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Apr 25, 2021 Fleets will need to upgrade to new 4G LTE devices to avoid disruptions from sunsetting 3G cellular networks When auto and commercial truck manufacturers are limiting production due to a global shortage of semiconductors, it s a sign that other types of manufacturers and suppliers are also getting squeezed. OEMs get the first allocation of chips from factories, and companies that supply IoT telematics systems to fleets are “fighting for what’s left over,” said Kerynn Holtzman, divisional vice president of customer operations for SkyBitz, the largest trailer telematics provider in terms of market share. Several years ago when auto manufacturing was in another boom cycle, “we lived through the painstaking process of managing a supply chain,” she added. Things are worse this time around. ....