Konecranes has introduced a monitoring and reporting system called Truconnect that allows lift truck operators track the real usage of their vehicles through a remote connection, thereby facilitating efficiency and productivity.

Commenting on Truconnect Remote Monitoring and Reporting, the company said it was proof of Konecranes’ commitment to offering its customers greater value. 

Truconnect for Lift Trucks provides an online window to truck efficiency and productivity. Condition monitoring units in the trucks collect operating data material and transmit it wirelessly to the Konecranes Remote Data Centre. Here the data is analysed and compiled in online views and reports, accessible 24/7 through a password-protected customer portal. 

The online views and reports contain information that will prove invaluable in efforts to improve fleet efficiency, productivity and safety: total fuel consumption; average fuel consumption when the truck is running laden, empty or idling; average fuel consumption per load; top and average speed; load spectrum; travelling distance and other parameters.  

At the most immediate level, Truconnect for Lift Trucks can be used to improve maintenance operations for greater uptime. “The usage information helps the truck owner to improve maintenance operations by scheduling maintenance according to actual usage. The truck owner gets information that helps him to allocate maintenance resources with confidence,” says Göran Pehrsson, service manager, Konecranes Lift Trucks.

Konecranes is a world-leading group of lifting businesses serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. It provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes. In 2011, group sales totaled 1.89 billion euros ($2.4 billion). The group has 12,100 employees at 609 locations in 47 countries. Konecranes is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V).