GPS Tracking Tips, Guides & Industry News

Most small local service fleets are exempt from the federal ELD mandate — but the rules are easy to misread. Here's how to tell whether your fleet actually needs an ELD in 2026, and what to do if it doesn't.

Motive doesn't list a price — its pricing page is a quote form. Here's how Motive's 2026 pricing actually works, why it's built for regulated trucking, and the transparent, no-contract alternative for small service fleets.

Samsara doesn't post a per-vehicle price — its 2026 pricing is a fleet-size quote tool. Here's how it works, what to ask for in a quote, and how transparent, published pricing compares.

Most fleet GPS vendors gate pricing behind a demo and bury the real cost in fees. Here are the 7 hidden costs to find in any quote before you sign.

Samsara, Motive, and Verizon Connect won't show you a price without a sales call. Here's what no-contract, month-to-month GPS tracking actually looks like for a small service fleet.

For a small electrical shop, payroll is your biggest cost — and the gap between paid hours and billable on-site hours is where margin leaks. Here's how GPS tracking for electricians closes it.

A plain-English buyer's guide to OBD GPS trackers for small service fleets — what they do, why "no contract" beats "no monthly fee," and what a few work trucks actually cost.

Spytec vs GPS Insight for small service fleets — transparent $8.95/mo pricing, free hardware, and no demo call required to get a quote.

Geotab is an enterprise telematics platform sold through resellers with no public pricing. For a 5–100 vehicle service fleet, here's how it compares to Spytec's free-hardware, $8.95/vehicle, no-contract model.