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Read moreUpdated: August 20, 2019
In the fleet industry, time saved is money earned, so it’s no wonder that acronyms are widely used as shorthand on a day-to-day basis to speed up processes and reduce wasted hours in the day. As fleet management technology’s impact on every aspect of business increases, so too have the amount of acronyms that fleet owners, dispatchers, field technicians have to understand.
We’re taking a closer look at some of the most common telematics terms from compliance, fleet performance, telematics technology, hardware, map, purchasing and mobile workforce you’ll likely come across when first learning about telematics or starting shopping for a fleet management system.
AOBRD
Automatic OnBoard Recording Device
BASIC
Behavior Analysis Safety Improvement Categories
CMV
Commercial Motor Vehicle
CSA
Compliance, Safety, and Accountability
DOT
Department of Transportation
DVIR
Driver Vehicle Inspection Report
ELD
Electronic Logging Device
EOBR
Electronic OnBoard Recorder - Another name for AOBRD
FMCSA
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
FMSA
Food Modernization Safety Act
Hours of Service
IFTA
International Fuel Tax Agreement
DTC
Diagnostic Trouble Code
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
PVA
Plan Vs. Actual
SLA
Service Level Agreement
TOD
Time of Delivery
CDMA
Code Division Multiple Access
GPS
Global Positioning System
GSM
Global System for Mobiles
LOS
Line-of-sight
QoS
Quality of Service
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indication
SaaS
Software-as-a-Service
ECM
Electronic (Engine) Control Module
LMU
Location Messaging Unit
OBD
On-Board Diagnostics (e.g. OBDII port)
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
see Verizon Connect’s OEM partners
PLB
Personal Locator Beacon
PND
Personal Navigation Device
PTO
Power Take-Off
LCV
Light Commercial Vehicle
GIS
Geographic Information System
POI
Points of Interest
MOA
Memorandum of Agreement
EOM
End of Month
PII
Personally Identifiable Information
QBR
Quarterly Business Review
RFI
Request for Information
RFP
Request for Proposal
ROI
Return on Investment
SOW
Statement of Work (or Scope of Work)
TCO
Total Cost of Ownership
YoY
Year over Year
MRM
Mobile Resource Management
WOM
Work Order Management
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Tags: Data & Analytics, Dispatching & Scheduling, ELD & Compliance, Field management, Performance & Coaching, Routing, Safety, Team Management, Training
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