Platform Science brings driver apps and truck workflows together through Virtual Vehicle and PS Workflow. Geotab brings vehicle and driver data together in MyGeotab for tracking, reporting, and maintenance. Both offer fleet data and integrations; start with the work your team most needs to improve.
Connect the driver’s day
Bring driver apps, load tasks, and vehicle data into a connected in-cab experience.
Your priority is connecting dispatch instructions, driver tasks, and the apps used in the cab.
Platform Science: Virtual Vehicle Platform Science: PS WorkflowSee how your fleet is running
Use MyGeotab to follow vehicles, understand fuel use, and keep an eye on vehicle health.
Your priority is turning vehicle and driver data into useful reports, alerts, and maintenance decisions.
Geotab: MyGeotab| Your day-to-day work | Platform Science | Geotab |
|---|---|---|
| A driver’s day | PS Workflow brings information from your transport management system into driver tasks, with links to navigation, inspections, and other apps. Platform Science: PS Workflow | Geotab Drive supports driver logs and inspections. MyGeotab gives the office a view of vehicle and driver activity. Geotab: MyGeotab |
| Vehicle visibility | Virtual Vehicle connects vehicle data and fleet apps, including tools for fault monitoring, driver performance, and fuel planning. Platform Science: Virtual Vehicle | MyGeotab combines vehicle locations, fuel reports, engine data, and maintenance alerts in one fleet view. Geotab: MyGeotab |
| Connecting other tools | Add apps from the Virtual Vehicle marketplace and manage the apps and devices your drivers use. Platform Science: Virtual Vehicle | Add tools from the Geotab Marketplace or connect fleet data to your own systems using Geotab’s integration tools. Geotab: MyGeotab Geotab: Software integrations |
Based on both providers’ published product information, not hands-on testing. Features depend on your setup; confirm what is included before choosing.
OEM-native telematics platform integrated with Daimler, PACCAR, and Navistar trucks
Open fleet telematics platform; Geotab reports approximately 6 million connected vehicles and assets and more than 100,000 customers company-wide.
Platform Science emphasizes connected driver apps and truck workflows through Virtual Vehicle and PS Workflow. Geotab’s MyGeotab emphasizes a shared view of vehicle and driver data for tracking, reports, and maintenance. Both offer fleet data and integration options.
Both providers offer marketplaces and integration tools. Ask each to show the connection to your specific transport management, maintenance, or other business system, including who handles setup and support.
Platform Science describes factory-installed and aftermarket hardware options for Virtual Vehicle. Geotab describes MyGeotab as device-agnostic software. Ask each provider to check your actual vehicle models and devices before assuming they can be reused.
At a glance: Telematics is a broad term for connected vehicle and fleet data services, often including location or vehicle information. An electronic logging device (ELD) is a specific system for recording HOS records of duty status when the federal rule applies. The terms are often bundled in a sales offer, but GPS tracking, cameras, IFTA reports, dispatch, and general exports are not interchangeable with regulated ELD functions. General Information about the ELD Rule; Registered ELDs; ELD Functions FAQs
Generally, drivers required to prepare records of duty status under the federal HOS rules must use an ELD unless an exception applies. Applicability depends on the specific operation and facts. General Information about the ELD Rule; 49 CFR §395.8—Records of Duty Status
No blanket private-fleet exemption exists. Check whether the operation falls within the rule and whether a specific exception applies; ownership or hauling one's own goods does not decide the test. General Information about the ELD Rule
No. FMCSA says registered devices are manufacturer self-certified and the agency does not endorse ELDs. Carriers remain responsible for checking current registration and revocation status. Registered ELDs
No. The ELD rule defines HOS-related location data; that is not necessarily continuous business tracking. Confirm update cadence and location services separately. ELD Functions FAQs
No. FMCSA states that tax-purpose mileage tracking is not part of ELD data established under Part 395. Verify required IFTA distance and fuel records separately with your base jurisdiction. ELD Functions FAQs; 2026 IFTA Procedures Manual
Under 49 CFR §395.34, the carrier generally must correct a malfunction within 8 days of discovery or driver notification, whichever occurs first. An extension is not automatic; a request is due within 5 days after driver notification and FMCSA decides it. 49 CFR §395.34
No. Location, diagnostics, cameras, routing, maintenance, exports, and ELD functions can be packaged separately and depend on the device, vehicle, plan, and integration. Ask for a configuration-specific demonstration and written scope. ELD Functions FAQs
Profiles show selected details, not every product capability. Confirm current requirements and terms with each provider.
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