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2022 Truck Trends

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2021-2022 are transformative years for the truck industry and have been keeping people in the truck industry busy. This transformation affects operations, expenses, and administration. With ELD compliance, Electrification to ease climate change, driver shortages, rising fuel costs, and trucker convoys for COVID-19 restrictions, it’s been a busy couple of years.

This article digs a bit deeper into ELD mandates and tighter truck emission regulations in Canada and the USA, and how this affects the transportation industry.

ELD Compliance

ELD(Electronic Logging Devices) mandate went into effect in December 2017 in the USA and will be fully mandated in January 2023 in Canada(Find the Canadian ELD mandate schedule).

Electronic logging devices (ELD) are used to electronically keep a driver’s Record of Duty Status (RODS) and all drivers are required to use an ELD to document their compliance with HOS rules.

In Canada, the full ELD mandate will go into effect on January 2023 and this deadline extension will ensure that carriers can have sufficient time to purchase, install ELDs and educate drivers to comply with the ELD mandate rules. However, the reality is you need to get started preparing as soon as possible. Here is why you should start preparing today for the ELD mandate:  https://www.astreon.com/full-eld-enforcement-delayed/

 

Electrification

The electrification of heavy commercial vehicles is making a splash right now. According to Natural Resources Canada, “Transportation accounts for approximately 25% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions(GHG), of which almost half comes from passenger cars and light trucks.”.

The electrification movement is accelerating in North America.

“Roughly half of all U.S. and Canadian Class 8 tractors engaged in regional-haul applications could switch to battery-electric technology today with minimal or no impact on operations, productivity, or efficiency, according to a new report.” – HDT

For more information about the reaction from countries and how we can help customers reduce their environmental impact and comply with emission regulations: https://www.astreon.com/a-greener-solution/

 

Driver Shortages

As the demand in the supply chain industry is increasing, North America is facing a serious shortage of truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), the shortage of truck drivers was 60,800 and is estimated to reach 160,000 by 2028 in U.S. Whereas, Canada is expected to be short 25,000 truck drivers by 2023 according to a study from Trucking HR Canada.

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The stressful environment caused by COVID-19 is further accelerating the shortage of truck drivers and exacerbating disruptions in the supply chain.

Find out how to ease driver shortages with telematics:  https://www.astreon.com/telematics-can-improve-drivers-safety-and-retention-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Sky High Fuel Costs

Rising fuel costs are pressuring trucking companies. Many companies are struggling with minimizing the impact of fuel costs to their clients, but there is a limit.

In order to combat the impact of rising fuel costs, it is critical to have insightful data about your fleet operations to analyze and drive effective improvements into your business. To get this insightful data, you need a leading GPS Tracking solution in your fleet to better understand how much gasoline or diesel is consumed by your fleet each month and year. A GPS Fleet Management system is also important to help analyze data and receive powerful automated reports to identify where you can drive additional efficiencies and savings.

For detailed tips to combat the effects of rising fuel costs, read this article.

 

Astreon Can Help

Astreon offers the most Comprehensive & Advanced Fleet Management platform available for your Vehicles, Trailers, Machinery, and Equipment, with over 3.3 million+ tracked assets globally. Our software is easy to use, fully customizable, and provides advanced industry-leading features. With our Fleet Management platform, you can visualize all of your fleet assets on one screen in a simple to operate, powerful application. Fuel Management with Astreon is the complete solution for optimizing fuel expenditure and ultimately saving your company time and money. For more information about our fuel control, click here.

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Telematics can improve driver’s safety and retention during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Under uncertain circumstances due to COVID-19, strict restrictions have been imposed almost every month. This has huge impact on the transportation industry, especially long-haul drivers. Even though truck drivers are exempted from COVID-19 restrictions, they experience job stress from many sources. In addition, it is obvious that these COVID-19 restrictions accelerated their stress level too.

Truck driver shortage

North America is facing a serious shortage of truck drivers. According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), the shortage of truck driver was 60,800 and is estimated to reach 160,000 by 2028 in U.S. Whereas, Canada is expected to short 25,000 truck drivers by 2023 according to a study from Trucking HR Canada.

