you to:
• Improve driver and worksite safety
• Increase productivity and decrease operational costs
• Manage compliance
• Optimize fleets and cut fuel costs
What are the advantages of utility fleet management?
Using a utility fleet management solution can help a fleet to reduce fuel consumption and idling time, generate regular risk and safety reports for driver behaviour trends and increase uptime with remote diagnostics and fault code notifications linked to recommended action plans.
What is the advantage of Geotab's utility fleet management solutions?
Geotab’s solution helps fleet managers to get a better picture of their overall fleet performance. This includes:
• Real-time visibility of your workforce, assets, and costs in the MyGeotab fleet management software
• Tracking fuel usage, engine hours and PTO usage to reduce operating costs
• Engine diagnostics and battery monitoring to prevent unexpected vehicle breakdowns
• Seat belt usage monitoring to keep your workforce safe
• Insights on idling trends and eco-driving performance to enable you to reduce fleet CO2 emissions
• High-performance GPS technology with an IP68 and IP69K rated ruggedised device for increased protection from the elements
• Advanced dashboard reports to make it easy to see the data that’s important to you
• Preventative and predictive maintenance software to help you optimize vehicle uptime, improving fleet productivity and service levels
• Open platform for easy data integration
• Marketplace Apps & Add-Ons
How can Geotab help track utility fleet vehicle maintenance and compliance?
Geotab can track utility fleet vehicle maintenance and compliance by successfully controlling the road and project site safety of employees and contractors. With real-time tracking and data insight, our system can help you stay connected to fleet operations. The GO9 RUGGED telematics device is IP68 and IP69K rated for greater protection from the elements in utility vehicles working in severe environments.
How does utility vehicle fleet management work?
Using a utility fleet management solution can help a fleet to reduce fuel consumption and idling time, generate regular risk and safety reports for driver behaviour trends and increase uptime with remote diagnostics and fault code notifications linked to recommended action plans.
Is tracking different for different utility vehicles?
Geotab’s Marketplace Apps and Add-Ons offer a broad range of services beyond core location vehicle health, and driver behaviour tracking and monitoring. For example, video telematics services which detect activities inside and outside the vehicle to detect distracted or unsafe driving. Geotab GO devices can also collect data from sensors to detect collisions, and detect where on-service vehicles are relative to service calls to drive efficiency.
Which types of utility vehicles does the Geotab tracking device work on?
Geotab’s GO devices can be used to dispatch, route, and monitor most modern heavy transport vehicles, light-duty trucks and passenger vehicles like cars and SUVs. A comprehensive list of supported vehicles is provided on our “Is my vehicle supported?” page on our Community portal.
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