Teletrac Navman integrates cloud-hosted fleet, fuel and EV management software

00:00 In this week’s CCJ Tech Shorts, Bestpass-Fleetworthy announces its rebrand, Teletrac Navman integrates with a fleet, fuel and EV management software, and an automotive industry software provider demonstrates its integration with COVESA Vehicle Signal Specification.

00:28 Bestpass-Fleetworthy Solutions has rebranded. The company, which provides a connected suite for safety, compliance and efficiency, is now Fleetworthy. The rebranding aims to reflect the company’s strategic growth, mission and expanded road safety and fleet technology.

This update, following its recent acquisition of public-private weigh station network operator Drivewyze, unifies its portfolio of solutions provided by Bestpass, Fleetworthy Solutions, Drivewyze and ExpressTruckTax. The announcement also introduced a new company logo that better represents the combined brand. In addition to the new name and logo, the company has launched a new website at fleetworthy.com, which includes information regarding its sub-brand products and company.

CEO Tom Fogarty said, “This is an exciting time for Fleetworthy as we combine our suite of road safety and fleet offerings under one unified brand. This rebrand is just the beginning in what we are planning to deliver through expanded services and product integration. Our mission is to continuously innovate and bring forth new solutions that help our fleet and agency customers run more efficiently.”

01:37 Teletrac Navman has integrated the EKOS cloud-hosted fleet, fuel and EV management software with its core TN360 fleet management platform.

Sustainable fuel management and reducing fuel costs are both key challenges for fleets operating ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles. EKOS Fleet, Fuel and EV Management is an end-to-end solution that drives efficiency, increases productivity and lowers costs.

From controlling on-site fuel distribution and inventory, to pulling in live fuel card data, not only does EKOS streamline operations it also uses AI technology to find patterns in data where efficiencies and savings could be made. The EKOS Fuel Index provides live aggregated data on retail and wholesale fuel prices, guiding operators on where and when to plan on-site stock purchasing and off-site refueling.

Teletrac’s Head of Global Product Management (Mayank Sharma) said, “In today’s current business and economic climate, there are increasing pressures to operate more efficient and sustainable fleets. Being able to confidently plan and manage what are increasingly becoming mixed-energy fleets takes a unified approach to fleet management powered by smart data.”

This latest integration with TN360 adds to Teletrac Navman’s growing portfolio, which includes TMS/job management, temperature monitoring, freight visibility, route scheduling and dashcam.

02:57 Elektrobit, a software provider for the automotive industry, this week at COMVEC showcased its smart, connected cockpit technologies for next-generation trucks that aim to solve the many challenges commercial truck fleets face, including rising energy costs, customer price pressures, driver shortages, stricter regulation, tougher environmental laws and increasing demands for faster delivery.

Elektrobit demonstrated its efficient HMI development and software service application integration expertise in a smart truck demo that integrates COVESA Vehicle Signal Specification-compliant data access in Android. It demonstrated a fleet use-case making use of the Vehicle Signal Specification interfaces to showcase their functionality, integrating Intangles' AI platform for predictive maintenance of commercial vehicles. The demo showed how the integration of new fleet services into vehicles can be simplified through advanced HMI platforms, which is crucial to achieving a truly software-defined vehicle or software-defined machine.

Opening the vehicle cockpit's software platform to third-party developers offers new functionalities to drivers and fleet operators, allowing them to choose the apps that meet their needs and preferences. This model also offers entirely new revenue-generating opportunities for the commercial vehicle and fleet industries.