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projected vacancies in the trucking & logistics sector

This estimated trend and the stressful environment caused by COVID-19 could accelerate the shortage of truck drivers and exacerbate disruptions to supply chains in near future.

What’s major stress factors for truck drivers

The stress factors for truck drivers range from a salary to pressure of on-time delivery.

The following are some stress factors for truck drivers;

  • Long hours
  • Tight deadlines
  • Difficult weather
  • Dangerous drivers
  • Low salary
  • Social isolation
  • Distance from home
  • Road rage and fear of violence

How telematics can improve driver’s health, safety and retention

There are 5 ways you can improve driver’s health, safety and retention aside from increasing salary.

  1. Monitor driver’s behavior

Monitoring driver’s behavior can prevent unnecessary accidents and train their behavior. With telematics, you can gain insight to reduce dangerous events, such as harsh breaking, speeding, reckless driving, and driver fatigue. A.I. dash camera are the best tool to detect potential unsafe habits and improve driver safety. They are equipped with sensors that can detect when drivers violate compliance like identifying driver fatigue. It will notify fleet Managers of unsafe behaviors like this to prevent unnecessary accidents.

Astreon’s latest A.I. Dash cameras can prevent pedestrian collisions, notify drivers of fatigue, lane departure, general collisions for distracted driving, and so much more. The benefit is not just after the fact coaching to prevent future incidents, but live and real time accident avoidance in the vehicle.

  1. HOS (Hours-of-service) compliance

HOS (Hours of service) are mandated rules referring to the maximum amount of time a commercial motor vehicle driver is permitted to be on duty including driving time, and length of rest periods to conduct the truck driver’s job safely.

(For more details about the HOS, check our blog: Hours of Service regulation changes. )

Using HOS brings your business huge benefits. Drivers receive alerts when they violate compliance, when to stop working/take rest. It helps drivers increase safety and your business saves time and money. It enables you to utilize resources effectively and optimize scheduling with powerful tools while many drivers are dealing with new restrictions and procedures.

Astreon ELD is a fully a fully compliant ELD solution for upcoming Canada, and US rule sets. Our solution enables carriers to be fully compliant with the mandate while staying adaptable with client needs and requests.

  1. Route optimization

Traffic delay and adverse roads under tight schedule are frustrating for drivers. The routes can change due to unpredicted weather and traffic incidents on the route. Knowing which routes are optimal is one of the important ways for fleet managers to reduce driver’s stress, delivery time and improve customer and driver’s satisfaction. In order to provide the best route to drivers, you need an advanced fleet management system offering the best routes based on the weather, traffic conditions and other factors.

Astreon’s fleet management can optimize routes to get your divers where they need to be faster & safer and complete more jobs within the same time period. Efficient routes also help by prolonging vehicle life span and eliminating unnecessary driving.

  1. Improve communication with drivers and provide better training

Accurate communication between dispatchers and drivers helps reduce human errors, save time and improve customer satisfaction. Poor communication regarding pay, home time, training, and performance can be one of the biggest sources of driver’s stress. To improve driver’s safety, health, and retention, fleet companies need to have advanced fleet management tools to assess driver’s performance, communicate with drivers effectively and train them by observing their driving behavior.

  1. Vehicle maintenance

Having well-maintenance vehicles keeps your drivers on schedule and helps them to complete their job on time. Planning routine maintenance like oil changes, repairs and reducing breakdowns will lead to driver’s productivity.

Astreon allows you to automate your regularly scheduled maintenance work by tracking vehicle operation in real time and by sending notifications to your team for a truly preventative and proactive approach. It is designed to control all types of jobs, services, and expenditures for parts, labor, vehicles, and even cost per mile so that you can maximize vehicles and drivers’ productivity.

Overall, telematics enables fleet organizations to have better insights to improve driver’s safety based on an advanced data. With this tool, fleet managers can control and manage everything, and it will result in improving driver’s satisfaction and retention.

