Providing the right data to speed up truck service
The threats that will put your trucks on the side of the road haven’t changed much–brakes, lights and tires are still the main culprits, according to Dave Walters, senior solutions engineer for Trimble Transportation–but what has changed is what you can do about it. The service data streaming off of your trucks are fueling everything
Verizon Connect updates Navigation mobile app
Verizon Connect has updated Navigation, its mobile app that works with the company’s fleet management technology, with information on open truck stops and hours of operation to help the long-haul truck drivers who encounter rest stop closures. The team checks for updates at the state level, the departments of transportation and chains (e.g., Pilot, TA)
Wondering how to integrate your truck data? Here are a few ideas
Integration. Five years ago that word was synonymous with powertrain components. Today, the integration trend continues, but now it’s synonymous with data. You have plenty of it streaming off of your trucks, but being able to put that data in to actionable dashboards and match it up with other data points from other solutions providers
How to act on truck telematics data, not just analyze it
Working remotely is new for much of the business world, but your trucks are always remote–rolling across the city, state or country delivering needed goods. The difference for you as the fleet manager now might be that you’re not down the hall from your dispatcher, shop manager or driver training manager. The telematics you employ
How to remotely coach your truck drivers with video telematics
No script? No plan? No problem. Welcome to Fleet Equipment Unscripted—the video interview series that connects you with the greatest minds in the heavy-duty trucking world. In the midst of a nationwide social distancing order and many states issuing Stay at Home orders, staying connected with your equipment and the men and women who operate
How video telematics can provide truck operation insight beyond what you see
As more Stay at Home orders are issued by states and the quarantine continues, the trucking industry keeps rolling forward. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which executes the Secretary of Homeland Security’s responsibilities, stated that employees supporting or enabling transportation functions, including truck drivers, bus drivers, dispatchers, maintenance and repair technicians, warehouse workers,
Asset management ideas to meet delivery demand with Volvo Trucks
No script? No plan? No problem. Welcome to Fleet Equipment Unscripted—the video interview series that connects you with the greatest minds in the heavy-duty trucking world. Meeting customer delivery expectations is always a top trucking fleet priority, but with the Coronavirus pandemic creating huge demand for necessary supplies and the entire world watching, making on-time
Thermo King releases T-90 TRU with integrated telematics hardware
Thermo King has announced its Thermo King T-90 Series of truck transport refrigeration units (TRU) with standard integrated telematics hardware to connect fleets with their cargo. Fleets can activate TracKing to monitor, control and analyze refrigerated fleet operations. The included premium Human Machine Interface (HMI) improves usability, diagnostic capabilities and ease-of-use, the company says. The
Zonar launches Fleet Health Solutions Suite
Zonar has launched its Fleet Health Solution Suite, including Zonar FaultIQ, powered by Noregon. FaultIQ provides real-time visibility to fault data from an entire vehicle with a recommended action plan regardless of the vehicle or asset manufacturer, the company says. In addition to FaultIQ, Zonar’s Fleet Health Solution Suite consists of a range of diagnostic
ClearPathGPS introduces fully-integrated fleet dashcam
ClearPathGPS has introduced a fully-integrated fleet dashcam solution from Owlcam, which adds video telematics to its fleet tracking solution. According to the American Trucking Associations, passenger vehicles are at fault in 85% of truck-passenger accidents and without exonerating video evidence, commercial drivers are more likely to be blamed. By adding dashcam hardware like Owlcam and
Mack launches driver-activated over-the-air updates
Mack Trucks has launched driver-activated Mack Over The Air updates, enabling customers to activate their software updates 24/7. Mack Over The Air allows remote software updates and the setting of vehicle parameters through Mack GuardDog Connect, Mack’s fully integrated telematics solution. Available beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020, the company says the new driver-activated
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