This week in our blog series, we feature a US utility service provider who realized the benefits of an existing Geotab fleet management solution after partnering with BSM. An 80 year old company with 2300 highly skilled stakeholders across 13 states – three key factors put this customer on a path to success: High Touch …
Smart cities—or the idea of converting your city to a smart city—is gaining in popularity around the world. It seems everywhere we look, cities are strategizing ways to incorporate smart city technologies and pilot programs. This week we’re joined by Chris Jackson, Vice President of Government Operations here at BSM Technologies, to talk about smart …
When an organization announces something new and exciting just as we’ve done with BSM Illuminate, it’s easy to let the future and all it has in store for our customers and the industry to overshadow the foundation of an organization. That’s why we’re taking a moment to give a shout out to the past 20 …
With a variety of plug-and-play hardware options, how can you ensure that you’re choosing the right one for your fleet? This week we’re focusing on some of the features you should look for when evaluating telematics hardware solutions. On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) First and foremost, it’s important to point out that while all plug-and-play telematics devices …
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Do you ever wonder exactly what steps are involved in the deployment and integration of a telematics solution for your fleet? This week we’re giving you a rundown of a large-scale Geotab deployment we recently completed for one of our clients, one of the largest government fleets in Canada. We will review what the process …
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We’re joined again this week by Joel Waithman, Senior Channel Manager here at BSM. We sat down with Joel to get his perspective on what companies and organizations should look for when choosing a telematics partner, and more specifically, the right Geotab partner. BSM Blog Crew (BBC): Thanks again for your time, Joel. For this …
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The digital era is transforming railroads. To stay lean and competitive, it’s vital for rail companies to rely on telematics software and the Internet of Things (IoT) …
This week marks the second installment in our blog series on big data, and for this article we sat down with Joel Waithman, a Senior Channel Manager here at BSM to get an expert’s perspective on big data, and how he’s seeing it being used by BSM customers. BSM Blog Crew (BBC): Thanks for the …
The term big data has steadily gained popularity and awareness over the past few years. But you may be surprised to hear that the concept of big data has been around for decades, and BSM has been collecting and making sense of it for over 20 of those years. What is big data? Big data …
Do you know what metrics to monitor for your hybrid and electric vehicles? Though many of the data points for gas-powered vehicles are the same (i.e., driving style, route optimization, etc.), there are some important differences in vehicle status metrics that you need to be aware of. State of Charge (SoC) SoC is the equivalent …