A trailer is no longer just a box on wheels. Just like in the rest of the transportation industry, new technologies have been developed to secure a smooth journey for your fleet. It is a digital asset, a “smart trailer” with trailer telematics. If you want to connect with the future of logistics, here’s how can you get started with trailer telematics.
We will outline the current status of telematics, its ROI and how you can start to benefit from it.
Trailer telematics – what is it?
Trailer telematics uses technology and software linked via wireless communications to sensors on trailers to generate data to help fleet managers maximise their trailer ROI and uptime and minimise their Total Cost of Trailer Ownership. Trailer telematics data gives operators more information so they can make better decisions. It also provides greater transparency in real time on all aspects of a trailer, from the condition of its mechanical components and the need for preventative maintenance, to its travel and the condition of the cargo it is carrying as it moves through the supply chain to final delivery.
ROI through trailer telematics
You can extend the life of your trailers by monitoring their usage and rebalancing their deployment between those that are being used the most and least. Trailer life longevity is greater when they are used on an equal basis. (source: IoT World Today[1])
Get started
Fleet Equipment Mag[4] offers trailer telematics first-timers some helpful advice on getting started. Its panel of experts recommends four steps.
Start trailer telematics with TIP trailer leasing and rental
TIP Trailer Services is a leading provider of trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repair to customers in transport and logistics companies in Europe and Canada. TIP has the expertise and experience to advise on the best ways to introduce telematics for trailers.
TIP Insight trailer telematics advantage
On top of its core services, TIP offers telematics solutions that improve the safety, efficiency, and connectivity of commercial vehicles. TIP Insight offers a variety of digital fleet management services including track and trace, remote trailer health and diagnostics functionalities, safety features such as tyre pressure monitoring and cold chain management that support leaner, greener, and safer fleet operations.
Telematics and full-service contracts
Telematics on TIP trailers equip fleet managers with new data and analytics. TIP’s full-service contracts include service scheduling, maintenance, worn parts replacement and uptime performance manager at any one of our 119 workshops. These services combine to enable fleet operators to manage their trailer fleets even more effectively and reduce total cost of trailer ownership.
TIP offers telematics on all its leases and rentals vehicles for a better visibility of the fleet.
Strong TIP range
Our customers range from multinational transport companies with large fleets to owner-drivers with a single trailer. We operate in seventeen European countries covering the Nordic countries, Benelux, Central Europe, the Mediterranean and the UK and Ireland and across Canada.
TIP’s trailer fleet of over 113,000 vehicles is spread across 102 locations. It gives our customers international reach and convenience, flexibility and peace of mind as we can provide them with any trailer and associated service that they need wherever they are. For more information on how your fleet can benefit from trailer telematics, please contact your local TIP Trailer Services manager.
2021/03/17
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