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13 May 2026

Corporate Car Sharing in Practice

How Commander's vehicle booking module and Traka integration enable keyless pool vehicle sharing with automatic cost allocation. Presented at FLEET Convention 2026.

7 May 2026

FLEET Convention 2026: See us in Vienna.

Meet Rosenberger Telematics at FLEET Convention 2026, Wiener Hofburg Vienna, 9 June. Live Commander demo and corporate car sharing presentation. Book a meeting.

22 April 2026

2G Network Shutdown in Europe

Europe's 2G networks are being switched off country by country. Find out what the shutdown means for your telematics devices and how to plan your migration to 4G.

14 April 2026

Smart Tachograph 2: The clock is running.

From 1 July 2026, vehicles 2.5–3.5 tonnes in cross-border EU transport must carry Smart Tachograph 2. What fleet managers need to do now.

13 April 2026

Carlo Vanoli: Four Subsidiaries, One Platform

How Carlo Vanoli AG unified nearly 400 telematics devices across four subsidiaries on Commander, and how over 100 people now use it daily to track, bill, and manage their mixed fleet.

20 March 2026

Fleet Security Under NIS2

NIS2 and the KRITIS Framework Act are now law in Germany. Fleet managers face new mandatory requirements for physical access control, key management, and incident reporting.

12 March 2026

ZAB Webinar: Digital Construction in Practice

Christian Meschnig presented live at the ZAB Zukunftsagentur Bau webinar on 23 April 2026, covering how Commander makes telematics simple for construction companies of every size.

20 February 2026

Fleet Industry Meetup 2026: Düsseldorf

Rosenberger Telematics at Flotte! Der Branchentreff 2026 in Düsseldorf, Hall 5, Booth C39. Corporate car sharing, Traka key management, and live Commander demos on 25–26 March 2026.

13 February 2026

STRABAG BMTI: Simple, Secure, Scalable

At the VDBUM Grand Seminar 2026 in Willingen, Christian Meschnig and STRABAG BMTI's Christoph Kellner presented how Commander digitalises a multinational construction fleet, simply, securely, and at scale.

26 January 2026

Commander Platform: 2025 in Numbers

660 million operating hours. 2.7 billion km. 145,000 objects. The Commander platform's 2025 annual figures reveal the scale of real-world telematics in action.

23 January 2026

VDBUM Construction Seminar 2026: Willingen

Rosenberger Telematics at the 54th VDBUM Grand Seminar in Willingen, Booth 51, 10–13 February 2026. Live Commander demos and a joint keynote with STRABAG BMTI on scalable construction telematics.

18 December 2025

2025 Year-End Webcast: Replay Available

Missed our Christmas webcast? The replay is available. The management team reviews the key milestones of 2025 and previews the Commander roadmap for 2026.

20 November 2025

Stern & Hafferl Bau: Digital Logbook in Construction

How Stern & Hafferl Bau brought transparency and tax compliance to their vehicle fleet with Commander's Digital Logbook module, accepted by employees from day one.

29 October 2025

Bronze at the German Telematics Prize 2026

Commander's beacon asset tracking wins bronze in the Asset Management category at the German Telematics Prize 2026, awarded at the Future Commercial Vehicles Congress in Berlin.

27 October 2025

The Friendly Painter: Time Savings with Digital Logbook

Der freundliche Maler manages 50 vehicles across 4 locations with Commander's Digital Logbook, drastically reducing admin workload while staying fully compliant with tax authority requirements.

30 September 2025

eAward 2025: Best Asset Tracking Solution

Rosenberger Telematics wins the eAward 2025 in the Services & Processes category for Commander's beacon-based asset tracking, recognised for efficiency and cost savings in construction.

11 September 2025

Construction Site 5.0

Autonomous machinery and AI workflows define Construction Site 5.0. But the foundations come first: four telematics steps that unlock full digital transformation on site.

28 August 2025

BAUER Spezialtiefbau: Machine Monitoring at Scale

How BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH uses Commander to track owned and third-party machines across construction sites in Europe, Asia, and North America, with automatic ERP billing integration.

11 August 2025

Volkswagen Group Integration: Fleet Data via OEM-Sync

Commander now integrates directly with Volkswagen Group Info Services AG, delivering live vehicle data from VW, Škoda, Seat, Cupra, and Audi into your fleet platform without additional hardware.

1 August 2025

RecyclingAktiv & TiefbauLIVE 2025: Stand H145

Rosenberger Telematics at RecyclingAktiv & TiefbauLIVE 2025 in Karlsruhe, Stand H145, 9–11 October 2025. Commander telematics solutions for construction and recycling industries demonstrated live.

