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Jurni Leasing and Targa Telematics partner on data-led fleet management
Jurni Leasing will integrate Targa Telematics’ OEM vehicle data and AI-driven insights into its Jurni 360 platform, helping its 31,000 customers improve fleet visibility, maintenance planning and operational efficiency.
HelloFresh to roll out Samsara telematics across more than 500 electric vans
HelloFresh Benelux will deploy Samsara’s telematics platform across more than 500 electric delivery vans after a Netherlands pilot. The system will support driver safety coaching, vehicle monitoring and temperature checks.
How vehicle tracking developed into fleet telematics
Gannet Guard Systems traces 30 years of vehicle monitoring in Poland, from radio tracking stolen cars to telematics that uses location, route, fuel and operating data to support fleet and asset management.
Bretts Transport invests over £500,000 in Microlise fleet platform
Cambridgeshire-based Bretts Transport will deploy Microlise’s transport management, telematics and compliance systems across 180 assets. The investment aims to consolidate operations and support a 3% improvement in fuel efficiency.
Platform Science adds four tools to its PS Fleet suite
Platform Science has added dispatch, driver-coaching, truck-location sharing and remote video-settings tools to PS Fleet, giving fleet teams more control over operations and safety workflows.
Motive launches AI Agents to automate fleet alert follow-up
Motive’s AI Agents let fleets configure responses to alerts, including contacting drivers, opening maintenance work orders and escalating issues to managers. The tools are available now, with voice outreach and further workflow automation planned.
Guide outlines Dutch fleet rules and management systems
A GPS-Buddy guide explains how fleet-management systems support vehicle tracking, costs and compliance, and outlines Dutch requirements including the truck levy and smart tachographs introduced in 2026, plus a 2027 levy on some fossil-fuel and hybrid company cars.
BeyondTrucks adds fleet-specific rules checks to dispatch software
BeyondTrucks’ Compatibility Engine checks driver, tractor and trailer assignments against fleet-defined requirements before dispatch. The rules also constrain AI-generated plans, with flagged assignments and overrides recorded for review.
Samsara unveils AI agents and fleet platform updates at UK user group
Samsara showcased AI agents, an external AI connector, a unified incident queue, fuel-management updates and 360-degree cameras at its UK user group. Several features are now live or generally available; the company is seeking customer feedback on others.
MacDonnell Regional Council adds satellite-connected fleet telematics
MacDonnell Regional Council has deployed Teletrac Navman’s satellite-connected telematics across its remote fleet of about 340 vehicles and assets. The platform supports staff safety and tracking beyond mobile coverage, while helping the council manage utilisation, asset security and maintenance.
HERE and Octave integrate mapping services into Australian incident dispatch
HERE’s mapping, geocoding, routing and traffic data will be integrated into Octave’s OnCall Dispatch platform in Australia, helping incident-response teams locate incidents, choose vehicles and plan routes.
CameraMatics equips Briggs Group’s Irish fleet with connected safety systems
CameraMatics has become sole supplier of connected fleet safety and visibility systems across nearly 100 Briggs Group vehicles in Ireland. Its platform provides live and recorded video, driver-behaviour insights, compliance tools and incident evidence.
ConnectAbility Australia wins 2026 Fleet Technology Award
ConnectAbility Australia won the Fleet Technology Award for using Geotab-enabled telematics to digitise transport billing and improve fleet oversight, compliance and passenger safety across its nearly 50 vehicles.
Samsara launches platform for fleets to build custom AI agents
Samsara’s Agent Studio lets customers create no-code chat and voice agents using fleet and company data. Agents can flag compliance risks, analyse fuel use, support drivers and automate reporting.
Areal Control outlines fairer use of telematics-based driver scorecards
Areal Control’s guide says fleet scorecards should compare drivers in similar operating conditions, use relevant metrics and prioritise coaching over rankings. It also outlines German data-protection and works-council requirements and promotes the company’s Mobility Suite.
Telematics links public transport fleets with wider mobility systems
The article outlines telematics deployments across public transport and shared mobility, including Wialon’s integration with municipal systems in Eskişehir, where reported accidents fell 30% and fuel use 13%. Other examples cover Georgian railways and a Netherlands moped fleet.
Cadent selects Samsara for telematics and fleet safety
Cadent will roll out Samsara’s platform across about 2,800 commercial vehicles in the UK, using AI dash cams and in-cab coaching to improve driver safety and manage road risk.
