Telematics Integrations – Import Vehicles And Connect GPS Vehicles From Telematics Vendors (Telematics Gateway)

With Route4Me’s final mile routing optimization and fleet management software, you can manage cars, vans, trucks, trailers, semis, heavy equipment, and more. You can add vehicle parameters, track GPS vehicles in real time, view tracking history, and dispatch routes across your fleet. In addition to manually adding vehicles, Route4Me lets you connect telematics vehicles from supported vendors. These include Verizon Connect, Geotab, Samsara, Azuga, Fleet Complete, and many others. In this guide, you’ll learn how to set up telematics connections, import and link vehicles, dispatch routes, and manage vehicles manually.

Establish telematics connections with vendors, import telematics vehicles, dispatch routes to vehicles, track vehicles, and more.

 

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Add And Manage Route4Me Telematics Connections

Open Your Telematics Connections

To add a telematics connection in Route4Me, go to “Settings” > “Organization Settings” in the Navigation Menu. Then, under the “Integrations” tab, click “Telematics Connections“, followed by “Create Telematics Connection“.

Create telematics connections through your Route4Me route planner account.

 

Enter your preferred telematics vendor into the “Telematics Vendor” field, then complete all subsequent fields. NOTE: Required fields will vary by vendor. When finished, click “Create Connection” to finalize.

To see which vendors are supported, explore our Telematics Vendor Integrations. If your vendor isn’t listed, contact our Customer Success Team to request an integration.

Select your preferred telematics vendor and complete all mandatory fields.

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Telematics Vendor

Name of the telematics vendor you wish to integrate into your account.

Connection Name

Custom alias associated with the telematics vendor.

Credentials

Authentication credentials for your telematics vendor account which can include API Key, Account Id, User Name, and Password. Credentials will vary by vendor.

Vehicle Position Refresh Rate

Frequency of data synchronization between Route4Me and telematics vendor devices. You can set up Route4Me to refresh vehicle position tracking data as often as every second.

Sync Additional Data

Choose to import telematics data, customer data, or both. Synced data options will vary by vendor.

 

Once connected, Route4Me automatically syncs and imports vehicles and data from your telematics vendor. Synced vehicle details appears in the “Synced Vehicles” column.

To make changes, click the Down Arrow button next to the Connection Name and select “Edit“.

When adding a new connection, your telematics data is automatically synced and visible on the Telematics Connections page.

 

To customize the display columns shown in your Telematics Connections list, click the Columns Icon, then check the boxes for the fields you want to display.

To reorder column, drag them up or down. This controls their left-to-right layout in your Telematics Connections list.

Customize your Telematics Connections display columns by checking the boxes next to the columns you want to display and repositioning them.

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Connection Name

Custom alias associated with the telematics vendor.

Telematics Vendor

Name of the telematics vendor you wish to integrate into your account.

Refresh Rate

Frequency of data synchronization between Route4Me and telematics vendor devices. You can set up Route4Me to refresh vehicle position tracking data as often as every second.

User Name

Authentication credentials for your telematics vendor account.

Host

Authentication credentials for your telematics vendor account.

Synced Vehicles

Percentage of successfully synchronized and imported vehicles.

Synced Customer Locations

Percentage of successfully synchronized and imported customer names and locations.

 

Sync Additional Data – Telematics And Customer Data

When adding a new connection, your telematics data is automatically synced. Your vehicles are imported and re-synchronized with your Route4Me account. You can also choose to sync customer data, including Customer Zones and related custom data.

NOTE: This option is currently only available for Geotab and Samsara. If you need it for another vendor, please contact Route4Me’s Support Team. Learn more about telematics data synchronization.

When adding a new connections, you can sync telematics and customer data.

 

Activate And Connect Imported Telematics Vehicles

After establishing a telematics connection, Route4Me automatically imports your telematics vehicles and their data. To activate these vehicles, go to “Team & Equipment” > “Vehicles” in the navigation menu.

Recently imported vehicles appear as “Pending” and “Non-Operational” in your Vehicles List. To update their status, check the box next to each vehicle and click the “Activate” button.

After establishing a telematics connection, your telematics vehicles and their data will be automatically imported to your vehicles list.

 

Once activated, they appear as “Active” and “Operational”. You can now assign these vehicles to routes. If you don’t wish to make them operational, click the Down Arrow button and select “Edit” to remove their “Is Operational” status.

Once activated, telematics vehicles appear as Active with an Is Operational status and are ready to be assigned to routes.

