Geotab was founded in 2000 by Neil Cawse and his siblings in
Oakville, Ontario. The company acquired Strategic Telecom Solutions in 2015, the electric vehicle telematics provider FleetCarma in 2018, Spanish engineering firm Intendia in 2018, and BSM Technologies in 2019. In 2021, Geotab launched a business unit called Altitude by Geotab (formerly Geotab ITS), which provides
transportation data analytics for public and commercial sector projects. The unit has published studies on topics including urban freight efficiency, trucking electrification, and the use of fleet data by fuel retailers. The service uses aggregated and anonymized
data to protect the privacy of its customers and their customers. Geotab has received several large government contracts related to
fleet digitalization. In 2017, the company was awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and in 2020, it won a sole-source contract to equip 21,000 vehicles for the
U.S. Air Force with its
fleet telematics system. In 2021, Geotab paid a penalty of $438,750 in a settlement with the
California Air Resources Board (CARB) for selling non-compliant aftermarket
telematics control units in California. In 2022, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld Geotab's contract with the
U.S. Postal Service, valued at up to $301 million, after competitor
Samsara filed a bid protest challenging the award. In 2025, Geotab acquired European and Australian commercial operations for the telematics business of
Verizon Connect. That year, Geotab also started offering the Geotab CEO Visionary Award, an annual $25,000 donation recognizing companies that significantly impact the connected vehicle industry. The first winner was
Rollins, Inc. == Recognition ==