Articles about Sustainability

How to reduce idling time

By EROAD June 1, 2026

Fuel costs can make up a significant percentage of your fleet's budget, so understanding and reducing unnecessary idle time can be key to minimizing expenses. ...

How Fleet Management Solutions Promote Sustainability in the Waste Industry

By EROAD June 1, 2026

More and more businesses are turning their attention to sustainability. Because they work in an industry that is directly involved with these efforts, waste ...

What Is Driving Sustainability in the Trucking Industry?

By EROAD June 1, 2026

The concept of sustainability as it pertains to human activity has been around for some time. For instance, the United Nations’ 1987 Brundtland Report defines ...

How Sustainability Measures Can Benefit Trucking Businesses

By EROAD June 1, 2026

The transportation sector is the largest contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S., with medium- and heavy-duty trucks accounting for more than ...

Understanding Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 Emissions

By EROAD June 1, 2026

How Telematics Supports Sustainability in the Transportation Industry

By EROAD June 1, 2026

Improving sustainability is more important than ever for the transportation industry. A 2023 survey of 350 shippers and 150 carriers found that 94% of ...

How Driver Behavior Can Make (or Break) Your Sustainability Efforts

By EROAD June 1, 2026

Transporting some 70% of the nation’s freight, commercial drivers play a crucial role in the American economy. Drivers also have an important role to play in ...

Navigating Change: How Technology Empowers Better Fleet Management

By EROAD June 1, 2026

Change is a constant in trucking. From the rise of new technologies to shifts in regulations and environmental concerns, trucking businesses must constantly ...

From Deadhead to Head Start: The Benefits of AI and Digital Twins for Fleets

By EROAD June 1, 2026

Fleet managers are running out of levers to pull. Between more stringent emissions reporting requirements, insurance premiums climbing, and driver wages up ...

AI in Transportation: From Competitive Edge to Industry Necessity

By EROAD June 1, 2026

The transportation industry is at a crossroads. With nearly two gigatonnes of carbon emissions from heavy-duty trucks each year and over 139,000 semi-truck ...

Digital Twins for Fleet Management 101

By EROAD March 27, 2026

Traditional fleet cameras capture incidents after they happen, leaving managers to address consequences rather than prevent them. AI-powered dashcam systems ...

EROAD FAQ Sheet

By EROAD November 5, 2025

Managing a fleet comes with challenges — from compliance and safety to efficiency and sustainability. EROAD makes it simpler with AI-driven tools that adapt to ...

Podcast Recap: Hybrid Highway – The Current State of the Industry’s Messy Middle with Sustainability and AI

By EROAD October 12, 2025

Leading fleets are using AI, digital twins, and data-driven strategies to rethink their operations. In this episode of Loaded and Rolling, host Thomas Wasson ...

EROAD and Medline Renew Partnership to Drive Innovation and Sustainable Growth

By EROAD October 7, 2024

San Diego, CA — October 8, 2024— EROAD, a global leader in fleet management, electronic compliance, and telematics solutions, today announced the renewal of ...

EROAD Advocates for Safer Roads at Fleet Day

By EROAD August 12, 2024

Industry experts and business leaders converge to advance fleet safety, efficiency and sustainability at semi-annual event.

EROAD’s Guide to Running a Sustainable Trucking Business

By EROAD May 28, 2024

Small, incremental changes can make a big difference. The trucking industry is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions – but it doesn’t ...

Curbing Food Waste (and Lost Revenue) with Real-Time Monitoring

By EROAD May 22, 2024

Food waste is a big problem in the United States, with up to 40% of food produced ultimately left to rot in landfills. While much of that waste is linked to ...

Using Technology to Navigate Trucking's ‘Messy Middle’

By EROAD May 7, 2024

Sustainability has transcended its status as a buzz word, and pressure for commercial fleets to take concrete action to reduce carbon emissions is mounting. At ...

EROAD’s most interactive Fleet Day event impresses attendees in Christchurch

By EROAD March 18, 2024

In February, EROAD held its first South Island Fleet Day event, at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch. The event featured an interactive ...

