Software

GPS fleet management company NexTraq said the partnership will provide management functionality for service contracting businesses, with features such as dispatch, maintenance, contract management, service quoting and mobile technician management, as well as fully integrated accounting.

Tags: NexTraq, SaaS, field service, service technician, Dispatch, contractor, Compusource, contract management

The new import wizard allows QuickBooks users to import customer information from QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop directly into the NexTraq solution.

Tags: NexTraq, SaaS, Data integration, QuickBooks

LoJack, specializing in vehicle recovery, will market, sell and service TomTom’s range of fleet management products and services through its dealership network

Tags: TomTom, LoJack, vehicle recovery, vehicle tracking, TomTom Business Solutions

The new Hours of Service logging tool is in addition to the GPS Insight's fleet tracking software, intended for companies that need electronic driver logs and GPS tracking combined.

Tags: GPS Insight, Hours of Service, HOS, GPS Tracking

The GPS-based solution includes speed, idle and maintenance alerts, and vehicle geofencing and tracking.

Tags: preventive maintenance, idling, vehicle tracking, speed reporting, managing small fleets, Inilex

Intac International is the maker of Wintac, the business automation software for field service and installation companies that helps in scheduling and dispatching jobs.

Tags: TomTom, partnership, Routing, driver dispatch, TomTom Business Solutions, Wintac

AT&T announced that its Enhanced Push-to-Talk service is available for businesses and organizations of all sizes.

Tags: AT&T, hands-free, cell phone use

As part of NexTraq's Fleet Dispatch application, the Job Schedule Board is a drag-and-drop scheduler that enables users to view and assign jobs and employees all on one screen.

Tags: NexTraq, NexTraq Fleet Tracking platform, driver dispatch

The Top 100 winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony on Nov. 29.

Tags: GPS Insight, Red Herring's Top 100 Americas Award

Trimble announced that it has released new enhancements to the Trimble GeoManager Driver Safety solution, including real-time alerts and new report formats.

Tags: driver behavior, Trimble, Trimble GeoManager

Integration between NexTraq and Vonigo gives companies the ability to set up several locations/franchises to a single NexTraq account while customizing NexTraq integration by franchise/office.

Tags: partnership, vehicle tracking, NexTraq, NexTraq Fleet Tracking platform, Vonigo

DriverCare Risk Manager has proven to help fleets reduce their accident rates by 20-30%, according to CEI.

Tags: risk management, accident prevention, driver behavior, DriverCare

Field Force Manager gets new enhancements for use on 3G and 4G LTE smartphones; Fleet Control can now be combined with a tablet pre-loaded with company-specific applications.

The acquisition further positions Telogis as the fastest-growing Software-as-a-Service enterprise platform for location intelligence, according to the company.

Tags: Acquisition, Telogis, vehicle tracking, SaaS, telematics service provider

The in-car device knows when the next service is due and based on current mileage can “hash-tag” a work order request for servicing and maintenance.

Tags: preventive maintenance, maintenance management, Twitter, vehicle tracking, Android, PoolCar

When the fuel card is matched with Telogis’ fleet management software, the system matches vehicle location to fuel card transaction data to help ensure the fuel card is being used properly — verifying that the vehicle was near the pump when the card was being used, not exceeding pumping limits, etc.

Tags: fuel cards, Fleet management software, vehicle tracking, FleetCor Technologies, Telogis Fleet, payment service provider

Enhanced mapping, enhanced reporting and a mobile app for on-the-go fleet management are part of the major upgrades on features, the company says.

Tags: idling, mapping, Speeding, vehicle tracking, Redtail Telematics, Redtail Fleet Management System, mobile app

A fully onboard solution, CoPilot Truck allows drivers to calculate optimal, truck-specific routes based on their vehicle profile dimensions, routing parameters and load-specific information, including hazmat categories, without the need for off-board computations.

Tags: Qualcomm, Compliance, route management, load management

Telogis Driver Scorecard reports on activities critical to driver safety: hard braking, hard acceleration, excessive speeding, speeding vs. posted speed limit, after-hours use and seatbelt use, according to the company. Reports are configurable to show daily, weekly and monthly trends.

Tags: driver behavior, Telogis, work order management, route management

ZoomSafer announced on March 13 the release of its FleetSafer Mobile safe driving software, SafeDial, which is compliant with new FMCSA regulations.

Tags: ZoomSafer, Distracted driving, smartphone, SafeDial