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Geotab

3.3· 33 reviews · Fleet Management
· 88 reviews on TruckMyApps
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Morton O'Reilly's review of Geotab

…the real-time engine fault alerts are what actually sold me. Before Geotab we were on a basic GPS tracker that only showed location and idle time, so we were always reacting to breakdowns instead of preventing them. The thing that made me happiest was the automated maintenance reminders tied to actual fault codes - since we switched, unexpected downtime has dropped noticeably. With twenty trucks and three years running them across the Northeast, that uptick in reliability showed up fast during winter hauls. My only gripe is the setup and rule-tuning takes patience; the dashboard felt cluttered until we customized it, but the trade-off has been worth it.

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Jennie CronaJan 2026

After twenty years managing a 40-truck Midwest fleet, I jumped onto Geotab to get a handle on our maintenance chaos. The engine diagnostics - especially the real-time DTC alerts that translate codes into plain English with suggested actions - is what sold me. Last winter it flagged a coolant-temp sensor fault two days before a long haul that would have left us stranded; scheduling the fix ahead of time saved a night and a towing bill. Setting custom thresholds for alerts was a bit fiddly and the mobile app buries some options, so there’s a learning curve. Still, the diagnostic alerts cut our unexpected engine downtime noticeably and paid for the subscription within months.

Missouri HarveyJan 2026

I've used Geotab for about five years. One winter on I-80 with a loaded trailer it pinged me about a coolant-temp spike and a P0480 fan fault before the cab gauge even warmed up - pulled off at the next exit, swapped trucks, and what could've been a blown head and a week out of service turned into a quick shop visit the next morning. I'm an owner-operator with two trucks in the Midwest and that early alert saved me big, though the web dashboard can be a little clunky at times.

Jordon LittelJan 2026

Three years on the West Coast running a small three-truck outfit made me brace for a long rollout and a weekend of paperwork, and the admin settings did take a bit of poking to sort. The surprise was the GO unit - plugged into the OBD in ten minutes and I was watching live locations and engine codes on the map, which was the quick win I needed.

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