commercial vehicle activity and to help support strategic recovery efforts . The dashboard provides insights into commercial vehicle activity across countries in Europe and North America along with industry-specific insights from construction , business services and transport logistics . In addition , the dashboard can be leveraged to gain insights into trade and fuel activity . Built to empower and inform the decision making of business and governments , the dashboard is intended to help the industries navigate the effect of COVID-19 .
Following the launch of the Commercial Mobility Recovery Dashboard , Geotab took its support efforts once step further and launched the Fleet , Transportation and Mobility Industry Pulse Analysis report . For this analysis , Geotab contacted global bellwether clients from across a range of industries to better understand how their businesses , suppliers , customers and competitors have been impacted and what recovery efforts and impacts are occurring . In a rapidly changing environment , customers and businesses can utilize the report to gain insights into how their particular industry is recovering from COVID-19 in a variety of different aspects including , business impact , operation impact and financial impact . From Geotab ’ s perspective , these insights allow us to understand the diverse needs from different industries to help ensure that we are providing relevant tools and support as we all continue down the road to recovery .
2What areas of the business have seen
especially large growth during this time ?
Although every industry is experiencing various impacts as a result of COVID-19 due to stay at home orders and essential versus nonessential business designations , Geotab has seen sustained growth with a three-year revenue growth of 191 %, and 200,000 new vehicles connected since January raising our total to over 2.2 million globally . As data continues to become an increasingly valuable tool during these unprecedented times , Geotab as an information technology and services company has been able to continue operations with minimal impact from COVID-19 .
In addition , Geotab has also been tracking recovery efforts of industries , government and associations relevant to the fleet , transportation and mobility segments to assess the current level of operations and projections for future activity . Insights are available in the Fleet , Transportation and Mobility Industry Pulse report so that businesses can use these insights to make informed decisions as they continue to navigate the impacts of COVID-19 . For instance , the report indicates that only 14.3 % of customers surveyed are operating at “ normal ” levels meanwhile 52.4 % have been unable to predict when they will be operating at a normal level .
3What does Geotab bring to the
market that ’ s different to other similar telematics providers ?
Geotab brings unique value to the market in a few different ways . First , Geotab provides an open platform which gives our customers unfiltered access to their data . Along with an open platform , Geotab ’ s services offer fleets advanced EV capabilities . Lastly , Geotab ’ s reseller model enables it to simultaneously provide high-quality customer service and bestin-class products .
It has always been important for us to provide an open platform . With an open platform , customers have unlimited access to the data generated by their vehicles . This is important because it allows customers to have complete control over their data , enabling companies to share and utilize the data as they see fit without intervention
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