Keep on tracking
Networked vehicles with Scania Fleet Management services enable companies to track their vehicles’ performance and optimise their routes
Headquartered in Sweden, Scania is a global company, present in over 100 countries. Scania has production units in both Europe and Latin America. Mainly involved in the transport industry, the company manufactures various types of trucks including those for long haulage, special purpose as well as trucks for construction.
Scania is also involved in engines for use in industrial applications and a large range of coaches and buses. In addition, Scania is renowned globally for its service offering as driver training, workshop and financial services and fleet management.
The Fleet Management Service is an integral part of Scania’s comprehensive global service offering, supporting the driver, as well as managing the transport operation and the vehicle fleet. The Fleet Management offers customers the possibility to monitor, analyze and control their fleet operations leading to maximized uptime and enhanced road safety. This is a major benefit for operators running all kind of operations.
Scania Fleet Management uses a wide range of information about the customer’s fleet, to help keep a firm grip on the performance of the vehicles and therefore, business. One can monitor exactly where the vehicles are, their fuel consumption, how they are driven, and even potential mechanical problems. This information can be utilised to improve profitability and reduce the hazardous impact on the environment.
Another feature is that the Fleet Management services can combine GPS positioning with a recording unit and communication on board the vehicle; it also has a subscription to data communications and interface-based web applications. The Scania Communicator will automatically collect data from the vehicles every few minutes and analyze them in the way the operator wants it, compiling reports in a simple format. It provides the customer a view into aspects that are needed to improve operating efficiency.
Monitoring
With Scania Fleet Management fleet owners can glance and monitor how each vehicle is performing and which ones need special attention, without having to go through long lists of data. Monthly and yearly summaries give them additional information about trends and patterns over time. This will show how the trucks are doing on fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, as well as indications of any hard driving (speeding or hard braking). Operators can get clear and useful information in hand so that they can understand what is costing them money.
Analysis
The possibility for extensive analysis gives the operator the details on both individual vehicles and drivers, presented the way they want, looking at any time period you choose. Analysis in the Scania Fleet Management can help reduce operating costs by giving easy access to clear and useful information. Operators will have a chance to spot trends and even potential problems early on. Perhaps the drivers need coaching on more economical driving habits, or maybe you can improve your maintenance planning.
Control
The Control part of the Scania Fleet Management is an advanced set of services suitable for fleet owners who want the benefits of vehicle and driver follow-up, as well as additional operational information based on maps and positioning to support their transport process. It allows the fleet owners to stay on top of their fleet wherever it is, and wherever it’s heading.
Real-time control
Besides offering reports the Fleet Management services include tools for controlling fleet routes in real-time. All vehicles are shown on a map, and it is possible to trace where they have travelled to and to receive notifications about when the vehicles enter or leave a user-defined zone.
The reports in these packages identify trends so users can see how a vehicle is doing compared to the previous period, for example in relation to fuel consumption. Users are provided with a report card and feedback on how to improve the fuel consumption of a vehicle by, for example, cutting down on harsh braking or changing gears in a more fuel-efficient way.
Efficient transport operation
In a nutshell, the value of this new technology – the Scania Fleet Management, lies not in the hardware, but rather in offering service solutions that add value to the customer’s business by providing analyzed vehicle and driver information in a form that can be easily used to enhance the transport operation. The Scania Communicator can be hooked up to Scania vehicles and other makes to optimise the productivity of each vehicle in a fleet.