Predictive maintenance

Japanese ferry operator signs up for Wärtsilä lifecycle agreements

Wärtsilä reports that it has signed two lifecycle agreements covering two ferries owned by Japanese operator Shin Nihonkai Ferry Co., Ltd (SNF). The vessels are each powered by four Wärtsilä 31 engines. The agreements are designed to provide optimal operational support in ensuring reliable and efficient performance for the ferries, which serve the busy Yokosuka and Shinmoji route.

As ferries have an important role to play in meeting the growing demand for environmentally sustainable transport...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/japanese-ferry-operator-signs-up-for-wartsila-lifecycle-agreements/

White Paper – Leveling Up: Maintenance Meets Data for Increased Efficiency

The maintenance space is primed for innovation. The future of maintenance is data informed and time conscious, allowing companies to get ahead – and stay ahead – of problems in order to optimize their fleets. This future is not theoretical; it is happening now.

This white paper, brought to you by FreightWaves and Uptake, explores ways that data and technology can revolutionize your maintenance processes. Saving you time, money and protecting your drivers from harm.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-paper-leveling-up:-maintenance-meets-data-for-increased-efficiency

Future view: United Road bets on Uptake predictive maintenance

Predictive maintenance is comparatively new in commercial trucking. But one heavy-haul fleet booked a 400% return on investment compared to the costs of on-road breakdowns.

Using customer and industry data from telematics, repair orders and fluid analysis, Chicago-based Uptake uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to pinpoint when a component or system is going to break down or wear out. 

“This technology has held promise for a number of years,” Braden Pastalaniec, Uptake vice...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/seeing-the-future-united-road-bets-on-uptake-predictive-maintenance

Fleetpal reduces asset over-maintenance through segmented predictive maintenance platform

Fleetpal reduces asset over-maintenance through segmented predictive maintenance platform (Photo: FreightWaves/Jim Allen)

Within the trucking industry, technology disruption has helped fleets realize efficiencies across operations run on archaic systems. This is evidenced by how digitalization has consistently helped companies improve visibility into workflows and leverage data to glean operational insights. 

One of the significant efficiency climbs has been in the telematics segment, with cheap and robust solutions helping fleets transcend size to gain better control over operations. Telematics data finds its use...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fleetpal-reduces-asset-over-maintenance-through-segmented-predictive-maintenance-platform

Viaduct uses connected vehicle data to help OEMs

Viaduct machine learning

Viaduct, a machine learning startup that allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to glean insights from their connected vehicle data, announced that it has raised $11 million in Series A funding, led by Innovation Endeavors and joined by Exor Seeds and Box Group.

Based in Menlo Park, California, Viaduct gives OEMs a data-driven way to make vehicles safer, more reliable, and personalized, CEO and co-founder David Hallac told FreightWaves. The team’s machine learning software aggregates...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/viaduct-uses-connected-vehicle-data-to-help-oems