Astreon Telematics

We offer GPS Fleet Management services to businesses throughout North America. With location and telematics-based solutions for vehicles of all shapes and sizes, equipment, high value assets, and valuable cargo. Our customers rely on our services daily as business process management tools and benefit from multiple add-on tools and applications such as Compliant ELD, Maintenance Management, Driver Coaching, Video Management Dashboard, KPI Management Dashboards, Logistics & Dispatch tools, and many more. Connect with us today to find out more about how Astreon can benefit your business.

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December Monthly Update

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Good day Astreon clients and partners. Did you ever think we would be this close to the holiday season? It is hard to believe that this year is coming to end soon!

2020 was a trying year, there were many obstacles and the ongoing COVID pandemic has not made it easy. Despite the ups and downs, it has been a successful year for new technologies in the telematics industry (such as A.I. Connected Dash Cams). We’d like to thank our clients & partners for your ongoing support as we work towards an even bigger and better 2021!

***Important notice***

Please note that our office will be closed or shorten business hour on the following dates during holiday season. We will be back on the 4th January 2021 and look forward to working with you in the New Year!

**2020 Holiday Hours**

Thursday December 24th – 8am-3pm

Friday December 25th – Closed Merry Christmas!!!

Monday December 28th – Closed

Tuesday December 29th – 8am-5pm

Wednesday December 30th – 8am-5pm

Thursday December 31st – 8am-3pm

Friday January 1st – Closed Happy New Year!!!

Monday January 4th –8am-5pm

Astreon New Features and Enhancements

Relocation of fuel consumption settings to the fuel sensors settings

The fuel consumption settings have been relocated to the Sensor Properties section for fuel sensors. This will make configuration more streamlined and easier to configure (all within the fuel sensor itself, as opposed to a different tab altogether). This will be especially helpful in situations such as machinery that has several fuels tanks, etc.

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We also added the ability to bind sensors to other sensors (engine sensors to FLS, engine efficiency sensors to the selected engine sensors), extended the fuel consumption calculation by math for FLS, and сhanged the import and export process both for sensors and units, so that you could, for example, import the previously exported units correctly.

Note: Current fuel consumption settings were retained and are now available for viewing and editing in already existing fuel sensors.

The Fuel consumption tab will be still available for now (temporarily). A detailed tooltip has been added for each setting with its current location in the fuel sensors.

Blocks management on the Dashboard page

Now you can easily customize your dashboard layout by hovering over the specific block title and clicking/dragging any block to any place within the dashboard.

Dashboard enhancements

The following interface changes have been implemented:

  • Modified the elements’ width, added indents
  • The pie charts are displayed clockwise

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New filter by geofences in the Images table

You can download photos of a specific period and location by each client with this new feature (if the client is marked on the map as a geofence).

Application example: company required proof of completed work by photo. Each employee has a tablet/smartphone with Astreon Mobile installed. The employee captures before and after photos using the Astreon Mobile app (or White labelled partner app). You can now generate a group report and apply geofence and unit filters to this report to look through the photos in a more convenient way.

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Hecterra

New limits for time-consuming requests

The limits for the time-consuming request rule have been changed. Prior to this change you could launch only 1 time-consuming request per resource (cultivations search, recalculation, creation of compound cultivation, etc.). Now, this limitation only applies to the specific user’s session but not the entire account resource. It allows multiple dispatchers to work in one resource simultaneously.

Autocomplete for the Fuel consumption rate

When you registered the fuel consumption rate you had to register the cultivation manually. It was time-consuming and caused potential errors. To avoid those problems an autocomplete for the fuel consumption rate field was added. The data is automatically retrieved from the entries the user utilized in the current session (up to 5 entries). The list of available values will be shown after clicking on the fuel consumption field.

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Fleetrun

Creation of fuel fillings for the fleet units in Fleetrun

A new fuel fillings page was added in Fleetrun. Creating and editing fuel fillings allows you to obtain more detailed fuel expenses tracking. This works similarly to the creating and editing of services.

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On the new Fuel fillings page, you will see the list of all the fuel fillings in the fleet.

