Issue link: http://read.dmtmag.com/i/280096
Telematics
20 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | March 2014
did the four manufacturers negotiate
the common platform for the five
data points; other manufacturers
followed suit.
Needless to say, the agreement
didn't solve the problem. Orr says he
"felt a storm brewing" among end-
users of the equipment who were
frustrated by the lack of uniform
data systems. So in early 2013, Orr
went to the Association of Equip-
ment Manufacturers. AEM leadership
formed a telematics taskforce of
CEOs – a higher level of manage-
ment discourse than in 2008 – and a
second round of negotiations ensued.
In February, AEMP and AEM jointly
announced an industry agreement
that standardizes another 19 data
points and 42 fault codes that were
deemed to be most important.
"It is our view, and AEM's as well,
that the standard will continue to
evolve," Orr said. "This is a first step."
Do You Read Me?
Creating programming interfaces
for proprietary systems admittedly
is complex. That's because different
systems measure data differently –
or sometimes don't measure it at all
– as well as use different error codes
to red-flag perceived problems, and
take readings at different intervals.
This hodge-podge of methodology
can result in apple-and-orange data
that can misinform a back-office
person unable to compensate for
the mismatches.
Even so, incomplete standardization
of systems is not, at heart, a hardware
or software problem. It mostly is a
boardroom problem, with executives
in Moline, Peoria, Gothenburg and
other headquarters balking at the
sharing of proprietary information
with rival manufacturers. The ques-
tion now is whether end-users will
wait another five years for another
dollop of standardization.
Kendall Delp is feeling some
impatience. The global service and
maintenance manager for Ameco
fleet services ultimately oversees
about 9,600 pieces of rolling stock.
He is a fairly recent user of telematics
as a result of customers wanting it,
and is an advocate of the technology.
"I can almost see greater efficiency on
a regional and global basis," he said.
He believes every equipment
owner – even a small contractor
with a couple pieces of machinery
and a truck or two – should invest in
telematics. "Cost should not be the
ultimate factor in deciding to gather
this data. The time to do it is when
you have limited pieces of equipment.
Going forward as a business owner,
you can have a better understanding
of what equipment is best suited for
an application."
But Delp says there is "an absolute
need" for standardization, regardless
of manufacturers' reservations. "If
the manufacturers can't do this on
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