# Quebec (QC, CA) GPS fleet tracking in Quebec from our Montreal team since 2013: professional installation, French and English support, DCE, ronde de sécurité and IFTA. Source: https://www.highpointgps.com/locations/quebec Last updated: 2026-10-21 High Point GPS provides GPS fleet tracking in Quebec from its Montreal office, where the company was founded in 2013 and now works with over 500 fleets in Canada and the United States. As a Geotab partner, we supply GPS trackers, AI dash cams and DCE (ELD) tools, have them installed by professional installers across Quebec and North America, and support drivers and managers in French and English. We set up the High Point GPS platform for the rules Quebec fleets work under: the DCE, the ronde de sécurité, the CTQ register and PEVL, IFTA through Revenu Québec and the spring période de dégel. For maintenance, FleetZap (fleetzap.com), our own software, adds work orders, preventive maintenance by engine hours or kilometres, inspections and parts, with an optional Dispatch module for route optimization and live customer tracking. ## Highlights - Montreal office since 2013, over 500 fleets, support in French and English - Geotab partner: GO10 trackers, GO Focus Plus dash cams and GO Anywhere asset trackers - Professional installation across Quebec and North America, configured by our team - Setup for the DCE, ronde de sécurité, PEVL and IFTA with Revenu Québec - Plow and spreader records for snow removal contractors and municipal fleets - FleetZap, our own maintenance and dispatch software, fed by your trackers ## What does GPS fleet tracking in Quebec include with High Point GPS? GPS fleet tracking in Quebec with High Point GPS covers the device in each vehicle, professional installation, the High Point GPS platform and support from our Montreal office. Our team has worked with Quebec fleets since 2013, and every call, training session and report can be handled in French or English. Fleet managers see every vehicle on a live map, with trip history, idling, speeding and engine fault reports. The same platform carries the ELD app, the DVIR app and dash cam video, so a Quebec carrier does not run separate systems for tracking, compliance and safety. Reports and the driver app are available in French for drivers and office staff. Maintenance and dispatch run in FleetZap, the software High Point GPS builds at fleetzap.com. It keeps work orders, preventive maintenance schedules by engine hours, kilometres or calendar, inspections and parts in one place, and engine hours reported by the trackers bring service due on actual use. Its Dispatch module puts each driver's run in order using road times and emails customers a link to follow the truck live. ## Who installs fleet GPS trackers across Quebec? High Point GPS does. Installation is a core part of our service, carried out by professional installers in Montreal, across Quebec and throughout North America. Our Montreal team plans the work with you, assigns each device to the right vehicle in the platform and checks that it reports before the vehicle goes back on the road. The GO10 connects at the vehicle's OBD-II (or 9-pin) port through a T-harness, with no wires cut, and a vehicle without a port takes a 3-wire kit. A fleet can install it itself, but we always recommend a professional installer, and a dash cam has to be mounted and wired so the footage holds up after an incident. When a truck joins the fleet or is retired, the same team moves or removes the device. ## How do Quebec's DCE (ELD) rules relate to the federal ELD rule? Quebec has harmonized its electronic logging rule with the federal one, and since April 30, 2023, it covers every heavy vehicle travelling in Quebec, whether the carrier is based in the province or elsewhere. Transport Canada's rule applies to federally regulated carriers, those crossing provincial or national borders, and requires a device that meets the CCMTA Technical Standard and appears on Transport Canada's list of certified ELDs. The SAAQ requires the same certified device for every vehicle that must carry a DCE in Quebec. Quebec's hours of driving and rest regulation covers vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,500 kg or more, combinations that include one, tow trucks, buses and minibuses outside urban transit, and vehicles carrying dangerous goods that need placards. The SAAQ exempts from the DCE vehicles with a model year before 2000, rentals of 30 days or less that are not renewed, and vehicles driven within 160 km of the driver's home terminal when the driver returns there every day. A driver exempt from the DCE still keeps a log on paper or another device unless the SAAQ's conditions for no log at all are met. Our ELD app runs on Geotab Drive, which is on Transport Canada's list of certified ELDs and is available in French. Drivers keep the logs for the last 14 days on board, the carrier keeps them in the driver's file for at least 6 months, and in Quebec a driver sends logs to a peace officer by email, the transfer method the SAAQ says is currently used. Our guide to Canada's ELD mandate covers the federal dates. ## What does the ronde de sécurité require, and can it be done electronically? Before driving a heavy vehicle in Quebec, the driver must make sure a ronde de sécurité, Quebec's pre-trip inspection, was done in the last 24 hours. The rule has applied since November 20, 2016, to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,500 kg or more (snowplows, pickups, trailers and tractors included), to buses, minibuses and tow trucks of any weight, and to vehicles carrying placarded dangerous goods. Tool vehicles such as graders and wheel loaders are exempt. The driver or a person the operator designates does the inspection and fills in the report: plate or unit number, operator name, date and time, location, defects found (or a note that there were none), the inspector's name, a signed declaration and the odometer reading. A minor defect must be repaired within 48 hours, and a vehicle with a major defect cannot be driven. The operator keeps ronde records for at least 6 months, and the owner keeps repair records for at least 12 months. The SAAQ accepts an electronic report, provided it meets Quebec's Act to establish a legal framework for information technology. Our DVIR app lets drivers complete the ronde de sécurité on a phone or tablet, in French or English, and sends the report to the platform, where maintenance sees a reported defect without waiting for paper. ## How do the CTQ register and the PEVL rating work for Quebec fleets? Owners and operators of heavy vehicles registered in Quebec, and owners of US-registered heavy vehicles operated in Quebec, must register in the Registre des propriétaires et des exploitants de véhicules lourds (RPEVL) kept by the Commission des transports du Québec (CTQ). Registration gives a number called the NIR and must be updated every year. Each registrant receives a safety rating of satisfactory, conditional or unsatisfactory, and the rating can be looked up on the CTQ website. The SAAQ keeps each carrier's behaviour file under its evaluation policy for owners and operators (PEVL): offences, results of on-site audits and collisions. It sends high-risk files to the CTQ, which can attach conditions to a carrier's right to operate. Our guide to Quebec's heavy vehicle registry and PEVL explains the rating, and the DCE logs, driver scorecard and ronde de sécurité reports on the High Point GPS platform show the fleet the events that feed that file. ## How do IFTA and the période de dégel affect Quebec fleets? In Quebec, IFTA is administered by Revenu Québec. A qualified vehicle is used for interprovincial or international transport and has two axles and a gross weight over 11,797 kg (26,000 lb), three or more axles, or a combined weight over 11,797 kg. Every quarter, the carrier files one return with the kilometres travelled and litres of fuel bought in each jurisdiction, by the last day of the month after the quarter (April 30 for January to March), even in a quarter with no trips outside Quebec. Vehicles used only in Quebec without IFTA decals stay off the return. The platform totals distance by jurisdiction from GPS data, and our IFTA in Quebec guide covers the licence and decals. Each spring, the Quebec transport ministry sets the période de dégel, when heavy vehicles must carry reduced loads on the road network. Quebec is divided into three zones, with Montreal and Quebec City in zone 1, and the dates can be advanced or delayed with the weather. GPS trip history shows which trucks ran in which zone and when, which helps dispatch plan loads around the restriction dates. ## What do snow removal fleets in Quebec need from GPS tracking? Snow removal fleets in Quebec need proof of where each plow and spreader worked, and logs that follow the winter rules. Under the SAAQ's hours of driving and rest rules, a driver may drive up to 15 hours per shift when clearing snow from a public road or spreading de-icer or abrasives is needed for public safety, but must stop at 16 hours of work or 16 hours after the shift began, and must note the option used in the activity report. Snowplows of 4,500 kg or more also need a ronde de sécurité every 24 hours. On the High Point GPS platform, the tracker's auxiliary inputs record when the blade is down and the spreader is on, street by street, and route reports show which streets each truck covered during a storm. Our snow removal and winter maintenance page describes plow maps and proof of service for contractors and municipalities. ## How does GPS tracking work for municipal fleets in Quebec? Municipal fleets in Quebec use GPS tracking to show councils and residents where plows, spreaders, dump trucks and parks vehicles went, and to keep heavy trucks inspected and maintained. Municipal plows and dump trucks of 4,500 kg or more are covered by the ronde de sécurité, since the SAAQ's exemptions are for tool vehicles such as graders and loaders, emergency use and farm vehicles. According to the CTQ, a municipality that awards snow removal or garbage collection by tender does not register in the RPEVL for that work, because the private contractors running the trucks do. High Point GPS sets up each department, answers formal tenders and supports staff in French and English, with plow and spreader records and an optional public plow map for residents. FleetZap, which fleetzap.com lists for municipal fleets, schedules preventive maintenance on plow units by engine hours. Our public sector page has the details. ## How do you choose a fleet GPS system in Quebec? Choose a system that handles Quebec's rules and language as well as the map. Check that the ELD appears on Transport Canada's certified list, that drivers can complete the ronde de sécurité electronically with every item the SAAQ requires on the report, that IFTA distance comes out by jurisdiction, and that the driver app, reports and