Navistar to Launch Own ELD, Telematics Hardware
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Truck maker Navistar Inc. said it will launch its own aftermarket telematics device and electronic logging application in midsummer.
The hardware plugs into the truck’s service port and will be available for all Classes 6-8 makes and models from 2007 and newer.
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The system, named OnCommand Connection Telematics, will include Navistar’s OnCommand Connection open-architecture remote diagnostics system, which relies on integrations with third-party telematics systems from more than two dozen technology vendors.
The new product is aimed at bringing technology to owner-operators and small and midsize fleets, said Terry Kline, senior vice president and chief information officer.
“We really focus on ease of use … from a driver perspective,” he said.
The truck maker also announced OnCommand Connection Marketplace, a technology platform that will provide access to a variety of driver support tools, including third-party and customer-created applications.
The first application available on that open marketplace will be Navistar’s own OnCommand Connection Electronic Driver Log, designed to help carriers comply with the federal electronic logging mandate, which goes into effect Dec. 18.
Navistar’s ELD will pair with Android and Apple devices, Kline said.
The new offerings will be available at International Truck dealers, select retail locations and online, Navistar said. The ELD app will be available for download on Google Play and Apple iTunes.
Carriers are using OnCommand Connection to monitor diagnostic information for more than 300,000 trucks, about two-thirds of which were built by other manufacturers, Kline said.
