*Go Ahead honoured with Maintenance Champion title
Presented at the Geotab Connect Europe 2026 Summit in Barcelona, the winners of the first ever Geotab Innovation Awards – Europe were announced, recognisingfive transport organisations operating more than 10,000 vehicles across the continent for outstanding use of connected vehicle data to drive measurable improvements in safety, productivity, sustainability and operational excellence.
The Geotab Innovation Awards, launched globally in 2023, acknowledges fleets that go above and beyond in their use of Geotab data insights to drive significant change in safety, smarter operations and sustainability. To mark Geotab’s milestone of 1 million EMEA subscriptions, the European awards highlight best practice excellence across the continent, spotlighting results shaped by European scale and regulation.
Maintenance Champion: Go-Ahead Group; UK & Ireland
*Automated Fault Monitoring makes substantial cost savings across a 6,150-Vehicle Fleet
The Go-Ahead Group is one of the UK’s largest public transport operators, running approximately 6,150 buses across the UK and Ireland, including the UK’s largest zero-emission bus fleet.
Go-Ahead’s engineering team uses Geotab telematics to monitor faults in real time across its 6,150-vehicle fleet, with a 24/7 operations centre enabling engineers to instruct drivers instantly when critical faults are detected. The system has prevented catastrophic engine and gearbox failures, flagging 8 to 10 vehicles a month for low oil pressure at Go-Ahead London alone, saving up to £20,000 per prevented engine failure and reducing the amount of time buses are spent off the road.
“European fleets are operating in one of the most complex environments in the world, navigating diverse markets, stringent regulation and mounting pressure to decarbonise,” said Edward Kulperger, Senior Vice President, EMEA, Geotab. “These organisations clearly demonstrate the value of data insights to decision making and execution. The winners are setting a high bar for the region.”