Enterprise has signed a deal with Geotab to help fleets manage safety, productivity and vehicle optimisation in a one-stop solution.

Enterprise is to become an authorised Geotab Reseller, ensuring customers can source and fit Geotab’s fleet management solutions across their fleet

The vehicle rental giant is to become an authorised Geotab Reseller in the UK, ensuring all its customers can source and fit Geotab’s fleet management solutions across their fleet.

Aimed at fleets of all sizes, the Geotab Go device enables specific vehicle performance and maintenance data to be extracted from cars, vans and HGVs and uploaded live for analysis on the MyGeotab platform, providing fleet operators with centralised access to all vehicle data.

The simple-to-install telematics device captures the correct data to help fleets improve vehicle productivity, optimise fuel consumption, enhance driver safety and support full regulatory compliance.

But it can also shine a spotlight on whether internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles could be replaced by low- or zero-emission vehicles, based on real-world data. According to Geotab’s latest Electric Vehicle Suitability Assessment (EVSA) study, 60% of light-duty fleet vehicles in Europe could be switched to fully electric vehicles at a lower total cost of ownership, with average savings amounting to £7,960 per vehicle across seven years.

Danny Glynn, managing director at Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, said the tie-up with Geotab would enable its customers to use live data to operate the safest, most cost-effective and sustainable fleets.

“Geotab devices can be fitted in fleet vehicles, regardless of whether they’re rented, leased or owned. This means organisations have complete visibility over how all vehicles are utilised, better understanding their entire fleet’s financial, environmental and operational performance. It enables fully informed decisions about the best ways to improve the way their fleets are run, both currently and in the future.”

Customers can also integrate Geotab telematics with fleet dashcams provided by one of its trusted providers to provide high-definition videos, providing video evidence of collisions to mitigate false insurance claims, enable in-cab driver coaching or simply to view trip and map information.

Geotab technology has already been installed in more than three million vehicles worldwide and the Enterprise deal is seen as an important next step to provide even better-aggregated data sets and insights through increased connections.

Aaron Jarvis, Geotab associate vice president sales & business development, UK & Ireland, commented: “We continue to develop Geotab’s platform to enable companies to make intelligent and sustainable decisions that are in the best interests of their organisation, the broader community and the planet at large. This has the potential to bring countless benefits for Enterprise customers across Europe.”