Vehicle-as-a-service platform Coastr has partnered with connected vehicle data firm Volteras to give rental and leasing operators OEM data and remote access without aftermarket devices. Mileage and vehicle health data now covers 31 of the 36 OEM brands Volteras supports, with keyless entry on four makes.
Continue reading: Coastr adds Volteras OEM data for hardware-free rental and leasing fleetsBobcat's API gates fault codes and idle hours behind a premium subscription, while Hitachi offers 10- and 60-minute data instead of daily updates, partly as a paid option. Together they show why some fleets get better data from third-party telematics devices.
As construction fleets connect more machines, the next step for telematics is a real-time view of jobsite operations rather than dots on a map. Mixed-fleet platforms and AI could turn that view into decisions about idle equipment, maintenance and rentals.
Caterpillar's Digital Marketplace now lists a NextGen ISO 15143-3 (AEMP 2.0) API that delivers time-series readings for individual machines. It adds history for location, hours, idle time, fuel and engine condition to the snapshot data Caterpillar already offered.
Inspiration Fleet has introduced Garage 2.0, an AI-based platform that pulls data from vehicle, telematics, fuel, energy and operational systems into one environment. The company says customers can choose and switch technology vendors without migrating the whole fleet management platform.
Brigade Electronics has launched Haloniq, a video telematics software platform that combines live tracking, video, driver-safety data, compliance tools and reporting in one system. The company says it works with Brigade's own cameras and with third-party devices, which could matter for fleets already running mixed equipment.
T3's documentation of its AEMP integrations shows factory telematics feeds from Caterpillar, John Deere, Volvo and Vermeer refreshing every 15 minutes, most others hourly, and Komatsu KOMTRAX once a day. The gap shapes what mixed-fleet platforms can actually show.
JCB has made its LiveLink telematics system standard on all mini excavators and site dumpers, so customers get connected machine data from delivery. The company says LiveLink is now available across its entire construction and agricultural equipment ranges.
WEX has made the Standard Fleet connected vehicle platform available to eligible fleet customers, with features including digital keys, remote vehicle access and deviceless tracking. The platform connects to supported vehicles through manufacturers rather than aftermarket hardware, according to Work Truck Online.
Toronto-based Terminal has raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Battery Ventures to expand its unified telematics integration platform. The company says one API connection gives customers access to data from more than 325 telematics providers, aimed at insurers, fleet technology firms, logistics companies and financial services.
