James Bretz, Director, Uptime & Connected Services, Volvo Construction Discusses How Telematics Increase Uptime

The role of telematics continues to evolve as the technology progresses and the dealer will play a more important role in the future.

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Curt Bennink
Jul 21, 2020

James B. Bretz, Director, Uptime & Connected Services, Volvo Construction Equipment, shares his telematics experience and his vision of where we are headed with the technology. Uptime is a concern for every contractor and telematics can help address that concern. Telematics has come a long way and it continues to evolve. 

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