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Line items library: a new line item ‘Fuel’

A new fuel tab is available in the line items library. You can add fuel types that most frequently used in the fleet there. There are two ways to do so:

  1. Select from the preset types
  2. Add the fuel type manually

With this feature, you can create fuel fillings faster by choosing the necessary type.

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Fuel units of measurement

A selection feature of the fuel units of measurement has been added. A user can select a preferred unit of measurement for fuel. This is done via the administration panel on the fleet settings tab.

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Logistics

Order creation/editing dialog improvement

The display of custom fields in the order creation/editing dialog box was revised and the ability to add them was removed within these dialog boxes. Custom fields can only be added in the setting section. This prevents potential errors and streamlines how these fields are added (within a designated area, Settings).

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Reports improvement

A column has been added for custom fields within all compatible report types. Adds more functionality to reports and opens up new ways to view your custom field data.

Interface redesign

General interface improvements/updates: updated color scheme, replaced certain interface elements, and improved animation. The interface is now adapted better to your web browse size.

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A.I. Connected Dashcams are here to stay

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Artificial Intelligence has vastly matured in the past few years. In today’s competitive market, A.I. chipsets are coming down in cost while increasing in performance and reliability.  What does this mean to you the fleet consumer? More reliable and accurate devices at a lower cost of ownership.

Despite COVID-19, A.I. Dashcam deployments are up 237% year over year.  Why?  This blog post will address the reasons why our industry needs A.I. Dash Camera Telematics systems and their inherent benefits.

Then vs. Now

When they first became publicly available, commercial dash cameras were predominantly used by the public safety and transit sectors.  They were cost prohibitive, looped raw video, and didn’t provide the clear and immediate ROI that private sector fleets require, and as such were seldom deployed.

Today’s landscape has changed drastically. Dash cameras have not only become more affordable, but cellular data costs have dropped considerably (more data for less).  Dash cameras have evolved beyond simple video recording, now with built-in tracking capabilities, serving as better telematics tools, and ultimately eliminating the need for a 2nd JBUS or OBDII device in most installations. The output data is on par with the best telematics devices in the market today, vastly simplifying the solution while keeping the TCO (total cost of ownership) at an all time low.

Read more on our A.I. Dashcamera page or watch the video below to learn more about specific feature benefits and capabilities.

Zero Fraudulent Insurance Claims – Absolve Your Drivers

Over 80% of all accidents involving passengers and trucks are the fault of passenger vehicles. This is a significant number.  Protecting your drivers is important, providing proof of not-at-fault ensures they continue driving (productivity) and that you are retaining talent (finding good drivers is always a challenge).

Sideswipes are becoming an increasing problem with trucks/tractors, and the driver often takes the blame.  With side mounted cameras you can shed light on these instances and prove that your driver is not at fault, avoiding costly fines and insurance premium hikes.

In addition to automated video notification upon critical events (such as impact or harsh events) we also provide a live, real-time view of the driver, the road, and all other connected cameras.  Take video management into your own hands by proactively preventing costly and life threatening incidents, while reducing management costs in the process.

 

Reward your Safe Drivers

We put valuable driver scorecards and rankings in your hands. With this information you can incentivize your drivers to improve their driving habits with tangible incentives.  These programs are wildly successful in all businesses which have implemented them.  On average, incentive programs achieve a 35% increase in driver safety scores across the board. The result is safer drivers and reduced insurance claims through Gamification: where drivers compete on their scorecards, aiming to achieve a higher score than their peers.  Everyone wins.

 

Enhanced Training

Dashcams help Fleet Managers improve driver coaching.  Important safety infractions cause automated video capture and upload, providing great coaching tools to Drivers.  Special notation and review flag functions make it simple to manage inbound video events.

Our Dash Camera systems have audio recording capabilities, which can be enabled or disabled by Fleet.  This an exceptionally useful add-on which helps to determine the cause of harsh driving events, be it road rage, distraction, phone use while driving, or other unsafe events.

 

Enhanced Security

Astreon Dashcams have an optional Parking Mode which keeps the camera on during parking events.  This enables capture of accidents that happen while vehicles are parked.  Hit and run or bump and run events trigger an automatic video upload, providing proof and details of the incident.  Our video is clear enough to read license plates, providing the best proof for insurance providers and protect against fines.