 

Dispatch Routes To Vehicles – Assign Telematics Vehicles To Routes

To dispatch a route to a telematics vehicle, assign the vehicle to that route, which you can do from the Routes Map or Routes List.

From the Routes Map, click the Down Arrow button next to a route and select “Assign Vehicle” from the menu. Then, choose the vehicle you wish to assign. To assign the same vehicle to multiple routes, check the boxes next to those routes, and click “Edit” in the Toolbar. Then, select “Assign Vehicle” and choose the vehicle.

Once the vehicle is assigned, the route is dispatched to it in real-time. Learn more about assigning vehicles to routes.

Assign vehicles to optimized last-mile routes to dispatch routes to GPS telematics vehicles.

 

GPS Vehicle Tracking – Track Telematics Route Vehicles

Once a route is dispatched to a vehicle, you can track the vehicle’s real-time location on the map and view its route history. Route4Me automatically collects GPS data from the telematics devices installed on your vehicles and displays it on the map.

You can track manually created vehicles if the driver uses Route4Me’s Mobile App.

A telematics integration between your Route4Me account and a telematics vendor enables you to track GPS vehicles on the map in real-time and check route tracking history.

 

Request Telematics Integration – Route4Me Telematics Integration With New Vendors

If the telematics vendor you currently work with or plan to work with isn’t yet integrated with Route4Me, you can request an integration through the Telematics Gateway.

Just click “Vendors” to open the Vendors List, click your desired vendor, then make your request from their vendor page.

Request a Route4Me integration with your Telematics Vendor with Telematics4Me.

 

To make your request, scroll to the bottom of the vendor’s page to access the contact form. Fill out all required fields, including the reason for your request, then click “Submit“. A customer success representatives will follow up with you shortly.

Send a request to connect a Telematics Vendor with Route4Me.

 

Route4Me Integrated Telematics Vendors List

Route4Me’s Telematics4Me Gateway lists all available fleet telematics vendors worldwide. There, you can search, filter, and compare vendors.

All available telematics vendors appear below. If you don’t see that your current or planned vendor is integrated with Route4Me, you can easily request a telematics integration and we’ll help you get set up.

