Blogs: Insights and News from Pedigree Technologies

Working in the oil and gas industry comes with unique challenges. Heavy machinery, hazardous chemicals, and remote work sites make safety a top priority. Being a safety leader means more than following regulations.

In Canada, handling explosives is governed by the Explosives Act, a federal law that regulates the manufacture, storage, transport, and use of blasting materials, electric detonators, and other devices that could present a hazard if triggered unintentionally.

Distracted driving isn’t just texting anymore. It’s dispatch updates. It’s adjusting navigation. It’s grabbing something from the passenger seat. It’s the split-second decisions that feel harmless until they aren’t.

A trailer or a piece of equipment goes missing overnight. No alert. No visibility. By the time you realize it’s gone, it’s already hours away.

Stolen freight affects more than just shipments. It can damage customer trust, increase insurance costs, and put driver safety at risk. With modern fleet solutions and trailer monitoring, fleets can shift from reacting after a theft to actively preventing cargo and trailer theft.

Pedigree Technologies, a leading technology provider in fleet and asset management, today announced its participation in the Hard Hat Courage initiative, supporting suicide prevention efforts in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026, North America’s largest construction trade show.

Truck accidents can have serious consequences, but fleets that invest in AI and safety technology are seeing real improvements on the road.

Managing a fleet comes with many challenges. One of the biggest is making sure every driver works safely, efficiently, and consistently. In the past, monitoring driver behavior, giving feedback, and tracking improvements took a lot of time and effort for fleet managers.

For rental companies, downtime directly affects revenue. Each day equipment sits idle in a yard or waiting for service is a day it cannot generate rental income.