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Commercial telematics TLM solutions enables companies to precisely locate and manage their heavy machinery assets. TLM enhances basic maintenance and security, but also creates a planning advantage for heavy equipment operators to efficiently position equipment in project locations with minimal delays, and eliminates millions of dollars in losses through equipment unavailability and theft.
The
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military has been integrating GPS into nearly all its 250,000 transport and combat vehicles, and many other nations are following this trend. Other government fleets are following suit, installing commercial telematics systems to track sanitation trucks, snowplows, sanders, and other road-clearing and maintenance equipment. Commercial telematics TLM enables efficient dispatching of workers, and monitors exactly which roadways have been serviced, or are in need of service. Sensors on trucks can actively detect many factors, including snowplow position, road temperature, and material spreading, reporting all data to a control center.
Market advantages for construction include:
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Determine exact equipment location, using GPS |
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Knowledge of exact whereabouts and operational status of construction equipment. |
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Minimize the requirement to physically count and identify vehicles in a yard. |
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Track stolen tractors and trailers. |
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Optimize operations |
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More efficient usage of construction equipment, and higher availability when needed for projects. |
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Reduction in number of supervisors dedicated to managing construction equipment, with minimized requirement to physically count and identify construction equipment. |
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Generation of accurate maintenance and service reports. |
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Accurate planning and budgeting, with reliable project execution without delays and added costs due to equipment unavailability. |
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Develop "what if" scenarios. |
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Create Geo-fencing to prevent misuse of vehicles. |
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Identify vehicles that are not driven extensively in order to reduce fleet size. |
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Track hours of operation, miles driven, and other data for more accurate yearly reports. |
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Recover stolen vehicles |
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Track location of vehicles and equipment, and in some instances remotely shut down a vehicle. |
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Early detection and rapid recovery of stolen trailers and loads helps to minimize losses and reduce insurance costs. |
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Use geo-zones to prevent misuse of vehicles |
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