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Spare EAM: Telematics integrations

Spare supports 270+ integrations across GPS & telematics, fuel cards, and fuel management providers.

Written by Product Team

Overview

Spare connects to your existing fleet systems and brings that data directly into your operations platform — no duplicate entry, no switching tools. Odometer readings, fuel levels, fault codes, and live vehicle locations sync automatically, so your team can act on real data instead of chasing it.

Spare EAM integrations overview diagram showing connections between the Spare platform and external telematics providers such as Geotab and Samsara, illustrating how vehicle location, odometer, fuel level, and fault code data flows into the centralized fleet management interface

How telematics integrations work in Spare

Spare connects to your telematics provider and normalizes the data into a consistent format across your fleet. That means you get the same experience in Spare whether you run Geotab, Samsara, and more.

Telematics integrations are especially valuable if you already have GPS or fleet tracking systems in place, operate a mixed fleet with different providers, need real-time visibility for dispatch, or want to improve safety monitoring.

Supported integrations

Spare connects with leading providers across telematics, fuel, and fleet systems through a standardized API, ensuring consistent data flow regardless of vendor.

  • Geotab — Real-time and historical vehicle locations, trip data, driver profiles, safety events (speeding, harsh braking, crashes), fault codes, HOS logs, odometer, fuel level, and engine runtime

  • Samsara — Live vehicle locations, driver activity, safety events, HOS data, vehicle diagnostics, and fuel usage metrics

  • Verizon Connect — Vehicle location, trip history, driver behaviour data, and idle time reporting

  • Omnitracs — Vehicle location, HOS compliance data, driver messaging, and trip reporting

  • ISAAC Instruments — Real-time vehicle location, driver activity, safety event capture, and onboard device management

Spare integrates with 270+ providers. Explore the full directory in the platform or contact your Spare representative to confirm support for your provider.

Available Data in Spare

Spare supports live data updates from connected telematics systems, enabling live vehicle tracking on maps, improved dispatch awareness, and faster response to service disruptions.

After connecting a provider, Spare can ingest and display the following data types:

Asset data

  • Real-time vehicle locations

  • Historical GPS tracking

  • Vehicle and driver profiles

Operational data

  • Trip and route activity

  • Vehicle utilization

  • Fleet status

Safety and performance

  • Safety events (harsh braking, speeding, and similar)

  • Vehicle diagnostics and performance indicators

Fuel data

  • Odometer readings and fuel levels

  • Fault codes

  • Fuel transaction records (where supported by provider)

All data is normalized so it can be used consistently across different providers.

Limitations and considerations

  • Available data varies by provider

  • Update frequency depends on provider capabilities

  • Some providers may limit historical data access


How to connect a telematics provider

Watch the walkthrough below, or follow the steps to connect your provider in a few minutes.

Animated GIF walkthrough showing how to connect a telematics provider in Spare EAM, from navigating to Settings and Integrations, selecting Add Integration, searching for the provider by name, and entering login credentials to complete the connection

To add a new integration:

  1. In the EAM module, go to Settings in Spare

  2. Select Integrations

  3. Select Add Integration

  4. Select Continue

  5. Search for your provider by name

  6. Enter your login credentials for the selected provider and select Continue

Once connected, Spare automatically begins syncing your fleet data. You can confirm the connection is active by verifying that vehicle data is appearing in the platform.

Make sure each vehicle's VIN is accurate, as this is the primary identifier used for the integration.

If you encounter any issues during setup, contact the Spare support team.

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