A landscaper can’t do much without their tools. If they’re stolen or lost, there could be many days—or even weeks or months—worth of pay at stake, not to mention the hassle of replacing things. You ...
The rise of small fleets is big news in the fleet industry. According to data from Qualified Carriers, the growth of micro fleets—those with 6 vehicles or less—has far outpaced the growth of larger fl...
While the COVID-19 pandemic remains a global emergency, restrictions are gradually lifting in many areas and non-essential business is picking up the pace. Despite this, the virus is still having a hu...
Australian roads can be a dangerous place even fatal - but thankfully road injuries and deaths are largely preventable. While there are many factors that can affect driver safety, it’s important to no...
According to the Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP), over 100 Australians die on the road every month, while approximately 2,500 or more are seriously injured. Despite widespread awareness of...
As a non-profit organisation, having enough resources to operate effectively can be a challenging feat. According to ABC, not only are many nonprofits strapped for time, but many are also receiving li...
When disaster strikes, do you want to be that person scrambling to find a solution—or would you rather be someone who’s got it all under control with a prepared plan? Every fleet company has its ups ...
Telematics is no longer just GPS tracking and vehicle routing. With an increasing number of tools available to fleet managers, how do they choose the best-fitting program and provider, and ensure thei...
Ever since the EWD approval on May 28, 2018, Australian heavy vehicle drivers no longer need to log their hours via the traditional paper logbook system and can do so via Electronic Work Diaries (EWD)...
While fleet drivers may have more driving experience than the average driver, they still face numerous risks on Australian roadways. These risks range from distracted and inexperienced driving to issu...
Managing a fleet of vehicles is not easy. You need to supervise, organise, and keep track of numerous aspects of your organisation’s fleet: from regularly checking in with your drivers, to sticking to...
Did you know that monitoring the location of your fleet can give your organisation a wealth of useful information? Not only do you gain insight into key events like real-time vehicle location and rout...
Remote and isolated workforces are the foundation of industries all over the world. Often travelling to distant locations or following unusual schedules, remote workers face more safety challenges tha...
Whether a client needs help on the building site or they want someone to fix their internet connection, trade businesses owe it to their clientele to be efficient and punctual. Fail to meet their need...
In the transportation industry, we place a lot of emphasis on the importance of physical health and driver safety awareness. While physical health examinations and driver safety programs are necessary...
Today, government fleets are navigating an onslaught of new challenges and opportunities from regulatory guidelines, restricted budgets, and emerging technologies. As our economy enters a new technolo...
It can be frustrating and difficult to calculate your fringe benefit tax (FBT) every year. According to Accountants Daily, a simple mistake or omission can easily attract the Australian Taxation Offic...
Do you need to adapt your construction business to add visibility, protection, and efficiencies for your staff, assets and vehicles? Get your construction site running safely and smoothly with these s...
A stolen vehicle is every fleet manager’s worst nightmare. You don’t just lose the vehicle and its contents. You end up wasting valuable time making insurance claims and dealing with the authorities—n...
Need to set up a home delivery service ASAP? These solutions will get your sorted! Many companies, including bars, cafes and other small to medium businesses, are now forced to switch gears quickly, s...
As we continue to serve and support our global customers and partners, Fleet Complete is monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation very closely and building upon the response and recommendations...
As a fleet manager, you’re under a lot of pressure to make the right choices. No one’s right all the time. However, one way to make better, more purposeful decisions is to track your fleet’s metrics. ...
When it comes to fuel tax credit (FTC) claims, it’s important to be prepared and follow the required steps when filing your taxes. While the possibility of getting audited is relatively low (approxima...
As a fleet manager, you know that commercial vehicles and their freight are valuable—but so do thieves, who are becoming ever-more creative in their attempts to steal them. In as many as 10% of cargo ...
The fleet management industry is facing significant changes in 2020. MarketsandMarkets predicts the global fleet management industry will grow from $15.9 billion to $31.5 billion by 2023. A large driv...
Preventative fleet maintenance saves you big money. A well-maintained vehicle burns less fuel, breaks down less often, and helps lower your operating cost. Taking a proactive approach also means you c...
Future proofing is a broad term that can encompass not only buildings and infrastructure but also communities, cities, countries or the whole planet. The business environment is an ever-changing beast...
An organisation’s fleet of vehicles is one of its most valuable assets. The drivers who work hard to operate these vehicles are also an integral part of the fleet. That’s why all fleet-owning companie...
