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Revolutionizing Waste Management through GPS Fleet Management & Telematics

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In the waste management industry, efficiency, timeliness, and precision are crucial. An unexpected issue can interrupt the entire schedule, causing an accumulation of waste, unhappy customers, and environmental hazards.

This is where GPS Fleet Management and Telematics shine, serving as a transformative solution for the waste management industry.

GPS Fleet Management and Telematics services are advanced systems that provide real-time information about vehicle location, driver behaviour, engine diagnostics, and more. By leveraging these technologies, waste management companies can optimize their operations, reduce costs, improve customer service & driver safety, and contribute to environmental sustainability. This blog outlines the key features & benefits of fleet management and explains why the waste management industry should look into fleet management today.

 

Key features

Real-Time Tracking & Geo-fencing:

geofence

These systems provide real-time updates on the location of all vehicles in the fleet. Managers can monitor routes, ensure timely pickups and deliveries, and easily respond to any changes or urgent action items. Geo-fencing allows for the creation of virtual perimeters for specific areas. If a vehicle enters or leaves these areas, managers receive instant notifications. This is particularly useful in waste management for monitoring and ensuring adherence to designated collection routes.

 

Route Optimization:

One of the major challenges in waste management is planning efficient routes. GPS Fleet Management systems can analyze traffic patterns, road conditions, and other parameters to suggest the most efficient routes. This can significantly reduce fuel costs and improve the timeliness of waste collection.

Driver Behavior Monitoring:

driver behaviour telematics

Telematics systems can monitor various driver behaviors such as speeding, hard braking, quick acceleration, and idle time. These insights help in promoting safer driving habits, reducing the risk of accidents, and prolonging vehicle life.

 

Vehicle Health Monitoring:

These systems can monitor vehicle health in real-time, providing data on engine performance, oil levels, tire pressure, and more. This helps in proactive maintenance, preventing costly breakdowns and reducing downtime.

 

Regulatory Compliance:

Many telematics systems also support compliance with local and national regulations, such as hours-of-service (HOS) rules, emission standards, and more. This can significantly reduce administrative burden and risk for waste management companies.

 

Custom Reporting:

GPS Fleet Management and Telematics provide a ton of data, but what do you do with it? Our systems offer customizable reporting features that allow you to focus on the metrics that matter most to your operations, whether it’s fuel usage, driver behaviour, route efficiency, or any other key performance indicators.

 

Questionable Complaints:

Video telematics protects waste operators from questionable complaints and streamlines the investigation of and response to genuine claims. Footage and supporting vehicle data can be accessed immediately using our cloud-based IoT platform, which can also identify areas of improvement to working and driver behaviour to improve safety and fuel efficiency.

 

 

Each of these features provides tangible benefits to the waste management industry, making GPS Fleet Management and Telematics an essential tool for companies looking to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance service quality.

 

Benefits

Operational Efficiency:

One of the most significant benefits of GPS Fleet Management and Telematics is improved operational efficiency. With real-time tracking, managers can track waste collection vehicles, ensuring they adhere to their routes and schedules. If a vehicle breaks down or a road is blocked, alternative routes can be planned instantly.

Additionally, telematics provides comprehensive data on driver behaviour like idling, harsh braking, or speeding. This insight helps in promoting safer driving habits, reducing the risk of accidents and lowering maintenance costs.

 

Cost Reduction:

Fuel and maintenance costs are significant expenditure items for any waste management company. A GPS Fleet Management system can drastically reduce these costs. It can identify inefficient routes and propose more optimal ones, reducing fuel consumption. It can also monitor engine performance, alerting you to maintenance issues before they become costly repairs.

 

Improved Customer Service:

With GPS Fleet Management, companies can provide precise collection times to customers, significantly improving service quality. If a delay occurs, customers can be informed promptly. This level of transparency builds trust and enhances customer satisfaction.

 

Environmental Sustainability:

By optimizing routes and reducing idle times, GPS Fleet Management systems can significantly reduce CO2 emissions, aligning your operations with global sustainability goals.

