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Fleet users of the Roadz-powered Marketplaces can now access AtoB solutions to optimize fuel expenses and manage 1099 payroll in one place

Palo Alto, CA (May 5, 2023) – Roadz, a leading fleet-tech company, which is transforming the siloed commercial fleet management industry, announced today that fleet fuelcard provider AtoB has joined the Roadz-powered Marketplace, a connected ecosystem of smart fleet management solutions. Now among dozens of top solutions available via the Roadz powered marketplaces, AtoB offers fleet owners and managers more ways to take control of their fleet’s finances.

“We are laser-focused on signing up industry leaders like AtoB as it fulfills our ultimate goal which is to empower fleets to become more efficient, safer and in the end more profitable,” said Amit Jain, COO of Roadz. “Fuel is one of the largest cost drivers for fleets. Many fuel cards if used within a network can lower fuel costs, but AtoB not only lowers fuel costs by sending the drivers to the lowest cost location, but also targets the 5-10% of the fuel spend related to theft and misuse. By placing spending restrictions, and validating purchase location, AtoB can help fleets lower their fuel spend much more than the traditional fuelcard providers.”

AtoB supports fleets of all sizes and verticals, providing drivers and fleet operators with easy-to-use financial products including no-fee credit cards compatible with all fuel types, instant direct-deposit 1099 payroll and access to bank accounts and savings tools, all to facilitate ease on the road and efficiency in the office. 

“This move is particularly exciting for us because like Roadz, we’re a team of innovators transforming the way fleets work, enabling them to optimize every part of their operations,” said AtoB CEO Vignan Velivela. “Being part of the Roadz powered marketplaces means we can expand access to our solutions and help more fleets efficiently track spending and cut fuel costs.”

Roadz ecosystem of fleet management solutions cover many categories of solutions used by fleets. Delivering a simple and unified user experience, the Roadz marketplace platform enables fleet managers and other stakeholders to discover, try and buy the solutions that address their productivity, safety and compliance needs. Committed to helping fleets and solution providers achieve their goals, Roadz seeks to expand its network and continues to build partnerships with innovative solution providers ready to transform the siloed industry. 

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About AtoB

AtoB was founded in 2020 with the mission to transform the fleet industry’s financial management infrastructure, providing drivers and fleet operators with easy-to-use financial products including no-fee fleet cards; instant direct-deposit payroll; and access to bank accounts and savings tools in order to provide ease on the road and network efficiencies. AtoB is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Innovators Community and is on Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startup 2022 list. For more information, visit atob.com.

About Roadz

Roadz, a Silicon Valley based fleet-tech company, is transforming the fragmented and siloed commercial fleet industry into an open and integrated ecosystem. The Roadz platform helps leading automotive, energy, insurance and fleet management companies integrate commercial fleet data, unify user experience and launch partner ecosystems and marketplaces. For more information visit www.roadz.com.

The addition of CarriersEdge to the Roadz ecosystem gives fleets direct access to a leader in interactive and integrated driver training

Palo Alto, CA (April 28, 2023) – Roadz, a leading fleet tech company transforming the siloed commercial fleet industry, announced today that CarriersEdge is the latest partner to join the Roadz-powered Marketplace, a connected ecosystem of smart fleet solutions. The partnership gives fleets access to interactive and integrated training programs, complete with progress tracking and performance reporting.

“We’re excited to welcome CarriersEdge to our ecosystem,” said Amit Jain, COO of Roadz. “As a leader in the training space, they already help thousands of fleets of all sizes stay safer on the road. Their interactive training methodology coupled with integration with some of the popular telematics and camera providers gives them an edge over other driver training providers in the space.”

CarriersEdge offers a comprehensive library of safety and compliance training designed to translate complex regulations into real-world context that drivers understand, providing an interactive learning experience that’s equally effective regardless of learning style, language skills, or educational background. The training is also supported by simple tracking and analytics tools, plus the industry’s first dedicated mobile app for driver training. 