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Azuga

BlackHole Tech

ClearPathGPS

CommandGPS

Eagle Wireless

Element Fleet

Enterprise Fleet Management

EZ FLEET

FleetComplete

Fleetistics

Fleetmatics

FOCUS

Geotab

GoFleet

GoGPS

GPS insight

GPS Tracking Canada

Gurtam

IntelliShift

LB TECHNOLOGY INC

Linxup

MiX Telematics

Motive

Netradyne

Networkfleet

NexTraq

Omni Telematics

OneStepGPS

RASTRAC

Samsara

Storm Telematics

Teletrac Navman

Traxxis GPS Solutions

USA Fleet Solutions

USFleetTracking

Webfleet Solutions

3D Tracking

4GFlota

Acron

ActSoft

Advanced Fleet Management

Advantage Asset Tracking

Agile Tracking Solutions

Agilis Systems

Airbiquity

Akquinet

Al Aziz Communications

All 4 Car

Almaks

Amber Connect

AncisTrack

Apex Telesoft

Areal Control

ART Security

ASP security systems

AssetTrackr

Assured Telematics

Astrata

Astus

AT&T Fleet Complete

Atic

Atlantis Global System

Atrom

ATTI

Auto 3P

Auto Awacs

Automile

AutoVision Wireless

AVL Track

AVLView

AwareGPS

Badger Fleet Solutions

Beame

Betaar3

BFS

BigChange

BigRoad

Blue Tree Systems

Blue-Bird

BlueArrow

Bornemann

BOX Telematics

Brick House Security

BSM Technologies

Btracking

BudgetGPS

Business Vehicle Tracking

CAARMO

CalAmp

CAN Telematics

Can-Am IT Solutions

Cargo Track

Carmine

Cartrack Nigeria

CarTracker

CDL

CDS

Clever GPS

ClickSoftware

CloudFleet

CMA

Cognid

Collective Data

Company Mileage

Coordina

CoPilot GPS

Copilot Pro

Dako

Datcom

De De Net

DigiTrack

Dispatch me

Dispecer

Docuvi

Dogma Guardian

DriverLocate

DSB-Tracking

E-Drive Technology

E-localiza

Easy Track

Easy Track India

Easy Tracker

easyFleet.net

EasyTracGPS

Eco GPS

Ecomotive

EcoTelematics Group Oy

EcoTrack Fleet Management

Efectivus

Ekoio

Electric Compass

EnVue Telematics

Eteria SRLS

Eufleet

EuroGPS

Europe Track

Evo GPS

EziTrack

FAMS

Field Logix

Find and Follow

Fleet Board

Fleet Commander

Fleet Genius

Fleet GO

Fleet Harmony

Fleet Nav Systems

Fleet Smart

Fleet Tec

Fleet Tracking

FleetBoss

Fleetilla

Fleetinsight

Fleetio

FleetJack

Fleetlog

FLEETLOGIC Asia

FleetLynx

FleetMaster

Fleetminder

FleetRobo

FleetSharp

Fleetshield

FleetTrackGPS

FleetTrax

Flota Online

Flotman

Flotta Web

FMS

Frame Logic

Frotcom

FTS

Gannet

Garmin

Gately

Geodynamics

Geonavi

Geooco

GEOS Telecom

GEOTAB AFRICA

GeoTelematic Solutions

Geothentic

Global Tracking Technology

GoGPS Australia

GOHOMEGPS

GoldStar CMS

GoTrack

GPS Fleet Consulting

GPS infonet

GPS Leaders

GPS Mobile Solutions

GPS Outfitters

GPS Police

GPS RAPAS

GPS Tracking NZ

GPS-Server

GPS-Trace

GPS-Tracker

GPSCarTracking

GpsGate

GPSTrackit

GPSWOX

Hawkeye Electronic Security

HiD Global

Hubio Fleet

iCON telematics

Imarda

Infosat

Infotrack

Innovative Maintenance Systems

InstaMapper

Intelligent Telematics

IntelliTrack

InTouch GPS

IoTab

Isotrak

iSpot

ISR FleetTrack

ISR Transit

iTrack

iTrack India

Key Fleet Services

LaceUp Solutions

LiveViewGPS

Localizador Sherlog

Locate A

Locator

Locus GPS

Map&Track

Mapon

Masternaut

Matrix

Maverik Fleet

Mileage Ace

MileIQ

MileTrackGPS

Mio

Mobi

MonitoringGPS

Motus

Movildata

Movin'ON GPS

National Fleet Tracking

Navixy

Navotar

NEMT Cloud Dispatch

Nero Global Tracking

Neurored

NextPoint GPS

NFC Group

Northern Business Intelligence

OASA

Ocean

Olathe Ford Commercial

OneTrack

OnPoint

Onstar

ORBCOMM

Ovelan

Panache Telematics

Pantonium

PassTime GPS

PC Miler

PGT Technologies

Phantom

Phoenix Direct

PinPointers

Plug N Track GPS

Position Logic

ProfGPS

Quartix

RAM track-and-trace

RAM Tracking

Raxel Telematics

ReadyTrack

Redtail Telematics

Revelation Tracking

Rhino Fleet Tracking

RMJ Technologies

RMT Tracking

Road Point India

Roadside Systems

Ron Turley Associates

Routematic

RouteWare

RSA

Runzheimer

SafeFleet

Satcop

SatCorp

SatData

ScorpionTrack

Scout

Select Auto Systems

Selftrack

Sensel Telematics

Shaw Tracking

SilverStar

SituAction

Skywatch

SmartFleet

SMP Solutions

Somatec

Spidertracks

Spireon

Stremcom Track

STW Technic

Suivo

Synx

Tantalum Corporation

TechnoPurple

Telematics UK

TeleNav

Telogis

The Floow

Tierra Telematics

Tigtrack

Titan GPS

TM Fleet

TMS2

Topaz Tracking

Touchworld

Traccar

Track My Ride

Track my vehicle

Track My Workforce

Track Unit

Track-iT Zimbabwe

Trackem

Tracker

Tracker UK

Trackerfit

Trackgenix

Tracking Genie

Tracking My Car

Tracking System

TrackIt

Trackit Solutions

Trackmatic

TrackYourTruck

Traffilog

Trakm8

Trans.EU

Transics

Trimble

Trinetra Wireless

TripLog

Ukrastra

ULU

UniGuard

V Zone Track

v2track

Vehicle Direct Tracking

Vehicle Tracking Tech

VehiclePath

Verilocation

Vezma

Virtual Fleet Supervisor

Visteon

VTLIVE

VTS itrak

VW Car-Net

WebEye

Webfleet

Webtech Wireless

WEX

Wireless Links

WirelessCar

Xemplar

XOOM GPS Tracking

Your Tracker

Zenithal

Zonar systems

Zubie

 

 

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