Genie brings out telematics for rental businesses
Lift Connect program allows fleet managers to monitor key machine information such as how they’re performing, when they’re due for maintenance etcIn response to its rental customers’ needs for a comprehensive telematics solution to manage their fleets of aerial equipment effectively, Genie has launched its Lift Connect system that allows fleet managers to keep track of their machines at all times.
It provides information that is actionable and uses standard API for ease of data consumption, Genie said.
“No matter whether a rental firm has an aerial equipment fleet of 10 or 10,000 machines, equipment management is a daily business activity,” said Genie Australia National Product Support Manager, Tim Merritt.
“With the Genie Lift Connect program, a rental business will be able to gauge how its equipment is performing, how often a piece is being utilised, to where each unit is or when it is ready for maintenance. This data can provide a lot of insight for a rental business.”
The Genie Lift Connect program presents data on dashboards and via alert notifications, providing fleet managers with the right tools to maximise efficiency.
The program uses a standard API that allows customers to leverage data from mixed fleets and multiple OEM telematics platforms. Customers can either utilise the Genie Lift Connect portal and all its features, or alternatively, if with an existing system, they can consume the data via a standard API.
Merritt said the Genie Lift Connect will become more powerful over time.
“Initially, this information will be ‘descriptive’, focusing on what’s currently happening with a machine including how many hours are on a machine, where the machine physically is and if there are any fault codes on it," he said.
“Over time, Genie Lift Connect data can be leveraged on a larger scale and used for ‘predictive’ and ‘prescriptive’ activities, such as predicting failures in the field and proactively prescribing maintenance and service based on how the equipment is being used.
“The opportunities for using the data from the new Genie Lift Connect program to monitor and manage aerial fleets are limitless.”
The Genie Lift Connect telematics will be available in Australia in late 2019.
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