Samsara, Navistar partner to launch integrated fleet management solution
Samsara and Navistar have formed a strategic partnership to offer an integrated fleet management solution for International trucks. The companies say this includes two new integrations that will streamline data sharing between both platforms and empower customers to bring embedded telematics data from International 360 into the Samsara platform and make Samsara fault code data
How dealership programs can improve truck service
Dealers are well aware of fleets’ need for efficient service, and many of them make use of programs that prioritize this.
Handling remote diagnostic service notifications effectively to boost uptime
There’s no doubt that today’s advanced telematics systems are improving vehicle uptime. Along with providing information that helps streamline operations, these solutions are proving to be a critical part of eliminating guesswork about the severity of events requiring service. By notifying drivers and fleet managers instantly, telematics systems indicate fault code severity levels and allow
Three common problems fleets can address with data
Prior to recent advances in onboard electronics and telematics, it was difficult to diagnose developing maintenance issues or know that repairs were needed. Around the time vehicle emissions testing began, it became possible for engines to communicate when something was wrong, which could be displayed with an illuminated light on the dash or viewed during
An in-depth look at steer, drive tire issues
Maintaining proper tire pressures in all positions is a challenge. While automatic tire inflation systems (ATIS) are available for trailer tires, maintaining a constant, and correct, pressure in tractor tires is trickier. Both Meritor and Dana have previewed tractor tire inflation systems, but they are not currently available. Much of maintaining proper tire pressure in
Dana introduces tire analytics solution
Dana Inc. unveiled its Rhombus TireAnalytics solution, a cloud-based platform that enables commercial truck owners and fleet maintenance managers to identify best practices for tire maintenance and optimize tire lifecycle management. The Rhombus TireAnalytics solution provides insights into the condition of tractor and trailer tires that help identify and analyze tire wear trends, predict maintenance
Wabco announces winners of social media campaign
Wabco announced the winners of its global “#MyTruckStop” campaign. The five winners were awarded iPad minis. Truck drivers and other members of the global commercial vehicle community submitted hundreds of photos of their favorite truck stops via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #MyTruckStop. Responding to this call, participants captured snapshots of their daily
Wabco debuts TX-Trailerguard, new fleet management solution
Wabco Holdings Inc., supplier of technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles, introduced its next-generation TX-Trailerguard fleet management solution at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 in Hanover, Germany. TX-Trailerguard combines the functionalities of Wabco’s Trailerguard telematics solution with Transics International’s back-office software platform TX-Connect. TX-Trailerguard helps commercial vehicle fleet operators improve their vehicle fleets’ safety and efficiency performance
Digging into diagnostics: Sifting through onboard data to put fleet analytics to work
With more vehicles “plugging in,” fleets stand to gain uptime by leveraging data from onboard computers. Telematics software collects sophisticated diagnostic information related to vehicle performance and automatically sends data related to fault codes to dealers and fleet managers. Some providers have integrated telematics software and maintenance management systems, while others take a more “a
Mitchell 1 ‘Super Workshop’ to be held in San Diego
Mitchell 1 will hold an expanded shop management “Super Workshop” July 17-19 in San Diego, Calif., at the Hotel Salomar. The training workshop is designed for those who have previously established competence using their shop management software and now want to learn more advanced capabilities, better methods and shortcuts. The curriculum for the two-day training