DIAGNOSTI C S
June 2018 | VehicleServicePros.com 39
Remote monitoring
and diagnosis
Gone are the days of waiting for shop visits
to know the health status of vehicles. With
today’s technology, fl eets can have their
vehicle data transformed into actionable
information in real-time. Utilizing a remote
diagnostics platform, fl eets are able to detect
faults as they happen,
discern the threat to their
vehicle, view fault histories
to see if it is a recurring issue
and quickly formulate a plan
that maximizes uptime.
A major benefi t of monitoring
vehicles in real-time is the
ability to detect issues that
can be fi xed before escalating
into problems requiring
a repair.
“Th ink about how many
issues can be fixed by
a simple driver action,”
Covington says. “For example,
Noregon’s remote diagnostics
module TripVision
informs users of vehicles
with low coolant levels. If
the driver simply adds more
coolant at the next rest stop,
the fault will likely go away,
as will the corresponding
risk. If this issue remains
undetected, it can escalate
to something as serious as
the engine locking up.”
Make purchase
decisions with data
It is common for maintenance
decisions to occur in
the shop and on the road, but
they also sometimes happen
before a vehicle or component
is purchased.
Using the information
uncovered by analytics,
fl eets can increase uptime
simply by making informed
purchasing decisions.
“A common question
received by our analytics
department revolves around
determining the best vehicle
configurations for a
fleet,” Covington explains.
“We can supplement your
maintenance data with one
of the largest databases in
the industry to determine
which vehicle, or even
which individual components,
work best for your
needs. Our data analytics
professionals uncover information
like which configuration
is producing the
best gas mileage, or which
combination of components is leading to the
most faults.”
Conclusion
Maintenance is the responsibility of technicians,
managers and executive decision-makers.
Everyone in the organization need to use solutions
that provide consistency with vehicle data.
Th is is why it is critical for in-shop solutions to
work with remote diagnostics platforms to share
access to vehicle data. Th is way, what drivers
and dispatchers see on the road will be the same
information available to technicians in the shop.
Data analytics professionals can utilize data
to make better decisions. By bringing clarity to
data inside and outside the shop, maintenance
becomes an organization-wide initiative.
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