For first responders, how fast they get to an emergency scene can mean the difference between life and death. Paramedics, police officers, firefighters, medical technicians, and other trained first re...
You might be asking yourself, what’s the big deal with the new video telematics trend, and what will Fleet Complete Vision actually do for me? Why do I need it? Below, we explain all the what’s and wh...
The challenges facing the environment have never been more widespread, nor have these matters ever been as prevalent in the public eye. The issues surrounding climate change have challenged us all to ...
It’s not uncommon for small to medium businesses to experience hesitation when it comes to considering implementing a GPS fleet management software. The fear of change gets in the way. Often the mantr...
Does more speed actually mean faster travel time? We have some stats that will surprise you. We all do it. We like to think that we’ll get to our destination faster, if we go above the indicated speed...
Over the years, fleet management has evolved to more than just dots on the map. Seeing where your vehicles are or have been is only scratching the surface. Nowadays, fleet management technology is an ...
Utilising fleet management solutions is highly beneficial to increasing the visibility, safety and security of your fleet. While GPS fleet tracking is at the crux of this, there are specific tools wit...
When businesses realise their need to introduce fleet telematics into their operations, cost is often a considerable factor—both in terms of motivation to upgrade in the first place, as well as narrow...
With a lot of online tools available for your daily to-do-lists and simple project tracking for your business and personal calendars, we’ve come up with a simple tool to do exactly that for your easy ...
Passwords are so common in our lives that we almost don't notice them anymore – hands automatically type the password into the right box to get access to the service you want. Most people don't realis...
Implementing a fleet telematics solution is something that is likely on many managers’ to-do list. They know the benefits, they know the incredible ROI, and yet it still manages to slip down the list ...
Everest’s Advanced Base Camp. 6,400 metres (20,997 feet) above sea level. Oxygen levels estimated at around 50%. Georgios Tsianos observes the Guinness World Record attempt in LMAX Rugby Challenge. F...
The Basics Fleet management is the umbrella term for how you optimise your day-to-day operations across your fleet of vans, trucks, buses or cars. There are several important processes involved in a G...
Managing public sector vehicles and assets can prove challenging in and of itself, before the added ongoing pressures of minimising emissions and fuel usage, working within strict budgets, and right-s...
Although preventative measure are many and taken regularly, there are still improvements that can be added to the routine in order to increase the safety of those who care for the safety of the public...
Today we are talking about saving. Less fuel consumption does not only mean being environmentally friendly – fuel economy also saves money. There are several ways you can help to reduce your fuel cons...
In the “Beyond Traditional Tracking” series we continue to bring you real-life examples of how our clients are using Fleet Complete products in unexpected ways. Powerboats & Jet Ski's In Europe, Fleet...
How can telematics help first responders stay safe on the road while keeping up with the urgency of a duty call? Every minute counts for police officers, firefighters, and paramedics when travelling t...
Sandeep Kar on the cost of safety In the February 2019 edition of Autosphere's Fleet Digest, Fleet Complete Chief Strategy Officer Sandeep Kar weighed in on the debate that higher repair costs could d...
A healthy engine helps run a greener fleet An ECM (Engine Control Module) is a complex control unit inside a vehicle that collects engine and vehicle data. This is the data hub inside your vehicle tha...
Any manager appreciates the value of regular servicing for their fleet assets. Not only is a strict schedule an essential component of your business’s duty of care—because unserviced vehicles allow sm...
Mobile World Congress 2019 was all about 5G - the latest generation of mobile network. You could see 5G cars, 5G breakfast trays and even remotely drive a delivery truck via 5G. The rollout of 5G in A...
Outstanding customer service in the trade service and delivery sectors hinges on efficiency and reliability – two factors that can be significantly improved with modern fleet management software. The ...
This International Women’s Day, Fleet Complete celebrates mothers, wives, young ladies and female team members across the globe! The success of women in their personal and professional lives is a bene...
New DVIR Features in Inspect App Customised Vehicle Inspection Reports With the new custom Inspect app, you can easily create a company-specific inspection reports, make them available for drivers to ...
Behavioural inefficiencies can cost your business money without you even realising it. Without the clear visibility of in-vehicle monitoring across all of your drivers and all of your vehicles, you do...
How many times have you stopped at an intersection waiting for the light to turn green, when you notice the driver beside you talking or texting on a mobile? The advent of the original distracted driv...
