Carrier Transicold has updated its Carrier Lynx Fleet telematics platform, providing enhanced insights into transport refrigeration unit (TRU) performance and easier tracking and monitoring of connected vehicles.
This update delivers new analytics and remote diagnostic capabilities for Carrier Transicold TRUs. It also supports dry van telematics, electric TRUs, the latest sensor technology and API integrations that provide instant access to real-time information, such as location, temperature and TRU performance within users’ existing fleet management systems.
TRU Health helps users manage service activity based on TRU performance rather than relying on calendar alerts and manual checks. Key indicators are consolidated into a single dashboard, providing a clear, at-a-glance view of which TRUs, systems and individual components require attention. TRU Health assessments include battery voltage, fuel levels, active alarms, engine run-hours, time spent in continuous and start-stop modes, door metrics and more. Lynx Fleet also leverages data from thousands of other units on the network to provide important context to individual TRU Health scores.
Lynx Fleet’s new telematics module is made for the demands of temperature-controlled fleets in North America. It supports cellular or dual-mode satellite-cellular communications and features a rechargeable battery, providing up to 10 days of reporting when no vehicle power is available. The new module can accommodate up to five temperature sensors for multizone reefers and uses CAN bus and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for faster, more reliable wireless connections.