Takeuchi Launches Telematics Solution, Opens New Iowa Dealer
Takeuchi has launched a new telematics system, Takeuchi Fleet Management, its first step in a multi-faceted initiative. TFM hardware comes standard on select excavator and track loader models in the Takeuchi lineup.
With the launch of TFM, Takeuchi, along with its dealers and customers will have greater visibility into its equipment. The new monitoring system checks the health of Takeuchi equipment and minimizes costly repair calls with real-time machine information.
Features include remote diagnostics that reduce service trips by capturing run hours and equipment data. Utilization tracking allows operators to make decisions based on actual equipment use, and scheduled maintenance. Also TFM minimizes cost using the precision to identify the problem as soon as it starts, allowing service personnel to bring the correct tools and parts the first time, thus limiting downtime.
“The new TFM feature will provide operators a greater capacity to maximize profitability, reduce downtime and improve efficiency,” said Jonathan Martinez, project manager at Takeuchi U.S. “It eliminates any guessing game to make TFM users aware of any issues in real time.”
Machines equipped with TFM hardware as standard equipment will also include two years of standard service.
In other Takeuchi news, the company announced New Tec Inc. as a new dealer, serving 17 counties in Northwest Iowa. Headquartered in Hull, Iowa, the full service dealer will carry the full line of Takeuchi equipment: crawler excavators, compact track loaders, skid-steer loaders and wheel loader.
New Tec was established in 2004, and is known for new and used forklift trucks and construction equipment. It has additional locations in Storm Lake, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, S.D. The dealership has a partnership with Rent-All Inc., which will carry Takeuchi machines at their branches in Storm Lake and Sioux Center, Iowa, and Sioux Falls.
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