“Safety is top of mind for all fleet owners and managers. And the best way to ensure safe driving is to teach it and reinforce it,” said Mark Murrell, President of CarriersEdge. “We know that technology has the power to solve the challenges of the trucking world, so we offer tools that empower drivers to take safety into their own hands with training that’s actually engaging, leading to measurable results.” 

Designed as a connected ecosystem, the Roadz-powered Marketplaces help fleet operators connect with the industry-leading solutions that are the “right” fit to solve their unique problems and delivers a simple and unified user experience.

About Roadz

Roadz, a Silicon Valley based fleet-tech company, is transforming the fragmented and siloed commercial fleet industry into an open and integrated ecosystem. The Roadz platform helps leading automotive, energy, insurance and fleet management companies integrate commercial fleet data, unify user experience and launch partner ecosystems and marketplaces. For more information visit www.roadz.com. 

About CarriersEdge

CarriersEdge is a leading provider of online driver training for the trucking industry. With a comprehensive library of safety and compliance courses, supported by advanced management and reporting functions. CarriersEdge is also the creator of the Best Fleets to Drive For program, an annual evaluation of the best workplaces in the North American trucking industry, produced in partnership with Truckload Carriers Association.

How the integration of smart solutions can help fleet managers avoid ‘data overload’

The many responsibilities of fleet managers all ladder up to a few major priorities, one of them being increased efficiency. But, fleet managers face a variety of challenges that can get in the way of successfully reaching their goals of efficient operations. 

After conducting hundreds of conversations with fleet managers about the struggles they face regularly, Pitstop, a partner on the Roadz Ecosystem, analyzed the responses and compiled their findings to share what stood out most commonly. In a recent blog post, they’ve highlighted these top three challenges fleet managers are facing today:

1. Minimizing operational costs
2. Managing data overload
3. Maintaining uptime 

While certainly overwhelming, these challenges drive opportunity and make way for solution providers to deliver innovation that helps lighten the load for fleet managers. In this post, we’re taking a deeper dive into one of Pitstop’s highlighted challenges: managing data overload. 

The challenge of managing ‘data overload’

Data can be an extremely powerful resource. The problem is that it’s infinite and humans aren’t meant to successfully process infinite amounts of information. The shift to ‘connected’ vehicles has led to the accumulation of so much data that fleet managers can struggle to sift through it all and identify what actually matters to them. Rather than using the collected data effectively, fleet managers find themselves paralyzed with information, unable to see through the volume and take what they need to inform and address the challenges and needs unique to their fleet. 

How integrated data can generate useful insights for fleets

On top of the volume of data being generated by connected vehicles, fleets are often stuck working within siloed environments. They have different solutions to address their different challenges, but those solutions aren’t always well-integrated. That leaves fleet managers hopping from dashboard to dashboard, or system to system in search of helpful information. Connectivity of integrated solutions provides fleets with improved visibility into their operations and clarity around the data collected. When large amounts of data are integrated across their solutions, fleet managers are empowered to:

• More effectively generate actionable insights
• Foster better decision-making
• Decrease operating costs
• Increase their ROI  

It’s helpful to find solution providers that integrate with other platforms, so you can get a connected and holistic view of your fleet vehicles’ statuses and become a more strategic decision-maker, rather than drowning in stats from siloed systems. 

A connected ecosystem, such as the partner community Roadz has built, gives fleets access to pre-integrated smart solutions like Pitstop, which allows for vehicle data sharing across disparate solutions and platforms. To avoid the challenge of ‘data overload’, fleet managers need an integrated platform that enables them to effectively address its data duplication and overload head-on so they can successfully reach their efficiency goals.

More About Pitstop
Pitstop offers predictive fleet maintenance solutions that enable fleets to take advantage of insights on the health of their vehicles, predictions of equipment failure and overall cost savings. To read the full article from Pipstop on the top challenges fleet managers face and how to overcome them, click here.

Awareness training can help protect fleets from staged accidents

There is certainly no shortage of safety concerns among fleet managers, as driver safety is among their top priorities. There’s always risk on the road and the responsibility to keep drivers protected comes with real pressure. What makes matters even more challenging is the threat of staged accidents and fraudulent claims.

