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What is fleet telematics?

Fleet telematics is the technology that combines GPS and communications to track in real time where vehicles are and how they are performing: position, route, fuel consumption and diagnostics. In transport it helps you plan, send alerts and prove deliveries, always respecting the driver's data protection rights.

What it brings to transport

Fleet telematics combines telecommunications and computing for real-time tracking of the vehicle: GNSS position, route, fuel consumption and diagnostics. In transport it enables better planning, geofences (alerts when entering or leaving zones) and proof of passage through loading and unloading points, and it integrates with the smart tachograph and its remote communication.

Telematics and data protection (GDPR)

Tracking drivers is processing of personal data (GDPR). Locating the vehicle or the goods is usually proportionate; continuously monitoring the person is not. The company must inform the employee and respect the principle of proportionality, in line with the criteria of the AEPD, the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

Giormo integrates real-time GPS (Traccar + Teltonika devices) and feeds it to the back office and the driver app. See GPS for tankers and fleet management.
For information only; this is not legal advice. For the binding text, see the official sources.

Official sources

  • Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR). eur-lex.europa.eu
  • AEPD (Spanish Data Protection Agency) — Data protection in employment relationships (geolocation), in Spanish. www.aepd.es

Frequently asked questions

Is fleet telematics GDPR-compliant?
Yes, if it is limited to its purpose (locating the vehicle or the goods), the employee is informed and it is proportionate. Continuous monitoring of a person's whereabouts is not permitted.
Is telematics the same as the tachograph?
No. The tachograph is mandatory equipment that monitors driving times; telematics is vehicle tracking technology, although the smart tachograph does include positioning and remote communication functions.

Telematics and orders on one map

Giormo integrates fleet telematics: real-time GPS, geofences and alerts, linked to the order, the driver and the route. An ERP/TMS for tanker transport, in production. Tell us how you operate.

Digital tachograph TMS Logistics software