Penske Truck Leasing announced the launch of its new connected fleet solutions. Using a proprietary, device-neutral data platform, Penske Truck Leasing says it can now connect its systems with virtually any truck and engine configuration or telematics service provider.

“We’re very pleased to begin formally offering connected fleet solutions to customers,” said Brian Hard, president and chief executive officer of Penske Truck Leasing. “Our unique approach makes it easy for customers to connect their vehicles and share their vehicle data with us. We’ve designed these connected fleet solutions to improve vehicle uptime, safety and compliance, and help keep customers well-informed about their vehicles.”

Penske’s connected fleet solutions enable faster roadside assistance call triage and improved vehicle maintenance through remote diagnostics, location data, and big data analytics, and provides a technological path to providing predictive vehicle maintenance, the company says.

Penske believes it is the first truck leasing company to provide connected fleet solutions at such size and scale. Today, the company is using its connected fleet solutions platform with more than 20,000 vehicles in its truck rental and logistics fleets and is adding customer vehicles daily. The remote diagnostics capability is also currently in use at Penske’s in-house 24/7 Roadside Assistance call center.