Everything that we've come to know about fueling and maintaining our vehicles is changing.
According to one major U.S. automaker, in the next 10 years, up to 70% of the full-size bus and van industry and one-third of the full-size pickup segments are expected to electrify in the U.S. by 2030.
With a transition toward electrification or other alternative-fuel sources, it is important for fleet managers to consider every aspect of those changes.
Ford’s answer to these challenges and more for commercial fleets is Ford Pro. To get started, there is one point of contact for Ford customers – 1-800-34-FLEET – to get information on charging, telematics, service, financing, business management and, of course, vehicles.
For any contractor or business with any Fords in their fleet, Ford Pro provides access to the entire Ford ecosystem of digital information. Everything is managed through Ford Pro Intelligence, a cloud-based suite of services that combines telematics, charging and customer relations. It focuses on commercial business owners’ primary concerns: If something is wrong with a vehicle and if there will be an economic impact on the business.
Under most current scenarios, a fleet manager sends a vehicle in for service to change the brakes when the driver complains about another noise the vehicle is making. Ford Pro Intelligence and its cloud interface of services provides the ability to know when that vehicle needs service and can even be set to alert the manager every 15,000 miles to check the brakes specifically. Additional data collected include idling, braking, speeding events, fuel consumption and much more as fleets utilize the full benefits of Ford Pro Telematics.
General health aspects of fleet vehicles are provided free via Ford Pro Telematics Essentials. It allows managers and drivers to access modem equipped vehicle data directly into the platform. The system tracks the odometer statement, engine hours and oil life.
