Connected Load Out

Improve and optimize your load out process by digitalizing the entire flow - from load order to load ticket. This solution connects the loader, the truck and the site office through real-time digital communication, which will help boost your productivity and reduce costs for administration, misloads and fuel consumption.

Improve your operations

An optimized load out process will reduce fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions, and even small changes in a highly repetitive process will lead to big savings over time.

Real-time monitoring

Real-time production information provides total transparency on the performance of the operation, supporting better planning and data-driven decision making.

Efficient collaboration

All stakeholders have access to actionable data about the load out process, which contributes to strengthening collaboration throughout the work site.

All facts at hand

Utilize the data from the load out process to optimize material flow, machine utilization and thereby increase production. All data is available, at your fingertips via a dashboard in the Office Portal, which can be customized to suit your needs.

This solution will minimize the time spent on administration dealing with orders and tickets on paper and optimize the flow in terms of prioritizing the incoming trucks and use of the loading machine.

Improve the work environment

The fully digitalized interaction between site management, machine operators and truck drivers allow orders and load tickets to be sent automatically and securely from the cab without the need for handing over papers or using radio communication. This leads to an improved work environment, less communication errors and increased workplace safety.

Thanks to a fully digitalized process, it is possible to cut down on paperwork. The result is greater precision, a reduction in administrative time and a lower use of resources.

Benefits

For managers and site management

Real-time overview of load out process in the Office Portal.
Easy extraction and analysis of historic data for process improvement.
Maximize truck throughput, reduce errors, queues, and admin work.
Optimize fleet usage through proactive planning.
Send work orders to on-site machines via a user-friendly browser interface.

For the machine operator

Less administration and more focus on loading.
Digitalization of work orders and load tickets.
Better ability to plan the work and less stress.
Less travel time.
Reduction of communication errors and misloads.

For the truck driver

An easy and intuitive way to place orders.
Full overview of the process in the app from order to ticket.
Automatic check-in on site.
No risk of misloads and communication errors - get the correct load every time.
Digitalized work orders and load tickets.

How it works

Connected Load Out is a cloud-based productivity service designed to improve the efficiency of the load out process. The service is available for Volvo wheel loaders with Load Assist and On-Board Weighing or Volvo excavators with Dig Assist and On-Board Weighing.

With an easy-to-use web application the site office has full control of the load out process in real-time from the Office Portal. The site office has the possibility to place digital work orders directly from the dashboard.

All historic load data is also available and can be filtered and displayed in any way to support with making improvements and increasing bottom-line profitability.

The loader operator gets a full view of the orders directly from the Volvo Co-Pilot tablet and with one simple click the truck driver is called forward for loading.

Once loading has been completed the truck can be dispatched from the Volvo Co-Pilot and a digital load ticket is instantly uploaded to the Office Portal and the truck driver’s phone app.

Truck drivers can place digital orders directly to the site via the Connected Load Out app. The order, plus an ETA is instantly visible from the Volvo Co-Pilot and the Office Portal.

Upon arrival, the truck is automatically checked in and will receive a notification from the loader when it’s time for loading. After completion the load ticket is automatically uploaded in the app.

Connected Load Out is available in two different packages, Connected Load Out Entry and Connected Load Out Flow.

Connected Load Out Entry connects the loader and the site office. Connected Load Out Flow has the added benefit that the truck driver is also connected via the App, accessible from a mobile device.

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