 

Enhance Safety:

dash camera video telematics

Waste operators are usually operated in different types of hazardous situations such as driving in narrow streets in built-up areas with parked vehicles, other road users and members of the public. If waste operators don’t have visibility of what has happened, this could lead to false claims that result in costly claims. Video telematics ensures added visibility and control, providing waste businesses with the highest levels of safety, efficiency and brand protection. Footage and supporting vehicle data from video telematics can be accessed immediately through a cloud-based IoT platform, which can also identify areas of improvement in working and driver behaviour to improve safety and fuel efficiency.

 

Staying on the Leading Edge of Waste Fleet Management Technology

Astreon fleet management

In an increasingly competitive environment, companies need to leverage technology to maintain their base and grow the business. Our GPS Fleet Management system offers advanced features like predictive analytics, which uses historical data to predict future trends and challenges. Our systems can also integrate with your existing software, creating a seamless and comprehensive management solution.

We understand that every waste management company has unique needs, and our solutions are designed to be flexible and customizable. Partner with us transform your waste management operations, creating more efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly processes.

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The Benefits of Fleet Telematics in other industries

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Many of our readers are well versed in transportation telematics technology and benefit from it’s services every day.  You understand GPS Tracking, how it works, fuel data, OBDII and JBUS ports, driver behavioral data, etc.  Some may overlook a few features and services that could really benefit your business.  In this article, we cover a few topics that can benefit you.

 

Telematics Market Value

Transport telematics has grown rapidly in the last 10-15 years. This steady growth continues as it is expected to hit US$ 441.5 billion by 2030, poised to grow at a CAGR of 21.3% from 2021 to 2030.

telematics market share

The government rules and regulations for vehicle telematics, as well as a rise in the popularity of connectivity options, are propelling the market growth of automotive telematics. The automotive telematics industry is growing due to the simplicity with which vehicles can be diagnosed due to telematics systems.(REFERENCE RESEARCH)

 

Exploring the IoT landscape

Below we examine several other industries from the IoT market segments chart above to brainstorm how to leverage transport telematics expertise in adjacent fields.

Energy

Let’s take a segment that seemingly has little to do with transport telematics — Energy. Global energy prices have been soaring in the past 12 months. Historically, economically turbulent times trigger the development of versatile cost-saving products, including fleet management platforms that allow monitoring and optimizing fuel consumption, streamlining operational processes, minimizing administrative overhead, etc.

 

Cold chain

Traditionally, cold chain telematics is leveraged to monitor whether the temperature does not go above a certain threshold and to prevent spoilage of goods, pharmaceuticals, etc. What is often overlooked however is that it also makes a lot of sense to monitor that the temperature does NOT go below certain thresholds to save energy.

cold chain

The ideal temperature in the freezer for a retail fridge is -17°C. A fridge normally would consume 1kWh of electricity per day on average. However, if the temperature drops by just 3-4 degrees to -20 or -21°C, the energy consumption DOUBLES to 2kWh per day. Imagine if your company operates hundreds or thousands of commercial fridges or reefer trailers, you are wasting energy unnecessarily.

Keeping the temperature too low results in wasting thousands of kWh of energy per day, which translates into substantial unnecessary expenses.

Most owners or fleet managers working in this field tend to solely focus on preventing spoilage of the products as if that happens, the company’s is liable for lost goods. However, expanding the focus to also avoiding unnecessarily low temperatures can contribute to significant energy and money savings over time.

 

Telematics we offer:

GV600 LTE Series by Queclink

GV600-LTE

The GV600 series (LTE) is a ruggedized waterproof GNSS trackers specially designed for the trailer, tanker, reefer and flatbed truck tracking. This device supports both wired and wireless temperature sensors.  The series leverages LTE Cat M1/NB1 network on multiple bands for operation globally with fallback to GPRS.