GM launches OnStar Fleet Intelligence platform with AI assistant
GM has launched OnStar Fleet Intelligence, a fleet-management platform combining connected-vehicle data, operational tools and analytics. Its AI assistant lets fleet managers query data using natural-language prompts; access is beginning with select customers.
Geotab and Openreach trial telematics across UK fleet
Geotab and Openreach are trialling fleet telematics with volunteer engineers to improve safety, maintenance planning and vehicle-use insights. If successful, the system could be rolled out across Openreach’s fleet of more than 23,000 cars and commercial vans.
Inspiration Fleet launches data-integration platform Garage 2.0
Inspiration Fleet has introduced Garage 2.0, an AI-native platform that combines vehicle, telematics, fuel, energy and operational data from different providers. It is designed to help fleets analyse performance and retain historical reporting when changing vendors.
Optibus launches software layer to improve transit CAD/AVL accuracy
Optibus has launched its cloud-based Real-Time Suite for transit operators, using existing schedule and vehicle data to provide more accurate ETAs, live fleet monitoring, automatic detour detection, passenger alerts and compliance reporting without new hardware.
Brigade launches Haloniq fleet video telematics platform
Brigade Electronics has launched Haloniq, a fleet-management platform combining vehicle tracking, video, driver-safety insights and compliance tools. It supports Brigade and third-party hardware, with integrations for other fleet software.
U.S. Bank adds Verra Mobility toll management to Voyager platform
U.S. Bank has integrated Verra Mobility’s toll service into its Voyager fleet platform. Customers can manage toll payments and violations, with transactions included in billing and reporting, alongside other fleet expenses.
Panda selects CameraMatics platform for more than 1,200 vehicles
Panda will deploy CameraMatics’ AI-powered cameras, telematics, compliance and asset-management platform across more than 1,200 vehicles in the UK and Ireland, replacing multiple fleet technology providers with one system for safety, tracking and operations.
Trimble adds AI-powered tools and workflow upgrades for trucking fleets
Trimble announced AI-enabled routing, in-cab assistance and invoice-scanning tools, alongside upgrades to its transport management systems. The company says the products combine fleet rules and operational knowledge with automation across planning, dispatch and maintenance.
SureCam and Fleetio link video telematics with fleet maintenance workflows
The integration sends SureCam vehicle fault codes and inspection defects into Fleetio as tracked maintenance work items, connecting field data with existing fleet service workflows.
GMV showcases AI-powered updates to its rail operations platform
At InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin, GMV presented new features and a redesigned interface for SAE-R®, its rail operations platform for service planning, fleet monitoring, passenger information and data analysis.
Trimble unveils AI and fleet-management upgrades at Insight conference
Trimble unveiled AI-enabled routing, maintenance, trailer-orchestration and carrier TMS upgrades at its 2026 Insight Conference. The tools automate fleet workflows, including route planning, invoice processing and operational tasks, and are available for customer preview or deployment.
FleetGO introduces a range of asset trackers
FleetGO has introduced GPS and Bluetooth asset trackers for equipment including tools, machinery, trailers and containers. The trackers feed location data into its platform, where fleet operators can monitor assets and view location history.
Medequip deploys CameraMatics safety technology across 350 vans
Medequip is fitting 350 vans with CameraMatics AI-powered in-cab cameras and telematics. The system will monitor driving risks and provide fleet managers with data on vehicle use, routes and performance.
Australian survey finds 54% of fleets report telematics ROI within 12 months
Geotab’s 2026 report on Australian fleets found 54% of businesses using advanced fleet-management technology reported a positive return within 12 months. Small fleets reported the highest share achieving that result, at 65%.
Fuel monitoring shifts work between telematics hardware and software
A Gurtam and Escort Monitoring Systems retrospective describes advances in fuel-level sensors, BLE installation, smartphone diagnostics, real-time alerts and adaptive data processing, while explaining how hardware and fleet software now divide measurement, quality control and contextual analysis.
Geosecure develops AI route-optimisation tool for street-sweeper fleets
Geosecure is developing Optimize, an AI-powered route-optimisation solution for street sweeping. Combining route and telematics data could help councils assess fleet capacity, service performance, operating costs and whether services should remain in-house or be outsourced.
FleetGO joins Aptean to expand European logistics software operations
FleetGO, a European provider of fleet, transport and warehouse-management software, has joined Aptean. The deal is intended to provide additional scale and resources for product innovation and international growth while maintaining FleetGO’s customer and product commitments.
