Winter 2023 Newsletter
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Welcome to the Winter 2023 edition of the TALLYMATICS Newsletter. Our newsletter is designed to keep our partners updated on our latest developments, as well as industry news.
In This Issue
- Maintenance Module for TruFleet.Cloud
- SMS & Alerts
- MotoTRBO CAPMAX System M2020.02 In-Band Location
- Did You Know? Tech Tip – texting from TruFleet to Radios
- Trade Shows
Maintenance Module for TruFleet.Cloud
For those familiar with our TruFleet.WCP server functionality, you will know that it had a very useful maintenance scheduling application for “vehicles” that was driven by scheduled maintenance deadlines and odometer readings (the latter calculated by the application derived from GPS information).
We are now adding this capability to TruFleet.Cloud, and it’s quite an improvement. The new module uses both calculated odometer values, or real odometer values from the vehicle’s engine computer (when a telematics device is connected) to drive a library of user generated service rules used to create specific deadlines.
A rule is created for a maintenance type, with a default odometer or elapsed time to service (or both). Specific deadlines are then created for vehicles, or other assets … based on a rule … which can utilize either the default settings or be overridden on deadline creation. Closing the deadline creates the opportunity to create a new one (and creates historical information that can be searched for each object being monitored for maintenance).
Maintenance Reports can be created and downloaded by CSV to help operators manage all the mobile assets in their fleet.
SMS & Alerts
Trufleet has always had alerts for certain events, such as enter/exit geo-fence, alerts on speeding etc. With TruFleet.Cloud we have taken notifications/alerts to the next level, giving a user with their own account unprecedented flexibility in how they get notifications. First we expanded the traditional email notification with in application notifications, then we added system push notifications, and now the ultimate in real-time notifications: SMS messages.
When an account is created by an admin, the cell phone number to receive the notifications is added, and this can also be accessed in the account settings section. For each type of alarm (shown in the figure below), SMS messages are selected as an option. Exactly what you would want to have in your back-pocket if one of your mobile teams is pushing an emergency button.
MotoTRBO CAPMAX System M2020.02 In-Band Location
You have to keep up with standards and there are some great ongoing innovations in the Digital Mobile Radio world. One of the new improvements pertinent to TruFleet (WCP Server and TruFleet.Cloud) is the addition of In-Band Location for MotoTRBO CAPMAX System M2020.02. This feature saves data channels by transporting GPS location information in the audio channel embedded in the voice. We have added it for everybody’s convenience. Particularly useful when you have a large number of radios!
Available Q1 2023
Did You Know? Tech Tip – texting from TruFleet to Radios
From TruFleet, WCP.Server or TruFleet.Cloud, you can text to any radio, Motorola, Kenwood or Tait. Just select the radio in the sidebar, or select the icon on the map and a contextual menu will appear.
Trade Shows
Motorola Channel Partner Expo at Gaylord Texan Resort
TALLYMATICS will be exhibiting at the Motorola Channel Partner Expo in Dallas from February 19th to February 21, booth #900.
National Rural Electric Coop Association TechAdvantage Expo
TALLYMATICS will be exhibiting at TechAdvantage Expo in Nashville from March 6 to 8th at booth 235
ICOM Sales Partners at IWCE Critical Communications
TALLYMATICS will be exhibiting at the ICOM sales partner meeting coincident with the IWCE show, in Las Vegas.