In a blog post from Roadz Marketplace partner Infinit-I Workforce Solutions, they cover the unfortunate prevalence of staged accidents like t-bone and sideswipe scams, the actors involved and how fleets can protect themselves from becoming a victim.

Infinit-I suggests that these staged accidents may be the consequence of increased verdicts awarding $1 million or more in lawsuits. In a report called Understanding the Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on the Trucking Industry, from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), they cite that these larger payouts have increased 1,054% since 2011, a trend encouraging to fraudsters and daunting to fleets.

According to Infinit-I, “These scams often involve entire teams, including medical and legal personnel working with fake victims and fake witnesses to defraud trucking companies and insurance companies.” 

When you consider the level of coordination and involvement that can go into these scams, it can be difficult for fleets to feel like they stand a chance. However, Infinit-I provides steps that can be taken to help protect fleets from the dangers of staged accidents. These include the use of dash cams, on-scene picture taking and above all, training. Providing comprehensive training around staged incidents can help drivers remain aware of fraudsters on the road and prepare for the possibilities.

Staged accidents threaten the lives of commercial fleet drivers and other innocent victims. Roadz partners with top training solution providers like Infinit-I to help fleet managers mitigate risk and keep drivers safe on the road. 

Infinit-I Workforce Solutions provides fleets with a cloud-based learning management system, an intuitive platform that’s easy to use, track progress and compile reports. To read the full blog post from Infinit-I on the issue of staged accidents and how fleets can protect themselves, click below. 

A unified fleet management environment enables the advantages of EV adoption 

There isn’t a more popular topic in the automotive industry right now than electric vehicles (EVs). As the world focuses its attention on climate and sustainability issues, the markets are closely following suit. According to a forecast from Boston Consulting Group, it’s expected that battery-powered EVs will amount to 20% of global sales by 2025 and 59% in 2035.

For fleet managers, beyond the already intense demands they face on a daily basis, they’re now feeling the pressure to respond to climate issues and manage the strain of rising fuel costs. While EVs seem like an obvious solution, some fleet managers need more convincing. 

On the topic, Brightmile, a safety and sustainability telematics solution provider within the Roadz ecosystem, recently published a guest article from ESG leader Simon King. He discusses the competitive advantage for fleets to incorporate EVs and dispels misconceptions preventing actual adoption. 

King states that “a truly effective sustainability strategy can drive business performance if fully integrated into a business strategy.” While that’s a helpful insight, the problem of EV adoption, according to King, comes down to a lack of understanding among fleets. He illustrates with the common example of ‘range anxiety’, a nickname for the concerns some people have over how far EVs can actually travel before they need charging. What many may not realize is that today most EVs can operate for more than 250 miles at a time. And when you couple EVs with smart solutions like Brightmile that improve driver behavior, vehicles can go even farther. 

Beyond a lack of understanding, we also know there are other barriers fleet managers face. We understand the challenge of adding multiple services required to operate EVs such as charging solutions and battery telematics. We also recognize the challenge to integrate systems that support hybrid fleets utilizing both EVs and ICE vehicles.

The good news is that Roadz is addressing these challenges head on, expanding our ecosystem to play a central role in boosting EV adoption among fleets. The Roadz Marketplace offers fleets a simple way to successfully incorporate EVs by enabling an integrated and unified fleet management environment. 

Through a connected ecosystem of smart solutions like Brightmile, we can remove the barriers of adoption and broaden the opportunities for fleets to evolve and become more sustainable, competitive and profitable.

Brightmile is a driver safety and sustainability platform that reduces fleet collision rates and operational costs. To read the full article from Brightmile on sustainability and the role of EVs for fleets, click below.

In today’s commercial fleet world, fleet managers have access to more vehicle and operational data than ever before. While this data has certainly proven its innovative value in areas like diagnostics, driver management and route optimization, fleet managers have also reached a point where the volume of incoming information can feel like a burden to manage.

