United Road deploys Uptake
25/03/2021
Uptake has announced that United Road has deployed its artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive maintenance software across its USA fleet. The United Road Family of Companies provides vehicle and heavy-haul transportation services, shipping over four million units annually for customers throughout the USA and Canada. Specifically, United Road is using the Uptake Radar application to reduce breakdowns, reduce maintenance costs and, ultimately, maximise mileage for its drivers while meeting its commitment to timely, safe transport of vehicles to its customers.The competition for commercial truck drivers is at an all-time high and United Road is leaning into technology that can help increase operational efficiency, which, in turn, is attractive for recruiting and retaining drivers. A shared objective of United Road and Uptake is to keep drivers on the road, optimising earnings while mitigating the risk of unexpected breakdowns, costly maintenance and time delays.
Using the existing telematics, fluids and historical work order data of vehicles, Uptake Radar delivers predictive maintenance insights and recommendations before a breakdown occurs. Armed with those insights, United Road is able to make proactive decisions about its fleet that avoid unplanned road calls and minimise downtime, all while increasing the availability, reliability and performance of its critical assets.
During a two-month pilot phase, United Road deployed Uptake across two of its locations, seeing a 400% return on its investment. The United Road team validated Uptake’s predictive insights, enabling technicians to take action before problems occurred. With United Road deriving value from Uptake Radar, the company has made the decision to apply Uptake to additional locations and trucks.