support are available in French. Then look at the hardware and the people behind it: trackers rated for a Quebec winter, installation in your regions and not only in Montreal, a camera setup that respects Quebec's privacy law (Law 25), and one team to call for setup, training and roadside questions. High Point GPS covers each of these from Montreal, and we can show you how it works on your own vehicles. ## Which GPS devices fit Quebec fleets? The GO10 is the vehicle tracker for most cars, vans and trucks built after 2010. Geotab rates it to operate from minus 40 °C to plus 85 °C, which covers a Quebec winter, and it reports location, trips and engine data to the platform. The GO Focus Plus AI dash cam records the road in 1080p and, in the dual version, the cabin, with alerts for distraction, fatigue and tailgating. A driver-facing camera collects personal information about your drivers, so Quebec fleets should review their obligations under Quebec's privacy law (Law 25) before switching it on and tell drivers what is recorded. The Road Only version keeps the lens on the road. For trailers and equipment, GO Anywhere trackers run on battery, and GO Anywhere Plus also takes wired power with battery backup, so a dry van, a generator or a loader shows up on the same map as the trucks. Snow removal fleets add the auxiliary inputs that record when the plow blade is down and the spreader is on, street by street. ## FAQ ### What is the best fleet GPS tracking system in Quebec? The right system for a Quebec fleet meets Quebec's rules and works in French. Look for an ELD on Transport Canada's certified list, an electronic ronde de sécurité, IFTA distance by jurisdiction, trackers rated for winter and installers across the province. High Point GPS, a Montreal Geotab partner working with Quebec fleets since 2013, offers each of these, with support in French and English. ### Who installs fleet GPS trackers in Quebec? High Point GPS installs fleet GPS trackers, dash cams and ELD hardware in Montreal through professional installers, and does the same across Quebec and North America. Our Montreal team schedules the work, assigns each device to its vehicle in the platform and checks that it reports. A fleet can install a GO10 itself, but we always recommend a professional installer. ### Does High Point GPS have an office in Quebec? Yes. High Point GPS is based in Montreal and has served Quebec fleets from there since 2013. Our Montreal team plans installations, configures the platform and answers support calls in French and English. Questions about how a Quebec rule such as the ronde de sécurité or PEVL applies to your fleet go to the same team that set up your account. ### Do you install GPS trackers outside Montreal? Yes. We install across Quebec with professional installers, and installation is a core part of the service. Our Montreal team schedules the work, assigns each device to its vehicle in the platform and checks that it reports. The same applies to dash cams, ELD hardware and asset trackers on trailers and equipment anywhere in the province. ### Is support available in French for Quebec drivers? Yes. Our Montreal team supports drivers and office staff in French and English, from training through roadside questions. The Geotab Drive app that carries our ELD and DVIR tools is available in French, so drivers can keep their logs and complete the ronde de sécurité in their own language, while managers read the same records on the platform. ### Is a DCE mandatory in Quebec if my trucks stay inside the province? In most cases, yes. Since April 30, 2023, Quebec requires a certified DCE in heavy vehicles travelling in Quebec, whether the carrier is based in Quebec or elsewhere. The SAAQ exempts vehicles with a model year before 2000, rentals of 30 days or less, and vehicles driven within 160 km of the home terminal when the driver returns there every day. ### How long is a ronde de sécurité valid in Quebec? A ronde de sécurité is valid for 24 hours. Before driving a heavy vehicle, the driver must make sure one was done in the last 24 hours, either by the driver or by a person the operator designates. A minor defect must be repaired within 48 hours, and a vehicle with a major defect cannot be driven until it is fixed. ### Is IFTA filed the same way in Quebec as in other provinces? Quebec carriers file IFTA with Revenu Québec, not the SAAQ. One return per quarter reports kilometres and litres by jurisdiction and is due the last day of the month after the quarter, even if no trip left Quebec. Revenu Québec accepts its paper or fillable PDF return and authorized software. Vehicles used only in Quebec without decals stay off the return. ### Can snowplow drivers in Quebec drive longer hours in winter? Yes, within limits. The SAAQ lets a driver drive up to 15 hours per shift when clearing snow or spreading de-icer or abrasives on a public road is needed for public safety. The driver must still stop at 16 hours of work or 16 hours after the shift began, and must note the option used in the activity report. ### Can a fleet in Quebec use a driver-facing dash cam? Many do, but a driver-facing camera collects personal information about your employees. Fleets operating in Quebec should review their obligations under Quebec's privacy law (Law 25) before switching the cabin lens on, and tell drivers what is recorded and why. The GO Focus Plus also comes in a Road Only version that records the road in 1080p and leaves the cabin out.