Are you ready to take your hands off the steering wheel? It might have still sounded futuristic a decade ago. Yet today, self-driving, autonomous vehicles are no longer an ‘if’, but ‘when’. Public ado...
In its recent article, FreightWaves highlighted a report on Australia's trucking annual death toll as a cautionary tale of driver fatigue and driving vast distances under pressure. Safe Road Australia...
Our small Asset Tracker AT1 can take a lot of pressure – and we mean that literally – and still be able to do its job! Our customers and their assets face some tough conditions, heavy lifting and, at ...
The conversation around mobility is growing. It’s no longer about traffic and bike lanes, but about transforming our cities and creating new partnerships to make smart mobility the end goal. The futur...
Fleet Complete’s brand new AT1 is one of the smallest and most affordable asset trackers on the market, so you won’t need a big upfront investment to begin protecting your high-value assets. By knowin...
There’s a reason they call it the silly season, over the holidays we can all assume a little guilt over spending that extra cash on all those Christmas goodies – food, gifts, activities, vacations, th...
Why Care Are you using commercial vehicles in your company? Then you might have heard the term “Green Driving”. For the past couple of years, it’s been somewhat of an industry buzzword, and the majori...
These few habits that can help you manage your fleet effectively while reducing operational costs. Learning from Fleet Complete customers around the world, we have compiled a list of basic principles...
Accessibility is becoming a growing concern for fleet managers. Most companies will agree that they install fleet management software for the valuable data that it collects. And indeed, Big Data is a ...
Impact of IOT and Big Data Platforms on OEMs Cars, today, are moving data centers, generating huge amounts of data points. Data that – when used and commercialised – can open up the doors for the crea...
Improving driver behaviour should be a primary focus for any transport industry company. Not only is it integral to you adequately delivering your duty of care, but it also directly translates to safe...
Using the data collected by your GPS vehicle tracking device, there are a number of key standard reports that are valuable to driving down your fleet costs. The way in which you interpret this data ca...
Customer satisfaction is often left off of the list of benefits of fleet management technology. Instead, obvious business-centric advantages like increased driver safety, productivity, and operational...
Truck engines deteriorate at a faster rate than other vehicle engines. They have higher horsepower, heavier weight and design, and higher frequency vibrations. The ability to detect these issues for b...
Calculating FBT return has traditionally required completing a paper logbook for staff who use company vehicles for both business and private use. This process is time-consuming and complex and can of...
Although the concept of the connected car has been under development for years, it is still relatively new to the general public. It is also in a constant, major state of change – as we continue to de...
Are you struggling to keep up with the assigned jobs in the field and their progress status? Is it taking a significant amount of your time that you could be spending doing something more productive? ...
Sandeep Kar, Fleet Complete's CSO and a thought leader in the automotive industry, introduces the transformations that are taking place After decades of incremental advancements in technologies that e...
Our CSO and VP of OEMs recently visited us from Canada to discuss the future of telematics and the connected vehicle industry. Last week we were lucky enough to have Sandeep Kar, CSO, and Junior Barre...
By compiling the data of over 500 vehicles, from December 2016, we have been able to identify the most common instances of bad driving. Fleet Complete have developed an integrated dossier of historic...
Yet another year Fleet Complete has been a proud partner of the annual Arctic Challenge event in the Scandinavian outback – and what a tour it was! To be broadcasted on Dutch television this February,...
For any company, two of the greatest resources are its people and its physical assets. But are they performing to their greatest potential? In an office situation, it would be most likely that the man...
The Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation undertook a trial with logistics company Toll IPEC and found that by having commercial drivers cut idling times by three hours per wee...
With much activity going on in the resources sector, the spike in commodity prices induces a surge in job vacancies across Australia, as well as increased focus on fleet management technology. Despite...
It’s been called the biggest shake-up since Medicare. In essence, the way Not for Profits (NFP) get funded is set to change. Individuals with disabilities will be afforded unprecedented power to choos...
Easy data analytics help bring the costs down, earn more money and boost growth for your business. IoT, or Internet of Things, is a prominent fleet tracking feature that drives successful and efficien...
So, you have made the decision to invest in a GPS Tracking solution but you are worried about push back from the entire business. Read on for some handy tips on how to gain acceptance from staff and g...
GPS Tracking technology has been around for decades and over the past few years has been becoming increasingly affordable for both large and small businesses with fleets. In highly competitive indus...
The business environment is an ever-changing beast; its unpredictable nature is a constant challenge for any company. Whether it be market volatility, or your own business growth, you need a scalable ...
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