JLG will launch a fully redesigned IoT telematics platform, ClearSky Smart Fleet, later this year, the company has announced. Dubbing the system as a 鈥渢rue, two-way fleet management and machine interactivity鈥� platform, the latest ClearSky solution has been redesigned from the ground-up with new 鈥渋nnovative elements鈥� added to 鈥渢ransform the way customers work.鈥� 

JLG will debut a fully redesigned and updated ClearSky platform later this year, ClearSky Smart Fleet. (Photo: JLG)

Key features include:

• Digitized daily processes for operational efficiencies
• Accurate and efficient machine location
• Additional equipment service capabilities
• Streamlined logistics with Automated Site Networks
• Actionable, on-demand machine and fleet insights

According to Ara Eckel, director of product management for JLG鈥檚 connected solutions, ClearSky Smart Fleet will be standard on most new machines produced later this year, and customers with existing JLG products can continue to use the legacy ClearSky program for their connected needs. Both platforms will be integrated into Online Express, JLG鈥檚 24/7 e-Commerce site. The platform is expected to launch this Summer or Fall. 

鈥淭elematics today can only do so much,鈥� Eckel said. 鈥淐learSky Smart Fleet reimagines what鈥檚 possible, paving the way to a new frontier for connectivity solutions in the industry. More than yet another singular piece of software, it鈥檚 built as a robust, constantly evolving IoT platform capable of delivering new functionality, new insights and new ways to run cost-effective operations.鈥�

According to reports, the platform will consist of computer hardware and a downloadable mobile app for two-way communication and tracking of equipment fleets and for linking together equipment fleets, namely, monitoring, analyzing, modifying, updating, linking, producing reports and issuing notifications relating to geographic location, productivity, service and fleet maintenance, system parameters, and life cycle management support of equipment. JLG鈥檚 new E18 vertical mast lifts will offer ClearSky Smart Fleet as an option, according to the company鈥檚 brochure. 

More details will be revealed soon, JLG said.