The company was founded in North America in 2000 by Neil Cawse, the current CEO.
2000: CEO Neil Cawse established Geotab Canada in Oakville, Ontario.
2002: The GO2 fleet management device was introduced to the market.
2010: Launched GO4 version 3 with more memory and accelerometer data, supported all protocols in one hardware, Geotab was officially named Garmin’s Fleet Management Partner, Geotab launched their fleet management software, MyGeotab.
2011: The GO5 hardware plug-and-play device was launched.
2013: Geotab launched the first telematic NFC Driver ID Key Solution, Geotab launched their partnership with Navistar Inc. for Remote diagnostics, Geotab launched their partnership with PassTime.
2014: Geotab announced GO7 new commercial telematics solution. Geotab announced their J1939 integration with the Mobileye 560, Enterprise Fleet Management announces partnership with Geotab, Geotab and Telefonica announce a working partnership.
2015: O2 signs as partner, Geotab launched their Marketplace, which complements their pre-existing MyGeotab platform.
2016: Geotab defeats two IP trolls: Rothschild Location Technologies and Orthosie.
2017: T-Mobile partners to sell SyncUP FLEET, Registered "Geotab Cloud ELD" that works on Android and iOS and connects the GO device with the app via cloud-based servers, The US Department of Homeland Security issues a blanket purchase agreement to Geotab.
2018: Registers 1 million subscribers, Geotab launched the GO8 device, data.geotab.com and the MyGeotab app, AT&T signs as a partner.
2019: Geotab launched the GO9 device, Geotab locations expanded with new offices in China, Australia, Italy and France.
2020: Registers 2 million subscribers.
Corporate Structure
In 2009, Geotab USA, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware and is owned by Geotab Inc, headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Geotab USA has offices in Las Vegas, NV. Another subsidiary, Geotab GmbH, has a presence in Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, the UK and France. In 2015, Geotab acquired Strategic Telecom Solutions. In 2018, Geotab acquired FleetCarma. The following year, Geotab acquired BSM Technologies and Intendia.
Awards and recognition
Geotab has been included in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list in North America, eight times in the last 10 years. Geotab has been included in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 in Canada four times. In 2014 and 2017, Geotab was a recipient of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ Leadership Award. Geotab’s CEO, Neil Cawse, was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015. Geotab was awarded Oakville’s Large Business of the Year in 2016. GreenFleet awarded Geotab for IT Innovation in fleet technology in 2017. In 2018, Geotab was recognized as Frost & Sullivan’s North American Company of the Year in the commercial fleet telematics industry and ranked on Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies Growth 500. Geotab was also recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 2018 and 2019. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 Geotab became a certified Great Place to Work in Canada as well as a Great Place to Work in the USA in 2018 and 2019. Geotab was presented Oakville’s 2019 Business Icon Award. Geotab was also ranked the number one Commercial Telematics vendor in the world in 2019 by ABI Research.
