The Trailermaster telematics system from SAF-HOLLAND has won second place in the German Telematik Award 2022 in the “trailer/swap body” category. The application from the British SAF-HOLLAND subsidiary Axscend links components, makes processes digital and automates the communication between trailer, driver and fleet operator.
A future-proof telematics system has become indispensable for modern fleet management. Trailermaster, a system for smart trailer management from the SAF-HOLLAND Group that has already proven successful in the UK, now also convinced the judges of the German Telematik Award 2022, coming second in the “trailer/swap body” category. “This is a very special award for us. We are very pleased and see it as a validation of our commitment to the increasing digitalisation of fleets. To keep increasing the added value of our Trailermaster for the effectiveness of fleets, we are continuously driving the development of our telematics system,” says Thomas Piroth, Vice President Group Digital & Innovation at SAF-HOLLAND.
Smart trailers: higher profitability through telematics
The Trailermaster makes transport processes digital and trailers smart. It links components and automates the communication between trailer, driver and fleet operator. The telematics application displays all vehicle and movement data centrally and in real time – for more transparency and higher productivity in all transport processes: It allows fleet managers to coordinate their vehicles in a more profitable manner and to avoid downtimes. With the maintenance planner, they can schedule workshop visits early on for all registered vehicles and manage the service work centrally. The telematics data additionally ensure demand-based optimisation of the processes in fleets and at workshops.
Clearly structured fleet management portal
The Trailermaster web portal integrates all fleet units in a single system, regardless of the installed telematics, and processes the synchronised movement and vehicle data in a clearly structured format. This allows the haulage company to view the status of their entire fleet at a glance and can document and optimise trailer and transport processes.
The Driver app is an important component of the Trailermaster and supports drivers during their everyday work: They can use a checklist to complete their departure checks and can store defects and required repairs directly in the system. In special situations, such as in the event of a breakdown, the Driver app issues incident management instructions and forwards damage reports.
Three-stage evaluation process
The German Telematik Award is based on a three-stage evaluation process: The comprehensive questionnaire for each of the ten categories is followed by the hands-on evaluation during a test run, carried out by a panel of judges under the scientific lead of Professor Heinz-Leo Dudek from the Cooperative Education University Ravensburg (DHBW, Friedrichshafen Campus). In the last stage, users and reference customers are consulted and the product benefits are highlighted once again. After the final evaluation, the three top scorers in each category are announced by the “trans aktuell” newspaper from the etm publishing house, who organised the German Telematik Award for the fourth time already.