 

 

TLP2-SFB by Topfly Tech

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TLP2-SFB large solar-powered asset tracker with BLE for reefers and containers not only provides real-time location updates but also transmits data collected from BLE sensors, such as temperature, humidity, and door open.

  • Limitless power from solar
  • Real-time location and temperature monitoring
  • Alerts when the device is unmounted, starts/stops moving, high/low temperature, etc.
  • Asset door status monitoring
  • Up to 40 sensors can work with the tracker at the same time, unlimited sensors can be paired with the tracker.

 

Agriculture

Agriculture has seen a big demand for optimization through smart technology under the pressure of climate change, fluctuating commodity prices, rising interest rates, growing population, and labour cost and availability.

Telematics and GPS provide agricultural workers & managers with transparent data on fields, crops, and their processing. Having specific information and insight on hand, users can effectively plan and improve agribusiness processes as well as driver further efficiencies. Monitoring and tracking the movement and location of tractors, seed planters, harvesters, and mowers or even optimizing field cultivation are now easily organized and controlled by Hecterra solution.

We posted the Hecterra in-depth article that introduces its function and benefits. Read the blog and find out how it helps improve filed works efficiency: https://www.astreon.com/smart-technology-transformation-in-the-agriculture-industry/

 

Waste management

A similar approach with BLE sensors can be applied to municipal IoT projects, e.g. in waste management — garbage trucks are equipped with GPS trackers and trash containers are equipped with BLE beacons verifying bin servicing intervals and time, along with location and identity of each bin.

 

Telematics we offer:

Blue PUCK MOV by ELA Innovation

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Blue PUCK MOV – Adapted to harsh industrial environments, the Blue PUCK MOV is a robust & compact beacon featuring an integrated motion sensor. Bluetooth technology compliant, it transmits data within a radius of 500 meters, with battery life reaching up to 19 years.

 

 

TLP1 Series by Topfly Tech

TLP1

Topflytech TLP1-P is a 4G LTE portable GPS tracker with a function button and rechargeable battery. The device features AGPS support, MQTT support, motion-controlled operations, 4800mAh rechargeable Li-Pol battery,  FOTA, an SOS button, a waterproof IP67 casing, built-in light & temperature sensor, and more. Suitable for 4G LTE Cat M1 / NB-IoT / EGPRS networks.

 

Future-proof your telematics business

These are just some basic examples of how leveraging telematics in other industries can have massive benefits and impact.

Using telematics integrated with fleet management, you can track your vehicles, monitor their performance, and ensure that they are on the right path. You can also access real-time data that will allow you to make informed decisions about how to best manage your fleet.

In addition, we offer over 20 business-specific companion application solutions, such as scheduled transportation management, fleet inspections, last mile delivery service, maintenance management, driver behaviour monitoring, transit agriculture, and much more. We help your telematics business future-proof and launch more diverse IoT solutions.

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The Benefits of Implementing Mobile Workforce Management Tools for Effective Pest Control

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Every business, big or small, understands that technology can significantly help their business. It allows them to automate processes to tackle their challenges and increase efficiency. Pest Control companies are also one of the industries seeking tools to leverage automation.

Market growth in the pest control industry

The pest control industry has been growing steadily and it is expected to increase market growth. Pest control revenue has grown 7.0% to $26.2 billion over the past five years according to an IBISWorld report.

Business owners are realizing that they can better tackle challenges in the industry through technology. This affects improving the delivery of their services.

 

Business owners in pest control companies not only have to focus on business operations, but also staff management. GPS Fleet Management Software and Telematics help bridge this gap in resources and scale your pest control company by automating processes to save you time and increase your client base.

Using fleet software and telematics enhances work productivity, improves customer service and increases revenue by reducing maintenance costs, increasing customer visits, and improving staff professionalism.

Let’s find out how fleet management and telematics are beneficial for pest control companies by exploring a day in the life of a pest control technician and a company that adopts advanced GPS fleet management and telematics.

pest control technician

Meet Joe, a pest control technician. Joe’s day starts early. He gets up at 4 am and checks his Logistics app to go through his route and customer information for the day. This process replaces all the paper and manual processes that the company used to employ. The Logistics app simplifies any paper-based process and digitizes it.

