Eaton Corp. has announced the creation of the Vehicle Solutions Business Unit (VSBU), which allows Eaton’s Truck group to realign its VORAD and MD Tools Mobile Diagnostics product lines and transform its business model from a component-based supplier to a systems-based solutions provider, the company said. Future VSBU offerings will include integrated diagnostics, safety and other operational management solutions to fleets, Easton added.
According to Eaton, its Vehicle Solutions vision is a new product development and sales agreement with @Road, Inc. an on demand Mobile Resource Management solution. Eaton said this enables it to now combine its on-board diagnostic and safety systems with @Road Mobile Resource Management to offer a customized fleet management solution. On-demand GPS-based location intelligence, real-time vehicle diagnostics, shop management, wireless communication capabilities, and other fleet asset management optimization tools can all be tailored to fit the unique needs of any truck fleet.
This alliance with @Road means that fleets will be able to monitor their vehicles in real time, schedule vehicle downtime, monitor vehicle operational issues, and provide drivers with enhanced safety systems, the company said. With the new solutions that Eaton and @Road will bring to the marketplace, we will be able to better help fleets optimize their performance, maximize their uptime and reduce operating costs, Eaton added.