3 July 2025

Telematics Trends: A Conversation with Opheo

Rosenberger Telematics and Opheo discuss AI-driven route planning, CO₂ transparency under CSRD, and the value of connecting planning data with real-time telematics in logistics operations.

23 June 2025

Smart Tachograph 2: Who Has Access to Your Data?

Authorities can read Smart Tachograph 2 data remotely. Fleet operators often cannot. The Smart Tacho 2 retrofit deadline is your opportunity to change that, with Commander.

26 May 2025

FLEET Convention 2025: Vienna Hofburg

Rosenberger Telematics and Traka at the FLEET Convention 2025 in Vienna's Hofburg Palace, Stand 48, 24 June 2025. Corporate car sharing and Commander fleet management demonstrated live.

6 May 2025

Traka Partnership: Integrated Key Management

Commander and Traka's digital key cabinets now work as one system, giving fleet operators secure, contactless key access tied directly to vehicle bookings and telematics data.

24 March 2025

BGO: Digital Transformation in Assembly and Logistics

BGO Montage & Logistik tracks 400 containers and 454 assets across 10 locations with Commander, combining asset tracking, tachograph compliance, and maintenance management in one platform.

21 February 2025

Rath: Eliminating Time Waste with Telematics

Family-run Rath GmbH & Co. KG cut idle times by 10%, reduced annual maintenance appointments by 10–15%, and saved foremen up to an hour a day with Commander, in a 110-person road construction company.

30 January 2025

Advisory: Vehicle Benefit-in-Kind Tax

Austria and Germany treat company vehicle private use differently for tax purposes. A precise digital logbook is the most effective tool for optimising your tax position and staying compliant.

23 January 2025

53rd VDBUM Grand Seminar 2025: Willingen

Rosenberger Telematics at the 53rd VDBUM Grand Seminar in Willingen, 11–14 February 2025. Visit us at Booth 35 and explore our construction telematics solutions live.

13 January 2025

Five Telematics Trends for 2025

From AI-driven analytics to OEM data integration, five trends are reshaping fleet and construction telematics in 2025. Here is what they mean for Commander customers.

20 December 2024

Season's Greetings 2024

Season's greetings from the Rosenberger Telematics team. Support is available through the holiday period for all Commander and app users.

28 November 2024

DREIHANS: Three Companies, One Platform

When three Mühlviertel construction companies merged to form DREIHANS in 2023, over 300 telematics devices were already on Commander. How continuity became a competitive advantage.

15 November 2024

Leyrer + Graf: Devices, Dispatch, and Maintenance in One View

How Leyrer + Graf equipped 900 vehicles and construction machines across 18 locations with Commander, and recovered a stolen vehicle on the very first day of operation.

11 November 2024

Christmas in a Shoebox 2024

The Rosenberger Telematics team supported the Christmas in a Shoebox initiative in 2024, packing gifts for children in need and contributing to the transport donation.

4 November 2024

electronica 2024: Munich

Rosenberger Telematics at electronica 2024 in Munich, Hall B2, Booth 356, 12–15 November 2024. Commander Container Manager and telematics innovations presented alongside the Rosenberger Group.

16 October 2024

Telematics Award 2024: Container Tracking

Commander's beacon network for container and asset tracking wins the Telematics Award 2024 in the Container Logistics category: first place for cost-efficient small-device tracking.

5 September 2024

Construction Equipment Forum 2024: Frechen

Rosenberger Telematics at the Construction Equipment Forum 2024 in Frechen, Booth 34, 8–9 October 2024. Commander telematics for intelligent, networked construction equipment demonstrated live.

25 July 2024

Fleet CO₂ Reporting with Commander

EU climate law is raising the bar on emissions transparency. See how Commander's CO₂ reporting module helps fleet operators measure, monitor, and reduce Scope 1 emissions.

21 June 2024

Telematics Trends: First Half of 2024

Three forces reshaping telematics in H1 2024: tighter data security obligations, OEM vehicle integrations without additional hardware, and AI-powered analytics inside Commander.

6 May 2024

PORR & Verkehrsbetriebe Burgenland: Telematics in Practice

PORR scaled from 100 test devices to 17,000 deployed systems in 10 years. Verkehrsbetriebe Burgenland digitised its fleet with over 100 Commander logbooks.

11 April 2024

Surveillance Tool or Efficiency Booster?

