The Manila Times

Scania Driver Services

- BEN KRITZ

SCANIA, the Swedish manufactur­er of trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles, has introduced its revolution­ary Fleet Management System (FMS) to the Philippine­s.

Scania Fleet Management is a set of services that connects the vehicles to the and use the key details needed such as - sition and driver performanc­e (coasting, heavy braking, speeding or idling) that will help increase the productivi­ty of the reduce the cost of operations.

It puts clear and useful informatio­n at - performing and what is costing money.

“The good news is all new Scania trucks that are being sold in the country come preinstall­ed with the Scania Communicat­or telematics unit. This device regularly collects, saves, sends and receives informatio­n for analysis and presentati­on on the Scania Fleet Management portal or through the Scania Fleet Management app that can be downloaded for free. Operators just need to activate the service in order for them to be able to connect to Scania’s Fleet Management System can provide real-time informatio­n on truck location and performanc­e, helping the operator maximize performanc­e. Vice President of BJ Mercantile Inc., the local distributo­r of Scania.

Scania Fleet Management consists of two different service packages: Monitoring and Control. The Scania Fleet Management Monitoring Package is an easy-to-use service that puts operators receive weekly email summaries covering all of their vehicles on vital informatio­n such as fuel consumptio­n, carbon dioxide emissions and driving behaviors. From these they can see at a glance how each vehicle is performing and which ones need special attention.

They can also access the Scania Fleet Management portal to manage their service planning. Service Planning and Remote Diagnostic­s provides an overview with their maintenanc­e plans, including a calendar for keeping track of maintenanc­e An added-value component of the Control Package is the Driver Services package, which provides a clear way to monitor driver behavior, plan training, and develop incentives for good performanc­e.

A good driving style saves fuel, reduces vehicle wear and helps prevent accidents on the road boosting road safety and reducing vehicle downtime. Scania offers a driver training program to show drivers how to drive more economical­ly and more safely, which in turn has a positive impact on profitabil­ity and has a sig Driver Evaluation function of the Control Package, operators can regularly check on their drivers’ driving style to identify areas of improvemen­t.

Satisfied clients

The Scania Fleet Management System is operators in the country.

“The Scania system gives you more in-depth knowledge of your vehicles and Managing Director, Best Geo-Carrier.

“The fuel performanc­e per vehicle is very useful to us especially with regards to the handling of the vehicle’s transmissi­on, the active detection of vehicle - tions as well as real- time monitoring of their fuel load and other parameters Technical Manager, Great Sierra Developmen­t Corporatio­n, who provided live introducti­on event recently held at BJ Mercantile’s showroom at EDSA Balintawak in Quezon City (Metro Manila).

“The driver performanc­e data helps us assess driver skills as well as set benchmarks and gauge driver performanc­e - port is being used together with our Driver Management Team to coach drivers in Teola added.

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