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Telematics
DPL offers āaffordable, quick installingā construction equipment telematics on month-to-month contract
The new AssetCommand Max Tracking System from DPL Telematics is an affordable fleet tracking system with a quick install and advanced features. Details here.
November 13, 2020
Technology
Survey: Contractors grossly underutilizing telematics systems, leaving money on the table; time constraints, lack of understanding to blame
Monitoring your fleet with telematics tools is one of the best tools you can useāunless you donāt use it. And, as it turns out, most contractors arenāt doing muchāor all that they couldāwith the technology. Thatās one of the key findings in a survey recently completed by Teletrac Navman. Even though 90 percent of the [ā¦]
November 25, 2019
Construction Equipment
John Deere updates JDLink machine management system
John Deere Construction & Forestry is adding new capabilities to its JDLink platform, designed to improve the user experience. These include: Updates to the Notification Center, accessible via JDLink, Ā include email alerts when a machine diagnostic trouble code occurs or thereās an upcoming scheduled maintenance interval. Users can set up which alerts they want to [ā¦]
September 20, 2019
Telematics
Genie Lift Connect telematics offers mixed-fleet solution
Genieās Lift Connect telematics program, available in early 2019 in North America, will offer actionable aerial lift machine information to users no matter which brands are in their mobile elevated work platform fleet, according to the company. Featuring dashboards and alert notifications, the Genie Lift Connect program provides fleet managers āwith tools to maximize efficiency [ā¦]
February 13, 2019
Telematics
There will be 4.9M construction machines with OEM telematics by 2022, report says
Could construction equipment OEM telematics systems reach an estimated 4.9 million units by 2022? Berg Insight believes it will. Learn more on Equipment World.
January 1, 2019
Telematics
Volvo CE says ActiveCare Direct service takes āthe noise out of telematics dataā
Almost all of the customers who had a year of the service for free have re-enrolled in the companyās ActiveCare Direct fee-based subscription service. More here.
June 1, 2018
Construction Equipment
Telematics 101: How to drink from the fire hose of heavy equipment data
Editorās Note: This is the second part in our ongoing Telematics 101 series of articles. To view the other articles in this series Click here. Contractors sometimes complain that reading telematics data is like trying to take a drink from a fire hose ā too much information, too fast. True, OEM and third party telematics [ā¦]
April 1, 2016
Technology
Telematics 101: Cutting through the jargon to what you need to know to get started with this fleet tracking tech
Editorās Note: This is the firstĀ article in our ongoing Telematics 101 series. To view the other articles in this series Click here. EW: What is telematics? DS: Think of it as a conduit that takes information from your vehicle or equipment and sends it to a website where you can view it. The word ātelematicsā [ā¦]
January 22, 2016
Technology
John Deere extends base JDLink Ultimate telematics subscription to 5 years
John Deere has announced an extension to theĀ base subscription of its JDLink Ultimate telematics service from three to five years. Director of Deereās WorkSight construction technology solutions group,Ā Jena Holtberg-Benge said the extension came as a response to requests from production-scale customers. āThey work in high-volume, high-production situations, so they need their equipment to run longer [ā¦]
July 9, 2015
Technology
Volvo CEās new SmartCare service will monitor and translate your telematics data for you
Volvo Construction Equipment has launched a new fleet management assistance service that takes the manufacturerās dealer involvement to a new level. The new SmartCare service will include three tiers:Basic, Plus and Complete. As you progress from Basic through Complete, your Volvo dealer becomes more involved in helping to monitor and translate the CareTrack telematics data [ā¦]
June 3, 2015
Technology
Software on John Deere, all other heavy equipment only ādestroysā an antiquated idea of ownership
A recent blog from WIREDĀ criticizing the impenetrable software programs that run John Deereās ag tractors has created quite a stir in the equipment community. In a nutshell, the the author Kyle Wiens reports farmers are hopping mad that there are so many sensors and computers running these machines that you need the dealer to diagnose [ā¦]
May 13, 2015
Technology
Case CE consolidates equipment precision services under SiteSolutions umbrella
Case Construction Equipment has moved all of its precision services, such as telematics, into one group of services named Case SiteSolutions. The company says this move will create a ā360-degreeā business solution system for customers, and make equipment data gathered āmore practical and intuitiveā for contractors to use. āThis starts with the extension of the [ā¦]
April 24, 2015
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