GPS tracking raises employee questions, but the data tells a different story. Discover how telematics protects drivers, eliminates paperwork, and builds workplace trust.

19 March 2024

New Fleet References: THIR & Neidhart

Construction company THIR and installation specialist Neidhart both chose Commander to manage their mixed fleets, and found that the data pays for itself quickly.

6 March 2024

R-SERVICE App Update 2024

The 2024 R-SERVICE app update brings beacon diagnostics, location-tagged log transmission, an improved archive search, and a redesigned dashboard, faster and more precise than ever.

1 December 2023

Competition: Win a Fine Dining Experience

Leave a Google review for Rosenberger Telematics and win an exclusive 5-course dinner for two at a top-class restaurant near you. Competition open until 30 April 2024.

1 December 2023

2023 in Review, and What's Coming in 2024

A record year for telematics deliveries, two major industry awards, new hardware, new partnerships, and a clear outlook for Commander in 2024.

31 October 2023

German Telematics Prize 2024: First Place in Asset Management

Commander wins first place in the Asset Management category at the German Telematics Prize 2024, awarded by ETM Verlag after multi-round practical testing of over 40 telematics solutions.

20 October 2023

Smart Tachograph 2: Upgrade Your Vehicles

Smart Tachograph 2 became mandatory for new registrations from August 2023, with retrofit deadlines following for existing fleets. Here is what you need to know and how Commander's tachograph module keeps you compliant.

13 October 2023

Celphone Switzerland: Local Support for Swiss Customers

Rosenberger Telematics and Celphone Schweiz AG have joined forces to bring Commander fleet and asset management to Swiss customers with local expertise, support, and connectivity know-how.

15 September 2023

Telematics Meets AI: Why People Still Lead

AI and telematics are reshaping fleet and construction operations, but the human element remains irreplaceable. We explore what this means for data-driven decision-making in practice.

23 May 2023

German Innovation Award 2023

Commander's Container Manager wins the German Innovation Award 2023, selected from several hundred entries for digitising container management and cutting administrative costs by up to 50%.

25 October 2022

R-COCKPIT App: Live Fleet Monitoring

Your fleet does not stop when you leave the office. R-COCKPIT brings Commander's live tracking, alarms, and fleet overview to your mobile: real-time visibility wherever you are.

29 April 2022

How Telematics Cuts Fleet Fuel Costs

Fuel is one of the largest controllable costs in any fleet. Discover five ways Commander's telematics data helps reduce consumption: from speed compliance monitoring to smarter dispatch.

27 January 2022

Ten Years on the Telematics Toplist

For the tenth consecutive year, Rosenberger Telematics ranks among the top 10 telematics providers in the DACH region, alongside 4 Telematics Award wins, 50,000 installed devices, and a decade of continuous development.

17 November 2021

The Digital Logbook in Practice

LogServ GmbH manages around 530 vehicles across multiple routes with changing drivers. See how Commander's digital logbook eliminated manual paperwork and gave drivers back their time.

15 September 2021

Is Telematics Surveillance?

The question employees ask most often about telematics. The short answer is no, and here is why: what the system actually tracks, how private trips stay private, and how data protection is built in by design.

12 April 2021

Commander: Austria's First Climate-Neutral Data Centre

Commander is hosted at conova communications GmbH, Austria's first data centre to offset its greenhouse gas emissions. A meaningful commitment to sustainability, not just a marketing claim.

4 November 2020

The Essential Onboard Information Source

An interview with Jürgen Fazeny, telematics specialist, on the future of logistics: how AI, autonomous driving, and real-time data are turning telematics into the central intelligence layer of transport operations.

14 October 2020

International Telematics Award: Three in a Row

Rosenberger Telematics wins the International Telematics Award for the third consecutive time, recognised in the Construction Industry category for a complete OEM solution built on the Commander platform.

14 August 2019

NUFAM 2019: Commercial Vehicle Trade Fair

Rosenberger Telematics at NUFAM 2019 in Karlsruhe, presenting live telematics solutions for the commercial vehicle sector at the Telematics VIP Lounge, Hall 3, Stand C322.

1 May 2019

Construction Equipment Forum 2019

Rosenberger Telematics at the Construction Equipment Forum 2019, the gathering of decision-makers shaping the digital construction industry, focused on Smart Construction, new drives, and autonomisation.

11 June 2018

electronica 2018: Munich

Rosenberger Telematics at electronica 2018 in Munich, presenting telematics solutions together with Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik at Hall B2, Booth 356, 13–16 November 2018.