In addition, if he faces any difficulties or emergencies, he can contact and chat with his Manager via the app, which also allows him to send photos.

After he checks his schedule, he heads to his vehicle and starts a thorough pre-trip inspection. It is mandatory to do a pre/post trip inspection such as the lights, tire pressure, doors, windshield wipers, fluid levels, brakes, etc.

He used to use a paper checklist, however, thanks to technology, he can complete inspections with the Driveroo App from his mobile phone.

Logistics – Managing multiple locations & drivers

The Logistics application is designed to help organize job assignments of field workers at all stages. The application has two components: a web version for operators and a mobile version for field workers which is supported on smartphones and tablets with Android and iOS.

The application allows operators and mobile workers to automate dispatch by Importing jobs or using our API to integrate with your application.

logistics route

Field workers use the app to check assigned routes, route to destinations, complete a task, capture signatures, call clients, and even attach images. Reporting and Management tools are all included in this feature-rich Logistics application.

logistics mobile

For a mobile version of Logistics, field workers can have access to the following features;

  • Delivery statuses and Call to a client
    • Assigning a status to a job like completed or not-complete and call-to-client button.

 

  • Real-time routes optimization
    • Sending the route to the mobile app and provide turn by turn directions using external navigation apps.

 

  • A detailed description of jobs
    • Address, customer requests, price, appointment time, etc.

 

  • Communication and photos
    • Two-way communication and adding comments and photos to a job.

 

  • Chat with an operator
    • A handy chat to notify an operator of any circumstances regarding the service.

 

Driveroo – Mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management

By using Driveroo, drivers will have full access to visual inspection workflows from their mobile devices. Driveroo can turn any paper form into a fast, mistake-free automated process to boost operations and lower costs. A driver can streamline the inspection process using the app with a visual, asset-specific interface that incorporates required checklists and captures details, voice, image and video. All drivers need to do is just follow the easy visual guidance and tap to check items, flag issues and share inspection data with a team or a fleet manager in real-time.

driveroo - operation management

After he checks his routes, customer info, and required services, he drops by a corporate office to collect some chemicals and takes inventory of all his stock.

 

Joe arrives at today’s first customer’s location and gets to work performing the service.

Throughout the service job, he fills in a Mobile Form that is customized by his company to perform record keeping, materials used, and report the service. He can also add photos, and sign signatures if needed. He fills in the information about the chemical he used earlier, and whether he had any specific issues.

 

Mobile forms – Seamless auditing and reporting

mobile form

Pest control technicians often need to provide reports and audits with very little notice, to show that they are complying with sustainability and safety regulations. They need to make sure the information is accurate and easily accessible.

The mobile form is a complete and fully customizable solution to transform your paper forms into dynamic, mobile forms to save time and money. Users can build their custom mobile forms using our powerful forms builder, or have our professional services team build them for you. After the form has been built, it can be dispatched or assigned to any number of users who can then complete them using the mobile forms app on their own smartphones, tablets, or through a web form browser.

Once the form has been submitted, it automatically generates reports and/or routes your data to a third party application. Field workers like Joe can submit the form from their mobile phones to make sure their performance has been reported, whereas, operators can collect data, their compliance and safety checks, and documentation related to their service. All documentation can be leveraged to analyze field workers’ performance and insights into any improvements.

 

As Joe completes his first service, he opens the Logistics app to check the next route.

During his duty, his operator monitors and tracks his progress in real-time using Logistics.

 

Joe completes his customer visits for today. His dispatcher messages him to come back to the office because his vehicle needs an oil change based on the data from the Fleet Maintenance Software.

 

Fleetrun – Fleet Maintenance Software

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If you knew when to perform maintenance, repairs, inspections, cleanings, etc, you can prolong the lifespan of your vehicles without unnecessary costs. Neglecting routine maintenance on your vehicles leads to unnecessary costs and unexpected breakdowns..