As many fleet vehicles on the road are now ‘connected,’ McKinsey & Company has reported that the average connected vehicle generates about 25 gigabytes of data every hour. That’s a lot of information to process and try to generate effective insights.

In a recent article written by Pitstop, a predictive maintenance solution provider among the Roadz ecosystem, the company’s CEO Shiva Bhardwaj shared his thoughts on this concept of ‘data overload’ and where it comes from. The good news is, we’re providing a resolution for the challenge.

As Bhardwaj states in his article, “A fleet must increase its focus on predictive maintenance and be able to create data visualizations that tell a clear story of effectiveness and efficiency.”

Rather than becoming overwhelmed by ‘data overload’, fleet managers can use accessible information to their advantage. When apps used by a fleet are connected in an ecosystem with a unified interface, fleet managers become empowered by their solutions. Suddenly data is integrated across different platforms and instead of manually parsing data app by app, fleet managers are able to see a more holistic and connected view of their fleets. This gives them the power to take incoming data and turn it into actionable insights.

A clear story for fleets can be made possible with ecosystems like the Roadz Marketplace. Together with powerful solutions like Pitstop, we can simplify the many responsibilities of fleet managers and help them improve safety, efficiency and profitability of their fleets.

Pitstop offers predictive fleet maintenance solutions that enable fleets to take advantage of insights on the health of fleet vehicles, predictions of equipment failure and overall cost savings. To read the full article from Pipstop on the challenge of data overload, click below.

In a report released late last year, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed a dramatic increase in vehicular fatalities, spotlighting the need for more proactive live-saving measures to be taken.  

Despite a decline in driving throughout the country, the number of fatalities reported in the first three months of 2021 was 10.5% higher than those projected during the same time in 2020. The NHTSA’s report identified motorist and truck driving behaviors contributing to these fatalities, which include:

• Distracted driving
• Failure to wear seat belts
• Speeding 

To achieve better protection for all drivers on the road, fleet managers have an opportunity to prevent risky driver behavior through the use of smart safety apps. Speed, seat belt use, and focus on the road can be effectively monitored and managed through telematics solutions from providers like SafeSpeed and LifeSaver.

Roadz provides fleets with easy access to these safety apps and plenty more through an ecosystem of carefully curated solutions that offer an integrated and unified experience to its fleet users. 

Implementation of these solutions plus comprehensive driver training can put fleets on a path toward more proactive risk management and better accident prevention for all drivers. Read the press release and report from the NHTSA to learn more. 

Want to learn more about how you can meet your customers’ demands in 2022 with no resources or additional development? Learn how to launch a ROADZ-powered marketplace. 

Various stakeholders like fleet and safety managers who are tasked with fleet management are in a very stressful position. They are constantly in a fire-fighting mode and need to make quick decisions to balance the goals of reducing operating costs, increasing productivity, and improving safety and compliance. 

It’s a lot to handle. Sure, there are thousands of solutions in the market to help bear the burden, but the reality is that in many cases they are not aware of the most innovative solutions. If they are using solutions, their experience is siloed and they have to hop from dashboard to dashboard to access data that isn’t integrated. So all said and done, they end up making sub-optimal business decisions. 

What fleets really want is:

• Integrated data across platforms for smarter decision making
• A single-pane-of-glass interface for a unified experience
• A one-stop shop for streamlined solution search and discovery 

The solution for addressing what fleet wants is simple: integrated ecosystems. Ecosystems both in the B2C (Apple, Android) and B2B (Salesforce AppExchange) exist today. However, they will spearhead the future of fleet management. While solution providers may wish to build their own ecosystems, such efforts will add a significant cost burden and can take years to develop, not to mention resources that would likely be redirected from growing core products. 

Roadz can help fleet management solution providers connect their fleet customers to an open and integrated ecosystem in a fraction of time and cost. The Roadz Marketplace provides a unique user-experience to fleet stakeholders who can browse and buy curated solutions via a unified interface, and make optimal business decisions based on integrated data. 

Learn how companies like GPSTrackit and Protective Insurance have launched their own Marketplaces powered by Roadz, helping their fleets save time, improve productivity and make better business decisions.