[WRE | ADVISOR]
Link-Belt Pulse and for Manitowoc crane owners to use Manitowoc’s CraneStar. As proprietary telematics systems, these OEMs each feature their own exclusive data points. A1A’s aftermarket GPS and telematics features are not exclusive to these crane brands. But when combined with access to these OEM telematics systems, iCraneTrax makes for a very robust and user-friendly tool.
Although the integration of telematics in
construction equipment is not new, it’s still often a misunderstood tool. Regardless of the kind of equipment you have or the telematics system you use, these five things are common ways you can put your data to work.
ALERT: Like the Fitbit or other activity tracking device so many people wear these days, telematics can be used to alert you when your asset needs attention. Once an hour, my Fitbit reminds me to get up from my desk and go for a walk if I’ve been sitting too long. Likewise, telematics systems might be setup to send you an alert when the crane is nearing the 500-hour service period. Te enables operations, fleet and maintenance departments to coordinate time for engine filter replacement, turntable inspection, etc.
“ICRANETRAX WAS THE FIRST, AND IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY, CROSS-PLATFORM CRANE TELEMATICS SYSTEM AVAILABLE. IT PROVIDES A PORTAL FOR LINK-BELT CRANE OWNERS TO ACCESS LINK-BELT PULSE AND FOR MANITOWOC CRANE OWNERS TO USE MANITOWOC’S CRANESTAR.”
In crane terms, this situation might be that a bare rental crane had been running at 90% capacity every day for a week. Te safety manager might be designated to receive these reports, who can then decide how to act on the information. Other reports could be generated for fleet cautions, recent faults, or crane usage.
MONITOR: Consider the employee who drives a company vehicle. Corporate policy limits the use of the vehicle for work-related driving, but you suspect that he’s using it for personal use. GPS tracking allows you to see that the vehicle was used into the wee hours of the night, far beyond work hours, opening you up to liability exposure. In the same way, a customer bare renting a crane might call late on a Friday to say they are done with the crane, which ceases the billing period. However, knowing that the provider won’t likely pick the crane up until Monday, the contractor continues to use the crane over the weekend. By monitoring usage through telematics, the accounting department can invoice for the additional days, thereby increasing revenue. Or maybe you need to identify why your asset is using so much fuel. Monitoring idle time, engine load, CO2 emissions are all possible.
Telematics reporting can be used to proactively alert you when specific maintenance items are coming due.
AWARE: Piggy-backing on alerts, specific reports can be setup to be emailed directly to the right person in your organization so that alerts can be acted upon. Tis is not unlike what happens when a person wearing a pacemaker might need attention, as I learned from a friend of mine. Although usually good about not over indulging, this friend really tied one on one night. Te next morning, his doctor had received a report from the pacemaker, making him aware of my friend’s activity. Te next morning, the doctor called and insisted he needed to see the patient immediately.
GPS tracking allows you to see when and where a company vehicle or crane was used.
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