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Peter Bal is Business Leader Digital Customer Services EMEA of ZF Commercial Vehicle Control Systems.


Centred around four key benefits of efficiency, safety, zero downtime and cargo management, ZF provides a suite of fleet management solutions helping commercial vehicle fleet operators manage their trucks, trailers, light commercial vehicles, drivers, cargo and subcontractors.


Telematics enables us to collect information but we need to go a step further, and provide the next generation of data science based value added proposition to fleets and shippers. For example, by harnessing Big Data and machine learning, today, we can optimize and automate the refueling process of a fleet by telling the drivers exactly when and where to refuel next without the Dispatcher being in the equation at all. Today, this is a service which we provide. But what about tomorrow when it becomes crucial to predict the best parking, resting, and refueling areas for a driver when something unexpected happens on the road? Fleets cannot take the best decisions if there aren’t smart systems that can help them take the correct operational decisions.


Enabling a one-cockpit view for Supply Chain stakeholders


Given the growing importance of supply chain visibility platforms and data aggregators, today, we have the best possible opportunity to enable transparency across


the entire logistics flow. However, we still operate in “digital silos” currently, where solutions for advanced planning, routing, dispatching, documentations, warehouse management, and other requirements are not intelligently interfacing to deliver at their highest potential. When we talk about actualizing one-cockpit view, specific software integrations are not enough to elevate the predictive standards of these tools and an open platform is an inevitable resource for automation. Therefore, as an industry, we should aim towards bringing these individual platforms together so it can evolve and innovate solutions that drives next generation mobility.


ZF’s Transics branded Fleet Management Solutions offers transport operators an extensive portfolio of vehicle and trailer- based connectivity solutions, providing Back Office Fleet Management Solutions enabling 360 degree and real-time view on the activities of road assets. The portfolio of ZF offers IoT based Big Data solutions, evaluating and stimulating driver performance, optimizing fleet fuel processes, operational efficiency, cargo monitoring, driver safety, as well as sharing of a variety of data with other players in the supply chain.


ZF’s solutions include proactive monitoring, continuous training, local project team presence and highly customizable tools guaranteeing high-quality support. Additionally, communication and data management services in a hosted “SaaS” model guarantees access to up-to-date and correct fleet information, anytime and anywhere.


Connected/Telematics Safety and Efficiency Systems for Fleets:


• TX-FLEX • TX-Fuelbot


• TX-Trailerguard and ELB-Lock


• TX-Sky/TX-Go


• TX-Connect (back-office platform)


• TX-Trailerpulse


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