Asset category
Means of Transport
Fleet telematics with IoT records the position, operating status and trips of means of transport such as trucks, cars, buses, semi-trailers and freight wagons. Dispatchers plan routes using real data and always know where each vehicle is.
Assets in “Means of Transport”
Used in 21 projects
Bicycle
Bus
Car
Fleet management with IoT automatically records the trips, locations and operating times of every car in a company fleet. Businesses no longer need handwritten logbooks, plan routes faster and keep a clean record of business and private trips.
Commercial vehicle
In a software defined vehicle, commercial vehicle software is rolled out and updated remotely rather than in the workshop. Manufacturers maintain one consistent software stack for the whole connected fleet, and an update no longer resembles a recall.
Delivery vehicle
Van telematics with a driver app connects every delivery vehicle to the dispatch office. Dispatchers see in real time which stops are done and warn customers of delays without calling the driver.
Drone
Emergency vehicle
Freight wagon
Railcar tracking with IoT locates freight wagons that have no power supply of their own: self-powered trackers report position, movement, shocks and temperature throughout the journey. Dispatchers plan wagons better, customers receive arrival times, and maintenance follows actual use.
Municipal vehicle
Fleet telematics for vehicles, trailers and freight wagons
Trucks and cars are the most common subcategories in the solution examples, followed by track infrastructure, freight wagons, delivery vehicles and semi-trailers. On the road, telematics hardware and GPS trackers send position and status via the cellular network to portals such as DeDeFleet from DeDeNet, and drivers receive their routes via an app. Schielicke Bau transmits data from more than 100 vehicles and construction machines via 5G and places digital geofences around construction sites. On the rails, solutions from A1 Digital connect freight wagons, at Rail Cargo Group even wagons without a power supply. On the bogies of rail vehicles, sensors with an edge device from optiMEAS collect wear data to optimise maintenance intervals.
Most examples come from transport and logistics, plus construction, retail and healthcare, as route optimisation and tour planning, object localisation, usage monitoring and billing. Laboratory service provider L.u.P. dispatches its 28 vehicles with DeDeFleet and avoids wasted trips and waiting times at doctors' practices. Rail Cargo Group works with A1 Digital to map its freight traffic digitally, optimise operations and give customers more transparency. Steber-Tours uses DeDeNet to plan dispatching, routes and billing for its bus fleet without paper documentation.
Fleet telematics: frequently asked questions
What does a fleet telematics system do?
A fleet telematics system shows in one portal where each vehicle is, which jobs it is running and when it will arrive. Telematics hardware in the vehicle sends the data via the cellular network; at L.u.P., hardware, SIM cards and network come from Telekom. Dispatch sees the stops already served and the expected arrival times, while drivers navigate to their next job via an app. Phone calls to ask about locations are no longer needed.
How does telematics improve route planning software?
Telematics improves route planning because the software combines planning data with real-time positions. At L.u.P., practice opening hours, access conditions and route specifics are stored in DeDeFleet, and planning also considers whether a bicycle, car or small van is the best choice. New jobs can be added very quickly. Steber-Tours uses the same approach to plan school runs, group tours and scheduled services with its bus fleet.
How does railcar tracking with telematics work?
Railcar tracking with telematics sends information about each wagon to an IoT platform throughout the entire journey. Rhätische Bahn uses Rail Insight from A1 Digital for this, hosted in the European cloud Exoscale, with reports and analyses for freight wagons and infrastructure vehicles. Rail Cargo Group relies on hardware, software and connectivity from A1 Digital, which also connects wagons that have no power supply on the move.
What does a GPS tracker for construction equipment deliver?
IoT tracking shows in real time where each machine is and whether it is working, which makes utilisation visible. Schielicke Bau had already fitted its more than 100 vehicles, including cars, trucks, containers and excavators, with GPS trackers, but the data was only available as lists. With the DeDeNet solution, position and operating status arrive via 5G, and geofences show how long a machine was active on a site.
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