 

Reduce Insurance Premiums & Streamline Claims

Companies are increasingly instructed by their insurer that they need to operate some form of dash camera system.  Rate discounts can be made available when you employ a dash camera system.  On top of this, video evidence is regularly accepted by insurers when submitting claims, proving your driver is not at fault, avoiding fines and preventing insurance hikes because of those fines.

Dash Camera Fleets Dominate

The Fleet industry has radically changed as result of modern A.I. Enhanced Dash Camera systems, like those provided by Astreon, by improving driver security & safety, cost savings, improved driver coaching, and insurance benefits to your business.

Astreon provides a feature rich VMS (Video Management System) application with our A.I. Dash Camera systems, fully integrated into a unified fleet management platform, providing powerful yet easy to use management tools to your business.  Email alerts provide quick and simple management of inbound video incidents.  Additionally, A.I. Dash Cameras are excellent vehicle trackers.

If you’d like to find out how Astreon can empower your fleet, learn more by connecting with us . 

Written by Andrew Singer, Executive Vice President, and IoT Specialist

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November Monthly Update

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Good day Astreon Clients and partners! We are pleased to share with you our November Newsletter which covers new features and enhancements to Astreon. Please read through these important updates and let us know if you have any questions.

Astreon New Features and Enhancements

Odometer and Engine Hours Improvements

We’ve improved how we calculate engine hours and odometer on your vehicles.  We now consider historical elements and previous device messages when calculating new values.  The result?  More accurate odometer and engine hours, making recurring maintenance more accurate than ever!

Odometer and Engine Hours Improvements

New fields in our Dashboard – Top units by fuel consumption and Top units by mileage

The left field displays a chart with maximum fuel consumption by for the selected time range. The right field displays vehicles from the monitoring tab with the highest mileage for the selected range.

These fields help you analyze the fuel consumption and mileage data by each individual unit.

Enhancement to the Astreon app for Android and iOS

Engine Hours and Idling have been added to the Astreon Mobile app, making management easier than ever.  This key information now appears in reports and on live data like vehicle summary and trips.  Check out our Free Mobile Apps today!  Android  iOS

Specialty Applications

Hecterra

Improved information format in exported Excel reports

We made the following changes in the excel reports;

  • Increased the font size
  • Removed the text in the final bottom line leaving only the total figures and measurement units

The exported report becomes user-friendly to give you clear images and organized reports.

Course Software calculation

We added a check for a valid course. Previously, if the unit sent the same course or did not send it at all, then the field cultivation overlaps were not calculated, and the user saw a 0% value. Now, in these scenarios, a check for a valid course will be performed, and if it is not available, the course will be calculated directly in Hecterra.

With this new option, overlaps in field cultivation will always be calculated correctly, even if the unit sends the wrong course or does not send it at all.

FleetRun

New Confirmation when Deleting an interval or service

When deleting service units (units, drivers, trailers) from the fleet, a new fail safe warning pops up to make sure you don’t accidentally delete something that may be needed in the future.

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This new option prevents users from deleting units accidentally which are assigned to intervals and/or services.

Modification of display format of cost in reports

We changed the displayed format of cost in reports in the following ways;

  • Displayed 5.5K value à Now it displays as 5 500
  • Displayed 500000 à Now it displays as 500 000;
  • An integer will not be rounded to thousands and ten-thousandths; for example: previously, the value 5 was displayed as 5.000, and now it displays 5.
  • A decimal number will be rounded until the last digit is 0 (zero), for example: 123.450 = 123.45, 123.0 = 123.

With those changes, you can see the exact value in reports which helps you analyze the costs.

Separate display of Parts & Labour in Service Costs

The app users can create a detailed cost report. On the reports tab in the report type field, there are two options;

  • “By fleet line items”;
  • “By unit line items.”

Separate display of Parts & Labour in Service Costs

With this report, the user will be able to see the labor cost and the spare part’s name, type, number, cost, etc.