 

With Fleet Maintenance Software, operators can analyze and make key decisions on the timing of vehicle replacements by monitoring and Tracking data on Fleet maintenance, fuel usage, utility, vehicle wear, breakdown, and accidents incurred by aggressive driving behaviour.

 

Fleetrun benefits;

  • All data in a single application
    • Use Fleetrun instead of paper logs and multi-page Excel documents to plan and monitor maintenance services.
  • Maintenance management
    • Register repairs for every vehicle: maintenance work to fulfill, parts to replace, total costs, and the time when the vehicle returns from the service station.
  • Maintenance scheduling
    • Set up service reminders and specify their frequency manually, or set up automatic maintenance notifications based on mileage intervals, engine hours, or time periods.
  • Cost reports
    • Keep all your repair orders and spare parts expenses in one app. Fleetrun will calculate the maintenance costs of each vehicle individually and the whole fleet in general.
  • Process digitalization
    • Save your employees’ time and let Fleetrun automatically create services and send notifications regarding their status.

 

Get Ahead of the Curve by Installing a Comprehensive Mobile Workforce Management System Today

Our Mobile Workforce Management Systems with specialty applications offer a comprehensive solution to help you get ahead of the curve and stay on top of your pest control business. With this system, you can track your vehicles, monitor their performance, and ensure that they are on the right path. You can also access real-time data that will allow you to make informed decisions about how to best manage your fleet. This system is designed to help you save time and money while providing more efficient service for your customers. Investing in comprehensive Mobile Workforce Management Systems with specialty applications today will help you stay ahead of the competition and maximize your profits.

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Unlocking Maximum Efficiency with Bus & Transport Fleet Management Software

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Managing vehicle operations efficiently and productively is a great challenge today in the fleet industry, especially in mobile environments such as public transportation services. Passenger transport companies face many challenges. For example, vehicle inspections, route management, regulatory requirements, maintenance, and safety with over 100 busses running more than 100 routes every day.

In this blog, we explore the challenges faced in daily operations, plus solutions that maximize bus efficiency and safety with fleet management and telematics Astreon offers.

 

A typical day for a transit operator

bus transit driver

Let’s take a look at a day in the life of a transit operator.

Meet John, a driver at a local bus service company, who has worked for 5 years.

 

1.     Clocking in

After arriving at work, John prepares for the day, grabs a cash box, heads to an operation counter, and his route for the day.

 

 

2.     Inspection

John heads to an assigned bus and does a thorough pre trip inspection. He takes a couple of notes on paper checklist and makes sure the bus is safe to operate. It is mandatory to do a pre/post trip inspection such as the lights, tire pressure, doors, windshield wipers, fluid levels, brakes and etc.

 

Challenges

The company is using a paper-based inspection process, storing hard copies of all pre-and post-trip inspection forms in boxes. This process causes storage, data retention and data collection issues. The stored forms take up valuable space and are difficult to use for reporting and determining necessary maintenance and unplanned repairs. It’s easy for drivers to overlook some processes and they are not compelled to complete the inspection forms thoroughly. Overall, the paper-based inspection process is slowing down operations and creating a compliance exposure.  This type of process also increases maintenance and repairs costs as small issues not properly dealt with can turn into expensive repairs down the line.

 

Solutions

A mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management solution

Using operation management Driveroo, which is a mobile and cloud-based fleet operation management solution, drivers have full access to visual inspection workflows from their mobile devices. Driveroo can turn any paper form into a fast, mistake-free automated process to boost operations and lower costs. A driver can streamline the inspection process using the app with a visual, asset-specific interface that incorporates required checklists and captures details, voice, image and video. All drivers need to do is just follow the easy visual guidance and tap to check items, flag issues and share inspection data with a team or a fleet manager in real-time.

driveroo - operation management

3.     Operate assigned routes

After finishing the pre-trip inspection, John heads out for the day. The shift card is made up of multiple runs at multiple different locations for the day.

