THE BUSINESS
GOING SMART The new Dynafleet online fleet management system
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he advancement of technologies has improved by leaps and bounds in the last few years. Today, technology not only helps us with our daily lives but also allows us to improve on aspects like the way we do business. This is even more evident in the field of haulage and transportation with an abundant variety of technologies and systems, all of which are created to enable fleet owners and operators to monitor their trucks and manage their fleets. The Dynafleet system, stands as the perfect embodiment of this technology. The Volvo Dynafleet is Volvo Trucks’ Online Fleet Management System, which is a software system that basically allows truck owners to monitor the run cycle of their truck. With over 90,000 systems installed globally with 4,000 customers since its inception in 1994, Dynafleet is not an entirely new product but is an enhanced version that extends beyond its original capacity. “The software has been upgraded to offer driver drive cycle times and vehicle positioning as well,” explains Mr. Tanasegaran Kesavan, Service Solutions Manager Aftermarket, Volvo Trucks Malaysia. There’s also a new messaging system to communicate with the drivers on board, which owners should find immensely useful.
“Dynafleet provides the ability to communicate with the truck and its driver as well as to find out how the condition of the truck is in terms of fuel balance, braking, emissions and exact fuel consumption,” added Mr. Kesavan. In addition to keeping owners up to date with how the truck is driven and its current position, Dynafleet also helps keeps tabs on other important statistics and information pertaining to each truck. “The service also allows for online remote software updates which means the UPTIME #2/2014
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