maintenance | continued
1,200 rpm. OEM No. 2 might also use these criteria but
require that the parking brake be set and the driver out
of the seat before it designates the vehicle as idle.
With several dozen different manufacturers, each
with their own specialized definitions of these data
points, collecting and importing this information in
a standardized format becomes a challenging task.
Without standardization, end users are forced to go to
multiple manufacturer websites to collect their information. And exporting this information into an end user's
maintenance or back office software takes computer
and IT resources many don't have.
"That's the 800-pound gorilla," Orr says.
Expanding the standard
The AEMP had some success with its Telematics Standard, launched in 2010. This offered OEMs voluntary
guidelines on four types of off road machine data: location, hours, fuel use and machine ID.
But some of the biggest benefits that come from
telematics are the additional data from things like idle
time, performance metrics and information from temperature and speed sensors.
To standardize that data, AEMP has been working
with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, says
Orr. The two associations are currently ironing out
mutually agreeable definitions of these data points and
the operational details such as how often should the
information by transmitted by the machine that can be
voluntarily adapted by OEMs.
1
Percentage of AEMP members using
telematics to manage their fleet
No 32%
Yes 68%
2
Percent of off-road fleet equipped with telematics
Data security
AEMP and AEM are also working on protocols that
would keep the information secure. The AEMP survey
Volvo Construction Equipment
38 December 2013 | EquipmentWorld.com
Equipment is not telematics enabled
Lack of owner support
in the investment
Enroll in Road Institute®:
volvoce.com/Asphalt/ew
If not using telematics, why?
Don't see the
value, ROI
Smart works.
3
Cost of monitoring
YOUR EXPERTISE DOES.
Cost of hardware
YOUR SWEAT DOESN'T EARN YOUR BONUS.