 

Challenges

Keeping operations on time smoothly and safely is a primary task for transportation services. The manual process could cause a delay due to traffic, weather, maintenance issues, and unexpected accidents. Those events require support from the back office to get the bus operation back to normal and in a safe manner. In addition, it is crucial for a fleet manager to monitor driver behaviour to prevent unnecessary accidents, violations and unprofessional driving behaviour, such as speeding, unnecessary acceleration, heavy braking, and acceleration while cornering. These actions often increase maintenance costs and contribute to an unsafe environment.

 

Solutions

Public Transportation Management 

Transit + bus management

Using  a Transit Management solution enables bus service companies and drivers to digitize all processes, reduce human error, reduce costs, and improve safety.

Nimbus is a public transport management system that combines location-based services with route and schedule management. It has specialized tools designed for route management and can create stops, optimize routes, distribute vehicles across routes, manage schedules, and track route performance in real-time.

A fleet manager can create routes, add schedules, and track vehicle movement in real-time. It also sends notifications to control late/early arrivals, deviations from the route and other conditions demanding immediate intevention such as an emergency.

Transit + bus management

With Nimbus reports, a fleet manager has access to Ride History and performance quality assessment in terms of routes and vehicles. Analytics allow companies to further optimize the operations of passenger transportation services.

 

 

 

 

Dash camera

Transit operators are responsible for ensuring smooth operations of a transportation service. Connected Dash Cameras capture critical driving incidents, such as lane departure, forward collision, and improper driver behaviour, and can alert users in real-time.

Dash Cameras can also be leveraged for the evaluation of drivers’ professionalism and rewards for drivers. Cloud-based dash cameras upload events to the monitoring platform to be reviewed by managers or safety and compliance to identify areas to improve and reward positive behaviour.

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Astreon’s’s built-in A.I. cameras help avoid unnecessary accidents, providing advanced active collision warning by intelligently identifying vehicles, lanes, and traffic ahead. Effectively predicting driving hazards such as tailgating, front & pedestrian collision, and lane departure.

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  • Front Collision Warning
  • Lane Departure Warning
  • Headway Monitoring and Warning
  • Pedestrian Collision Warning
  • Front Departure Warning
  • Blind Spot Detection
  • Stop Sign
  • Speed Limit Detection

 

higher AI accuracy

Intelligently identifying the driver’s behaviours such as using mobile phones while driving, being drowsy, distracted, and not wearing a seatbelt via the cabin camera. It also includes alerts that reduce traffic accidents caused by driver behaviours.

  • Phone Usage & Texting
  • Seat Belt
  • Face Recognition
  • Distraction
  • Fatigue

 

Driver Safety

Eco driving driver score

Professional and careful driving contributes to reducing fuel costs, extends vehicle service life, and improves fleet safety for passengers and drivers.

To improve drivers’ professionalism and performance, driving behaviour monitoring is a key service.

Eco Driving (Safety+) Astreon is an app that helps assess a driver’s performance. The solution evaluates driving skills based on penalty points for violations such as speeding, unnecessary acceleration, heavy braking, acceleration while cornering, etc.

Driving behaviour analysis helps operators or fleet owners discipline and educate drivers.

 

Eco driving

Eco Driving also has the following features;

  • Trip analysis
    • A detailed report on trips with a map and a violations table
    • The driver’s rating displayed regarding the trip duration in the form of a column.
  • Reports
    • Several types of reports for a comprehensive driving behaviour analysis: by a driver, group of drivers or units for any period
    • Export to PDF and XLSX files.

 

  • Driver Score
    • Eco Driving (Safety+) enables you to establish a baseline score across all drivers in your fleet based on their driving habits. It is an easy and intuitive way to provide coaching to your drivers by analyzing and highlighting top critical events that contributed to their scores.

 

4.     Final Trip and clock-out

John finished his final trip and makes his way back to the depot. He starts a post-trip check and reports it to a manager if there is any vehicle faults or damages. He returns his cash box and prepares to clock out.

