Geotab Navigation User Guide

User Guide

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Integrated within the Geotab Drive app, Geotab Navigation provides commercial-grade routing without requiring external apps. It calculates optimized routes using real-time traffic and vehicle-specific constraints.

The following is a Driver’s guide to using Navigation through Geotab Drive.

! IMPORTANT: A subscription to Geotab Navigation is required to use this service.

Overview

Integrated within the Geotab Drive app, Geotab Navigation provides commercial-grade routing without requiring external apps. It calculates optimized routes using real-time traffic and vehicle-specific constraints.

Truck & HGV routing accounts for vehicle dimensions (height, width, length, and weight) and hazardous materials requirements, helping drivers avoid roads with bridge clearance restrictions, weight limits, or hazmat prohibitions that standard GPS apps ignore.

This guide walks through the set-up and use of Geotab Navigation on your mobile device.

Getting Started

To use Geotab Drive, you must install the app on your device, configure permissions, and log in.

Download the Geotab Drive app

Download the native Geotab Drive application for your specific device.

iOS (Apple): Search for "Geotab Drive" in the Apple App Store.
Android: Search for "Geotab Drive" in the Google Play Store.

Configure Permissions

✱ NOTE: For Navigation to function correctly, you must grant the app permission to access the device's location.

For iOS (Apple) devices:
1. Go to iOS Settings > Privacy > Location Services and ensure it is Enabled.
2. Scroll down to the Drive App in settings:
3. 1. Set Location access to "Always" or "While Using the App".
  2. Enable Use Cellular Data.
4. Ensure Date & Time are set to "Automatic".
For Android devices:
1. Go to Settings > Location > App location permissions > find the Geotab Drive app
2. Tap on the app and choose “Allow only why using the app” or “Allow all the time".
3. Ensure Location Services are enabled for the device.

Log in to Geotab Drive

Once installed, open the application.

✱ NOTE: You will need credentials, which should be provided to you by your administrator.

Enter Username: Typically an email address or a specific driver ID.
Enter Database: This is the specific company database name.
Enter Password: Input the assigned password.
Log In: Tap the login button.

Using the Navigation

Once logged into the main dashboard of Geotab Drive:

1	Locate the Navigation tile and tap to open. This will open in a new tab in the default device browser.
2	Tap Settings (gear button at the right side) to configure the Navigation Settings for Car or Truck: Car: Tap Car. Enable Avoid Tolls if applicable. Click Save. ✱ NOTE: The saved settings will apply to all other routes for the duration of the session unless changed. Truck/HGV: Tap Truck Safe, enable Transporting Hazardous materials* and/or Avoid Tolls if applicable. Tap km (metric) or mi (imperial). Input maximum Capacity (weight). Input the Height. Input the Width. Input the Length. Tap Save. ✱ NOTE: The recommended best practice is to review these settings before each trip, however the saved settings will apply to all subsequent routes for the duration of the Geotab Drive session unless changed. ✱✱ The Transporting Hazardous materials option only applies per trip (not saved per session), and must be enabled before each subsequent trip if required.
3	Enter the address Input the complete street address or latitude and longitude in the Search bar, then choose from the suggestions. Alternatively, locate the address on the map and click to set the location pin.
4	The Distance and ETA (estimated time of arrival) are indicated, click Navigate to begin.

Harsh Events Alerts

While navigating, you may receive alerts as you approach road segments with a high concentration of harsh driving activity. Use them as a cue to slow down and navigate with extra caution.

✱ NOTE: Harsh Events alerts are currently only available in North America.