Volvo and Omnitracs Partner on Fleet Management Services

In the highly competitive telematics space, two big players are partnering as Volvo Trucks North America has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Omnitracs, a provider of fleet management, routing and predictive analytics solutions.

Noted Conal Deedy, Volvo Trucks director of connected vehicle services, “This relationship with Omnitracs will advance our connected vehicle strategy by opening the door to another leading provider of services to help our customers run their businesses more efficiently.”

Fleet management services provide trucking operations with vital information on their assets and operation, such as vehicle location, vehicle and driver performance data, regulatory compliance and more, helping fleets control costs, improve customer service and increase safety.

The hardware that enables third-party fleet management services also drives Remote Diagnostics, which Volvo made standard on all Volvo-powered vehicles in 2013. Using Volvo’s ASIST web-based service management platform, Remote Diagnostics identifies the necessary parts and provides repair instructions, even before the truck arrives for service.

According to Vovo, this can reduce diagnostic time by up to 70 percent and lower repair time by more than 20 percent.

Category: Fleet Tracking, General Update