EROAD’s 2023 highlights, and what to expect in 2024

By EROAD December 13, 2023

At EROAD, we’re committed to our purpose of delivering intelligence our customers can trust, for a better world tomorrow.

How To Be a Sustainable Trucking Business

By EROAD December 11, 2023

Tranzit Group Selects EROAD as Exclusive Telematics Provider to Deliver Enhanced Fleet Management

By EROAD December 5, 2023

AUCKLAND, 6 DECEMBER 2023 – Tranzit Group, New Zealand’s largest family-owned and operated bus and coach company boasting a fleet of over 2,000 vehicles, has ...

EROAD Fleet Management Software Releases & New Features – September 2023

By EROAD October 24, 2023

July – September 2023

EROAD Road to Sustainability 2023

By EROAD September 27, 2023

Largest sustainability survey of transport operators casts doubt on the sector’s ability to meet Government Net Zero goals. EROAD has released the findings of ...

The Road to Sustainability – 2023 edition

By EROAD September 26, 2023

Largest sustainability survey of transport operators casts doubt on the sector's ability to meet Government Net Zero goals. In the coming years, businesses ...

How Fleets Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint Without EVs

By EROAD August 28, 2023

EROAD Chief Sustainability Officer Craig Marris talked to Fleet Maintenance about lowering diesel engine emissions through better maintenance practices, rather ...

Fleet Forward: Trends and Highlights from EROAD Fleet Day 2023

By EROAD July 30, 2023

EROAD Fleet Day is more than just a car show or a fleet management conference; it’s an annual event bringing together transport industry professionals, ...

What's the alternative? A guide to reducing emissions for heavy and mixed fleets

By EROAD May 1, 2023

In the race to net-zero, transport is one of the hardest to abate sectors. The Transport sector makes up 19% of Australia’s emissions and will come under ...

Fleet management systems can provide data points for sustainability performance

By EROAD February 25, 2023

*All figures are taken from the EROAD Sustainability Survey, conducted in September 2022

10 ways to help reduce fleet emissions that complement (or don’t require) investment in EVs

By EROAD February 21, 2023

While there’s mounting pressure for businesses to increase their sustainability efforts – and some early wins to be made, a third of businesses with vehicles ...

Can sustainability initiatives deliver tangible business value?

By EROAD January 23, 2023

In EROAD’s 2022 Road to Sustainability Report, 84% of businesses with vehicles said their current sustainability initiatives have delivered one or more ...

EROAD survey finds half of businesses hampered by the ability to track and measure sustainability performance

By EROAD December 11, 2022

Transportation technology services company EROAD, with its purpose of creating safer, more sustainable roads has just released the results from its second ...

The Road to Sustainability – 2022 edition

By EROAD December 8, 2022

Sustainability policy may be set by Governments, but effective change will be driven through the pace of business adoption.

EROAD Launches 2022 Sustainability Survey

By EROAD October 3, 2022

With mounting pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sustainability is becoming an increasing focus in the transportation industry. To better understand ...

Now open – EROAD Sustainability Survey 2022

By EROAD August 29, 2022

Are you taking action to reduce the impact of climate change? What improvements or challenges do you face? Make sure you’re speaking up for your business and ...

What’s the alternative? A guide to reducing emissions for heavy and mixed fleets

By EROAD June 29, 2022

In the race to net-zero, transport is one of the hardest to abate sectors. The Transport sector makes up 19% of Australia’s emissions and will come under ...

ATA says urgent reform is needed to deliver new era of electric trucks in Australia

By EROAD January 17, 2022

A new report, published by the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) says that urgent reform is needed if Australia’s trucking industry is to meet future ...

Greening your fleet: undertaking the journey to EVs

By EROAD September 13, 2021

Considering the electrification of your organisation’s light vehicles? From cost metrics to onboarding, here’s what you need to know first.

Are you ready to book it?

By EROAD August 4, 2021

EROAD BookIt, our newly enhanced pool booking platform, makes it easy to manage vehicles and bookings on the go, whether you’re an administrator or a user.