The Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket business unit of Continental, a global supplier of systems and components to automobile and truck manufacturers, and manufacturer of electronic log technology, has expanded its VDO RoadLog ELD portfolio with new innovations for online and mobile connectivity that not only improve operational efficiency for drivers and fleet managers, but also make the workload easier and less stressful. These new innovations include VDO RoadLog ELD Plus and VDO RoadLog Fleet Online.
Designed specifically for fleets, VDO RoadLog Fleet Online is fleet management and compliance software that allows one or more fleet managers to access data simultaneously via an Internet connection. Records can be accessed from the road, office or home. Any RoadLog ELD or RoadLog ELD Plus user can use VDO RoadLog Fleet Online, whether they’re an owner operator or a fleet manager. VDO RoadLog Fleet Online is based on a fee model and Internet access is required in order to take advantage of its features.
Three levels of service are offered: VDO RoadLog Fleet Online Essentials, VDO RoadLog Fleet Online Compliance and VDO RoadLog Fleet Online Dispatch.
In addition to the convenience of online access, RoadLog Fleet Online Essentials packs a wide range of powerful fleet management features designed to increase efficiency and make the job of managing the fleet easier. Key functions include an instant display of compliance issue notices with recommended follow-up actions, immediate identification of compliance problems, customizable driver and vehicle groups for better organization, data access control for multiple users and user guides.
Fleet Online Compliance includes all of the capabilities of Fleet Online Essentials with the addition of the ability to receive log data directly from any VDO RoadLog ELD Plus with a cellular connection. In addition, with Fleet Online Compliance, fleet managers can see driver HOS change of duty status in near real-time as well as see the vehicles’ route and location.
Fleet Online Dispatch features all the capabilities of Fleet Online Compliance and adds a feature that allows fleet managers to assign work to drivers from a simple job status view, as well as text messaging to and from the driver and real-time driver and vehicle monitoring.
“These new innovations give VDO RoadLog a complete fleet management system capability that will not only improve operations and profitability for owner operators, fleet managers and fleet owners, but also the overall work experience as well,” noted Alexis Capelle, Continental Corporation ELD program manager.
Capelle adds, “We now offer a complete family of solutions, from the most affordable fully compliant logbook automation solution for owner operators to a full-featured operational management solution for fleets.”
