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DEWALT has launched the Tool Connect Partner Network, which lets Geotab-equipped vehicles, Trackunit-connected machines and BoxLock storage units detect and report the location of DEWALT Tool Connect tools. Existing Tool Connect users can activate the integrations now, and the company says more partners are expected within a year.
Brigade Electronics has launched Haloniq, a video telematics software platform that combines live tracking, video, driver-safety data, compliance tools and reporting in one system. The company says it works with Brigade's own cameras and with third-party devices, which could matter for fleets already running mixed equipment.
Samsara announced on Sept. 22 a Model Context Protocol (MCP) that lets authorized users query live Samsara account data from third-party AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. It launches with more than 40 read-only tools and is free for now, with future pricing based on monthly usage.
T3's documentation of its AEMP integrations shows factory telematics feeds from Caterpillar, John Deere, Volvo and Vermeer refreshing every 15 minutes, most others hourly, and Komatsu KOMTRAX once a day. The gap shapes what mixed-fleet platforms can actually show.
Telit Cinterion will start making selected 4G and 5G cellular IoT modules at a new facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania, in October 2026. The company says the site gives critical infrastructure and defense customers a U.S.-based production option.
Samsara's new Compounding Risk Report finds that the 10% of drivers its Risk Model ranks as highest risk accounted for 47% of crashes, and the top 30% accounted for more than three-fourths. The company says the findings can help fleets focus limited coaching time, and it is pairing the model with a new Coaching Priority feature.
John Deere has introduced JD, a conversational AI feature in its Operations Center platform that answers open-ended questions using a farm's own historical field, machine and operational data. The company says it will open early access this fall, keep the feature free, and expand access over the next year.
JCB has made its LiveLink telematics system standard on all mini excavators and site dumpers, so customers get connected machine data from delivery. The company says LiveLink is now available across its entire construction and agricultural equipment ranges.
Geotab has released Geotab Investigations, a tool that pulls telematics data and supporting evidence into a single case file for crashes, complaints and property damage. The company says it is meant to cut manual work across safety, operations, insurance and legal teams, but it is not a legal-hold system.
Netradyne has launched Netradyne Intelligence, a platform that uses AI agents to carry out safety workflows such as coaching preparation and collision record assembly. The Coaching Agent and Incident Response Agent are available now, with the Rewards and Reporting agents due in the third quarter of 2026.
Toronto-based Terminal has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Battery Ventures to expand its unified telematics integration platform. The company says one API connection gives customers access to data from more than 325 telematics providers, aimed at insurers, fleet technology firms, logistics companies and financial services.
WEX has made the Standard Fleet connected vehicle platform available to eligible fleet customers, with features including digital keys, remote vehicle access and deviceless tracking. The platform connects to supported vehicles through manufacturers rather than aftermarket hardware, according to Work Truck Online.
Samsara's 2026 State of Connected Operations Asset Theft & Loss Report estimates that equipment theft and loss costs mid-size organizations without asset tracking an average of $18 million a year. The Canadian findings point to long search times, project delays and low recovery rates, while insurers increasingly expect carriers to show active use of tracking data.
