GPS Tracking Tips, Guides & Industry News

Windshield time is one of the biggest hidden costs in a small service fleet. Here's how to cut drive time with GPS tracking—no routing software required.

Two vehicles isn't too early for GPS fleet tracking — it's the ideal time to set up a simple, transparent system for mileage, driver safety, and theft protection before informal habits harden.

"AI-powered" is on every fleet tool now. Here's what a generative fleet assistant actually does for a small service fleet, when it's worth it, and how the 2026 options compare.

A broken-down van isn’t a repair bill — it’s a lost day of billable jobs. Here’s how GPS mileage counts and diagnostic alerts help small service fleets schedule maintenance before it becomes a roadside breakdown.

You can't ride along in every truck. Here's how GPS speed alerts show who's speeding, where, and how often — and how to coach it out without turning the shop adversarial.

Lytx publishes no pricing — no pricing page, quote-only sales. Here's why, what you're actually buying, and the published numbers to compare any quote against.

You can track any vehicle you own — but a 1099 sub driving their own truck is a different question, and getting it wrong can threaten their contractor status. The ownership rule, the classification risk, and the three ways to do it legally.

We tried to find out what fleet GPS tracking costs from Samsara, Motive, Verizon Connect, and Geotab. All four refuse to publish a price. Here's the number none of them will give you — $8.95 per vehicle per month, no contract, hardware free.

Your P&L says the fleet made money — but not which jobs did. Here's how GPS time data lets small service fleets cost each job and reprice the ones losing margin.