United States Department of Transportation
BTS Transportation Probe Data Guide: Fleet GPS Data
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2026-05-01
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Abstract:Fleet GPS (Global Positioning System) data are a form of probe data generated by systems of hardware and software installed on and connected to a trucking fleet’s tractors. Fleet owners rely on these data—which are generated via onboard diagnostics (OBD) units that can be embedded in their trucks at manufacture or installed in cabs already on the road—to provide near-real-time information to track, monitor, and manage their vehicles and assets. The primary output of OBD units is GPS-derived location information, produced as a series of messages (commonly also known as “pings” or “traces”) indicating the precise location of the truck at a given timestamp, although these messages are often accompanied with information uniquely identifying the truck or driver and vehicle-sourced telematics data summarizing other aspects of the truck tractor’s performance (e.g., speed, harsh driving events, fuel consumption, and engine diagnostics).
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