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How We Help Public Works & Utilities

Visibility, accountability, and service proof

Geotab gives operations leaders real-time status of vehicles and equipment, route progress, and materials usage-so you can deliver services safely, on time, and on budget.


  • Track every vehicle & asset: real-time updates and detailed reports for routing/dispatch.

  • Boost safety: driver scorecards, camera options and alerts reduce risk on the road.

  • Stop theft & loss: GPS tracking and security alerts protect high-value equipment.

  • Cut fuel & idle time: monitor idling and consumption to improve the bottom line.

  • Improve storm response: weather-aware routing, hazard alerts and route completion views.

  • Run greener fleets: plan EV adoption with data-driven suitability tools.

Icons for routing, safety, theft prevention, fuel, storm response, sustainability
MyGeotab dashboard showing routes, service status and driver alerts
MyGeotab dashboard showing routes, service status and driver alerts

Public Works & Utilities

Safer roads. Faster response. One platform.

Operate smarter year-round-from winter service to utility field work-with a single telematics platform that unifies vehicles, equipment and crews.


Backed by GPSFMS implementation, training and support.

Five small benefit cards for storm response, materials, safety, fuel, proof

Why Public Works and Utility Fleets Choose Geotab

Faster storm response, safer streets, and more accountable operations.

Public Works and Utility fleets power critical city and infrastructure services, and GPSFMS ensures every vehicle and asset performs reliably. From snowplows and sanitation trucks to utility and repair vehicles, managers gain full visibility into operations.

With insights on location, usage, and maintenance, you can plan routes efficiently, manage fuel, prevent downtime, and maintain accountability for every job completed in the field.

Map with route status and timestamps

Fuel & Idle Reduction

Identify high-idle units and optimize routes to save fuel.

Service Proof

Validate where/when plowed or spread; share via public dashboards.

Faster Storm Response

Dispatch nearest units and monitor route completion live.

Material Accountability

Log salt/sand spread rates and totals from controller data.

Driver & Public Safety

Scorecards, alerts and cameras reduce risk and liability.

Spreader rate readouts and usage charts
Marketplace/SDK diagram for PTO and messaging

Built for Real-World Conditions

Rugged hardware, open platform, easy integrations

From snowplows and sweepers to bucket trucks and generators, Geotab supports mixed assets with rugged devices, asset trackers and rich APIs/IOX add-ons.


  • GO & GO RUGGED: collision detection and health, built for harsh environments.

  • Asset tracking: know location, usage and readiness of non-powered equipment.

  • Marketplace + SDK: expand to PTO monitoring, two-way messaging and more.

Agency operations center reviewing storm KPIs and citizen dashboard

Partner with GPSFMS

Plan, deploy and prove outcomes

We configure policies, route views and material tracking to your standards, train crews, and deliver dashboards that demonstrate safety, service and savings for leadership-and for your community.


  • Standardized winter readiness checklists and DVIR workflows.

  • Citizen-facing transparency options to reduce inquiries and build trust.

  • Continuous optimization for fuel, idle and sustainability goals.

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