Technology plays an increasingly vital role in keeping supply chains running. Today, the majority of fleet managers and those in other key positions within truck fleets – such as dispatchers, route planners, drivers, and safety and terminal managers – rely on technological solutions to optimize their companies' day-to-day operations. As the industry constantly evolves, however, choosing the right fleet management software can prove daunting.

HERE Technologies, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and ABI Research conducted a survey and published a white paper dedicated to understanding how industry leaders view fleet management software, as well as the benefits and challenges associated with adopting these technologies.

Over 80% of fleet leaders surveyed by HERE stated that at least half of their fleet operations are already digitized. This signifies a significant march towards greater technological adoption across the logistics industry as a whole.

One of the key benefits of digitization is gaining better insight into overall performance through operational data. With a significant amount of digitization already occurring in the industry, most respondents indicated that they already have access to large volumes of data.

However, current usability of this data is lacking. Survey respondents indicated that it is often difficult to extract actionable insights from the vast amounts of data they collect, leading to a disconnect between data availability and its effective utilization.