Uptake, a leader in predictive analytics software-as-a-service (SaaS), entered into a commercial agreement with Daimler Truck North America LLC (DTNA), a manufacturer and provider of commercial vehicle products, services, and technologies. The agreement will enable the use of innovative data-as-a-service (DaaS) technology to power Uptake Fleet, Uptake’s comprehensive predictive maintenance and work order analytics technology for the transportation industry.
Through this DaaS agreement and upon customer consent, DTNA will facilitate streaming of the necessary data to power Uptake Fleet. Uptake will administer the technology to help fleets optimize vehicle life cycles and reduce repair costs using predictive vehicle maintenance. By analyzing information from subsystem sensors and work orders, Uptake can predict vehicle problems in advance of a fault code. It can also recommend corrective actions before they lead to costly repairs, delays, or roadside breakdowns.
Kayne Grau, Uptake CEO, says fleets face unprecedented challenges from delays in parts acquisition to labor shortages and rising costs. “Since its inception, Uptake has been focused on connecting data, assets, and operators,” Grau says. “Our agreement with DTNA will provide our customers and partners with even more data-driven insights to ensure fleets are fully operational, safe, and reliable.”
BENEFITS OF UPTAKE FLEET
Uptake will deploy 65 data-science models to help DTNA customers save money by minimizing their number of unplanned maintenance events. Uptake Fleet also offers real-time intelligence on the performance of individual vehicle parts and subsystems. Using predictive maintenance, operators buy only the necessary parts when needed and tailor repairs to vehicles based on their usage.
“Daimler Truck North America is committed to using cutting-edge technologies so our customers can get the longest and most impactful life from their vehicles,” says Sanjiv Khurana of DTNA. “It is encouraging that Uptake is exploring new ways of leveraging data to optimize the performance of our trucks, and we are excited to explore the potential this brings.”
DTNA customers will be able to utilize Uptake’s recently announced new capabilities in Uptake Fleet, effective immediately. An expanded Work Order Analytics capability enables users to predict vehicle failures down to the component level. This assists in more detailed and accurate decision-making. Also included in Uptake Fleet’s enhancements is support for a number of popular sensor analytics endpoints. Fleets can leverage these to optimize their maintenance scheduling and further reduce vehicle breakdowns.
Find out more, visit www.uptake.com.
