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Carrier improves Lynx Fleet telematics with new features

Carrier Transicold helps improve transport and shipping of temperature-controlled cargoes with a complete line of equipment and services for refrigerated transport and cold chain visibility.

For more than 50 years, the company has been a leader in providing customers around the world with advanced, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable container refrigeration systems and generator sets, direct-drive and diesel truck units and trailer refrigeration systems.

Carrier’s new Lynx Fleet offering enhances the company’s prior web-based application with an at-a-glance view of key refrigerated truck and trailer performance parameters.

These visual indicators help fleet managers easily monitor transport refrigeration equipment utilisation, improve operational efficiencies and maximise uptime by spotting and averting potential equipment issues.

Lynx Fleet for refrigerated trucks and trailers is part of Carrier’s award-winning Lynx global ecosystem, which applies advanced Internet of Things (IoT) analytics, machine learning and various big data technologies to connect the cold chain in the cloud, automate key processes and deliver real-time visibility and insights throughout the journey of cargo.

“Lynx Fleet continues to open up broad possibilities for value-added capabilities,” says Carrier Transicold Director of Telematics, David Brondum. “Our exclusive dashboard is a terrific example.

“From temperatures maintained in cargo areas to refrigeration equipment performance, Lynx Fleet monitors and collects scores of inputs from every asset – thousands of data-points fleetwide. It then distils, analyses and consolidates much of this mission-critical data into different insights so fleet managers can quickly spot assets that may require special attention.”

Based on customer input, Lynx Fleet provides key insights for many parameters – it can help to identify refrigeration units that require fuel so as to avoid emergency call-outs for refuelling and engine priming; identify vehicles in service that may have battery issues which could result in an emergency call-out if not addressed in time; alert operators when critical alarm conditions occur, helping fleets to prevent unit shutdowns and load loss; and assist fleets in understanding the number of times cargo doors are opened, helping to manage fuel costs and temperature-control issues.

Image: Carrier Transicold.

“Each insight displays summary information for the entire customer fleet that can be drilled down to isolate and display details about specific units, as needed,” David says. “Over time, fleets will be able to customise their dashboards to display whichever pieces of information are most essential to their operations.”

The Lynx Fleet Monitor and Enhanced Control plan, the highest level of the offering’s three service tiers, includes the diagnostic dashboard and insights. It also adds the ability to:

Run pre-trip inspections remotely to verify that the batteries are charged, fuel tanks are topped off and equipment is ready to go.
Monitor each unit’s performance and diagnostic status from the web-enabled Lynx Fleet dashboard and share reports with technicians on engine hours, operation of compressors, evaporators, temperature probes and other vital components. This helps to ensure full operating functionality and to provide guidance when it is time for preventive maintenance.
Update software and download operational data wirelessly, reducing the need to bring the trailer to a technician.
Upload and manage IntelliSet control configurations, synchronising every unit in the fleet with the same temperature configurations.

In addition, hardware used with the Lynx Fleet platform can be factory installed on Carrier Transicold X4 series and Vector series trailer refrigeration units as well as Supra truck units.

Lynx Fleet was developed expressly for Carrier Transicold transport refrigeration units and includes a factory-equipped 4G LTE communications module, antenna and wiring harness.

Peripheral components like fuel sensors, temperature probes, door switches and solar panels can be specified as needed. Activation requires a data plan and commissioning by Carrier Transicold.

The Lynx Fleet web interface is just one way to view and manage data collected from Carrier temperature-controlled units (TRU). The information can be easily shared with most major transportation management systems (TMS) for one-way monitoring and two-way control.

Lynx Fleet customers can also incorporate Lynx Fleet live data into any other system or platform via an Application Programming Interface (API) at no additional charge for ultimate flexibility.

Carrier Lynx Fleet telematics can also be bundled with a Carrier BluEdge Elite maintenance agreement to protect investments with comprehensive maintenance and repairs, including telematics for a fixed monthly fee.

The system shares important maintenance information with Carrier Transicold service system so that it can help maintain service intervals and minimise unit downtime.

Image: Carrier Transicold.

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