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COVER STORY
W
ith fleet management solutions
and telematics services, large
vehicle fleets can be better con-
trolled with respect to the economic effi-
ciency and optimization of logistical, in-
formational and organizational processes.
Technological advances in communication
and information technology are favouring
the further development of fleet mainte-
nance because they have lowered the cost
of implementing systems, providing re-
al-time control and information. In order to
benefit from fleet management services,
network infrastructure has to be imple-
mented on a wide scale.
MAN has so far not embarked fully on the
telematics route, locally but has a system
in place that is the forerunner of the intro-
duction of telematics. Currently the inter-
linked services from MAN offer solutions to
help businesses to be particularly compet-
itive in the transport industry. All solutions
help to decrease the total cost of owner-
ship by making maintenance costs trans-
parent and predictable, unlocking savings
potential in fleet management and as a
result of driver training and helping to plan
workshop visits in a time-effective manner.
Proactive maintenance scheduling is a par-
ticularly efficient way to reduce costs. The
new ServiceCare service package provides
the MAN service outlet commissioned by
the customer with access to maintenance
data pertaining to customer vehicles,
MAN NEW CARE SERVICES
offer solutions for vehicle maintenance
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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
MARCH 2015