Thermo King recently launched TracKing Pro telematics.
The transport refrigeration unit (TRU) manufacturer’s newest digital solution uses algorithms and machine learning to estimate fuel usage and increase fleet uptime, enabling transportation companies to operate more efficiently.
“As an innovation and market leader, Thermo King is committed to not only delivering digital solutions that meet evolving customer and industry needs but also to making it easier for customers to maintain an efficient and sustainable fleet,” Dominic Hand, Thermo King Americas vice president of IT and connected products, said in a news release. “TracKing Pro telematics provides fleet owners and managers with critical data and actionable insights, when and where they need it to help optimize performance and increase profitability.”
Staying profitable and understanding cost drivers
The transportation industry is competitive, and companies are looking for ways to stay profitable without charging more per mile. TracKing Pro telematics offers an energy usage dashboard on select units that provides comprehensive insights into:
- Fuel consumption
- Electricity usage
- Opportunities to enhance uptime
By identifying fuel-saving opportunities, companies can reduce energy costs and help enhance their profitability.
See also: Intelligent refrigerated vehicles go electric
In addition, the advanced algorithm and predictive analytics capabilities make it possible to anticipate where failures may occur and provide the necessary alerts in advance, Thermo King said. The predictive alert notifications and enhanced alarm details enable proactive issue response and resolution, helping fleet managers and owners avoid unplanned downtime. Alarm triage insights provide information to internal fleet monitoring teams, helping them quickly comprehend and address alarms, ultimately increasing uptime.
Fleet managers also need to understand what drives costs and inefficiencies within their operations. Using information from billions of weekly data points from active Thermo King units in transport, the benchmark analytics dashboard provides metric-based insights from across the industry. Customers can compare their fleet’s energy usage and operations with best-in-class fleets. This feature empowers Thermo King customers to identify areas for improvement and implement data-driven strategies.
Sustainable operations
In an increasingly environmentally conscious world, TracKing Pro telematics enables customers to quantify their fleet’s CO2 emissions in metric tons for both diesel and electric standby operations. With this data, fleets can operate more sustainably and reduce their carbon footprint as they work toward meeting organizational ESG goals.
Additionally, TracKing Pro telematics summarizes quantitative data and provides reports that can be easily communicated to key stakeholders. The intuitive interface enables users to gather the data they need to tell their organization’s cost-savings and environmental responsibility stories.
Setting a new telematics standard
Thermo King is committed to developing customer-centric telematics solutions that provide transportation companies with the operational data needed to improve fleet efficiencies, reduce cargo loss risks, and increase uptime, the company added.
TracKing Pro telematics is included with the Thermo King Remote Operating Center (ROC), which provides rapid roadside assistance for TRUs. The ROC includes all the features of the TracKing Pro telematics package plus 24/7 professional triage, smart routing, and warranty coverage for predicted failures.
