TMW Releases Tool to Reduce Undiagnosed Vehicle Fault Codes
TMW Systems announced it has released a tool to reduce the risk from undiagnosed vehicle fault codes in heavy-duty trucks.
TMT First Step connects to a vehicle with a dedicated tablet and can capture diagnostic trouble codes from several of the truck’s systems at once, according to TMW.
“Manual vehicle intake processes are characterized by visual inspections, driver reports and hand-written service orders. The cumbersome use of multiple, separate OEM diagnostic tools is rarely part of the process, and so thousands of fault codes, both minor and critical, go unreported and undiagnosed during regular vehicle maintenance each day,” Mike August, senior vice president for TMW Asset Maintenance, said in a statement.
The program is integrated with TMW’s fleet maintenance software and designed to make repair triage in the yard faster by helping to assign trucks to the correct shop bays.
“Undiagnosed fault codes affect virtually every commercial fleet. Based on nationwide studies, at least 57% of the trucks that leave the shop ‘fixed’ still have an issue,” August said.