Peak Mobility launches predictive dispatching tool for electric bus fleets
Peak Mobility will debut Predictive Dispatching at InnoTrans 2026. The PEAK.DMS extension links vehicle assignment, charging and depot parking, forecasting state of charge across activity chains to support electric and mixed bus-fleet dispatching.
RoadFlex fuel data integration becomes available in FleetWave Store
FleetWave customers can now connect RoadFlex fuel-card transaction data directly to vehicle records, linking fuel spend with maintenance, compliance and fleet costs. The integration removes manual statement reconciliation and supports fraud detection and whole-life cost analysis.
Fleet platform adds risk-based replacement scenario planning
Railz Asset Management has developed a platform helping councils assess fleet replacement priorities using condition, criticality, maintenance costs and downtime, while comparing the financial and operational effects of different budget scenarios.
Coach group expands Microlise compliance technology across 16 operators
The Coach Travel Group is using Microlise compliance platforms across 16 UK operators, more than 500 vehicles and 1,000 drivers. Shared live data, dashboards and reporting are intended to improve oversight while operators retain day-to-day fleet responsibility.
MiTAC to showcase 5G fleet telematics at IAA Transportation 2026
MiTAC will showcase 5G dashcams, rugged vehicle tablets and its VisionMax and RouteComplete fleet platforms at IAA Transportation in Hannover. The offering combines AI driver monitoring, multi-camera coverage, cloud video telematics and open APIs for telematics service providers.
Blacktown Council uses telematics to drive fleet replacement decisions
Blacktown City Council is using telematics data on utilisation, downtime and driver behaviour to decide when vehicles should be replaced, retained or redeployed, moving away from fixed age-based cycles.
Fleetio launches AI Service Advisor for fleet maintenance
Fleetio has made its AI Service Advisor generally available, automating maintenance triage, work-order drafting, low-risk approvals and follow-up. The company says the tool helped fleets return vehicles to service 2.5 hours sooner per repair during its open beta.
FleetGuru.ai expands digital maintenance platform for fleet managers
FleetGuru.ai is expanding its digital maintenance platform to fleet managers, connecting workshops, fleet management companies and customers. The platform supports work orders, approvals, payments and service bookings, with AI and machine learning used for automation, benchmarking and quote analysis.
AddSecure separates CoDriver and frameLOGIC fleet brands
AddSecure is positioning CoDriver and frameLOGIC as distinct transport-management brands. CoDriver targets larger fleets with telematics, video and compliance tools, while frameLOGIC supports complex mixed fleets with planning, operations, reporting and invoicing capabilities.
Motive expands AI tools for fleet and physical operations
An ABI Research report examines Motive’s Atlas assistant, Automations and Operations Intelligence updates, which combine telematics data, AI and computer vision to support safety monitoring, dispatch, maintenance and other operational workflows.
ZF to showcase rail, bus and aftermarket technologies at InnoTrans 2026
ZF will present rail driveline and chassis systems, predictive-maintenance platform connect@rail, aftermarket repowering and bus technologies at InnoTrans 2026. Highlights include the CeTrax 2 electric drive, ZF Bus Connect fleet management and a new rail product innovation.
Ausgrid details digital histories for 1,600 fleet vehicles and plant assets
Ausgrid uses SAP, digital maintenance records, fleet data and Power BI dashboards to track about 1,600 vehicles and 700 items of plant from purchase to disposal. Automated checks identify anomalies such as fuel transactions exceeding tank capacity.
Lightfoot telematics integration launches in FleetWave Store
FleetWave customers can now connect Lightfoot’s driving behaviour, safety and engine data directly to the fleet-management platform. The integration also synchronises mileage, tax and MOT information, helping fleets improve oversight while reducing administration.
Parkes targets 96% fleet availability with digital maintenance planning
Parkes Shire Council combines asset-specific service schedules, electronic work orders, technician tablets and visual workshop planning to target 96% fleet availability. The process is designed to reduce missed servicing, control reactive repairs and improve maintenance audit trails.
KRONE wins 2027 trailer award for AI-powered health service
KRONE’s TrAIler Health has won the 2027 International Trailer Award. The AI-supported service consolidates tyre, braking, telematics and subsystem data into a trailer health status, with expert validation and recommended actions to improve uptime and maintenance planning.