Athens, Georgia, USA: Carrier Transicold is making telematics standard on its most popular trailer refrigeration units in North America.
Telematics helps improve operational efficiencies, expands cold chain compliance and adds value for customers.
Among other benefits, connected fleets engaged in the distribution of food, pharmaceuticals and other refrigerated goods, can track temperatures, location and movement of their trailers refrigerated by Carrier Transicold units, the company says.
“Each year since its introduction, our telematics solution has been helping a rapidly increasing number of refrigerated fleets manage and monitor mission-critical data from their trailer assets,” David Brondum, director of telematics, Carrier Transicold, says.
“By offering telematics as standard for our X4 series and Vector 8000 series trailer and rail refrigeration units, it is easier than ever for customers in the United States and Canada to benefit from the considerable advantages provided by the industry’s premier IoT solution.”
The web-based interface of the telematics system provides continuous visibility of cold chain assets via a centralised data stream that shows trailer temperatures, location and movement.
The platform can also enable remote control of refrigeration unit settings. Connected fleets can improve operations by improving refrigeration equipment usage, achieving greater efficiency and helping to manage refrigeration unit maintenance, Brondum says.
Depending on configuration and service plan, customer benefits include:
• Trailer temperature monitoring and control for compliance and accountability
• Automatic notifications as trailers arrive and depart from geofenced areas
• Real-time alerts if a warning condition occurs on a unit in service
• Refrigeration unit performance monitoring for fuel efficiency and product protection
• Labour-saving wireless data transfer for remote setpoint management, pre-trip diagnostic routines, hands-free trailer precooling and more
• Fuel level monitoring, helping to avoid low-fuel incidents requiring emergency callout service.
• Door switch monitoring to track deliveries and identify potential theft situations
• Improved refrigeration unit uptime made possible by continuous analytic and diagnostic information about refrigeration units.
For fleets to take advantage of their built-in telematics systems, commissioning by an authorized Carrier Transicold dealer is required along with selection of a data plan. Three plans are available: 1) Monitor, 2) Two-way Monitor and Control and 3) Monitor and Enhanced Control, adding exclusive capabilities for data downloads, remote software updates and adjustments to Carrier Transicold IntelliSe control configurations.
For additional details speak to Carrier dealers.
