Advertorial – MAN Telematics: simplifying business

The MAN Telematics SA system makes fleet management easy!

The success story of MAN’s Trucknology Generation product range began in the year 2000. It represents a journey through time, during which the company has developed transport solutions hand-in-hand with its customers. The vision has always been to do this without compromising the reliability of MAN. The company’s passion for heavy commercial vehicles has constantly driven it to become even better, enabling MAN to simplify business.

MAN has evolved with the times and come up with new ways for companies to manage their businesses. Never before has the ability to drill down to the cents per tonne kilometre or passenger kilometre been so crucial. MAN’s locally developed telematics solution gives operators a bird’s eye view of customisable operational metrics, which enables accurate and fast decision-making. MAN Telematics SA is easy to use, offering a simplified dashboard accessible via a website and/or mobile application.

In parallel with South Africa’s highly changeable road conditions and the increasing demands of transport logistics, the needs of those relying on producing daily payload kilometres are also evolving. MAN is committed exclusively to the engineering and manufacturing of commercial vehicles – this comes with an understanding of the challenges brought by the increasing volumes of transport and traffic. With a passion for technology, MAN has consistently brought new game-changing ideas into the market. The company’s partnership with CarTrack, for example, has resulted in a telematics service built around fulfilling the requirements of customers and improving transport efficiencies.

In this highly competitive environment, fleet transparency and performance management are key requirements for ensuring the long-term sustainability of transport companies. Emerging markets like South Africa pose additional challenges because it is necessary to mitigate the risks of vehicle and fuel theft. MAN realises that no one solution is a fit for all, and has consequently developed a tailor-made fleet-specific offering.

MAN’s long-haul truck tractors were recently confirmed as the most fuel-efficient vehicles in Truck Test 2022, organised by FOCUS on Transport & Logistics. These market-leading trucks come equipped with the MAN Telematics SA system, which affords transport companies the requisite fleet transparency and performance management. We all know that skilled drivers are not always readily available, while managing driver behaviour has become increasingly complex. MAN Telematics has a tailor-made executive fleet report that helps fleet managers and owners to analyse the success of their transport operations against set metrics. This – together with the smart driver assistance technologies included in new MAN trucks – enables the best fuel economy and operational efficiency.

All users of MAN Telematics SA have access to MAN ServiceCare, which monitors kilometre utilisations, and proactively advises customers about upcoming service schedules. It also enables the pre-booking of vehicles at the most convenient workshop along the route. The MAN Telematics Mobile App allows fleet managers to view actual fuel tank levels, which assists with the planning of routes and determining the next fill-up station. The great news is that this can happen remotely; MAN Telematics makes the management of a fleet possible from any location.