The municipality asks the contractor which streets the sweeper really cleaned today, the contractor asks the driver how many hours the brushes ran, and the workshop does not know which machine is due for service next. This system answers all of it from the vehicle's own data, not from handwritten reports.
On the vehicle
We design and install a control board and a touch display in the cab. The board both drives the equipment and records everything the vehicle does:
- Driver identification by RFID card: without an authorised card the working equipment stays off
- Control of the left, right and rear brushes, brush angles, water sprays, conveyor, PTO and work lights from the display
- Automatic lubrication, automatic engine start and safe shutdown of the equipment
- A temporary pause at red lights with automatic return to work
- GPS and a mobile modem to send data to the server
- Error messages for the driver, a rear camera and remote software updates
Recording and storing data
Every event, such as each brush, water spray or the PTO turning on or off, is recorded with its exact time and location. When the vehicle works where there is no signal, data stays on the device and is sent as soon as the connection returns. No record is lost and a resent record is never counted twice.
Analysis and reports
The data is collected on the server and turned into reports people can use:
- The route driven and the streets swept with the brushes on, on a map
- Engine, brush and PTO hours, and stops and idling
- Work by each driver and each shift
- Comparisons of contractors and districts for the municipality's supervisors
- Alerts for unusual use, such as brushes running while the vehicle is standing
Preventive maintenance (PM)
The same data goes straight into the maintenance software. You set service plans for a machine or a model, for example "replace the brushes every 200 brush hours" or "engine service every 10,000 km or 6 months, whichever comes first". The system predicts the next service from actual use and, as it nears, issues a work order with its checklist and parts.
- Meters for distance, engine hours, brush hours and PTO hours, and readings such as oil temperature and pressure
- Time-based, usage-based and condition-based service plans
- Automatic work orders, parts used, downtime and the cost of each repair
- Spare parts stock, staff and the full maintenance cost of each machine
- A mobile app for drivers and technicians
- Multiple organisations: municipality, districts, contractors and provincial supervision, each with its own access
Which vehicles
Street sweepers, refuse compactors, water tankers, loaders and other municipal machinery. For vehicles without our control board, use is recorded from existing trackers or through the app.
Delivery and support
We design the board, install it on the vehicles, set up the server, train drivers and staff and support the system afterwards. It can run on the municipality's or contractor's own server.