Capital Equipment News May 2021

are not recognised as tracking systems for insurance purposes.” Scania Fleet Management Using the Scania Fleet Management Service (FMS) requires a Scania Communicator telematics unit installed in the vehicle. This unit collects, saves, sends and receives information for analysis and presentation on the Scania Fleet Management portal and in the Monitoring Report. This, says Hashimbhai, is to provide clients with clear information on their fleets’ performance. “The client can spot potential prob- lems early, be able to coach drivers into adopting more economical driving habits, for instance, and improve their service planning.” He says monthly and annual summary reports are provided to highlight long-term trends and patterns. Management Monitoring packages are designed to improve “fleet economy” for both small and large fleets. “The clients receive weekly e-mail summaries covering all their vehicles. From these, they can see at a glance how each vehicle is performing and which ones need attention.” Monthly summary reports and a summary at the end of each year allow clients to identify and act upon trends and patterns that develop in time. Hashimbhai says this service is particularly suitable for smaller fleets as the reports do not track drivers but individual vehicles. Service planning “Our clients have access to the Scania Fleet Management portal, designed to manage service planning, and which provides an overview of all the equipment in your fleet, along with their maintenance plans, including a calendar for keeping track of maintenance and repairs.” The free Scania Fleet Management app provides access to the defect reporting func- tion, whereby drivers can report problems and supply photographs directly from the site of the incident. These defect reports, which are also reported automatically by the vehicle, combine defect reports with planned maintenance and are sent to the workshop as work orders. The Monitoring Report The Monitoring Report includes Scania Driver Support which generates average driver scores, as well as a change in fuel consumption report; a report on CO 2 emissions; coasting (where driving in gear Fleet Management Monitoring Hashimbhai says Scania’s Fleet

Scania believes real-time data is increasingly becoming a necessity, opening up possibilities to solutions providers.

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Advantages of third-party telematics systems in trucks include the fact that telematics is the core business of these service providers

A major disadvantage of third-party systems is that they rely on OEMs for access to vehicle operational data

Among the advantages of OEM-installed systems is that these systems are fully integrated with the vehicle

Scania has a connected population of over 14 000 chassis in the market

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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS MAY 2021