 

Benefits of Using Bus & Transport Fleet Management

Using and combining powerful apps, software and telematics enable managers to quickly detect and educate ineffective drivers. Bus & Transport Fleet Management also helps companies reduce maintenance costs, improves safety and service quality. For drivers, Bus & Transport Fleet Management helps improve their driving skills, increases safety and morale.

 

Astreon – A leader in connected transportation solutions

Astreon is a Mobile Workforce management expert in custom software development and application development for Canadian Fortune 500 Companies. Our platform connects to over 3.4 million vehicles and our open platform offers options for over 20 business-specific companion application solutions. 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 Measurement Dashboards, Logistics & Dispatch tools, plus many more.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Non-Powered Asset Tracking Solutions & How They Can Transform Your Business

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GPS Tracking can be used for various purposes and different types of assets by offering several benefits, such as reducing operating costs and improving productivity.

Non-powered asset tracking is one of the asset types benefiting from the features of GPS Tracking. Non-powered assets include trailers, water tanks, heavy equipment, trailers, bins and other types of containers. These types of high value assets are not equipped with a power source and so non-powered asset tracking is the perfect solution to streamline asset management.

 

What is Non-Powered Asset Tracking & Why is it Important?

Non-powered asset tracking is a method of monitoring and tracking assets without the need for an external power source. Utilizing a small, mountable battery-powered unit, companies can track the movement of their high value assets anywhere they may be. This allows fleet managers to keep track of their assets without having to rely on manual processes or more costly solutions.

 

By using a centralized GPS tracking software solution, your company can consolidate location and sensor data of your assets into a single portal to streamline asset management, improve productivity, billing accuracy, and reduce loss.

In addition, it provides you with full asset visibility, including location, status, usage history, and asset maintenance in a web-based dashboard. The software can generate reports for you to get insights into your assets and help you schedule maintenance at right time.

Non-powered asset tracking can help businesses save time and money by reducing labour costs, increasing efficiency, and improving accuracy in inventory management.

 

The Top Benefits of Non-Powered Asset Tracking

Non-powered asset tracking is a cost-effective and reliable way to keep track of valuable assets. It eliminates the need for expensive and complex powered tracking systems, while still providing the same level of accuracy and visibility. With non-powered asset tracking, businesses can benefit from improved efficiency, reduced costs, and increased safety. There are several advantages to using non-powered asset tracking;

 

Visibility

Asset tracking devices provide dynamic data on the location of your high-value assets and sensor data like temperature. With a cloud-based system and integrated mobile application, a fleet manager can get real-time asset tracking visibility with detailed reports on their location while field workers monitor key data like geofence status, fuel level or temperature.

 

Enhanced security

Lost or stolen equipment causes downtime resulting in loss of revenue for businesses that lease or own equipment. Asset theft is on the rise globally.

Using real-time geofence alerts to create a virtual boundary that triggers an immediate warning detects potential theft or unauthorized use. You can prevent potential loss and impact on your business by taking immediate preventative action.

 

Optimize productivity

With centralized data, managers can see quickly where they are wasting assets and money.

In addition, asset management solution can reduce paperwork, simplify workflow and optimize processes by collecting data in one application accessible anywhere anytime.

Fleet mangers can make quicker decisions with real-time insight into the company’s assets’ current location, status, and availability.

 

Enhance Asset lifetime management

When it comes to asset tracking solutions, it’s not only tracking, but also monitoring mechanical health and asset status based on usage indicators. It provides you with a clear insight into the asset status such as fuel level, temperature, speed, and other parameters. This helps manage key activities like scheduling maintenance or delivering fuel on time.

 

Options for any asset type

Choosing the best Asset Tracking Device for your business can be challenging. Especially when solutions and devices vastly vary between providers. Here are some tested and reliable options which meet different equipment needs;

 

For Construction & Trailers

Solar-Powered 4G LTE-M GPS Tracker

Topfly TLP2-SFB

This GPS tracking device is designed to track the location of assets with a large internal battery  and Bluetooth technology for wireless sensors. This is the best mount and go type device for heavy equipment because it is built to withstand the harshest environments, vibration, and dust.

