Geotab

Geotab Inc.
Private
Industry Telematics
Founded 1996
Headquarters Oakville, Ontario[1]
Area served
 North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa[2]
Key people
 Neil Cawse (CEO)[2]
Website www.geotab.com

Geotab Inc. is a privately held company that specializes in the area of global positioning system (GPS) fleet management and vehicle tracking, otherwise known as the telematics industry.[3] Geotab develops, manufacturers, and supplies GPS fleet management solutions for local and Fortune 500 companies.[4] Geotab covers both light and heavy vehicles.[5] Geotab is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario, Canada and the company sells its products and services through a global reseller network.[6] In January 2018, ABI Research researched commercial Telematics suppliers and Geotab ranked third behind Verizon Wireless and Trimble (company).[7]

History

Geotab originated in South Africa in 1996.[2] but is not related to an existing company in South Africa by a similar name. The company was founded in North America in 2000 by Neil Cawse, the current CEO.[2]

  • 2000: CEO Neil Cawse established Geotab Canada in Oakville, Ontario.[2]
  • 2004: Rollins Orkin USA started using Geotab’s technology in their vehicles.[8]
  • 2010: Launched GO4V3 with more memory and accelerometer data, supported all protocols in one hardware, including J1708, J1939, GMLAN, OBD2 over CAN and OBD2 Legacy protocols.,[9] Geotab was officially named Garmin’s Fleet Management Partner.,[10] Geotab launched their fleet management software, MyGeotab.[11]
  • 2011: The GO5 hardware plug-and-play device was launched.[12]
  • 2012: Sprint signs as partner[13]
  • 2013: The IOX-NFC for Driver ID was introduced.,[14] Geotab launched their partnership with Navistar Inc. for Remote diagnostics .,[2] Geotab launched their partnership with PassTime.[15]
  • 2014: Geotab announced their J1939 integration with the Mobileye 560 (Mobileye’s Advanced Driver Assistance System).,[16] Enterprise Fleet Management announces partnership with Geotab,[17] Geotab and Telefonica announce a working partnership.[18]
  • 2015: O2 (United Kingdom) signs as partner.[19] Geotab launched their Marketplace, which complements their pre-existing MyGeotab platform. This provides an extensive ecosystem of business-focused applications and add-ons.[20] Geotab acquires Strategic Telecom Solutions, a partner that provides support to small and medium sized businesses [21]
  • 2016: Geotab defeats two IP trolls: Rothschild Location Technologies[22] and Orthosie [23]
  • 2017: T-Mobile partners to sell SyncUP FLEET;[24] Registered "Geotab Cloud ELD" (Electronic Logging Device) that works on Android and iOS and connects the GO device with the app via cloud-based servers; The US Department of Homeland Security issues a blanket purchase agreement to Geotab.;[25]
  • 2018: Registers 1 million subscribers.[26] AT&T signs as a partner.,[27][28] Geotab acquires FleetCarma[29]

Corporate Structure

Geotab USA, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 2009 and is fully owned by Geotab Inc who is headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Geotab USA has offices in Las Vegas, NV. Geotab GmbH, another subsidiary, has a presence in Germany, Spain and in the UK.[30] In mid-2018, Geotab acquired FleetCarma [29]

Causes

  • OpenStreetMap Foundation – Geotab has contributed to openstreetmaps project and is a founding corporate member. The sponsorship related to the work done on the global address inspector layer.[31]

Awards and recognition

Geotab has been included in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list in North America for 5 years (2010–2014).[32][33][34][35][36] In 2014, Geotab was in the top 20 in the Software sector of the Fast 500.[37] Geotab has also been included in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 list in Canada for 4 years (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).[38] In 2014, Geotab was also a recipient of the Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Leadership Award.

Geotab was listed in CIOReview’s 2013 Top 20 Logistics Technology Consulting Award.[39] Geotab's software is rated second in Capterra's list of most popular fleet management products.[40][41]

References

  1. ↑ "Geotab Inc Company Information". Hoovers.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Company Overview of Geotab, Inc". Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg Businessweek.
  3. ↑ "Geotab: End-to-End Fleet Management Solutions". CIO Review. CIOReview.
  4. ↑ "Company Overview of Geotab Inc". Bloomsberg. Bloomsberg Businessweek.
  5. ↑ "Executive Summary" (PDF). Berg Insight. Berg Insight.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Company Capabilities". Government of Canada. Government of Canada.
  7. ↑ "Global suppliers". PRNewswire. PRNewswire.
  8. ↑ "Orkin Purchases New GPS Technology for Its Fleet Operations". Automotive Fleet. Automotive Fleet.
  9. ↑ "Geotab Selects Quake Global's Hardware to Provide Satellite Coverage for Its Fleet Telematics Solution". Opensource magazine. Business Wire.
  10. ↑ "Garmin, Geotab join forces". FleetOwner. Fleet Owner.
  11. ↑ "Geotab launches its latest fleet management software, while automative app users are set to soar". Telematics Update.
  12. ↑ "Geotab GO5 Premium Vehicle Tracking Device combines the best of". Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg.
  13. ↑ "Geotab Sprint". enhancedonlinenews.com. enhancedonlinenews.com.
  14. ↑ "Geotab Adds NFC RFID to Solution for Managing Fleet Vehicles". RFID Journal. Claire Swedberg.
  15. ↑ "PassTime Offers Fleet Telematics System". Automotive Fleet. Automotive Fleet.
  16. ↑ "Geotab integrates Mobileye ADAS with its telematics system". Traffic Technology Today. Traffic Technology Today.
  17. ↑ "Enterprise and Geotab". Reuters. Reuters.
  18. ↑ "Telefonica and Geotab". Business Wire. Business Wire.
  19. ↑ "Geotab and O2 Launch Plug-and-Play Commercial Telematics Solution in the UK". Reuters. Reuters.
  20. ↑ "Geotab Launches Geotab Marketplace".
  21. ↑ "Geotab acquires STS".
  22. ↑ "RLT STS".
  23. ↑ "Orthosie".
  24. ↑ "tmo".
  25. ↑ "DHS".
  26. ↑ "FleetM".
  27. ↑ "ATT".
  28. ↑ "Geotab surpasses one million subscribers". Recycling Product News. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  29. 1 2 "Geotab acquires FleetCarma". 2018-06-12.
  30. ↑ "Contact".
  31. ↑ "Welcoming openstreetmaps first Corporate Members". openstreetmaps. openstreetmaps.
  32. ↑ "Deloitte's 2010 Technology Fast 500 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  33. ↑ "Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  34. ↑ "Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  35. ↑ "Deloitte's 2013 Technology Fast 500 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  36. ↑ "Deloitte's 2014 Technology Fast 500 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  37. ↑ "Deloitte's 2011 Technology Fast 500 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  38. ↑ "Deloitte's 2014 Technology Fast 50 Ranking" (PDF). Deloitte. Deloitte.
  39. ↑ "20 Most Promising Logistics Consultancy Companies of 2013". CIO Review. CIO Review.
  40. ↑ "Capterra's Top Fleet Management Software Ranking". Capterra. Capterra.
  41. ↑ "Capterra Identifies Top 20 Fleet Management Software Solutions". PRWeb. PRWeb.
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