Streamlining Fleet Maintenance With Predictive Analytics

As your fleet grows in size and complexity, you may find that a traditional approach to maintenance isn’t keeping up with the demands of modern intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Efficiency and cost-effectiveness are vital components of successful fleet management, so you need a new, innovative way to tackle fleet maintenance, one that offers substantial savings.

Enter predictive analytics, a transformative technology that uses both data and advanced analytics to streamline maintenance processes and reduce costs.

The Problem With Traditional Fleet Maintenance

Until now, fleet maintenance has heavily relied on reactive strategies, not proactive processes. Services and repairs are only performed when issues arise; this traditional approach can lead to a number of ITS challenges, including:

• Unexpected downtime
• A loss in business, as fewer vehicles are operational
• Increased repair costs
• Reduced fleet performance

And may even impact the overall lifespan of the vehicles in your fleet, forcing you to add costly additions to fulfill business needs.

The Game Changer: Predictive Analytics

Predictive analytics uses both historical and real-time data to forecast fleet maintenance needs. Maintenance records, vehicle sensors, and even trip analysis tools make it possible to predict with a high degree of accuracy when a fleet vehicle is likely to need maintenance or repairs. All of this information can help you more successfully manage your fleet.

Predict Maintenance Needs With a Customized XT-Trax Solution

It’s not enough to have smart transportation solutions. You need predictive analytics and insights that help keep your fleet running smoothly, like our innovative, fully customizable XT-Trax tool.

Looking to stay on top of specific vehicle diagnostics? XT-Trax can deliver. Have a custom predictive maintenance need that will keep your fleet running smoothly? We have several additional hardware solutions we can integrate into XT-Trax, as well as the capabilities to create a brand-new solution.

Here are just a few of the ways XT-Trax can be tailored to your needs:

Geofencing

Creating a virtual perimeter for a real-world geographic area lets you see which vehicles travel more frequently outside your normal perimeter. That information can help you identify which vehicles are likely to need maintenance work before others, as they cover greater distances than the other vehicles in your fleet.

Driving Behavior

Certain driving behaviors can cause unnecessary strain on vehicles, causing undue wear and tear that can impact performance. Aggressive turning, braking, and acceleration can all be captured with XT-Trax, which “rates” drivers on their driving behaviors.

That logged information can not only be used to prevent potential repairs before they become problems but can also help educate drivers on safe behaviors that may save on maintenance costs in the long run.

Trip Analysis

If desired, XT-Trax can perform a detailed trip analysis, starting when the fleet vehicle starts and stops broadcasting. Route, speed, idle time, and mileage can all be accounted for and used to help monitor maintenance needs.

Vehicle Diagnostics

With help from a wireless diagnostics module, you can be alerted when a malfunction indicator lamp comes on and know what vehicle code triggered it. To help predict maintenance needs, you can even poll diagnostic standard PID codes and values at the intervals of your choosing to gather trend insights.

“If-This-Then-That”

Capture a variety of data elements, from geofence external sensory alerts to speeding or scheduling needs, with help from custom “if-this-then-that” rule creations.

Allowing you to predict what may happen should another action take place, you can create a maintenance schedule that aligns with real-world scenarios.

Harness the Power of Predictive Analytics

With help from our cutting-edge XT-Trax solution that can be tailored to complement your fleet needs, you can leverage data to anticipate potential issues before they impact operations. Book a demo to see our predictive analytics solutions in action or discuss a customized concept you’d like to turn into reality!