For Reefers

Our Solar BLE GPS Tracker supports wireless BLE sensors for reefer and door open.  This is a simple, cost-effective solution, which doesn’t require any wiring or a costly installation.  This device is purpose-built for this type of application.

 

For Agriculture

ATrack AS11_Cover2

Our rugged tracker supports both powered and unpowered applications and comes with inputs, outputs, and an optional BLE radio for wireless sensors. With an IP68-rated casing, it is designed to operate under extreme environments against water and dust. It is also equipped with GPIOs for varieties of application expandability and flexibility by connecting to a wide range of accessories.

How to Choose the Best Non-Powered Asset Tracking Solution for Your Business Needs

Choosing the best non-powered asset tracking solution for your business needs can be a challenge. With so many options available, it can be difficult to decide which one is best suited for your needs. To make the right choice, you need to consider factors such as cost, scalability, accuracy, and reliability of the system.

With Astreon, we offer seamless integration with Asset Tracking management and devices. We provide tailored Asset Tracking Devices that are compatible with dozens of enterprise systems. Our Asset Tracking Management system also provides dynamic data including the location & status of assets in the field. By customizing the solution with specialty applications, you can customize the solution to your specific needs.

Learn more about our Asset Tracking management solution at Astreon

 

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Ways to Extend a Trailer’s Life and Save on Maintenance Costs

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According to the data from INDEXBOX, U.S. Truck Trailer Prices rose 17% to $8,791 per unit due to the higher costs of raw materials that are used to make a trailer and labour shortages. This is causing challenges for the truck industry as inflation and lack of supply are causing haulage companies to extend their trailer life cycle beyond their normal operation.

 

What is the average lifespan of a trailer?

When you purchase a modern trailer, you can expect it to last at least approximately 8 years or about 40,000 engine hours. With proper maintenance, you can extend these averages significantly.

 

What can you do to extend your trailer’s lifecycle?

Every trailer has a maintenance schedule that should be followed. You should service your trailer at least every six months.

 

Tips on how to maximize a trailer’s longevity

Increase inspections and maintenance

In addition to the annual safety inspection and driver pre-trips, additional preventive maintenance inspections are recommended throughout the year. The more inspections, the less of a chance of a roadside breakdown and unexpected repair costs.

 

Check your tires regularly

Tire monitoring or inflation systems are recommended. Include a check of tire condition avoiding blowouts on the highway. These preventive measures save fuel, loss revenue from unexpected breakdowns, and lives.

 

Thoroughly wash your trailers

Always keep your trailer clean to reduce maintenance cost. A range of problems can be caused by unclean trailers including mold and mildew, cross- contamination, food borne illnesses, including rodent and insect infestation.

 

Lube it correctly

The correct lube in appropriate quantity is a must for proper trailer operation. Enough new grease must be added to purge the old grease. The debris that cling to old grease makes it ineffective. Adding new lube removes dirt and ensures safe operation.

 

Take time for brakes

The first sign that it’s time to replace your brake pads is if you hear persistent squeaking or squealing. Another sign is when you see the indicator light on, or when it’s taking longer to stop and the pads appear to be thin.

 

Ultimate Preventive Maintenance Measures

GPS fleet management

Combining more advanced digital tools and fleet management software will make monitoring your trailers easier. This will help extend their lifespan.

Astreon is one of the leading providers of fleet management solutions, such as GPS tracking, dashcams, ELD compliance, and trailer tracking.

We offer tracking devices purpose built for dry vans, reefers, flat beds, and more, helping you make the most out of your equipment.

Asset Management Software gives you deep insight into your assets. It enables you to control every aspect of your equipment from maintenance to fuel management and make use of cost-effective and reliable remote monitoring.

 

 

 

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