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This information enables you to analyze which parts or services are the most in-demand in the fleet. Based on the reports, you can plan future costs and will lead to the reduction of fleet servicing costs.

Grouping reports by line items

We added the following new types of grouping:

  • “By line item”;
  • “By line item type”;
  • “By service”.

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With these grouping types, your report can be more structured, and it helps you analyze costs in different angles.

Change the limit of values for custom fields with list type

We increased the limit of values in custom fields. Now users can add up to 20 fixed values in a custom field.

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Improvements to the Custom Fields Tab

You can now change the field order by clicking and dragging them to re-order the sequence.  This makes it easier than ever to organize your driver’s orders.

These changes will show up in the Astreon Logistics Mobile app for the driver.

Improvements to the Custom Fields Tab

New Filter for displaying custom field in the mobile app

For mobile users, we added a filter for displaying a custom field in mobile application.

Thanks to this feature, the users can transfer the necessary delivery information to drivers. Please note that the mobile app user only can see the fields that are activated in the settings so you can classify which information is visible to mobile app users.

Custom fields in the order import tab

Now you can add the custom field you created in the settings of the template and the import tab. In the template, the fields with the drop-down list will include the columns’ names, where the column name is a custom field from the user’s settings.

Custom fields in the order import tab

Go into Settings, and check the Custom Fields section.  You can now identify which Custom Fields can be added to routes and orders.

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This makes it so much easier to import order via Excel file, providing all the details that your business needs to leverage for Dispatch and Order distribution.

Canadian ELD Mandate

If you are in the logistics industry, you might be aware that the Canadian ELD (Electronic Logging Device) mandate will come into effect on June 12, 2021. You might think it’s too early to prepare for the ELD. However, according to Transport Canada, they said “There will be a 24-month implementation period. During this time, companies that make or supply devices should prepare their devices and software to meet the new requirements. After this, they will need to be tested and certified.” (Transport Canada)

In addition to the process of getting tested and certified, you also need to train your employees and drivers to adopt new rules and devices. Training will take time more than you expect. The faster you and your employees get used to the new rules, the more you receive benefits from the changes, such as reducing operation costs, increasing driver safety and productivity, and excellent back office management.

Check the relevant blogs to learn more about the Canadian ELD Mandate;

5 Easy Steps to prepare you for the Canadian ELD Mandate

Hours of Service regulation changes

Astreon ELD is a fully certified ELD solution published on FMCSA website under “Apollo ELD”. Our solution enables carriers to be fully compliant with the mandate while staying adaptable with client needs and requests. This is the easy to use, fully functional ELD solution for your business. Take the worry out of ELD Management and prepare for the upcoming Canadian ELD Mandate in advance with us!

For any questions or quote, please contact us today.

Tel: 1-800-964-4551

Email: sales@astreon.com

A.I. Thermal Detector

Canada is now in a tough situation, as the number of COVID-19 cases are increasing. Each province has been urged to take quick action to contain the spread. Ontario continues to see an increasing number of COVID-19 cases. In response to the spike, as of Sept. 26, 2020, the new requirement has taken effect, which is mandatory pre-entry COVID screening to all of workers and essential visitors, like contract, delivery, and maintenance workers.

The new requirement is an amendment to Ontario Regulation 364/20, the “Rules for Areas in Stage 3”, which is a regulation under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020.

Check full article about restriction rule from here.

Choosing the advanced thermal detector helps your clients and employees stay safe and contain the spread of infectious viruses. Astreon offers you the industry’s best and most advanced Thermal Scanner, with many long-term management features built in.

Use at your workplace to screen workers & guests entering the building.  Prevent people with a temperature from entering or starting a shift and proactively keep COVID out of your workplace entrance.

