Driving from a distance: The potential of remote piloting as a solution to the driver shortage
Now that we’ve moved past wondering whether the future includes automated trucks, it’s time to drill down to the specifics of what this will look like when these automated trucks are on the road. The initial automated trucks we see on the road will likely be Level 3 or 4—which are mostly autonomous but still
Three steps to ELD implementation on the eve of out-of-service enforcement
The Dec. 18, 2017, effective date for the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate has come and gone, but fleets are beginning to realize that it didn’t mark the end of the ELD saga—it was the beginning of a new ELD era. The next mile marker on the road toward the mandatory use deadline is April
Is predictive maintenance a reality? What’s your prediction?
In February 2017, I checked in with a few telematics and remote diagnostic providers to get a handle on predictive maintenance and asked the question: Is predictive modeling able to reliably impact fleet maintenance costs? The answer was, “not quite.” Cut to September when Navistar announced its OnCommand Connection Live Action Plans, a feature that
Predictive maintenance is giving small fleets access to large amounts of data
One notable advantage of trucking technology is the opportunity to level the playing field between large and small fleets. You might be familiar with the story of the Moneyball Oakland A’s (of book and movie fame), who overcame significant disadvantages in resources compared to their MLB competition by taking advantage of the data available to
How data-driven maintenance solutions can bolster the bottom line
How many of your trucks, right now, are rolling down the road with an active fault code? According to JPRO in-shop data from Noregon, it’s estimated that 92.5% of all modern trucks on the road have fault codes present on at least one ECU. “Of those, 59.7% have active faults on one of the ECUs
Five truck trend takeaways from November
We know it’s not easy to keep up with everything that happens in the world of trucking. So here are the biggest stories from November focused on the latest truck trends, all in one place.
How data-driven telematics systems can improve your current trucks
There’s one advantage that older legacy trucks have over the latest makes and models when it comes to telematics: history. With data streaming off trucks over the past three to five years, a wealth of historical data has been collected and analyzed by telematics providers that can make service suggestions based data from all the
Watch: Detailing the ELD mandate and a Q&A
Welcome to Fleet Equipment‘s Future Focus, a video series that details the latest in truck technology and evolving equipment solutions. In our first set of videos, Senior Editor Alex Crissey is your guide through the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, which goes into effect on Dec. 18. Watch Part 1 of our Future Focus on
Photo gallery: ATA MCE 2017 on the show floor
The show floor of ATA’s 2017 Management Conference and Exhibition (MCE) is packed with the latest technology, trucks and connected solutions. Check out the pictures below for a tour of the show. Daimler Trucks North America’s President and Chief Executive Officer Roger Nielsen held a round table press conference. The key takeaways: • “Active lane keeping assist
Continental shows off ContiConnect digital tire monitoring platform
Continental displayed its ContiConnect digital tire monitoring platform at the North American Commercial Vehicle show. The remote tire monitoring system allows fleet managers to see tire pressure and temperature data for the entire fleet in a single web portal, every time trucks return to the fleet yard. Identifying and resolving tire issues immediately upon return