Our A.I. thermal detector has the following advanced features;

  • Face ID Access Control / Variety of door access control
  • Fever Screening System Implemented in US Hospitals
    • Supports face recognition or door access control
  • Time Attendance System
    • Building the attendance and access-control plan for registered staff.
  • Wearing a mask recognition
    • Support face recognition with face mask, recognition rate >95%
  • Wide detection Range3 m ~ 1.2 m forehead body temperature detection
    • 5 m~ 2 m face recognition
  • Customizable multi-language
    • English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean
  • And more+

 

Applicable industries & locations

  • Transit
  • Security
  • Airports
  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Offices
  • Store entrance
  • Shopping mall entrance

Astreon A.I. Thermal Detector is perfectly suitable for your business. Please contact us for any questions!

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Temperature check kiosks save us from COVID-19?

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Canada is now in a tough situation again as the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing. Each province has been urged to take quick action to contain spread. Especially Ontario continues to see increasing number of COVID-19 cases. In response to the spike, as of Sept. 26, 2020, new requirement has been taken effect, which is mandatory pre-entry COVID screening to all of workers and essential visitors, like contract, delivery and maintenance workers.

The new requirement is an amendment to Ontario Regulation 364/20, the “Rules for Areas in Stage 3”, which is a regulation under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020.

 

Who is eligible?

According to the workplace screening tool guidance issued by Ministry of Health, this new mandatory screening applies to the following people;

  • Any workers: staff (e.g., workers) and is intended to include students, contractors or volunteers that conduct business or related activities where applicable and appropriate.
  • Essential visitors entering the work environment: individuals providing a service in the establishment who are not employees or patrons of the establishment (e.g., delivery, maintenance, contract workers).

Exclusive;

  • Patrons entering a workplace (e.g., customers entering a grocery store, restaurant, bar or other food or drink establishment).
  • Emergency services or other first responders entering a workplace for emergency purposes.

 

When do you have to do the screening questions?

Screening should occur before or when a worker enters the workplace at the beginning of their day or shift, or when an essential visitor arrives.

But the question is “Do you think it is enough procedure to prevent COVID-19 from your workplace?”

 

Advanced technology helps you secure COVID-19 free work environment

Many business owners are anxious about reopening or keeping valuable customers and employees safe. Especially owners in service industries have been receiving huge impacts since the new measures of shutdown of the indoor activities, such as dining, and gyms have been implemented from Oct 10th.  In order to prepare yourself for any changes, business owners need to have solid prevention strategy that they can enforce social distancing and identify people who have high temperature. Taking screening questions might not be enough since respondents might not know their temperature. People don’t check their temperature unless they have significant symptoms and some people don’t have symptoms like others have and it might take time for them to realize that they were infected. In this case, it is extremely difficult to prevent spread of COVID-19 at your workplace.

 

How can we identify whether they have fever or not?

What you need is temperature monitoring tools, like thermal detectors to have a secured prevention solution. There are many tools but the more features it has, the less possibility you expose your customers and employees to the risks.

The minimum features your temperature tool must have would be;

  • Human Body Temperature Detection / with ability to detect wearing the mask
  • Human Detection / Higher accuracy

Those are must-have features to detect someone who has a fever and they can prevent you from spreading COVID-19. However, depending on which industry you are in, your needs would be different, and you must have the adaptable temperature monitoring tool. For those of you, here is high level of A.I. thermal detector which is equipped with many features for variety of industrial use we offer.

 

If you are in service industries or think of installation at your workplace entrance, our A.I. thermal detector has the following advanced features;

  • Face ID Access Control / Variety of door access control
    • Support face recognition or door access control
  • Time Attendance System
    • Building the attendance and access-control plan for registered staff.
  • Wear mask recognition
    • Support face recognition with face mask, recognition rate >95%
  • Wide detection Range3 m ~ 1.2 m forehead body temperature detection
    • 5 m~ 2 m face recognition
  • Customizable multi-language
    • English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean
  • And more+
Howen Fever Screening System Implemented in US Hospitals
A.I. Thermal detector

Applicable industries & locations

  • Transit
  • Security
  • Airports
  • Schools
  • Hospitals
  • Offices
  • Store entrance
  • Shopping mall entrance
office entrance
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Astreon A.I. Thermal Detector

Astreon A.I. Thermal Detector is equipped with many features. If you consider an installation of temperature check kiosks, please contact us for any questions!

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